Microdermabrasion Crystals- Bring the Glow Back

Microdermabrasion Crystals are an important part of Microdermabrasion. The process of Microdermabrasion is a non-invasive treatment developed in Italy that uses tiny particles to take off the dead layer of the skin and vacuum the particles and dead skin away. A microdermabrasion machine is essentially an electronic vacuum for the skin. It pulls medical grade crystals across the skin's surface through a stainless steel or glass wand. When the wand makes contact with the skin, the system is "closed" and the vacuum effect pulls the used crystals and dead skin into a waste container.

There are several types of crystals used in microdermabrasion machines but the type most commonly used is corundum or aluminum oxide. These crystals are preferred because of several reasons. They are an excellent material for cutting and abrading because they have rough, jagged surfaces and are not rounded. These crystals are very hard, their hardness is second only to diamonds, but they are not as expensive. They do not damage the skin as they do not use harmful chemicals. The aluminum oxide crystals are not absorbed by the skin and they themselves have bacterial-killing properties that make them useful for treating acne. The Dermaglow Crystals with HEPA Filtration Bags, for instance, is a set of two bottles and are used with the Dermaglow II and Dermaglow II MD machines.

There are other kinds of crystals also used for the process of Microdermabrasion. These include Sodium chloride crystals, Sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) crystals and Magnesium oxide crystals. In fact you can even go in for Microdermabrasion without crystals.These systems use a sandpaper- or diamond-tipped handpiece that mechanically abrades the skin, along with the usual suction system that vacuums the exfoliated particles away.

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