In 1830, the theory of Bioelectricity was proven as a key factor in wound healing. And it now seems to have hit a giant stride in the field of aesthetics and the fight against AGING and damaged skin.

ELLE’s article, in which I am mentioned, comes as no surprise to me and the proponents of microcurrent. This is an immensely interesting article, it backs microcurrent facials with scientific PROOF, and it is why microcurrent facials produce same DAY results and PREVENT aging.

Fight Aging by Healing Damaged Skin

Here is a short excerpt from the March issue of Elle by Maggie Bullock.

“According to Vunjak-Novakovic, externally applied electricity can have profound effects on skin cells’ function, too, either stimulating or suppressing proliferation. Indeed, in her lab at Columbia, electricity is being used to help individual stem cells mature into potentially lifesaving heart, bone, and blood vessel tissues.

But what about the idea that a jolt might be good for your face? That will come as no surprise to celeb-beloved facialists such as Tracie Martyn, Susan Ciminelli, and Joanna Vargas, who have used microcurrent treatments in their regimens for years.” (P 304/2nd Page in linked article)

Microcurrent, heals the body at the fantastic rate of up to 350% faster, than someone not using microcurrent.

This is why you SEE such quick results in the ERASURE of fine lines, wrinkles or the LIFTING of sagging skin. IT RESTORES OR INCREASES A YOUTHFUL AND GLOWING LOOK TO YOUR FACE!

As always, I hope you find this information useful, for better looking skin NOW and great looking skin for life. Call the salon in New York City at 212/949.2350 and book the BEST time for your appointments now.

Sincerely,

JOANNA VARGAS
Joanna Vargas Skin Care

With each breath you take you are AGING! This is not just a metaphor but a normal consequence of breathing itself as its byproduct is a highly unstable molecule known as a free radical.

And how does this affect the skin? Free radicals attack collagen and break it down.

Collagen degradation leads to wrinkles and obvious signs of aging and the less collagen you have, results in the skin losing its firmness and strength.

An antioxidant helps neutralize free radicals in two ways. One, by donating electrons, a negatively charge particle, that free radicals need and two, by breaking up the chain reaction caused by free radicals.

Foods rich in antioxidants are: nuts, grapes, blueberries, pomegranates, cherries, grapefruit, cranberries, raspberries. All of them can be used as yummy treats and will help you fight off signs of aging, no matter what your age.

However, there are thousands of known antioxidants, each with different abilities, strengths and benefits. They can be found in a variety of fruits, vegetables, nuts, meats and even fish.

As always, I love to hear from you and any questions you might have regarding the health and beauty of your skin.

Please call the salon in New York City for the best facial and the remarkable results of clean, clear and glowing skin. And please make your appointments as early as possible to ensure that you will get the best possible time for you. 212/949.2350.

Sincerely,

JOANNA VARGAS
Joanna Vargas Skin Care

How would you like to look and feel more beautiful today? Then read below about the real and immediate benefits this facial will have on your face.

The MultiVitaLight is 75 minutes of pure concentrated beauty. It has all the basic elements needed and each BOOST the efficiency of the prior step.

LEAVING YOUR SKIN ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL!

THE BENEFITS: Microdermabrasion for fresh new skin, Phyt’s customized cocktail of vitamins and other active ingredients fight and prevent all the signs of aging, refining your face, the powerful LED light treatment to firm and rejuvenate your face, and we end with 98% pure oxygen, infused with an antioxidant spiked serum, leaving your face radiant.

I have to warn you, and this can be attested by anyone that has gotten the MultiVitaLight, after you leave here, you might just get unsolicited compliments on how GOOD you look.

Regular Price: $300
Month of February 2010, Special: $255

Make your appointment at our skin care salon in New York City, 212/949.2350, and no need to hurry, you have 11 days left till the end of this month’s special.

Sincerely,

JOANNA VARGAS
Joanna Vargas Skin Care

Just like everyone else, I have concerns about my skin, or things I would like to work on. My skin needed a lot of attention in my earlier years. What I discovered along the way, were simple steps, that if done regularly, will give you the skin you always wanted.

Combining the right routine for home along with a great facial on a regular basis, you can have the results you want as immediately as possible.

Clarify Your Complexion With The MultiVitaLight!

I designed each one of my facials with immediate results in mind. I know of no girl that wants to wait to look good, and I’m no different. However, I was not comfortable with using invasive procedures that will eventually harm the skin.

