For a few 12 months, Lauryn has been getting Salmon Semen Facials.
You learn that proper. And let’s simply say, she is obsessive about the outcomes. It improves pores and skin texture, offers you this glassy look and shrinks your pores.
So what precisely is a SALMON SEMEN FACIAL?
It’s primarily a microneedling therapy that consists of deeply filtered stem cells extracted from the DNA of salmon sperm. In a nutshell.
However we want WAY MORE info than that, proper? Fortunate us now we have Lauryn’s facialist Jamie from Imaje Pores and skin Ritual right here to reply all our questions on this distinctive process that’s gaining recognition in North America. Even Kim Kardashian and Jennifer Anniston have tried it.
Jamie is right here to inform us all concerning the origin, advantages and science behind salmon semen facials, even giving us a step-by-step of what getting one together with her seems like. And if you wish to truly SEE the method, you’ll want to watch Lauryn’s video of her expertise. She actually takes you alongside for the journey so you possibly can know precisely what to anticipate.
So in the event you’re into lifted, glassy, tight, easy pores and skin, this put up is for you. It may additionally assist with zits scars, tighten pores, enhance brightness and tone, truthfully, all of the issues. With out additional ado, let’s welcome Jamie to the weblog.
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Introduce your self to The Skinny Confidential viewers.
Jamie Hiyama: My identify is Jamie Hiyama, and I’m a licensed Esthetician training in Austin, TX. I used to be born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii to a Korean mom and Japanese father. On the age of 18, I moved to Los Angeles, CA, and in 2014, I relocated to Austin, TX to additional my former profession in tech, specializing in buyer expertise. In 2019, I switched industries, opened up my very own studio in the course of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, and have been targeted on bringing Korean skincare and East Asian facial practices to Austin for the final 5 years.
Are you able to inform us concerning the salmon semen facial you give Lauryn and all of the steps concerned? What can somebody anticipate once they come see you for one?
JH: The “Salmon Semen Facial” is Lauryn’s fabulous nickname for what is named PDRN/PN therapy, or in Korea, “Rejuran Healer.” PDRN and PN are acronyms for “Polydeoxyribonucleotide” and “Polynucleotide,” typically labeled as “Sodium DNA.”
PDRN and PN are naturally occurring molecules utilized in pores and skin rejuvenation remedies. These regenerative, bio-stimulating therapies originated in South Korea and have gained international recognition for his or her means to enhance pores and skin well being at a mobile degree.
They’re thought-about among the many greatest superior skincare remedies accessible as we speak as a consequence of their distinctive regenerative properties. These remedies stimulate the manufacturing of collagen and elastin, important for sustaining pores and skin elasticity and firmness, whereas selling the restore of broken pores and skin cells and accelerating wound therapeutic.
Each PN and PDRN are used to attain more healthy, extra youthful-looking pores and skin by enhancing elasticity, tone, and texture, decreasing the looks of scars and wrinkles, and enhancing the pores and skin’s pure barrier.
Not all PN/PDRN is created equal, as it’s not all the time extracted from the identical marine organism sources. It’s derived from DNA fragments of varied species, together with Keta Salmon, Rainbow Trout, and Chinese language Sturgeon.
The unique use and research of PDRN targeted on medical functions (mobile regeneration, wound therapeutic, and so forth.) earlier than it will definitely made its method into beauty use.
My private protocol for this therapy includes a cocktail of a number of stem cells which can be each human and animal-based. We ship the cocktail into the pores and skin topically and mechanically utilizing microchanneling/microneedling.
STEP 1, Deep Clear: We begin with intensive cleaning, resurfacing, and decongesting of the pores and skin. We wish to guarantee there’s little or no between the pores and skin and the therapy, particularly lifeless pores and skin and buildup.
STEP 2, Remedy Prep: We degrease the face with a single go of alcohol, then layer the face with numbing cream for 30-40 minutes to make sure minimal discomfort.
STEP 3, Remedy: We microchannel/microneedle for 15+ minutes, relying on what number of areas of your physique we’re treating (Lauryn likes to deal with the face, neck, chest, arms, and palms).
STEP 4, Publish Care: We then go over the intensive and really particular post-care directions for the next week.
STEP 5, Observe-Up Facial (Non-obligatory): Inside 5-7 days, the min-maxers return for an optimized final result with a whole facial that features a second spherical of the cocktail utilized to the pores and skin, labored in with a full facial therapeutic massage.
Are you aware the origin of this? We’d like to know extra about the one who determined to first do this experiment!
