For a few yr, 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, provides you this glassy look and shrinks your pores.
So what precisely is a SALMON SEMEN FACIAL?
It’s basically a microneedling therapy that consists of deeply filtered stem cells extracted from the DNA of salmon sperm. In a nutshell.
However we’d like WAY MORE info than that, proper? Fortunate us we’ve Lauryn’s facialist Jamie from Imaje Pores and skin Ritual right here to reply all our questions on this distinctive process that’s gaining reputation 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 to be like. And if you wish to truly SEE the method, you should definitely watch Lauryn’s video of her expertise. She actually takes you alongside for the experience so you’ll be able to know precisely what to anticipate.
So when you’re into lifted, glassy, tight, clean pores and skin, this put up is for you. It may well additionally assist with pimples scars, tighten pores, enhance brightness and tone, actually, 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 working towards 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 centered 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 count on 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 therapies. These regenerative, bio-stimulating therapies originated in South Korea and have gained international reputation for his or her potential to enhance pores and skin well being at a mobile stage.
They’re thought-about among the many finest superior skincare therapies out there as we speak on account of their distinctive regenerative properties. These therapies 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 realize more healthy, extra youthful-looking pores and skin by bettering elasticity, tone, and texture, lowering the looks of scars and wrinkles, and enhancing the pores and skin’s pure barrier.
Not all PN/PDRN is created equal, as it isn’t all the time extracted from the identical marine organism sources. It’s derived from DNA fragments of assorted species, together with Keta Salmon, Rainbow Trout, and Chinese language Sturgeon.
The unique use and research of PDRN centered on medical functions (mobile regeneration, wound therapeutic, and so on.) earlier than it will definitely made its approach into beauty use.
My private protocol for this therapy includes a cocktail of a number of stem cells which might 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 need 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 move 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 arms).
STEP 4, Put up Care: We then go over the intensive and really particular post-care directions for the next week.
STEP 5, Comply with-Up Facial (Non-compulsory): Inside 5-7 days, the min-maxers return for an optimized consequence with an entire 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 software of PDRN. Whereas they maintain a big market share in Korea and are increasing to the US (they’re at the moment present process FDA approval, which can permit it to be injected intradermally as a biostimulant), they might not lead in innovation, as many different corporations are producing wonderful merchandise.
What are the advantages of salmon semen on the pores and skin?
JH: You will need to observe that whereas PN and PDRN have comparable capabilities, their key variations make them particularly appropriate for various focuses. PN is best used as an injectable biostimulant delivered by means of handbook injections or mesotherapy, which includes longer downtime and elevated discomfort. PDRN, particularly encapsulated inside an exosome, is finest for exterior/topical software to deal with 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 Assist: PN offers extended advantages by staying within the pores and skin longer, which helps in sustained collagen synthesis and general pores and skin regeneration.
Enhanced Collagen Synthesis: PN is simpler 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 scale back irritation.
Broad Pores and skin Rejuvenation: PN is superb for general pores and skin rejuvenation, making it appropriate for a variety of anti-aging therapies.
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 preferrred 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 might result in a younger look.
Enhanced Pores and skin Barrier: PDRN strengthens the pores and skin’s pure barrier, serving to to forestall additional injury and preserve pores and skin well being.
Biocompatibility: As a naturally occurring ingredient, PDRN has wonderful biocompatibility with human pores and skin, making opposed reactions uncommon.
Anti-inflammatory Properties: PDRN works on the mobile stage to lower irritation, selling therapeutic and lowering puffiness.
Are there any uncomfortable side effects? What if somebody is allergic to fish?
Unwanted side effects from PDRN and PN are sometimes minor, resolving inside a couple of days, and are often brought on by the supply technique fairly than the precise compound. For injections, uncomfortable side effects could embrace redness, swelling, delicate bruising, needle marks, and pores and skin bumps. For microchanneling/microneedling, uncomfortable side effects could embrace redness, slight swelling, and pinprick bleeding.
Both therapy could cause a short lived histamine response. Taking Benadryl, consuming loads of water, and getting enough sleep can assist alleviate this.
Fish allergy symptoms shouldn’t be a difficulty, as they’re brought on by 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 allergy symptoms and is worried, 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 simply need to enhance, we will use it!
What are the advantages of microneedling and might 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 positively probably the greatest, constant, and confirmed methods to assist decrease the indicators of growing older, pores and skin texture, tone, and scarring.
