Maximizes benefit from topicals such as Retin A or glycolic peels
First off, this is a serious facial steamer; and an excellent one at that.  I'm surprised people ordered this and then seemed surprised that a spa steamer gets hot.  That's kind of the whole point and there really isn't a way around this in terms of thermodynamics.  To create a productive steam, hot water is required.<br /><br />Now that we got that out of the way, you can touch the plastic container when at boiling, and it will not burn.  Sure, it feels hot, but not "burning" hot.  Furthermore, this does not appear easy to knock over because the components of the body are metal and the base is a decent weight (these are not cheap plastic parts).<br /><br />USE APPLICATION:  This amplifies the depth that skin creams penetrate.  I cannot stress this enough.  I learned this years ago when I accidentally gave myself a "peel" by applying everyday Retin-A right after a long/hot sauna.  I use Retin-A daily and don't peel, but when COMBINED with a good steam... BLAM!  With steam, the Retin-A packs a punch.  The peeling creeps up a few days later as massive facial "dandruff" (during these times, wearing black is a very bad idea, unless you like the appearance of SNOW on your clothing).<br /><br />This puts out an excellent amount of steam and pretty quickly.  In about 3 or 4 minutes, it was steaming on full blast.  Since I'm just treating myself, I only filled it 1/4 way and that was plenty.  The head of this turns, so you can lay in one place and get your face, neck and chest without moving the machine at the base.<br /><br />I'm not studied on the use of "ozone" for facials.  And, after some internet research, this concept is still not clear.  It seems that the ozone function on this machine accelerates the output of steam.  So this would lead me to believe that this ozone function might input some ions or salt/sodium type accelerator for steam.  However, I don't even faintly detect a salt like taste or residue.  So that remains a mystery.<br /><br />NOTE: Use distilled water.  Hard water is likely to clog this over time.<br /><br />Very happy with this.  This is EXACTLY what I hoped it would be.  Christmas came early and so did the facial snow (otherwise known as facial peel dandruff).
Rating: 5 stars