JH: The origin of PDRN and PN in skincare is South Korea. I don’t know who was the primary particular person to do that, however Rejuran is the corporate that has invested closely in R&D and is the main model for the beauty utility of PDRN. Whereas they maintain a big market share in Korea and are increasing to the US (they’re presently present process FDA approval, which can enable it to be injected intradermally as a biostimulant), they could now not lead in innovation, as many different firms are producing superb merchandise.
What are the advantages of salmon semen on the pores and skin?
JH: It is very important observe that whereas PN and PDRN have related features, their key variations make them particularly appropriate for various focuses. PN is best used as an injectable biostimulant delivered by way of handbook injections or mesotherapy, which includes longer downtime and elevated discomfort. PDRN, particularly encapsulated inside an exosome, is greatest for exterior/topical utility to handle seen points with texture and tone, permitting for simpler restoration and fewer discomfort. Right here’s how every profit your pores and skin:
Polynucleotide (PN):
Lengthy-lasting Structural Help: PN supplies extended advantages by staying within the pores and skin longer, which helps in sustained collagen synthesis and total pores and skin regeneration.
Enhanced Collagen Synthesis: PN is more practical at stimulating the metabolic exercise of fibroblasts, resulting in elevated collagen manufacturing.
Stronger Anti-inflammatory Response: PN has a higher-ordered polymerized construction, which permits it to extra successfully modulate the immune response and cut back irritation.
Broad Pores and skin Rejuvenation: PN is great for total pores and skin rejuvenation, making it appropriate for a variety of anti-aging remedies.
Polydeoxyribonucleotide (PDRN):
Focused Therapeutic and Restore: PDRN is especially efficient in therapeutic and repairing broken pores and skin. It promotes tissue restore and regeneration, making it superb for treating circumstances like scars, wrinkles, and stretch marks.
Improved Pores and skin Hydration and Elasticity: PDRN helps enhance pores and skin hydration and elasticity, which may result in a younger look.
Enhanced Pores and skin Barrier: PDRN strengthens the pores and skin’s pure barrier, serving to to forestall additional harm and preserve pores and skin well being.
Biocompatibility: As a naturally occurring ingredient, PDRN has glorious biocompatibility with human pores and skin, making adversarial reactions uncommon.
Anti-inflammatory Properties: PDRN works on the mobile degree to lower irritation, selling therapeutic and decreasing puffiness.
Are there any unwanted effects? What if somebody is allergic to fish?
Unwanted side effects from PDRN and PN are sometimes minor, resolving inside a number of days, and are often attributable to the supply methodology slightly than the precise compound. For injections, unwanted effects could embrace redness, swelling, delicate bruising, needle marks, and pores and skin bumps. For microchanneling/microneedling, unwanted effects could embrace redness, slight swelling, and pinprick bleeding.
Both therapy may cause a brief histamine response. Taking Benadryl, consuming loads of water, and getting satisfactory sleep will help alleviate this.
Fish allergic reactions shouldn’t be a difficulty, as they’re attributable to the physique’s immune response to proteins in fish. PDRN consists of deeply filtered stem cells extracted from the DNA of salmon sperm. If somebody has fish allergic reactions and is anxious, they need to converse to their allergist for affirmation.
Can or not it’s used on different components of the physique or solely the face?
JH: It may be utilized in so some ways! Medically, it has quite a few verified strategies for therapeutic. Cosmetically, if there’s pores and skin that you just wish to enhance, we are able to use it!
What are the advantages of microneedling and may anybody do it? Is there anybody who isn’t candidate for microneedling?
JH: Microneedling/Microchanneling has so many fantastic advantages. The science and research behind it are huge and really constructive. It’s undoubtedly probably the greatest, constant, and confirmed methods to assist reduce the indicators of growing older, pores and skin texture, tone, and scarring.
It’s a mechanical means of managed harm that creates tiny punctures inside the pores and skin that stimulates and prompts your physique’s response to pores and skin rejuvenation. The research present us that 0.5mm depth is all you want for the overwhelming majority of beauty points and deeper is simply actually vital for scar discount.
It helps to cut back zits scars, surgical scars, wrinkles, stretch marks and enlarged pores. It helps to enhance and easy out pores and skin texture and tone. Additionally it is identified to assist hair development stimulation.
Whereas microneedling is usually protected for most individuals, there are specific teams who is probably not good candidates in the event that they expertise the next:
Lively Zits or Pores and skin Infections: Circumstances like chilly sores and infected zits can result in the unfold of micro organism and worsen current points.
Blood Problems: People with blood clotting issues ought to train warning.
