Yesterday I went to try a Mircocurrent Facial. I went to my local beauty college who had a deal to try a Microcurrent Facial for £10. This treatment was part of the student’s exam. I thought it would involve having an examiner in the cubicle/room with the student and watching over them but it was more relaxed as the examiner observed over a couple of students doing exams and so rotated. I never noticed an examiner at all.

I do watch a lot of YouTube videos about various people going off and trying a range of Celebrity facial treatments at ridiculous price tags (seriously jealous and would love that job…who wouldn’t?). I was aware of the Mircocurrent Facial and I really wanted to try it.

It started with a Dermalogica precleanse and then followed by a second cleanse with Dermalogica’s Special Cleansing Gel. Next she applied SBC’s Collagen Skincare Moisturising Gel and began with the Mircocurrent machine.

The Mircocurrent tools she used on my face reminded me of a shaving or toothbrush plug with the two prongs. She had two tools, so four prongs in total.

She began by placing the Mircocurrent tool above my top lip and asked if I could feel the Mircocurrent. I couldn’t feel it at all so she kept adjusting it and I still couldn’t feel anything. She said she would adjust it lower because it was a bit high and asked me to let her know if I felt it when she started the massage. I could feel it once she started.

The Mircocurrent has a tingling sensation, reminds me of when you stand near something who is using a pneumatic drill or similar to a acid peel, but not painful at all. When she past by the teeth, either on the chin or upper lip it did feel a little weird, like your teeth were vibrating a little, again not uncomfortable. When the prongs moved near the eyes there were strobes of light. It reminded me as when you pass in and out of tunnels on a train with your eyes closed. There were times as well that the Mircocurrent did feel like a train, that little thumb, thumb, as you pass along the track, it was rhythmic. When she passed on the forehead, it felt like someone was stroking, combing your hair, a gentle tug although she never touched my hair.

The therapist applied four layers of the collagen gel in total. I did not feel the Mircocurrent after the second or third application of the gel but I did on the fourth. Even though I couldn’t feel the current I enjoyed the facial. The prongs were cool on the skin and it was like massaging with slightly warmer ice cube on my skin. I found the massage with the prongs very soothing, they didn’t dig at all into the skin, with very gentle and extremely relaxing.

Towards the end of the facial I felt a slight sensation on my temples, like when you are tired, dehydrated or have been staring at a screen a little too long. It wasn’t unpleasant.

When she finished the Mircocurrent she gave me the option of keeping the Collagen gel on or taking it off and applying a toner and a moisturiser. I opted for the toner and moisturiser. She used Dermalogica again but I couldn’t tell you which toner or moisturiser she used.

After the facial the therapist advised me not to wear makeup for eight hours and to drink plenty of water. By the time I got home I was very thirsty and did drink about 800ml relatively quickly afterwards. In addition, I had the feeling that my jaw was a little sore, like when you have done too much talking. My temples still felt a little headachey, I’m not sure if that is because I was still thirsty or whether it is like my jaw and the muscles being worked.

24 hours on I don’t see a big change to my face but then again I didn’t expect to. I think Mircocurrent is a treatment that needs several treatments and ultimately it is about exercising and toning the muscles. However, from the relaxing element and the encouraging me to drink more water (I drink 1,600ml yesterday which is practically unheard of for me, especially as I didn’t add squash to it to make it more bearable), I think this is a treatment I will continue.

Below are some before and after pictures.