Face tools are as intimidating as they are fascinating, especially when you’re just starting to explore the high-tech world of skincare by yourself. It’s not as simple as testing out a shade of lipstick to match your skin tone or tossing back a foundation that doesn’t fit. But when you’re stuck at home, a massager tool can really add something extra to your regular topical skincare routine. Even the simplest ones (like a jade roller or a gua sha) massage and stimulate the blood flow to bring out the healthiest version of your skin, in ways your own hands would never be able to. Some promote cell regeneration and collagen production, some lift and firm, some brighten, rejuvenate and release fatigue, some fight acne, some do it all.
If you’re going the high-tech route, these little handheld devices come in all shapes and forms, and use electric microcurrent to tackle skin issues. “And they don’t have perishables, so it’s an excellent investment to make,” says Dr Geetika Mittal Gupta, founder of ISAAC Luxe, who combined her 10-year-long dermatology career with science to come up with her own range of high-tech tools that help make up for those missed facial appointments. Like many, the lockdown induced the idea in her mind, “During COVID-19, I explored tools that help in maintaining skin at home. Thus the idea to launch them myself came up.”