The physiological benefits associated with facial skincare:Well-being from emotional perception to neuromodulation

If you thought having a skin treatment was just a feel good experience… You’d be wrong!
A new research study has proven the actual physiological impact skin treatments specifically have.

One group of 34 participants received a one hour skin treatment performed by a skin therapist and the other 31 participants simply rested on the same treatment bed for one hour without human touch.
The result was physiological relaxation was seen in both groups however the effect was higher in those who received the skin treatment.
Cerebral relaxation 42% higher
Cardiac relaxation 13% higher
Respiratory relaxation 12% higher
Muscular relaxation 17% higher

You can read the full study here
Credit to Onlinelibrary.wiley.com Sara Bouhout, Arnaud Aubert, Francis Vial, Benjamin Choquenet