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 We offer a strong foundation in understanding microcurrent based on experience and success. Integral to attaining the best results for clients is separating microcurrent fact from fiction.

Microcurrent Facial Toning continues to grow in popularity as estheticians utilize this healing current to enhance skin health and beauty.

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A microcurrent treatment delivers tiny doses of current similar to current moving through our body enhancing circulation and bathing tissue in oxygen and vital nutrients. The session is sub-sensory, and so relaxing that clients often fall asleep.

Estheticians treat with either probes (aka wands) designed for cotton q-tip insertion which gently glide across the face, or conductive silver or carbon facial  gloves.

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Microcurrent Accessory-Silver Gloves

 

 Skincare professionals often ask about device accessories, and if they should treat with probes or conductive gloves. Conductive gloves were first designed with conductive carbon fabric. Manufacturers now offer “silver infused woven gloves which incorporate antimicrobial technology to help resistance to microorganisms.”

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There is a crucial difference between sterilizing, disinfecting and sanitizing conductive gloves.
 

• Autoclave steam sterilization kills all microorganisms and their spores.

Spore is defined as “a dormant form of bacteria."

 

• Sanitizing kills bacteria on surfaces using chemicals. It is not intended to kill viruses.

 

• Disinfecting kills viruses and bacteria on surfaces using chemicals. This process kills most harmful microorganisms but does not kill spores.

 

Silver conductive gloves are advertised as having anti-microorganism properties. Although the use of silver is documented as being antimicrobial, there are reported incidences of resistance to microorganisms. It appears that more research is needed to determine the efficiency of silver against bacterial spores and viruses.

 

According to the study, Emerging Concern for Silver Nanoparticle Resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii and Other Bacteria, “despite clear evidence of the strong antibacterial efficacy of NAg, studies have raised concerns over the development of silver-resistant bacteria.”

 

When treating areas of the body such as arms, legs, and the lower back with gloves, it is safe to use a disinfectant. These areas are not near openings of the face. Treating near the eyes, nose and mouth, however, poses a health risk to the client if the gloves are not sterilized. Conductive gloves are delicate and cannot withstand repeated high heat sterilization.

 

Disinfection is not equal to sterilization. Even the best disinfectant allows for the possibility, even if slight of spreading germs from one client to another. It may cause some inconvenience for the professional to change q-tips during treatment. Yet, the best way to ensure the safest treatment is by using probes with q-tips.

 

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References

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https://www.fda.gov/media/152429/download

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https://www.kenhub.com/en/library/anatomy/the-facial-muscles

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Emerging Concern for Silver Nanoparticle Resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii and Other Bacteria, Oliver McNeilly, Riti Mann, Mohammed Hamidian, Cindy Gunawan, 2021 Apr 16. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2021.652863