Mary Kay microdermabrasion work as well as a spa microdermabrasion?
i'd prefer to do at-home microdermabrasion using a kit. Do these work as well as getting a treatment in a spa?
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7 Apr 2008
Being a nurse and paramedical esthetician, I'm also a MK consultant. I can tell you that it is a great at-home treatment that can be done weekly or bi-weekly (or more often) depending on your skin type. However because it is cream-based, you will always get the same level of superficial exfoliation of the stratum corneum (1st layer of the epidermis). With professionally done microdermabrasion, the skincare specialist has more control over how much is taken off at a time, and because the treatments are usually done initially in a series of 4-6 every 2 weeks or so, they can also be progressively more "aggressive" (or not) based on your results. At-home scrubs are great to use in-between treatments for dry, flaky skin that can be a result of professional chemical peels or microdermabrasion.