Your skin reflects your body’s health, and no amount of surface product can correct a toxic system. In this guide to Infrared Therapy, you will learn about:
- Cleaning up, from the inside out.
- How to maximize the effectiveness of your serums.
- Uplifting collagen with deep thermal energy to fix and prevent damage.
You scrub, you peel, and you moisturize, but oftentimes the toxicity is trapped in the lipid layer. At Vicki Morav, we don’t view skin as a separate entity from the body. It is a reflection of your internal environment.
To give your skin a makeover, you must detoxify the system that feeds it with infrared Sauna sessions in NYC.
How Infrared Heat Detoxifies City Pollution
New York City actively infiltrates your skin. That grey cast you see by Friday isn't just tiredness—it is a bioaccumulation of exhaust particulate, construction dust, and heavy metals. Your pores are essentially holding their breath.
The wavelengths penetrate 1.5 inches deep, vibrating water molecules to trigger a sweat that is chemically distinct from a gym workout. Studies confirm this releases stored cadmium and lead, not just water and salt.
You step out of our Upper East Side sanctuary feeling lighter, because we stop fighting through the pollution and finally start treating you, building your fresh glow on a clean foundation.
Why You Should Book
You invest in clinical-grade serums, yet they often sit on the surface, blocked by your own biology. If you’re like other New Yorkers who spend hours hunched at a desk, you’re constricting capillaries and starving the skin of flow.
Infrared heat induces immediate vasodilation, mimicking the rush of a cardio workout without the cortisol spike. This turns your skin into a hyper-absorbent sponge before treatments like a Biologique Recherche facial.
Instead of passive application, your skin fully absorbs the P50, effectively doubling the ROI of your appointment.
Can Infrared Heat Lower Cortisol and Speed Up Recovery?
We recognize the specific physical toll of a high-performance lifestyle: the jaw tension from chronic cortisol and the inflammation from clinical treatments like Morpheus8. Both states keep your body in a reactive "defense" mode that halts regeneration. We use infrared therapy to manually switch your system back into recovery:
- Stops cortisol from degrading your collagen by forcing a parasympathetic reset that halts the chemical cascade behind breakouts and tension.
- Accelerates post-procedure healing by stimulating lymphatic drainage to resolve edema faster, significantly reducing your social downtime.
We invite you to book a consultation and see why our infrared sauna treatment is the best in NYC.
FAQS
Should I sauna before or after my facial?
Your sauna will come before your facial. The deep heat induces vasodilation and softens the lipid barrier, creating a highly receptive canvas. This ensures your skin is primed to absorb the active biological serums we apply.
Can I book this if I have fillers?
Yes, but there should be a 2-week buffer after any Neurotoxin (Botox) or Dermal Filler injection before you enter the sauna. Injectables need time to fully integrate into the tissue structure, and introducing deep thermal energy too soon causes vasodilation (increased blood flow), which can potentially shift the product's placement.
Who is the ideal candidate for Infrared Therapy?
If you live in New York City, you are the ideal candidate. We treat the specific tolls of the high-performance urban environment: