A brand new Karin Herzog salon!

We’re very pleased to announce a new Karin Herzog salon, West One Beauty which has just opened in Camden, London.

Salon owner Sally Medcalf has been one of our favourite beauty therapists for many years. Her original salon West One Beauty, in Marylebone, London is well known by Karin Herzog fans across the capital. Sally’s new venture is set to be just as successful. The salon is beautifully decorated, making you feel pampered as soon as you walk in the door!

In 2004 Sally was nominated Beauty Therapist and Facialist of the Year for her expertise in facial skincare. A master of Karin Herzog therapies, we regularly send our celebrity clients to Sally. Sally also has some fantastic beauty therapists working with her who are trained in Karin Herzog therapies.

To make a booking, you can contact the Camden branch of West One Beauty on 020 7267 8787 or via the salon website.

As well as our wonderful salon treatments, West One Beauty also has Karin Herzog retail products available for sale in both salons.

Karin Herzog treatments available are:

The Smoothie

The Pore Draw

Glyco Rose Peel

Coc02 Chocolate facial

* Plus for a limited period (check with salon for details) there is 20% off all treatments. *

Heat wave essentials!

Phew it’s hot! We’re loving the summer sun, but it’s easy to let your beauty regime slide when you’re enjoying a heat wave, so we thought we’d share some inside info with you on our number one summer multi-tasking product!

Oxygen Body 3% from Karin Herzog increases natural oxygen and water content in the skin, which means it simultaneously detoxes,  cleanses (inside and out), hydrates, balances, heals, repairs and tan accelerates while also maximising and stimulating collagen and melanin production.

Wow. So what does this all mean?

• Tan accelerater  – meaning you’ll get a better tan from shorter sun exposure
• Tan maximiser – water and hydration levels are so high skin stays supple and golden longer, not dry and flaky
• Banish heat rash and prickly heat
• Apply as antiseptic for stings and bites  (you can use it on the kids also)
• Reduces DVT risk during long haul due to increasing circulation (read the article)
• Helps re-shape and reduce cellulite (although Silhouette with 4% oxygen is more intense treatment for cellulite)
• Banishes fungal or other nail infections and makes toe nails look fabulous
• Anti-viral, anti-fungal, anti-bacterial action means this cream can tackle almost any unwanted infection and is great first-aid on holiday abroad
• Helps reduce and prevent hard skin on heals
• Great to apply to individual breakouts on the skin or blisters from sun dehydration
• Helps tan-over uneven skin pigmentation or white patches
• Reduces blistering and burning
• Great to sooth hot skin as an after sun due to the additional water which is driven into the skin
• Helps reduce bloating when applied to abdomen, can even help settle upset stomach
• Helps prevent ingrowing hairs and other problems from waxing, see more here
• Contains no parabens or preservatives
• Safe to use on children and during pregnancy and breast feeding, see more here

As our MD, Julie Cichocki says: “Its like taking a chemist and therapist away on holiday with you”.

Any questions? just drop us a line, we’d love to help.

Summer’s here! It’s time to wax!

It looks like the summer is finally here, but as the sun comes out, so do our hairy bits! If you want to look super confident like the bikini clad lady in our picture, you’ll need to think about hair removal.

Waxing is a fantastic way to remove unwanted hair,   the results are longer lasting and less damaging to the skin than some methods and it’s what most of us turn to when faced with wearing swimwear.

But there can be one drawback: waxing can increase in-growing hairs. This is due to the hair being pulled from the follicle but breaking just slightly under the skin – and so springing back and curling. This curling can cause the hair to continue to grow, but as it can’t push through the epidermis it coils under the skin. The result is a bulging raised lump that can grow as the hair grows. Uncomfortable AND unsightly.

When waxing the body we always recommend applying a fine layer of Karin Herzog Oxygen Body 3% as a multi-functional aftercare product. The oxygen and water delivered from this patented cream will have many benefits, including:

1) Soothes and calms
2) Diminishes heat and redness
3) Sterilizes and hyper-cleanses to prevent harmful bacteria and germs from penetrating open follicles
4) Makes the skin silky smooth and hydrated, as waxing can leave it dry
5) Encourages the skin to re-build itself so waxing does not overly thin or damage the skin

PLUS  it prevents in-growing hairs. It does this because as oxygen gas leaves the cream upon contact with the skin it penetrates all three layers of the skin. When it reaches the hair follicle the force of oxygen pressure  causes the hair to grow at an exaggerated angle as it plumps the hair shaft. This now plumped and strengthened hair is able to force up through the epidermis and so an in-growing hair is avoided!

If you’re waxing your face, choose your regular Karin Herzog oxygen facial cream – either Oxygen Face Cream, Vita-A-Kombi 1 or 2,  or Vita-A-Apricot. If you need help deciding which is best for you, just ask.

Don’t think about getting waxed without a little help from Karin Herzog!

NB If you’re anything like us, your chances of looking like the lovely lady in the picture above are also greatly increased by using our Dynamic Duo.