How to wash your face?

Daily face wash is a very important treatment procedure. Dust particles, skin sebum and other impurities that accumulate on the surface of the epidermis during the day clog pores, the skin does not “breathe” and eventually becomes gray, tired, microinflammation appear on it. Proper washing can deal with these problems. How to carry out this procedure in the morning and in the evening? What tools to use? Read about this and much more in this article.

To get started, let's look at a few basic rules, which should be followed while washing.

• This procedure must be performed twice a day - in the morning and in the evening. In the morning cleaning you free the surface of the dermis from the sebum that was released during the night, in the evening - you remove all household impurities, particles of dead skin, makeup.
• Do not mix concepts - removing makeup and washing. This is not the same thing. First, you remove makeup with a cotton pad moistened with a special remover, and only then - wash your face with water and a cleanser.
• Do not skip the toning step. Some people think tonic is an unnecessary cosmetic product, but this is the wrong opinion. The tonic promotes additional hydration and nourishment of the skin, enhances the effect of makeup products. Therefore, after washing, it is recommended to wipe the face with a cotton pad dipped in the selected tonic.
• Do not zeal and rub your skin too eagerly, stretching it. All movements should be soft, smooth; It is advisable to move from the center of the face to the periphery, starting from the chin area and ending with the forehead.
• Use scrubbing products no more than 1-2 times a week and of course, do not replace them with your cleanser.

Now let's look at the typical mistakes made (sometimes unconsciously) when washing.

• Once a day is enough. This is not true. Our skin "works" around the clock, releasing sebum to protect the surface. Night is no exception. Therefore, the morning wash procedure should not be skipped in any case. We don’t even talk about the evening - everyone understands that during the day our face is attacked by microorganisms, dust, particles of heavy metals, UV rays, so cleaning it before bedtime is vital.

• You do not need to wash your hands beforehand. A common misconception. The fact is that harmful bacteria appear on our hands during the day because we “grab” literally everything: handrails in public transport, banknotes and coins, door handles, and use the toilet. These microorganisms would never have appeared on the skin of the face, but we stubbornly carry them, washing it with dirty hands.

• Owners of problematic skin often think that if they cleanse their skin daily “before the creak”, they will get rid of all the rashes and their traces. However, this approach can only aggravate the situation, since the epidermis simply does not have time to recover from the daily "attacks" of the hostess, and accordingly, it becomes more exposed to negative environmental factors.

• "Boiled" skin. Yes, you were not mistaken, now we are talking about lovers of washing with literally boiling water. They explain their choice by the fact that hot water opens the pores and cleans all the dirt and grease from them. That's how it is, but it also overdries the epidermis, tightens it, it becomes dull, lethargic.

• Choosing the wrong cleanser. Let's omit the cases when some girls manage to wash themselves with shower gel or shampoo - we hope that most of them still do not. However, many people think that using ordinary (or even household) soap to cleanse your skin is justified. Soap dries the skin, it begins to peel off, the acid-base balance is disturbed, micro-rashes appear. We’ll talk about what is best chosen for washing your face, just below.

• No need to be afraid of the presence of acids in the composition of the product. For example, glycolic, lactic or salicylic acids will perfectly cope with the cleansing of the epidermis and nourish it with useful substances.

We present a list of what, after all, can and should be washed.

• Soap. Well, how so, you say, because it has just been said that they can’t wash themselves. However, this does not mean ordinary toilet soap, sold in any mass market, but a special one. There are natural handmade products containing valuable oils, vitamins, plant extracts. Recently, black African soap has been very popular.

• Foams, gels, creams for washing. The most common option. It is very important to choose a product that is suitable specifically for your skin type. Of the three listed funds, cream is the least suitable - it has a more oily texture and is washed off from the skin surface worse.

• Chamomile. More precisely, her decoction. You can buy chamomile flowers in a pharmacy in bulk or in filter bags, brew them according to the scheme suggested on the package, then dilute with cool water and wash.

• Milk. This recipe became popular thanks to Queen Cleopatra, who took milk baths daily. Wash with milk at room temperature, rinse your face with water after 3 minutes.

• Honey face wash. For 1 tsp. honey, take 1 liter of warm water. Rinse honey water is not necessary. However, if you are allergic to bee products, you should refrain from such washing.