It’s a mechanical strategy of managed injury 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 really mandatory for scar discount.
It helps to scale back pimples scars, surgical scars, wrinkles, stretch marks and enlarged pores. It helps to enhance and clean out pores and skin texture and tone. It’s also identified to assist hair progress stimulation.
Whereas microneedling is mostly protected for most individuals, there are specific teams who will not be good candidates in the event that they expertise the next:
Lively Zits or Pores and skin Infections: Circumstances like chilly sores and infected pimples can result in the unfold of micro organism and worsen present points.
Blood Issues: People with blood clotting issues ought to train warning.
Current Facial Therapies: Those that have had chemical peels, surgical procedures, laser therapies, Botox, or fillers ought to wait no less than two weeks. At all times seek the advice of your practitioner about when you’ll be able to safely obtain different companies afterward.
Being pregnant and Breastfeeding: Whereas there are not any direct contraindications, hormonal modifications throughout this time could influence pores and skin sensitivity. It’s finest to observe your physician’s recommendation on when you’ll be able to start therapies post-childbirth.
Autoimmune Circumstances: Some autoimmune issues can improve ache, discomfort, and pores and skin sensitivity, which can influence therapeutic. Seek the advice of along with your physician.
Uncontrolled Diabetes: This situation can considerably impair therapeutic.
Keloid Scarring: People vulnerable to keloid scarring, notably on the physique, will not be 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 pimples. When 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 relating to skincare?
JH: As a rustic, Korea locations nice cultural worth on magnificence, a convention that dates again deep into its historical past. Japanese Asian rules usually concentrate on preventative care, nourishment, and well being.
Korea has “Hanbang skincare,” a department of skincare rooted in conventional practices that use herbs, plant extracts, and methods primarily based on Conventional Korean Medication (TKM). These pure elements are supposed to heal, soothe, hydrate, and strengthen the pores and skin’s barrier. With such an efficient basis, there’s typically a concentrate on innovation in messenger know-how to reinforce the efficacy of this holistic method.
Koreans begin their skincare routines at a younger age, and this observe is just not 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 finest.
Since experiencing true financial progress within the Nineteen Nineties, Korea has realized to leverage know-how, popular culture, and sweetness as financial drivers. They’ve lastly surpassed France within the Japanese market, which it held for practically 30 years, incomes Ok-beauty the title of “Icon of Reversal.”
In the end, 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 a few of the prime Korean magnificence secrets and techniques you’ve realized? Inform us every thing!
JH: Hydration! Hydrating and soothing toners, double cleaning with an emulsifying oil cleanser, and SPF! Reapply typically and commonly! Facial therapeutic massage! These practices have all change into highly regarded even within the West, however they stem from Korean skincare. We will additionally thank Japan for a lot of improvements, corresponding to hyaluronic acid.
The most important “secret” is preserving your pores and skin as hydrated as potential to permit it to do the heavy lifting, together with common facials that concentrate on facial therapeutic massage and enjoyable, superior therapies.
The West typically tries to take away the “intermediary” on this case, the esthetician, choosing direct-to-consumer options. Nevertheless, in Korea, this isn’t the norm. If you need good pores and skin, you’ll be able to obtain that by yourself. However if you need nice pores and skin, you go to specialists who dedicate their time to creating pores and skin lovely.
Put money into your face; it’s the one one you get.
What’s a e book, podcast or useful resource you advocate about staying within the know relating to skincare developments like this?
JH: Whereas there are TONS of influencer-based blogs and podcasts that focus closely on lower-end retail manufacturers and contours, 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 positively closely marketed to youthful audiences—it’s like our model of Ulta.
I believe social media does job of preserving Ok-beauty related. They’re all the time discussing what’s happening in Korea, offering mixture of retail {and professional} superior therapies.
Everybody ought to plan a magnificence journey to Korea to see the way it actually is! I’m fortunate to fulfill commonly with different Korean skincare professionals and distributors to debate the most recent developments in therapies and units.
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 suppose? Will you strive a salmon semen facial? The advantages appears too good to move up. When you’re a giant fan of therapies like lasers and microneedling, you should definitely 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 need to transfer both round in your face after your injections.)
Be sure you observe Jamie on IG and attain out when you’d prefer to e book together with her. Lauryn can’t get sufficient of her facials.
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