My Experience With Microcurrent Facials at Sage Lane Skincare.

I spent a really long time not even thinking a little about the aging process. Since the women in my family age very slowly, I just threw all caution to the wind…and sun.  Pretty much did nothing to avoid premature aging until I was in my late 30’s.  That’s when I realized that I needed to hop onto the anti-aging bandwagon if I wanted to stay looking somewhat youthful for a while longer.  

I began using natural toners, serums, mineral sunscreens, and moisturizers.  The newest addition to my line-up has been essential oils.  While I think all of it has worked and continues to work really well,  I’ve wondered if there was anything else I could do to be proactive about keeping my skin looking good that did not require injections or anything unnatural.

If you know me, you know I’m not a fan of Botox or fillers.  I understand people get them and feel good about it and more power to them.  I’ve toyed with the idea for a second here and there….hey, I am human living in a social media world full of filtered plasticity.  It gets to you sometimes.  But no.  I can’t bring myself to use products that are consistently tested on animals like Botox is.  

I also can’t justify filling my body with neurotoxins or lab created fillers when I try so hard to live a healthy lifestyle. Plus I don’t love that Botox has been shown to atrophy the skin and muscles it is injected into with prolonged use, requiring its users to get more and more injections in order to obtain the results they want. There is also concerning information about how Botox may affect the Vagus nerve, and well,  fillers just look unnatural.  I want the fountain of youth, but I don’t want to find it at the end of a needle.  

Enter microcurrents.

Not long ago, I went to a party at my friend’s house.  We hadn’t seen each other in a few years and I could not stop staring at her skin. She didn’t have a stitch of makeup on, but she glowed and looked as young as she did when I first met her modeling in Asia. She looked amazing.  And natural.  I had noticed on her Instagram feed that she had been getting microcurrent facials at Sage Lane Skincare in Santa Monica, and I knew that I needed to find out more about this amazing method of rejuvenating the face.

I started following Sage Lane Skincare on IG and after a few weeks had the pleasure of getting to chat with its owner, Molly Stanton.  Right away she gave me the impression that she was passionate about what she was doing and was just a lovely person all around.  Not long after, I was fortunate enough to get an appointment to see Molly for a microcurrent session, and all I can say is that I am obsessed.

Tucked away in a corner of Santa Monica Canyon, Molly has a perfectly zen studio where she works her magic.  She makes you feel at complete ease the minute you meet her, and you know right away that you are in good hands.   She took her time working on my face and neck, every last little inch of them.  

She explained what microcurrents do and how they help to rejuvenate the skin and muscles of your face and neck and answered all of my questions in detail.  It turns out that microcurrents are the perfect and natural alternative to invasive and unnatural youth enhancers.  I was fascinated and completely sold.  I left my appointment feeling like my face was lighter, and healthier……a much needed treat that day.

So…what exactly are microcurrents and what do they do for anti-aging?  Let me tell ya…it’s actually really fascinating!  Microcurrents were first used therapeutically to treat patients who suffered from Bells Palsy and strokes in order to help revitalize the muscles that had been affected.  

It later went on to be used to treat athletes in order to help them speed up the recovery of injured muscles and for pain management.  It has also been used in hospitals for burn victims in order to help heal and repair damaged skin.  See how this might be the perfect method to help skin and muscles that are generally healthy, but need an extra lift?  Yep!

Microcurrent facials work so well because they work harmoniously and synergistically with our own bodies’ bio-electrical fields.  When you get a microcurrent facial, every muscle in your face is stimulated by these currents.  There is no pain, and no downtime.  Your face just feels more alive, and plumped up.  

The microcurrents basically help your skin and muscles to reawaken and produce more collagen and elastin.  You end up with a more lifted and defined appearance….and you definitely glow!  I hate to sound vain, but I had to keep looking at myself in the rearview mirror after I left my appointment.  I didn’t have a lick of makeup on, but I looked like I’d had a proper night’s sleep…for several days in a row.  (And that hasn’t happened in over 14 years!).

Along with microcurrent facials, Molly offers a variety of deeply healing and revitalizing, all natural skincare treatments.  Reading what she has to offer on her website, makes me want to sign up for daily appointments. It is so refreshing to know that you can fight the signs of aging not just gracefully, but naturally. That you can aide your face in looking healthy and youthful without using products that can cause cumulative damage.  

Molly also offers these sessions to target other parts of your body that could use a little help.  I can’t help but think this might just be what so many of us mamas have been looking for….to give our post-baby bodies a little “oomph”!

While we live in a day and age that makes it difficult for us to accept aging as a natural process thanks to the barrage of grotesquely filtered and edited images thrown at us every time we pick up our phones or computers….we don’t have to just throw in the towel.  

We also don’t have to sacrifice our true beauty, our features, our smiles and expressions….those things that make us unique.  We don’t need to freeze them….after all….youth isn’t about looking expressionless and plastic.  It’s about smiling and looking surprised and alive and healthy.  

So happy for all of the natural alternatives we have available to retain our youth. As with anything, you always want to opt for the best quality of products, and a practitioner, like Molly, who knows what they are doing and most of all….LOVE what they are doing.  The results will speak for themselves. 🙂

For more information about microcurrents and what Sage Lane Skincare has to offer, visit: http://www.sagelaneskincare.com

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