pHformula Skin Resurfacing | Durbanville, Cape Town
Your skin doesn’t need another guess. It needs the right starting point.
If you’ve invested in good skincare and professional treatments but you’re still not seeing the change you expected, the answer isn’t automatically more products or a stronger treatment.
At Serayu Beauty, we use pHformula controlled dermatological skin resurfacing within a progressive skin plan. Choosing what we do according to your skin, your goals and what your skin is ready for now.
pHformula treatments from R795
From customised skin resurfacing to more advanced treatment combinations, your treatment progresses as your skin does.
Not sure where to start?
Your R250 S.P. Complex™ Skin Readiness Test is fully redeemable toward recommended homecare or a same-day treatment.
You know your skin concern.
But that doesn’t necessarily tell us where to start.
Maybe it’s pigmentation that keeps coming back.
Maybe your skin has become duller, drier or less firm.
Perhaps you’re dealing with breakouts, congestion or the marks they leave behind.
Or maybe you’ve collected quite a few good skincare products along the way — but you’re still not completely sure whether they’re all working together. 😉
This is where we do things a little differently.
We don’t choose your treatment simply because you tell us you have pigmentation, ageing, acne or sensitivity.
We first look at how your skin is behaving today.
Because knowing what you want to change is only half the picture. We also need to know what your skin is ready for.
We test before we treat.
Before deciding how far to progress your treatment, we use the pHformula S.P. Complex™ Skin Readiness Test to assess how your skin is responding today.
Because skin changes — and what it was ready for last time may not be what it needs today.
Your concern tells us where you want to go.
Your skin readiness helps us decide how to get there.
So, what exactly is pHformula?
If you’re thinking chemical peel, think a little differently.
pHformula is a controlled dermatological skin resurfacing system.
Yes, it uses acids but the goal isn’t to see how much skin we can make peel off your face. 😉
Visible peeling isn’t how we measure whether your treatment has worked.
Instead, pHformula allows us to customise and progressively adjust your treatment according to your skin, your concern and what it’s ready for.
You may experience some dryness or light flaking depending on your treatment, but dramatic peeling isn’t the goal.
Powerful doesn’t have to mean aggressive.
We don’t push your skin just because we can.
We progress it because it’s ready.
Curious about the science behind pHformula?
pHformula is built around controlled dermatological skin resurfacing, using pharmaceutical-grade active ingredients together with its specialised PH-DVC™ delivery system.
Rather than focusing simply on acid strength or creating visible peeling, the system focuses on the functionality and controlled delivery of the acids within a customised treatment approach.
This gives us the flexibility to progressively adapt your treatment as your skin changes, rather than treating every skin, or every concern, in exactly the same way
WHAT CAN pHFORMULA HELP WITH?
What would you like to change?
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AGEING + LOSS OF FIRMNESS
For skin where you’re noticing changes in firmness, texture, fine lines and radiance.
PIGMENTATION + UNEVEN TONE
For uneven pigmentation, sun-related discolouration and skin that no longer looks as clear and even as you’d like.
BREAKOUTS + CONGESTION
For skins dealing with congestion, breakouts and the visible marks left behind.
REDNESS + REACTIVITY
For skin that needs a more considered approach because it tends to become red, reactive or easily overwhelmed.
DULLNESS + DEHYDRATION
For skin that feels rough, flat, depleted or simply isn’t giving you that healthy, fresh appearance anymore.
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You don’t need to know which pHformula treatment you need. That’s our job.
That line is important. We don’t want to educate her so thoroughly that we’ve accidentally given her another decision to make.
Three treatment options. One personalised approach.
You choose your pHformula treatment, and we customise what happens within it according to your skin, your goals and what your skin is ready for on the day.
Your formula and resurfacing level — from Mild through to Level 1, Level 2 and beyond — aren’t determined by the price of your treatment. They’re selected for your skin.
pHformula 30
- A customised pHformula skin resurfacing treatment, with your formula and resurfacing level selected according to your skin on the day.
- Includes your skin assessment, customised pHformula resurfacing and Touch Therapy for a treatment that feels as good as it works.
pHformula 60
- Allows us to customise your treatment further and incorporate additional treatment elements according to your skin.
- Ideal when we’re actively working on concerns such as ageing, pigmentation, congestion, texture or overall skin quality. Touch Therapy included.
pHformula 90
- Our most comprehensive pHformula facial, giving us greater scope for customisation and carefully selected treatment combinations when your skin is ready for them.
- Touch Therapy included.
Not sure whether you need 30, 60 or 90?
Perfect. You’re not supposed to diagnose your own skin.
One treatment can make your skin look lovely.
A plan is how we create change.
This is where pHformula becomes much more than an occasional facial. Once we understand your starting point, we build your treatment plan in phases.
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BUILD THE FOUNDATION
We calm unnecessary inflammation, support your skin and make sure your professional treatment and homecare are actually working toward the same goal.
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CORRECT
Once your skin is responding well, we can work more deliberately on the concern that brought you to us — whether that’s ageing, pigmentation, breakouts, texture or another concern.
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PROGRESS
When your skin demonstrates that it’s ready, we can progress your treatment or introduce more advanced regenerative options.
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MAINTAIN
Once we’ve created the change, we don’t simply stop and wait for you to feel as though you’re “back at square one.” We adjust your treatment rhythm to help maintain what we’ve built.
When your skin is ready, we can go further.
Not every skin needs an advanced treatment on day one.
But when your skin is ready for greater correction or regeneration, we can strategically introduce more advanced options into your treatment plan.
