Face cleansing: a daily routine.
I often hear myself asked what facial cleansing is for.
The face is the first impact towards the outside world. It is the business card in professional and private relationships, and also contains very delicate areas such as the eyes, neck, nose, ears.
We often don't take care of him, running for cover only on the occasion of important events or gala evenings.
Daily facial care is an act of love that we can practice easily, professionally, starting with cleansing.
Why is it important to cleanse the face?
The skin of our body is completely renewed every 30 days; however, we accumulate toxic residues on our face every day. Being the skin comparable to a sponge, the natural hydrolipidic film absorbs smog, traces of make-up combined with various layers of dead cells.
Because of these residues, the skin is neglected and tends to weaken, resulting dull and opaque.
The face can become dry and reddened: to all this we must add the signs of age, wrinkles, blackheads, pimples and spots.
While waiting for the fountain of eternal youth, we must take care of ourselves. We always keep in mind that the skin is the largest organ of our body.
The skin is alive and needs to be constantly nourished and hydrated, reducing imperfections and impurities. A few tricks are enough to take care of our face, daily gestures that take care of our skin. There are two types of facial cleansing: the first is daily, an affectionate gesture to be performed every day.
The second one, which we will address today, is a type of deep cleansing that will explain what facial cleansing is for. You can do it in the tranquility of your home, without having to use special equipment, once a week. In case of acute laziness, even twice a month will do. Without the need for a beautician.
With the money saved you can treat yourself to a dinner with your friends or an evening at the disco. Much more fun, what do you think?
Do-it-yourself facial cleansing: here's how to do it at home
Let's analyze the five basic steps to enhance this experience dedicated to our well-being:
- Open the pores
- Cleanse
- Purify
- Close the pores
- Moisturise
What is facial cleansing for: opening the pores
We prepare our face for deep cleansing.
The skin on the face is made up of many pores. Fundamental for the thermoregulation system, they help perspiration through the release of sweat, but they can become inflamed, dilated or blocked.
For a correct opening of the pores it is necessary to carry out a facial sauna.
What you need:
√ Favorite saucepan
√ 2 teaspoons of baking soda
√ Hot water
√ Cooker (gas, electric or induction)
√ Towel
√ Trivet
After removing your make-up, go in the kitchen, choose your favorite saucepan and fill it with water. Boil it for about half an hour: when it reaches boiling point, instead of throwing the pasta away, add two teaspoons of bicarbonate.
Locate a comfortable surface (for example the kitchen table) and place an iron, cast iron, silicone or wooden trivet. We certainly don't want the heat to damage your table.
Take a towel and cover your head, without burning yourself (burns tend to damage the face!). After a quarter of an hour the pores will be completely dilated and you can start cleaning the skin.
What is face cleansing for: face peeling
Remove dead cells.
Face peeling can be done using a scrub: it is of fundamental importance for removing dead cells and superficial impurities.
The scrub is a granular cosmetic paste containing micro particles with an exfoliating action. Spread on your skin it allows the removal of debris allowing natural regeneration and helping it to breathe.
There are many good scrubs on the market with a simple and natural composition. You can rely on products tested by your friends, so you can evaluate the real effectiveness. The result will vary depending on your skin type; if possible test a free sample before purchasing the product.
Massage your face well with the scrub. Making circular movements avoiding the eye contour where the skin is more delicate. Rinse with warm water to remove residue.
We do not recommend the scrub on skin affected by acne, damaged or inflamed. Treat the problem and, subsequently, you can remove the impurities serenely.
Purify your skin with a face mask
What you need:
- Face mask
- Stereo and good music
- Beautician disk sponges
- Hot water
On the web there are home recipes for very imaginative face masks, with many culinary elements. However, we don't have to prepare a carbonara, but purify the skin in a professional and safe way!
For this operation I strongly recommend a FGM04 product. IdraExtreme 03 is extremely innovative because it adapts to all skin types. The whole family can use it, including grandmothers and mothers.
Contains NMF (a mix of sugars, amino acids and ProVitamin B5) which works in synergy with aloe, ginseng and hyaluronic acid. You will have a combination of active ingredients that work together to maintain your ideal hydration.
If after the first application the skin is immediately more luminous, velvety and soft don't be surprised: it's normal!
Unlike other solutions, with IdraExtreme 03 a pose of 10 minutes is enough instead of 30.
In the remaining time you can dream with Grey's Anatomy listening to music. Enya, Bon Jovi and Era are excellent for this purpose, but if you prefer Metallica nothing against it.
Close your eyes and allow yourself a moment of relaxation just for you.
When the timer on your kitchen or smartphone goes off, wet the sponge pads with hot water. I'm a beautician but can easily be found in any mall or on the Web.
Clean the residues of the mask from your face.
Close the pores with tonic
The pores are still dilated and must be closed again. As? With a tonic!
Many people carry out these treatments without applying a tonic at the end of the treatment. In this way all our work will have been useless. If we don't use the tonic, our skin will retain the residues of what we have used previously. The pores also won't be closed properly.
In case you want to get a professional result, here is our suggestion. We recommend it for a very simple reason: we tested it ourselves.
What is the use of facial cleansing if we do not moisturize?
At the end of the treatment, don't forget to apply your favorite cream (moisturiser, anti-aging, mattifier, etc…).
What to do after cleansing the face?
What can we do after cleansing the face? Here are our suggestions:
√ Facial gymnastics to prevent wrinklese: you don't need to go to the gym, don't worry and you can do it from the sofa !Stretch the skin of your face gently, massaging it with your fingers. Arch and relax your eyebrows, alternately. Widen your eyes imagining the showcase of your favorite jewelry. Pronounce exaggerated vowels with your mouth trying to move all the muscles in your face: it's funny but it works, try it!
√ Relaxing yoga for the face: now you can relax a bit. Let's see together how to do it correctly. Close your eyes imagining that you are relaxing every single muscle in your face. Visualize a place that makes you relax and feel good. I prefer a Caribbean beach, but a mountain peak or a boutique on via Montenapoleone will produce the same effect.
√ Breathe in this moment of relaxation by inhaling through the nose and exhaling through the mouth. Completely relax your face and forget about daily stress (husband, children, bills, boss, colleagues... clean the slate). We do it about ten times, in order to eliminate all the sources of stress present in our life.
√ Do not expose yourself directly to the sun or bad weather. UV rays and the biting winter cold damage our face. When you go out, wear a nice colored scarf… and off you go, get ready and dive back into city traffic.
But with a hydrated, relaxed face and something extra!
We concluded: I sincerely hope that you have understood what deep facial cleansing is for and its importance.
We have alternated home remedies with professional products that will guarantee you quick and effective results. As you have seen, facial cleansing is simple, relaxing and allows you to have a well-groomed and toned face.
If you liked this article, share it with your friends. You could organize themed evenings: taking care of yourself together is more beautiful and helps socialization.
Stay tuned. In the next article, we will explain how to clean your face daily and what it is used for.
See you next time, happy facial cleansing everyone!
Marco
