I know since I’m doing the Game Of Thrones recaps and all these theory stories, and giving my two cents on that Battle Of Winterfell that I sound like some crazed fan of the show, but I swear I’m normal. Sort of. Still, this article isn’t going to help my case – because a month back I got a facial with DMK that they’ve coined the ‘Game Of Thrones facial’ because, well, you look like the Night King while it’s doing it’s thing.
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Let’s start from the beginning, shall we? The facial isn’t just so you can get pics of yourself looking completely terrifying – although that will happen. See below:
It’s actual name is the Enzyme Therapy Facial. Here’s what their site says.
Enzymes are living substances that regulate health and work with certain minerals in the body to form a natural system of antioxidants that fight corrosive free radicals. Properly formulated, they can remove dead protein, toxins and other effluvia from the epidermis using a process called ‘reverse osmosis’.
Basically, the mask uses enzymes to work with your skin’s natural structure, strengthening your skin barrier and creating a healthy environment for cell turnover and new skin cells. It’s about restoring skin to it’s peak condition, which will in turn lead to less breakouts, less dry patches, the works. This also means it’s suitable for most skin types.
I’ve got pretty sensitive skin that’s prone to eczema, so I was interested to see how it went for me. Firstly, you go through a double skin cleanse so your therapist is working with clean, makeup-free skin. Then, the enzyme substance is painted on. It’s cool and soothing… initially. See, over the course of around 45 minutes, the liquid firms. I don’t know how, but this makes your skin “pulse” – you can feel the blood in your face and decolletage pumping harder, almost like you’ve gone for a light jog. It’s a weird sensation but for me, it wasn’t unpleasant.
As the mask hardens, something else happens. You get itchy. REALLY itchy. For me, it was almost unbearably so just on my chest, so I poked at the mask a little to crack it in areas that were just too much.
So I wouldn’t say it’s a soothing treatment, it’s one of those “grin and bear it” types. Still, once the mask was wiped off with a warm towel, the itching stopped.
My face was QUITE red in patches after the treatment. But it didn’t hurt or sting. It felt super normal actually and I noticed no difference, until a few days later when my entire face STARTED FLAKING OFF. I kid you not, all my skin went dry and flaky. I did a few gentle exfoliating treatments using salicylic acid to speed up the process. I actually thought the mask had ruined my skin, but it turns out it’s super normal for this to happen – basically, your skin is turning over the cells, getting rid of all the dead ones.
Within a week, my skin was glowy and soft. It was quite amazing, actually. The facial didn’t miraculously fix my sensitive skin issues but it did kick-start the process, and the general advice is to have a series of the Enzyme Therapy Facials if you’ve got skin issues you want to deal with.
So there you go. I would recommend this to anyone who has chronic skin issues that are to do with an unhealthy skin barrier, because it’s entire point is to regulate that. But maybe be cautious if you can’t handle the itchy feeling or get claustrophobic, because you do have to lie there with a mask solidifying on your face for 45 minutes.
The Enzyme Therapy Facial costs between $180 and $200, and you can get all the info from the DMK website here.