This is the reason I chose results oriented organic skin care products, with specific ingredients in mind, as I know what type of results YOU will get when I use them.

The MultiVitaLight is 75 minutes of pure concentrated beauty. It has all the basic elements needed and each BOOST the efficiency of the prior step.

LEAVING YOUR SKIN ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL!

The Essentials: Microdermabrasion for fresh new skin, Phyt’s customized cocktail of vitamins and other active ingredients to completely restructure the surface of your skin, the powerful LED light treatment to boost collagen and elastin, and we end with 98% pure oxygen, infused with an antioxidant spiked serum.

Needless to say, this treatment is invaluable and it gives real results!

Regular Price: $300
Valentine’s Day Special: $255
NOW TILL THE END OF FEBRUARY

I want to wish everyone one of you a wonderful Valentine’s Day.

We are getting RAPIDLY booked up, so make your appointments now so you get the time slot you have in mind. Please call the salon in New York City at 212/949.2350.

Sincerely,

JOANNA VARGAS
Joanna Vargas Skin Care

Source: BeautyNewsNYC.Com
By: Candice Sabatini
February 2010

Along with chocolate, I adore berries; they’re such lovely things to eat. Whether dipped in chocolate, floating in a pretty drink or nestled under a dollop of fluffy whipped cream, I always think of them around Valentine’s Day. Not only are they good for you when eaten, but many skin care products contain berries because of their antioxidant properties.

I recently had a berry good facial…..okay, it was actually more like wonderful….at Joanna Vargas Skin Care that made my skin glow. Located in an office building in midtown, this small skincare boutique is a cozy little gem…..a lovely oasis…..in our concrete jungle. Decorated in feminine colors, and scented with candles I entered a cocoon of serenity and left the world behind.

Joanna understands combining technology with nature and to that end offers an approach that she says “offers the best of all beauty worlds using leading edge technology along with the finest organic skin care products.” A facial should not only be a wonderful and relaxing experience, but there should be results. My facial consisted of a diamond peel Microdermabrasion, which gently exfoliates, and stimulates collagen and elastin production, using a diamond tip wand that won’t irritate even sensitive skin. Afterwards, a cleanser made with blueberry soy cream was applied, followed by a blueberry detox peel. Her touch was magic as she applied product that put me in the zen zone. Then a wash of calming Chamomile water before applying a raspberry mask and I was in heaven, and happily only half way through. Joanna gave me a face, neck, head, shoulder and upper back massage that immediately transported me from Manhattan to nirvana. Even my hands and arms were moisturized and massaged. Additional treatment consisted of applying oxygen infused with a serum of green tea, vitamins and aloe, and then lastly a Vitamin C serum with peppermint to calm skin. Final treatment was moisturizer by Phyts which is super oxygenating for the skin.

When I was ready to leave, my skin looked wonderful, really refreshed, even toned, plumped and gorgeous, and Joanna told me that as the products and treatments did their work, my skin would look even better days later. She was right!

While this is a perfect treat for Valentine’s, having beautiful skin is something to strive for all year. Let Joanna, or one of her wonderful estheticians do something special for you. Other facials include LED light therapy and microcurrent therapy, along with services such as body massages, waxing, and sunless tanning,

Joanna Vargas
Joanna Vargas Skin Care
501 Fifth Avenue
Suite 707
New York, NY 10017
212-949-2350
http://www.joannavargas.com

Source: TheFabulousFind.Com
By: Heather Polke
February 2010

After shopping around NYC. I knew I needed a little pampering.. I found this amazing little place on 501 Fifth Avenue Suite 707… I was told that this is a must visit.. So I knew I had to review it… When entering ,you wouldn’t think that a luxury esthetician was in the building.. I walked int the elevator and pressing the button. I couldn’t wait for what I was about to experience. When I arrived at the door of Joanna Vargas it was like no other I have been to. Small earthy,organic feel. Nobody had white coats on or water flowing in fountains…I felt very comfortable.. It was almost like going to a friends loft.. The smell of lavender struck me as fulfilling and while I waited I sipped on green tea and nibbled coconut infused organic truffles that were to “die for delish”…

One of the doors opened to the room ,I would soon enter. Joanna appeared and of course had skin that was radiant and youthful and I new I was in for a treat. Joanna, created her business after working in many high end salons and knew she wanted a more organic, personal skin Care salon. I would say” hands down she accomplished it”.

