Home or Away?
What's the best option?
When it comes to beauty treatment, is it better to use beauty products at home or to visit a clinic? The answer will depend on several things including: the budget you have to work with, your level of experience in dealing with beauty products and whether or not it is convenient for you to reach a clinic.
Budget is one of the most important factors when determining whether or not to treat at home or visit a clinic. Usually at-home beauty products are hundreds, sometimes even thousands of dollars cheaper than clinical procedures. Consider Prevage MD. This is an anti-wrinkle treatment that costs 127.25 pounds. Such a price is nothing when compared to VAVELTA, a non-surgical clinical treatment that can cost over 1,688 pounds. And, even though VAVELTA offers amazing results, it does not do anything that Prevage can not do, since both work at a cellular level to eradicate wrinkles. Prevage uses antioxidants to strengthen collagen while VAVELTA infuses fibroblasts into skin. Regardless, the results are the same, even if you have to take Prevage for a longer period of time.
However, it should be realised that sometimes it is better to spend more if you are not used to working with beauty products. For instance, if you are not very good at hair removal, whether it is shaving or waxing, you will probably be better off getting laser hair removal. With laser hair removal the actual follicle is affected, which keeps the hair from growing back. Yes, you will have to pay a lot for the procedure, but in the scheme of things you will actually save money because you will not have to keep buying waxes, razors and shaving cream for your unwanted body hair.
This takes us to another factor in determining the worth of a beauty clinic; convenience. With this factor, there is two ways to regard the issue. Going back to the previous hair removal example, going to a clinic may actually be more convenient because it eliminates the problem immediately. With home treatments, you have to keep applying the creams, lights or solutions until the issue is resolved.
On the other hand, however, are the scheduling issues associated with beauty clinics. Even if the clinics treatments are affordable, there is the practical issue of whether or not you can fit an appointment into your busy schedule. The situation is worsened if there is not a clinic in your neck of the woods. In these cases clients may have to take time off from work, which can be difficult especially if they are working for a pernickety boss. And, sometimes one may have to take off several days at a time, since clinics may require a series of follow-up appointments.
To conclude, there are pros and cons associated with home use beauty products and beauty clinics. So, it would not really be fair to consider one inherently better than the other. Ultimately, your personal preferences and budget will help you decide which option is best for your own beauty concerns.
About the Author
A.Holland was born in Austria but came to London to study Art and Photography at The Royal College of Art. It was here that she was given her first article writing experience by a friend from Court House Clinics, a UK based cosmetic surgery clinic specialising in laser hair removal. Since then she has had her photography shown in various London galleries and magazines including Time Out, The London Paper and plenty of other high profile web pages.. Visit Home or Away?
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