Beauty the natural way
MANILA, Philippines - When word gets around, it really gets around - even reaching another shore. That holds true with our skin and body care industry. Foreigners are quick to know that the country is teeming with the best skin and body specialists. Coupled with good value for their money, they come over, undergo treatments, and travel around the country to enjoy its scenery.
Completing this scenario are trusted names that make these trips to the clinics worthwhile. That practically explains why the Cathy Valencia Skin & Body Centre has become a byword among discriminating foreign and local clients.
Since its establishment almost a decade ago, the Cathy Valencia Skin & Body Centre has distinguished itself for its all-natural approach to skin care and treatments.
“What makes us different from the rest is that everything is natural. We do not use chemicals in our treatments,” says the clinic’s aesthetic medical consultant Dr. Ericka Mori. “When we do peel skin, we use fruit acids and other plant-based products.”
“As we all know, natural is safe. Skin covers our body so we should not take it for granted. We should consider its safety, and safe has to be natural,” Dr. Mori adds.
Cathy Valencia herself shares that the skin center is already known among celebrities and professionals for making skin improvements and enhancements look natural. She, too, credits their use of organic materials as their distinguishing factor.
“We would like to think we are the best when it comes to skin care. Our most in-demand services involve skin peeling and whitening,” she declares. “I think we click because we do things as painlessly as we can. Plus, we reserve extra time to take good care of them. For us, this is not a one-shot deal. It is a lifetime commitment.”
A peek into their facial menu: Classic Facial with Vitamin C, Deep Pore Cleansing Facial with soft laser therapy, Acne-Derma Therapy with soft laser therapy, Bellewave Stem Cell Facial, Mega Mud Treatment, and the Pure Oxygen Therapeutic Facial Treatment.
Dr. Mori remarks, “The Bellewave Stem Cell is our newest facial. It uses a botanical anti-aging stem cell from a rare apple.”
Another offering that is fruit-based is their Luminous Papaya Triple Whitening Soap, which uses all three papaya enzymes that dissolve dead and damaged skin cells. Valencia explains: “This is our best-seller and available at our clinics. It is the only papaya whitening that really works. We swear by its effect!”
She points out that the center is very particular about addressing a client’s needs. “We do not just give treatments to anyone just for the sake of treating them. We take the time to check on their skin and bodies because each of them has unique, specific needs.”
The skin and body center’s staff is made up of licensed plastic and cosmetic surgeons, licensed general practitioners, licensed nurses, and well-trained and efficient aestheticians and “facialists.”
This same group is committed to help clients acquire “the most natural-looking beauty,” pipes in Valencia. “You know those types who, at your first glance, you would know that they had something done? Here it is all about bringing out what you already have. No need to look artificial, which is definitely not the look that we are going for.”
From the looks of it, customers everywhere seem to agree. Cathy Valencia now has four branches in the Philippines (Greenhills, Makati, Quezon City, and Alabang) and one in Tokyo, Japan. A soon-to-open branch in White Plains will serve as the Cathy Valencia head office.
It is indeed heartening to know that quality treatments such as Cathy Valencia’s products and services are going places. Truly another example of Filipino excellence that is globally respected and competitive.
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For more information and full list of services, e-mail at info@cathyvalencia.com or log on to www.cathyvalencia.com.
