Oxygen: The Most Overlooked Skincare Ingredient That Could Change Your Face (Literally)
Why Your Skin Might Be Gasping for Air — And What You Can Do About It
Let me be blunt.
You’re probably spending money on skincare that doesn’t stand a chance of working.
Why?
Because your skin is starving for something far more basic than peptides, serums, or trendy miracle oils.
It’s starving for oxygen.
Yes — oxygen.
The same stuff that keeps your brain working, your lungs pumping, and your heart beating… is the exact same thing your skin needs to renew, repair, and glow.
But here’s the kicker:
Most people have no idea how oxygen affects their skin — or that they’re walking around with skin that’s been oxygen-deprived for years.
The Skin-Oxygen Connection: A Crash Course
Your skin is an organ — in fact, the largest one you have. It’s alive. It breathes. It detoxifies. It renews itself every 28-40 days (if you’re lucky). And every one of those processes requires oxygen.
But oxygen doesn’t just hang around. It has to reach the dermis, get absorbed into your cells, and trigger a cascade of functions like:
Cell regeneration
Collagen synthesis
Wound healing
Inflammation control
Skin tone and texture regulation
The less oxygen your skin gets, the slower it heals, the duller it looks, and the faster it ages.
Now let’s bring in a little science — the good kind, no lab coat required.
What the Bohr Effect Has to Do with Your Wrinkles
There’s a biological process called the Bohr Effect — and it’s your new skincare best friend.
Here’s the simple version:
When carbon dioxide (CO₂) levels rise in your tissues, your body responds by releasing more oxygen from the blood into those areas.
It’s like your body saying:
“Whoa, this spot needs help — let’s send backup.”
That’s the key to unlocking more oxygen into your skin naturally.
And once the oxygen gets there?
💥 Fibroblasts (the little factory workers that build collagen and elastin) switch from “holiday mode” to “full production”.
💥 Capillaries expand, increasing circulation and nutrient delivery.
💥 Cell turnover accelerates, meaning old, tired skin gets replaced faster with new, glowing cells.
In plain speak:
More oxygen = more collagen = younger skin.
So Why Isn’t Everyone Talking About This?
Because it’s not sexy. You can’t bottle oxygen and slap a label on it.
You can’t put it in a jar and charge R1,500 for it.
But what you can do is trigger your body to release it from within — and that’s where Glo2 comes in.
The Facial That Triggers Oxygen From Inside You
The Glo2 Facial isn’t your average facial. It’s a bio-hack. It uses a CO₂ infusion on the surface of your skin to activate the Bohr Effect.
Translation?
It tricks your body into sending a flood of fresh oxygen into your skin cells — exactly where you need it most.
No needles.
No machines that sound like jet engines.
Just a gentle, relaxing treatment that unleashes your body’s built-in power to heal and glow.
You’ll feel a little tingle. Then you’ll feel like your face just got back from a retreat in the Alps. And the glow?
It doesn’t wash off the next day.
Final Thought: Your Skin Can’t Heal Without Oxygen
Think about it:
When you cut yourself, what’s the first thing your body does?
Rushes oxygen to the site. It knows healing can’t happen without it.
Now imagine your skin getting that healing signal — regularly, safely, and without downtime — thanks to one strategic treatment.
That’s what the Glo2 Facial is designed to do.
You don’t need more products. You need circulation, oxygenation, and activation.
Ready to Breathe Life Into Your Skin?
Book your Glo2 Facial at Skinsations Spa today.
Because skin that breathes is skin that glows, heals, and holds its beauty longer.
📍 Somerset West
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