FAQ

Your skin has a natural 28-day cycle during which healthy new skin cells are regenerated, replacing skin cells at the surface. This is the best time to treat your skin, revitalising bright new cells, rather than treating old cells that will simply fall away in a few days.

The Placecol Soft Laser® Cosmetic Therapy is a form of light therapy that is scientifically proven to ensure that you enjoy maximum benefit from your skin care treatments. By gently activating blood flow towards tissue, Soft Laser® improves circulation – reducing inflammation and assisting in deeper product penetration, improving the effectiveness of each treatment.

This advanced treatment, which is a combination of Soft Laser® and Microdermabrasion, assists in age prevention and gives skin a healthy, youthful glow. The process employs fine crystals to gently buff and resurface the skin, removing tired surface cells and stimulating new cell production. Assisting in eliminating fine lines and wrinkles and improving the appearance of dehydrated and dull looking skin. Promoting a healthy, youthful skin tone. *This treatment is not recommended for hyper-sensitive skin.

Offered through Placecol's Regenerating Facial treatments and Body treatments, CEYA® is a remarkable toning and firming therapy that is scientifically proven to achieve immediate and lasting results.Explained simply, the process uses radio waves to penetrate the body with ‘cold energy’. To balance itself, your body naturally heats the area by increasing blood flow to the region. Simultaneously supplying nutrients and oxygen while carrying away toxins and waste. This has the effect of sculpting and toning beautiful muscle while assisting with fine lines and wrinkles.

Your age, skin type and desired result all play a large role in your choice of home care. See skin classifications on our website.Each range is specifically designed to give you the best nutrients and moisture according to you needs. A Placecol beauty therapists will be able to give you a consultation in one of our skin care clinics. After a chemical peel the platinum range of products are best suited and have been clinically tested. Hydrating serums are the best to replace any lost moisture to the skin to ensure rehydration. Vitamin E serum is a good product to lock in the moisture after you have applied your moisturiser.See our range of product on the products page for more information.

No, as the alcohol can cause a burning sensation on the skin. The client is advised to not touch her skin for 24hrs after having received this treatment. Exfoliation will lead to over exfoliation and skin irritation.

You will only be allowed to apply make-up 24hrs after receiving the peel treatment. Please don’t apply make-up on the skin after the peel treatment, as this will block the pores and cause a reaction.Generally you would not apply make-up after any facial treatment to ensure full benefits of the treatment.

Please advise your beauty therapist of what medication or medical/skin condition you have before having any treatment and they can advise on the best possible treatment to both avoid any complications and still give you the results you desire.

As the largest chain of skin care clinics in South Africa, Placecol commands the buying power to bring you professional treatments and technology at everyday prices. We use technology that is scientifically proven to be safe and effective and Placecol’s range of professional skin care products are a match for expensive international brands. Now regular skin care treatments are affordable to all South Africans.