We love what we do at Ona and clients like this are the reason we do it!
Our goal is to make you more confident and feel beautiful even if you struggle with acne or other skin conditions that can make you self conscious. This client had been experiencing inflammation for many years and tried countless skincare regimens and treatments in order to obtain healthier clear skin. After years of disappointment and lots of money spent she came to us in desperate need. A thorough skin analysis by one of Ona’s experienced Aestheticians was given as well as going over her diet as a process of elimination, she was advised to start a strict ZO Skin Health Regimen. As exciting as this was for us because we know that ZO is a result driven line, we also had to warn our client of the first stage of using the products which is the acclimation phase. Anytime you introduce new and/or medical grade products into your daily regimen your skin can react sometimes causing redness, itchiness, and flakiness. Often times it will get a little worse before it gets better as your skin begins to purge. Some patients will get discouraged during this stage and stop the regimen thinking that their skin is having an allergic reaction to the products so care os taken to explain what to expect and how to minimize any discomfort. As frustrating as this part can be with dedication like this client had within a short 6 months we can change your skin. Be patient results cannot happen over night but they will happen. Below is the ZO product regimen developed for this particular client. Step-by-step, Morning and night. Pictures of her process are attached. Proof that sticking with the regimen that the [primary_practice] experts recommend will deliver healthy skin results!
Original Regimen, started on January 7th:
Morning:
- Cleanse-Oilacleanse
- Oil control- Oil Control Pads
- Treat- Aknetrol
- Exfoliate- Glycogent
- Balance- Daily Power
- Hydrate and Calm- Restoracalm
- SPF-Smart Tone SPF
Evening:
- Cleanse-Oilacleanse
- Scrub-Vitascrub
- Oil Control-Oil Control Pads
- Treat-Aknetrol
- Hydrate and Calm- Restoracalm
- Exfoliate-Retamax (started slowly, eventually worked up to every night)
Sulfur Acne mask every other night for 15 minutes
The client felt like her face was irritated, warm and red and irritated for the first 4-5 weeks which is completely normal with this aggressive regimen. After that, it slowly started to adjust. By week 7, She had completely acclimated to the entire regimen, including using the Retamax every night.
New products added April 6th:
Removed Glycogent and Restoracalm. Started using Aknetrol only at night.
Added Pigment treatment products Melamin (morning and evening) and Melamix (just evening) after the Aknetrol and before the Retamax.
June 6th:Started tapering off the Melamin and Melamix, added Brightenex in the morning after Cebatrol and Invisapeel and left it on the whole night.
July 12th-current regimen:
Morning:
- Cleanse-Oilacleanse
- Oil Control- Oil Control Pads
- Treatment-Pore Refiner-(started 3 weeks ago)
- Exfoliate/Treatment-Brightenex
- Balance-Daily Power
- SPF
Evening:
- Cleanse-Oilacleanse
- Scrub-Vitascrub
- Oil Control- Oil Control Pads
- Exfoliate-Invisapeel
- Treatment-Aknetrol
- Exfoliate-Retamax
She still uses the Sulfur Mask about once a week or more as needed.