Current Facial Therapies: Those that have had chemical peels, surgical procedures, laser remedies, Botox, or fillers ought to wait a minimum of two weeks. All the time seek the advice of your practitioner about when you possibly can safely obtain different companies afterward.
Being pregnant and Breastfeeding: Whereas there are not any direct contraindications, hormonal modifications throughout this time could affect pores and skin sensitivity. It’s greatest to observe your physician’s recommendation on when you possibly can start remedies post-childbirth.
Autoimmune Circumstances: Some autoimmune issues can enhance ache, discomfort, and pores and skin sensitivity, which can affect therapeutic. Seek the advice of along with your physician.
Uncontrolled Diabetes: This situation can considerably impair therapeutic.
Keloid Scarring: People liable to keloid scarring, notably on the physique, is probably not appropriate candidates. Whereas keloid scarring is unlikely on the face when carried out correctly, these with a historical past of keloids ought to take into account how their pores and skin heals from infected zits. In the event you keloid simply on the physique, keep away from the therapy on pores and skin exterior of the face.
Why is Korea so forward of the remainder of the world on the subject of skincare?
JH: As a rustic, Korea locations nice cultural worth on magnificence, a practice that dates again deep into its historical past. Jap Asian ideas typically give attention to preventative care, nourishment, and well being.
Korea has “Hanbang skincare,” a department of skincare rooted in conventional practices that use herbs, plant extracts, and strategies primarily based on Conventional Korean Drugs (TKM). These pure elements are meant to heal, soothe, hydrate, and strengthen the pores and skin’s barrier. With such an efficient basis, there may be typically a give attention to innovation in messenger know-how to reinforce the efficacy of this holistic strategy.
Koreans begin their skincare routines at a younger age, and this apply will not be restricted to ladies; males in Korea additionally take nice care of their pores and skin and look. It’s a nation that prides itself on wanting one’s greatest.
Since experiencing true financial development within the Nineteen Nineties, Korea has discovered to leverage know-how, popular culture, and sweetness as financial drivers. They’ve lastly surpassed France within the Japanese market, which it held for almost 30 years, incomes Ok-beauty the title of “Icon of Reversal.”
Finally, Korea is forward of the remainder of the world because of the Korean individuals’s dedication to skincare and its function as a big financial driver for such a small nation. Skincare is a lifestyle in Korea; it’s basic.
What are among the prime Korean magnificence secrets and techniques you’ve discovered? Inform us the whole lot!
JH: Hydration! Hydrating and soothing toners, double cleaning with an emulsifying oil cleanser, and SPF! Reapply typically and recurrently! Facial therapeutic massage! These practices have all turn into extremely popular even within the West, however they stem from Korean skincare. We will additionally thank Japan for a lot of improvements, akin to hyaluronic acid.
The largest “secret” is retaining your pores and skin as hydrated as potential to permit it to do the heavy lifting, together with common facials that target facial therapeutic massage and enjoyable, superior remedies.
The West typically tries to take away the “intermediary” on this case, the esthetician, choosing direct-to-consumer options. Nonetheless, in Korea, this isn’t the norm. If you’d like good pores and skin, you possibly can obtain that by yourself. However if you need nice pores and skin, you go to consultants who dedicate their time to creating pores and skin lovely.
Spend money on your face; it’s the one one you get.
What’s a ebook, podcast or useful resource you advocate about staying within the know on the subject of skincare traits like this?
JH: Whereas there are TONS of influencer-based blogs and podcasts that focus closely on lower-end retail manufacturers and features, I don’t spend a lot time in that world, because it’s not related to what I do. Shops like Olive Younger and people viral retail manufacturers are undoubtedly closely marketed to youthful audiences—it’s like our model of Ulta.
I feel social media does job of retaining Ok-beauty related. They’re all the time discussing what’s happening in Korea, offering mixture of retail {and professional} superior remedies.
Everybody ought to plan a magnificence journey to Korea to see the way it actually is! I’m fortunate to fulfill recurrently with different Korean skincare professionals and distributors to debate the newest traits in remedies and gadgets.
The place can everybody discover you? Pimp your self out!
JH: You’ll find me on Instagram at @imajeskinritual or on-line at https://imajeskinritual.com.
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What do you assume? Will you strive a salmon semen facial? The advantages appears too good to go up. In the event you’re an enormous fan of remedies like lasers and microneedling, you’ll want to use our ice curler afterwards to chill and soothe your pores and skin. It would ease any redness and feels so good post-treatment (however not after Botox or filler – you don’t wish to transfer both round in your face after your injections.)
You should definitely observe Jamie on IG and attain out in the event you’d prefer to ebook together with her. Lauryn can’t get sufficient of her facials.
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