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sheila I beauty machine that you can use in the comfort of their own home. I had heard amazing reports about the Galvanic Spa treatment system but to be honest, it all seemed too good to be true. Trawling the internet for first-hand accounts, I read report after report about how this machine, now available in Australia, delivers amazing, pain-free results, but still I was suspicious. When the box arrived, I watched the instructional DVD immediately. I watched results being delivered in real time and cracks started to form in my scepticism. But there is no substitute for experience and so I removed the machine and began the treatment. Essentially the process is very simple. You apply a cream to the face and then turn on the machine and use it to massage the skin. So far so good. As promised, there is no pain. In fact, the massaging action feels quite therapeutic. The machine automatically stops when it is time to change actions or apply a different cream. The process takes about half an hour, but the steps are easy to follow. And the results are instantly obvious. It promises to not only cleanse, tone and rejuvenate, but also to smooth wrinkles, reduce pore size and eliminate bags and dark spots. There's no question in my mind that after just one treatment the skin is definitely plumper and hence, wrinkles are less apparent. When you use the machine repeatedly, as directed, the results are protracted and I would go so far as to say, the skin appears more hydrated in general. The initial investment in the machine and some tubes of the treatment gel is really reasonable. #3 THE VERDICT: Nothing good ever comes easily. To achieve long-lasting results, you need to use the Galvanic Spa regularly and there is an ongoing cost for the gels. If you don't have the time to complete the weekly treatment schedule, you'd still get great benefits from using this machine for special occasions. If you do have the time and patience to keep using the machine as directed, you will be rewarded with amazing results and there's a definite chance that you'll feel able to postpone any planned invasive beauty interventions such as a facelift. The Galvanic Spa costs $514 plus $61.75 for four vials of the treatment gel. For more info call Jodie 0408 924 506 S STOCKISTS: Philosophy of Beauty, Shop 3/569, Stirling Highway, Cottesloe 93842848 B Kind Organic Beauty Bar - 341 Churchill Ave, Subiaco | Body Bliss - Reef Centre Studio 9/34 Fearn Ave, Margaret River | Naturally Esperance - Museum Village, Dempster Street, Esperance | Foxes of Fancy - 616 Stirling Highway, Mosman Park | Growers Green Markets - SFSH Lefroy Road, Fremantle - every Sunday Herb & Spice Shop - Shop 92-93 Fremantle Markets | Kalamunda Village Market - 1st Saturday every month | Rivive - 120 Bussel Hwy, Margaret River | Shades of Elegance - Bridgetown Ph 08 9761 1103 | Soul Tree Organics - Shop 6/3-5 Railway Parade, Glen Forest | Herbal Tonic Natural Medicine Clinic - Shop 2/53 Strickland Street, Denmark | Subiaco Farmer's Market - Subiaco Primary School, Bagot road- last Saturday of the month | The Pearfect Pantry - 49 Herdsman Parade, Wembley | Xquisit Organics - 20 Martha Street, Beaconsfield Ph 9335 5319 - by appointment only. 80 SHEILA MARCH 2012