These aren’t upgrades we automatically add.
They’re tools we use when they make sense for your skin.
MESORESURFACING™
Liquid Microneedling
A different approach to controlled skin stimulation using microscopic spicules rather than traditional needles.
We can introduce MESORESURFACING™ when we want to work more intensively on texture, hydration, firmness and skin renewal.
MESORESURFACING™ + Touch Therapy — R1,500
EXOSOMES
Regeneration, with a message.
Exosomes give us another option when your treatment plan moves into a more advanced regenerative phase.
Rather than adding them automatically, we use them when regenerative signalling is the objective and your skin is ready for that next step.
Meso + Exosomes + Touch Therapy — R2,775
Your treatment doesn’t end when you leave Serayu.
Professional treatments can create a powerful stimulus. But what you put onto your skin every morning and evening matters too.
That’s why we look at your current routine rather than automatically adding five more bottles to it.
Sometimes the answer is adding something.
Sometimes it’s taking something away.
Your pHformula homecare is selected to support what we’re asking your skin to do during your professional treatment plan.
Because your in-salon treatment and your bathroom cabinet really should be on speaking terms. 😉
Treatment starts the conversation.
Your daily routine keeps it going.
Advanced skin treatment without the pressure to do more.
There will always be a newer treatment.
A stronger active.
A trending ingredient.
A dramatic before-and-after making its way around social media.
But your skin doesn’t care what’s trending.
At Serayu Beauty, our job isn’t to give you the strongest treatment we offer.
It’s to understand where your skin is now, where you want it to go, and the most intelligent route between the two.
We test.
We explain.
We treat.
We reassess.
And when your skin is ready, we progress.
pHformula Skin Resurfacing FAQs
Is pHformula the same as a chemical peel?
It uses acids, but it works differently from a traditional chemical peel.
Traditional chemical peels are generally associated with exfoliating the outer layers of the skin — often with visible peeling afterwards.
pHformula uses its specialised PH-DVC™ delivery system, designed to carry the active components of the acids into the skin in a controlled way, rather than relying simply on surface exfoliation and visible peeling.
This allows us to focus on what the acids are doing within the skin, rather than how much skin we can make peel afterwards.
You may still experience some dryness or light flaking after treatment, but with pHformula, peeling isn’t the goal — skin change is.
How much does a pHformula treatment cost?
pHformula 30 — R795
pHformula 60 — R1,190
pHformula 90 — R1,490
Your formula and resurfacing level are selected according to your skin and its readiness on the day — the higher treatment option doesn’t automatically mean a stronger resurfacing treatment.
Advanced treatments such as MESORESURFACING™ and Exosomes are priced separately.
Will my skin peel afterwards?
You may experience some dryness or light flaking depending on your treatment and how your skin responds, but visible peeling isn’t the goal — or how we measure whether your treatment has worked.
Which pHformula facial should I book?
If you’re an existing client and already know your usual pHformula treatment, you can book your 30, 60 or 90 as normal.
If you’re new to Serayu and ready to begin treatment, the pHformula 30 — R795 is a great place to start. Your S.P. Complex™ Skin Readiness Test is included, and we’ll use what we find to decide how to treat your skin that day.
If you’d prefer to understand your skin first before committing to a treatment, you can book a Skin Consultation + S.P. Complex™ Skin Readiness Test — R250. The R250 is fully redeemable toward recommended homecare or a same-day treatment.
Either way, we test before we treat.
Can I have pHformula treatments while pregnant or breastfeeding?
Absolutely. pHformula has specific protocols that can be safely used during pregnancy and breastfeeding and still make a beautiful difference to your skin.
Your skin can change quite a bit during this time, from increased sensitivity and dehydration to breakouts or changes in pigmentation.
We’ll assess your skin and select the appropriate pHformula treatment and homecare for this stage, while avoiding ingredients and protocols that aren’t recommended during pregnancy or breastfeeding.
You don’t have to put your skin journey on hold, we simply treat it appropriately for where you are now.
Can pHformula help with pigmentation?
Yes, pigmentation is one of the concerns we can work on within a pHformula treatment plan.
But not all pigmentation — or all skins experiencing pigmentation — should be treated in exactly the same way.
We first assess your skin, then build your professional treatment and homecare plan around your starting point and what your skin is ready for.
Can pHformula help sensitive or reactive skin?
Yes – in fact, this is often where we see some of the earliest changes.
Sensitive, reactive or chronically red skin is often associated with inflammation and a compromised skin barrier, so our first goal isn’t to push the skin harder. It’s to calm, support and strengthen it.
With pHformula, we can tailor both your in-salon treatments and homecare to reduce unnecessary inflammation and support healthier skin function before progressing further.
For many of my clients with chronic redness, sensitivity or reactivity, feeling calmer and less reactive is one of the first improvements they notice.
And this is exactly why we test before we treat, so we can see what your skin needs now and treat it accordingly.
How many pHformula treatments will I need?
There isn’t one number that applies to everyone — because your skin is always changing.
Initially, we may recommend a series of treatments to work towards a particular goal — whether that’s calmer, less reactive skin, fewer breakouts, improved pigmentation, firmer skin or simply feeling more confident wearing less makeup.
Once we’ve reached a place where you’re happy with your skin, the focus shifts from correction to maintenance.
Just like looking after your body, maintaining healthy skin is ongoing. For one client that might mean a monthly treatment; for another, every second or third month may be enough.
We’ll continue to reassess your skin and adjust your treatment plan as it changes.
The goal isn’t to keep doing more. It’s to maintain what we’ve worked together to achieve.
