Olympia Dalley

Following Skinney Medspa’s Wellness Launch Party at their NYC Flagship location, Skinney Medspa announced they would officially partner with IVDrips to offer IV drip Therapy services!

It is no secret that Skinney Medspa is one of The Knockturnals (and my personnel) favorite places to go for some of the best facials in NYC. Since the opening of their flagship location in 2014, Skinney Medspa has consistently been the one NYC’s Medispa’s that are lightyears ahead when it comes to the products they use, the technology behind many of the skincare and body contouring treatments they offer,  and the genuine focus on providing all of their clients on a well-rounded beauty and wellness experience. Adding  IVDrips therapy services is just one of many ways Skinney Medspa stands out from other Medispas and elevates the idea of what it means to look and feel good.

I recently had the opportunity to try an IVDrips, IV drip at Skinney’s flagship located in Flatiron. If that wasn’t exciting enough, I could get a Hyrdrafacial AT THE SAME TIME! For a beauty and wellness fanatic like myself, one of the significant reasons this partnership is so exciting is that the IV drip services can be combined with almost all the services offered at Skinney Medspa. Now, I will admit that I was under the impression that just going out and getting an IV drip was something that celebs do to combat a hangover instead of washing down a Tylenol with a Gatorade like the rest of us. Still, I am now on the IV drip bandwagon. Before starting my simultaneous IV drip and Hydrafacial treatments, I got to pick the brain of Nutridrips Director of Medical Operations, Rob McAdams, RN, about all the benefits of IV Nutrient Therapy. McAdams explained that Nutridrip makes there own “IV drip protocols” made of vitamins, minerals, and electrolyte fluids that can be customizable depending on what each client needs regarding their nutrition goals.

I chose their new “Beautydrip” protocol with biotin, zinc, b-complex, and glutathione, which are all great for hair, skin, and nails. Additionally, b12 and vitamin C help with energy and immunity. While all of that was exciting, I had to ask the obvious question: why can’t I take those vitamins? That’s when McAdams broke down all the benefits of Nutridrip IV therapy. “Oral vitamins are on average absorbed anywhere between 15%-30%, depending on our gut health. Because of this, it’s not the best way to absorb nutrients. When these nutrients are put directly into our veins, we can absorb 100% of them, meaning they are 100% bio-available. We are also able to give mega doses of certain vitamins. For example, we can get the equivalent of 300 oranges worth of vitamin C after a single treatment.”  After taking in all this information, I felt I might never waste my time taking oral vitamins again. Of course, like many New Yorkers, I don’t have the time or patience to sit down for an IV drip every day, but McAdams put all those concerns to rest. ” For most treatments, we suggest an IV drip once a week for six weeks to start seeing results.  Because most people who start with us are nutritionally deficient, we may suggest  1-2 a week for a month, but then as they progress, we can come down to once every other week and then down again to once a month.”

Truthfully, I could go on about this all day but what made all of this so exciting is that I could lay back and get Hydrafacial. The Hydrafacial,  also known as the lunch break facial, only takes approximately 30mins and so does the Nutridrip therapy! For less than an hour, this could easily be anyone’s quick self-care treat for the week. While I am most excited about to Hydrafacial and IVDrips combo, IVDrips can be combined with most of the Skinney Medspa treatments, like IVDrips can be combined with most of our services, including EON, cool sculpting, Botox, filler, and facials. Currently, the IVDrips services are only offered at Skinney’s flagship location in Flatiron (125 5th Ave Floor 2, New York, NY 10003), but fortunately, all  Skinney clients have access to Skinney partnerships by booking services through their website.   According to Skinney Medspa’s Operations Manager, Revana Rahman, it is possible that we could see these wellness services offered at other locations soon!