When I layed on the table the smells relaxed me right away,not to mention the music playing…

She got right to it.. The treatment I was having “Triple Crown Facial”, had three steps.

1. Diamond Peel which helps radiate a youthful glow 2. Microcurrent. This is a must.. She worked on one side of my face and then showed me in a mirror the difference each side looked. I was truly amazed it thinned lines and I lost some puffiness in my face.. I looked Fabulous! Only on the side she worked on though LOL.

3. Oxygen treatment, this was pretty Fabulous too. It was almost like puffs of air to help make everything flow properly in the cells.. It was almost giving them a jump start to refresh themselves. A much needed wake up call ,I would say.

I spoke to Joanna the entire time asking her about her business and getting to know her as a person. In all the time I have been to have facials or a massage whatever, I never talk to the person doing the work. I truly enjoyed my conversation and learned a lot. She is a wonderful down to earth person and I would highly recommend you go and visit her. I will say this to have the owner (Joanna Vargas) work on you, it’s an Addtl cost, I think well worth it.. She has 2 other estheticians that work for her that are also amazing…All in all you will walk out “Happy”.

This is the hidden treasure I was talking about.. If you are walking down 5th Ave you wouldn’t know it exists… Word of mouth is what makes her business successful. So I am passing this off to you. If you live in NYC or have planned a trip to visit,make sure you book a facial.

Check out JOANNAVARGAS a must visit while in the city! One you will sure re-visit…

Source: Current Vine
By: Denise Tong
January 22, 2010

CurrentVine.com has a Valentine gift for those living in the New York metro area or who are planning to visit New
York City next month: a discounted luxurious facial from Manhattan esthetician Joanna Vargas. She offers a variety of facial and full-body procedures to her clients, which include celebrities and supermodels.

Now, throughout the entire month of February, she is offering Vine readers a special deal on a new treatment that uses berries’ antioxidants to purify the skin. Originally $175, the Berries Power Peel is being offered to you for $100.

This treatment gives you the following:

* Microdermabrasion to polish skin
* Blueberry Soy Exfoliating Cleanser to purify and tighten pores
* Blueberry Detox Firming Peel with to clarify and heal
* 20-minute LED (light emitting diode) therapy to heal and rejuvenate (with foot massage)
* Oxygen treatment to provide nutrients

To take advantage of this offer, simply book an appointment (212.949.2350 or salon@joannavargas.com) and mention Current Vine. Want to receive notice of these exclusive offers before they’re posted for the general public? Subscribe to the Vine by e-mail and you’ll have early access to these periodic special deals, along with brief weekly updates that let you know what has recently been published on the site.

Those who try this special deal may later want to consider Vargas’ new Transforming Berries Facial at full price ($175), which offers the following:

* Microdermabrasion
* Blueberry Soy Exfoliating Cleanser
* Blueberry Detox Firming Peel
* Peppermint and Vitamin C Serum to cool skin
* Raspberry Pore Refining Masque to tighten pores and moisturize
* Blueberry Age-Defying & Revitalizing Moisturizer to provide nutrients

Visit JoannaVargas.com for information on other available treatments.

A facial with Melissa at Joanna Vargas Skin Care was a Christmas gift from my family. The “Triple Crown Facial” was wonderful and a totally new experience. My skin immediately felt softer and looked radiant. My skin has continued to feel soft, not dry and drawn, even in the bitter cold winter weather. Thank you, Melissa, for a beautiful facial experience and thank you to my family for such a fabulous and thoughtful gift. I cannot recommend Melissa and Joanna Vargas Skin Care highly enough.

Thank you again for everything. Hope to see you again soon.

Best regards,
Jill

Microdermabrasion is a fundamental step in skin care and if done consistently will give you luminous skin. This is a gentle procedure that will overtime make your skin look younger, healthy and glowing.

And this is why I use it in every single one of my facials as a fundamental step to beautiful skin!

Microdermabrasion has been around since ancient Egypt and has been greatly refined since then but in essence it has the same basic principle behind it.

The action of exfoliating the skin will cause the skin’s healing mechanism to trigger thus stimulating collagen and elastin. These two proteins are vital for youthful and vibrant skin.

This is why so many spas offer it. However, I use it in conjunction with other equally powerful components that magnify its effects like, microcurrent, LED light therapy and so on.

