Oxygen or just Hot air?
When delivering a Oxygen facial treatment have you ever considered just how much Oxygen you are using to ensure you are in fact delivering an Oxygen facial instead of just compressed air? Is Oxygen being used at all or are you simply stimulating the skins own blood supply of oxygenated blood?
Oxygen Treatments are effective but beware of 'Hot Air'
We all know that Oxygen is essential for all metabolic processes of the body, and moreover in a high concentration, to fight against bacteria, increasing the healing process; and therefore is an ideal medium for aesthetic use.
What is it then, what makes an oxygen treatment? This can be answered quite simply: oxygen!
In order to receive this precious gas in concentrated form, you need a device which able to separate the 21 percent of oxygen available in the ambient air from other gases, and at the same time be able to concentrate it up to 98 percent.
The process can be depicted as follows: by means of a strong compressor the ambient air is drawn into the device, whilst at the same time it is led through a fine filter system which keeps dust, bacteria and viruses apart. Then the highly purified air is directed through two molecular sieve chambers. These separate the oxygen and nitrogen molecules because of their different sizes, so that finally the nitrogen is expelled out of the device and only the pure oxygen remains with a concentration of up to 98 percent.
In the aesthetics industry, oxygen is used in different ways as a carrier for active ingredients—for example in the form of an oxygen spray treatment using an air brush or in the form of the patented pulsed oxygen pressure injection. Both of these methods have one thing in common: the duel use of oxygen as a carrier medium and as an energy proving active ingredient.
To achieve this high level of concentration the unit needs to be large enough to hold the compressor, electronic components, storage tanks and the important molecular sieves. In addition, a good device needs an effective sound insulation, so that it is whisperingly silent despite its high performance. This benefits the aesthetician and client alike. To achieve our aims the device must be able to produce oxygen at this concentration, be of a minimum size and a minimum weight. A table device with spray cannot be an oxygen device, although it is promoted that way by many manufacturers.
Anyone who wants to know exactly what performance levels and what concentration should ask their supplier to show them the technical specification of their ‘oxygen machine’ and proof thereof. Then the buyers can be certain whether they get the concentrated oxygen they require or simply hot air.
Jutta Bode, MD, Chemist and pharmacist, NORA BODE Kosmetik, GERMANY
The Oxyjet Leo Deluxe is a clinically proven oxygen treatment machine maunfactured in Germany by Nora Bode the inventors and patent holders of Oxygen therapy. It produces a constant average concentration of 98 percent oxygen and is warranteed for three years from the date of purchase. It is used in over 57 different countries worldwide.
