The woman's face is the most exposed part of the body that is most exposed to external influences. That is why the skin requires careful daily care. However, many women commit serious mistakes even in simple procedures. This article will tell you how step by step to care for skin daily.
How to determine your skin type
The success of the care of the person directly depends on what skin care and cosmetic products you use. For proper selection of these tools you need to determine your skin type. Only 6 of them:
- Dry skin. Features: thin and delicate skin, narrow dermis after washing, constricted pores, a tendency to premature aging and early appearance of wrinkles.
- Oily skin. Indications: thick skin, enlarged pores, oily luster, prone to comedones and acne.
- Combination skin. Characterized by symptoms of dry and oily skin types. For example, dry cheeks and T-zone for increased separation of fat.
- The normal skin. Features: natural matte complexion, small pores, the separation of fat normal
- Sensitive skin. Signs: the tendency to appearance of flaking and redness, increased sensitivity to any external and internal stimuli.
- Flabby skin. Indications: deep wrinkles, loss of elasticity and skin tone, sagging facial contours.
As you can see, every skin type is characterized by its features. Accordingly, it will be different and the procedure care. Usually, on the package of any means there is a mark for which skin it fits.
Proper care of the skin
To correctly care for the skin, you should follow two basic rules. These include:
1. Regularity. Basic care should be performed daily – morning and evening. All the procedure takes no more than 10-15 minutes.
2. Proper technique of depositing. Apply necessary along the massage lines, ie on lines of least stretching of the dermis. Otherwise every day you will only stretch the dermis, causing early wrinkles.
To remember massage lines will not be difficult – almost all the lines from the center going to the periphery. In the area around the eyes means you need to apply from outer corner to the inner. On the front of the neck all the tools are applied from the bottom up, along the side from top to bottom.
It is worth mentioning that the daily care should consist at least from the program "Minimum", otherwise it will be of little use. Minimum care includes 3 mandatory stages:
- cleaning:
- toning the skin;
- hydration.
But in order to achieve more vibrant and sustainable result, you should not forget about the other stages of care. More detail and step by step on this will be considered below.
Step-by-step skin care
To protect the skin from negative environmental influences, regular maintenance needs to be comprehensive. Little every day to wash, you must moisturize and nourish the skin. An integrated approach will not only achieve the required effect, but to save it.
Cleansing
This is perhaps the most important stage. After a day on the skin accumulates a lot of dust, dirt and harmful substances. They also add a decorative cosmetics – face powder, Foundation, concealer, etc. This cocktail clogs the pores and leads to inflammation and formation of pimples and blackheads.
Before you wash, and makeup accumulated during the day to remove the dirt with special tools. This can be a milk, lotion or micellar water.
For immediate washing, of course, need to use water. Better filtered. To use the soap is not necessary, as it has a detrimental impact on the water balance of the skin. Preference should be given to the foam, milk or gel cleanser. After the procedure the skin should be wet separate towel for your face. It is to blot, not RUB.
Scrub
Instructions for applying the scrub on the face following. The procedure is performed by specially selected scrub 1-2 times a week. It perfectly exfoliates all dead skin cells, making the skin smooth and deeply clean pores.
Scrub apply to wet skin and RUB gently for 5-7 minutes. If the composition dries, you can slightly moisten your hands with water. Scrub should not do in severe rosacea, severe irritation and inflammation of the skin.
There is also a procedure called peeling. It can be done at the beautician, but not more often than once a month. The action of exfoliation like a scrub, but a more aggressive effect on the skin, although the effect is more pronounced.
Mask
A full range of skin care includes the use of face masks. You can apply the purchase, but it is best to prepare homemade. They are much more effective due to their naturalness, besides it will cost much cheaper.
Various recipes of masks — set. Distinguish purifying, nourishing, moisturizing, hydrating, whitening, anti-wrinkle, etc. it is only Necessary to choose those recipes that are suitable for your skin type. The mask must be applied along the massage lines. This should be done immediately after cleansing or scrub. After these procedures, enlarged pores, and nutrients from the masks can easily penetrate the skin.
Masks can be used daily. However, keep in mind that the same recipe can be applied 2 times per week.
Toning
Toning is an essential part of care that most women neglect. Meanwhile, it is very important – it "closes the pores expanded after the cleaning stage. Tonic to use, simply apply to a cotton pad tool and gently cleanse the skin along the massage lines. You can also use tonic spray: just spray it on the face.
Buy just the tonic on a natural basis, are composed of no alcohol. Tone the skin and can home remedies – every time you wipe the skin with ice, which is prepared from a decoction of herbs: sage, chamomile, thyme, nettle, etc. quenching normalizes microcirculation, strengthens blood vessels and is an excellent prevention of capillary meshes and wrinkles.
Application of the cream
After toning, be sure to apply the cream on your skin type. For young skin should use a light gel with moisturizing effect. But for a more Mature fit complex cream nourishes the skin and gives it elasticity.
Winter in the morning you need to apply nourishing cream and evening moisturizer. Summer should be the same all the way around.
Before applying RUB the cream between your fingertips, to give it body temperature. Thus it is possible to increase the reactivity. Then apply to the face and neck, carefully spread the massage lines. Surplus funds blot with a tissue.
You need to remember:
- In the morning, cream should be applied half an hour before going outside. And in the winter at all for an hour.
- Night cream should be applied an hour before bedtime. All due to the fact that your muscles moving and quickly absorbs.
Care in other areas
We should also consider about the daily care of the neck, lips and skin around the eyes. This is also important because in these areas the care is different.
Care neck
Neck skin is thinner and delicate. She's more than the facial skin, prone to sagging, dryness and wrinkles. The neck should be cared for by the same means as for the skin: clean the foam, clean with toner, apply the mask and apply the cream. The same applies to cleavage.
Some manufacturers produce special products for the care of the neck. In their effect they are virtually not different from the means to care for face. Their advantage lies only in the fact that the clothes they do not leave any traces.
Skin care age
The eye area is sensitive. It contains very few sebaceous glands, making it easy to stretch, so it is important to know how to properly care for the skin in this area.
Apply and remove makeup from the eyelids gently, while respecting the direction of least stretching of the dermis. Over eye movements should be directed in the temporal direction, and the eye toward the nose.
Cleansing should be carried out only with special lotions and gels. Forever in no case be applied face cream. Need a special cream for the eye it has a light consistency and absorbs quickly.
Lip care
Lip skin is always open to the influence of external stimuli (frost, sun, dry air). It did no sebaceous glands, so it requires daily nutrition and hydration.
Use special means for care of lip skin. They also need to be applied in the morning and evening. Please note that your lipstick contain moisturizing ingredients and emollients, UV filters and vitamins.
When you "fill" the hand, daily skin care won't take much time. Your skin will positively respond to all treatments. However, do not expect instant effect. Persistent changes will not happen before one month. Only regular care will reward you with firmer and smoother skin that will retain your youth for many years.