Therefore revitalizing dull skin, reducing large pores, erasing fine lines and wrinkles, acne scars and mild pigment irregularities.

Exfoliating at home will have similar benefits if done consistently with your skin care routine. Normally it should never be done more than twice a week, once if you have sensitive skin.

At home care, in between facials, helps to remove makeup, dirt, surface impurities and dead skin that can cause the skin to clog and cause breakouts.

You must do this action, either at home or here at the salon, if you want healthy skin with an unmatched glow. And who doesn’t right?

You can always call Joanna Vargas Skin Care in New York city with any skin care concerns. If you want to know how microdermabrasion works come in for a complementary consultation. Please call us at 212/949.2350 or email us at, salon@joannavargas.com.

A spa must have the perfect setting and must strike a balance between top notch customer service and a relaxed environment. Joanna Vargas Skin Care meets those needs and brings to the table beyond organic skin care in synergy with the latest skin care technology. We get right to business without the yammering and manhandling facials you might have gotten in the past. You’ll walk out with clean, clear and glowing skin. Read Kelly Quan’s account of her experience at Joanna Vargas and see why you need to make your appointment now. For the Pumpkin Yam Enzyme Facial referred in the article below call, 212.949.2350.

Source:ZOOZOOM
By: Kelly Quan
October 2009

Get your Glow on: Joanna Vargas Skin Care

As most of you know I am always on the prowl for new skin care products and services. When it comes to practitioners and estheticians for treatments, I am not only looking to them to perform cutting edge beauty therapy but also to provide skin care that is good for you, both inside and out. While I know this may seem a bit confusing (You may be thinking…isn’t all skin care good for you?) this is not always the case. So I have spent considerable time and energy, testing driving all kinds of products that contain ingredients that promote good skin and overall health and have omitted the brands containing toxic ingredients that are known to contribute to all kinds of ailments– from hormonal displacement to contact dermatitis. These maladies are no longer rare, research tells us that, many beauty care ingredients contribute to the cause of these disorders.

I am always inspired when I come across someone who not only understands how this issue impacts our community and industry but does something about it. Enter Joanna Vargas, from her namesake spa, Joanna Vargas Skin Care. Located conveniently in midtown (which immediately got me thinking all about next season’s show week and how close in proximity Bryant Park is…hmmm, I could imagine slipping off for a quick facial rejuv!) In this small, yet intimate setting, Joanna has spent the last three years creating a perfect blend of hi-low spa environment where women can get a plethora of treatments that produce amazing results. She uses two organic driven skin care brands exclusively, Eminence from Hungary, and ila, an artisan skin care company base in the Cotswolds, U.K. Both offer a variety of products to suite every type of skin. While the product Joanna uses during her treatment sessions are organic and naturally based, don’t think for a minute she’s some kind of hippy, granola girl. You would be far wrong there. This tech savvy, stylish, beauty specialist doesn’t shy away from the sharp, cutting edge. In fact when she first took me into the spa suite, I was under the impression I had suddenly entered a very lux medical office, for all the equipment surrounding the spa bed! Yet Joanna strikes the perfect balance between modern advances in skin care rejuvenation and keeping it real (and pronounceable!) so her clients receive the benefit of both worlds.

She got right down to business with me, (and I had to admit that I was feeling just a little bit harried, having just gotten off a plane the day before, headed to a photo shoot, then a deadline for a writing assignment , and oh yeah, taking care of my two kids… I was kind of beat to say the least!) but her pleasant and calm manner put me at easy right away. I chose her Pumpkin Yam Enzyme Facial. This jammed-packed, 35 minute treatment gives a good bang for your buck (at and your time to boot!) It consists of a wonderful coconut milk cleanse, light micro dermabrasion , pumpkin/yam enzyme mask which tingled and awakened my skin, a red and LED light session (which took some getting used to but left me skin feeling warm afterward ) and finally, the Oxygen/vitamin infused skin blast. It felt a bit like being airbrushed with a bonus: She added floral water infused with vitamins and green tea to the oxygen blast to really rev up your complexion. One thing about this facial is you’ll never be bored or consider this the same old, same old, facial encounter. Joanna makes sure your experience feel as fresh and new as your skin looks when she’s all done. And for this busy career mom? I definitely plan on making this one of my regular beauty must’s. To book an appointment or for more information visit www.joannavargas.com
Kelley Quan