Microdermabrasion machines for use at home will be what we’re focusing on this week. We’ll review several of the most popular devices sold today.
One such device is the Kendal Professional, which we’ll break down for our ladies, and we’ll give you some good advice before you head out to shop.
Here is our official review of Kendal microdermabrasion.
Contents
What Exactly Is It?
No, this is certainly not a Kindle! The Kendal is a machine that uses microdermabrasion to remove your top skin layer. This is how the majority of these devices work. After removing that top skin layer, the soft new skin under it will be visible.
This allows medications to be more easily absorbed into the deeper skin sections. There, in the dermis, vital nutrients can more easily enter to help in resolving many different skin problems. These include:
- Wrinkles and fine lines
- Acne
- Sun damage
- Dry skin
- Age spots
- … and lots more
There’s not much difference between the various devices available today, so they’re not all that easy to compare to one another. But there is a major difference you’ll find between this advice and most of the others…
It Uses the Diamond Tip, Rather than Micro Crystals
We can classify most machines for microdermabrasion into two groups:
- Those with a diamond tip that eases away the top skin later
- Those that use implanted micro-crystals to exfoliate the top skin layer away (with a vacuum that sucks the crystals up after they are used).
It’s not fair to say which one actually works the best, since there hasn’t been much difference shown in their performance. But from all the data available today, it’s obvious which one is safer – the diamond tip machines.
The reason diamond tips are safer is due to the fact that the micro crystals can cause damage to the deeper skin area if they penetrate farther than they should. In addition, they must ALL be removed to avoid skin damage, and that is difficult to do.
Why Is It HOT?
We’ll admit to not being the hugest fans of the Kendal machine, but there ARE some features that we like.
- It’s very gentle to your skin, unlike some devices.
- It has various sizes of diamond tips, that are easily changed for various skin areas.
- It includes 360 cotton filters that you will use in collecting skin debris as the Kendal vacuums them up.
After the first use, you’ll be able to tell that this machine certainly is not the most powerful unit available. It does offer results, but it doesn’t truly penetrate your skin deeply enough for it to reveal a new skin layer.
In What Ways is it NOT Hot?
We agree that you will see SOME results if you use this machine. But it does lack a lot in terms of its performance.
- It’s not as strong as it could be in suction power OR exfoliation.
- It takes awhile to remove that top dead skin layer.
- It has shown a propensity for technical problems after a couple months of use.
- The price ($300) is high for the equipment and performance you get.
Looking at the Kendal as one of the entry level machines for microdermabrasion, it’s not that bad, but there are other available options that give you better results for the same price.
Our Skin Score!
Actually, when we look at the performance of the Kendal microdermabrasion machine, we think it’s just a basic level machine. It doesn’t have that special factor that we look for in the best products.
It can offer results for people who don’t have a lot of skin damage, but it doesn’t have enough power to penetrate as deeply into your skin as it needs to, in order to fully remove the top skin layer to reveal the layer beneath.
After much research, we give it a 90% score, and we’ve ranked it as #3 on our best microdermabrasion machines list.
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