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Tuesday, February 9, 2010

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The Best Alternatives to Spa and Salon Treatments

    • Light Therapy (average spa cost: $1,000 for eight sessions)
    • Salon-Worthy Color Boost (average salon cost: $50)
    • Microdermabrasion (average spa cost: $150)
    • Airbrush Tanning (average spa cost: $50)
    • Chemical Peel (average spa cost: $100)
    • Even More At-Home Treatments!
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Light Therapy (average spa cost: $1,000 for eight sessions)

You may have heard of (or even tried) light therapy at a spa to treat acne. Blue light promises to kill bacteria and help reduce blemishes, while red light aims to fade acne scarring and fine lines. These same light treatments can be done at home with ANSR: BEAM, $185, which has both blue and red lights and complementary skin care products.
Red light therapy can also be used to combat aging. Tanda has light therapy treatments for acne and anti-aging. The company claims the treatment improves skin texture, color and tone while diminishing the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. N.V. Perricone Light Renewal, $335 also helps with skin tone and texture, especially around the eye area.

In an effort to save money, I'm forgoing all salon and spa visits (we'll see how long I last). Luckily, I have a few of these gadgets to see me through my facial-fasting. OK, so a few of them (like, um, this one) I'm a little scared to try, but if you're braver than me you'll probably love it.

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  • BeautyRiot Diva's Avatar
    Posted by BeautyRiot Diva Fri Apr 24, 2009 11:11am PDT

    I'm going right out to get a do-at-home glaze because my roots are showin' big time!

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  • S's Avatar
    Posted by S Fri Apr 24, 2009 2:19pm PDT

    anyone tried the at home light therapy? its so much more reasonable in price than at a spa (im surprised!) and now intrigued...

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  • sandraj6398's Avatar
    Posted by sandraj6398 Sun Apr 26, 2009 5:20pm PDT

    I LOVE my Galvanic Spa by NuSkin. It comes with age loc gels and I use it 3 times a week. You can use it anywhere including the scalp with it's different heads. feels like an electric razor and the results at home are every bit as good as the Spa!

    Okay I love it so much you can find it here http://sandrasspot@nsedreams.com

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