Although home microdermabrasion and salon version can both result in dramatic effects, you can use home microdermasion more often. This is a huge cost savings. In a salon fee on average is about $200. This is price you would pay for each session. (You can expect to pay more if you purchase moisturizers.) Home microdermabrasion can cost as little as $30. If you require multiple sessions (and most people do), you can expect to pay as much as $1000 with a salon. The only additional costs you incur with home microdermabrasion are costs associated with crystals, application sponges, and moisturizer.

Home microdermasion is only recommended for skin with a healthy tone. If there is existing irritation you should check with a health professional to make sure that you can safely use home dermabrasion. In addition to making sure that your skin is healthy enough to undergo treatment, you should read over all instructions that accompanied your kit before you actually use home microdermabrasion. If you are at all concerned about whether home microdermabrasion is for you, schedule a consultation with a skin specialist for an evaluation of your skin. In some cases, a skin specialist may even discuss whether or not it is recommended that you use a home microdermabrasion kit.

The major differences in microdermabrasion performed by a skin specialist and performed using a kit is related to intensity of ingredients and sophistication of equipment. Microdermabrasion kits are limited to a specific percentage of acids that is far less than what skin specialists use. This does not necessarily mean that you won’t experience same level of improvement in your skin with microdermabrasion kits. However, serious skin conditions may initially require intensity that microdermabrasion at a salon provides.

Sometimes people who have serious skin conditions will opt to treat themselves rather than have a skin specialist evaluate their condition and make a recommendation. This is one of main problems that could effect outlook of microdermabrasion kits. If people do not obtain an evaluation of their skin, there is possibility that they could cause more harm to their skin. For example, people who take Accutane or have taken it within past six months to control acne should not use a microdermabrasion kit. The instructions on kit should point this information out clearly.