• Using apple cider vinegar. This is not quite washing, but rather a compress. What you need to do: first cleanse your face, then make a steam bath (3-5 minutes) to open the pores. Then take flaxseed rags, moisten it in a pre-prepared solution of apple cider vinegar (0.5 l of water per 50 g), squeeze a little and put on the face, covering with a warm towel. Wait 5 minutes, remove rags, wash your face with water at room temperature.

• Rice water. You need a cup of white rice cereal and plain water. Rice is pre-washed well, eliminating dust and dirt. Then pour the cereal into an enameled bowl, fill it with water, wait 15 minutes, then pour it into a prepared container (hermetically sealed). She is recommended to wash her face.

• Milk serum. To prepare it, buy fresh kefir. Put it in the freezer and wait for it to completely freeze and become solid. After that, take out the product, thaw, strain. The resulting substance can be washed twice a day. Her residues are removed from the skin with a napkin or water.

Washing is a whole science. Entire systems have been developed to teach this procedure. We will introduce you to some of them below.

Main stages.

• The first 4 minutes. The area of ​​the face, neck and decollete is treated with hydrophilic oil, then massaged during these 4 minutes. This helps to open the pores, purify them from sebaceous plugs, and the remnants of decorative cosmetics are also removed. No need to rinse the oil
• 2 minutes after. Apply a cleanser (foam, gel). It mixes with the oil base.
• 4 minutes remaining. Wash first with warm water (2 minutes), then cold.

You will need to purchase:

• hydrophilic oil;
• means for washing (familiar to you);
• mesh (sponge) to whip the foam.

The whole process consists of several stages.

• We treat dry skin with hydrophilic oil (0.5 tsp will be enough), massaging it for 2 minutes. We do it gently, delicately, move along the massage lines, do not pull the skin. After the allotted time, we wash off the substance.
• Now we take a means for washing and thoroughly foaming it on a net called avadama. The foam should be so thick that if you turn your palm upside down, it will not drain. Then we begin to “drive” this foam into the skin, patting it slightly. The procedure will take 2-5 minutes. After that, wash yourself with water at room temperature, pat your face with a towel.
• Apply your usual skin care products to your skin.

We want to warn you right away: if you choose this method of washing, be prepared to devote at least 30 minutes to it. The sequence of actions and all recommendations are binding.

• Steam your skin, but do not wash it with water. This is very simple: you need to take a hot shower or lie in the bath. The water temperature should be very high (of course, without fanaticism, it is not necessary to boil in it). The procedure takes 8-10 minutes.
• Steamed skin is treated hydrophilic oilmoving from the center of the face to the periphery.
• Then very hot water is poured into the basin (fill up 2/3 of the container). Dip a bar of soap there (you already know which is better to take) and spend it on the areas treated with oil. After soaping, this piece is again placed in the basin, waiting for the soap to dissolve slightly, foaming water.
• Now they wash their face with the resulting soapy solution. But all of it is not used, leaving to cool.
• Slightly stiffened water begins to rinse your face. This is done as follows: with splashing movements, water splashes onto the skin. The number of repetitions is 80.
• Finally, you can wash off the soap residue with cool water, dab your face with a waffle towel. Apply your usual care product and tonic veil.

You need to carry it out in the morning to get a charge of vivacity for the whole coming day.

• Wash your face with warm water, rinse 2-3 times.
• Raise the temperature to a possible (tolerable) maximum. Wash your face again.
• We change the position of the handle of the tap to the opposite, achieving ice water. We wash ourselves. Throughout the procedure, we sharply change the temperature of the water several times.
• The duration of washing with hot / cold water takes a maximum of 30 seconds. Hot spots are always longer.
• During the procedure of contrast washing, no more than 3 changes in the temperature regime should occur.
• It is not recommended to use any means for washing.
• The final stage: a light facial massage with a towel, applying cream, serum, tonic.
• It will be possible to go outside only after an hour.

• Remove makeup from the face and wash. You can steam the skin slightly with a steam bath.
• Put on a special massage glove, soak it with water, drip a couple of drops of gel or foam, foam it.
• With light massage and circular movements, move from the center of the face to the periphery. Do not press on the skin, do not pull it. Continue to do this for 1-2 minutes.
• Now you can take off your glove and wash yourself with cool water.

There are several of them. Let's briefly consider everything.

• Mechanical cleaning brush. It does not have a motor, it needs to manually massage the skin of the face with the applied cleanser in order to achieve the effect of scrubbing and deepen the pores.
• Rotating brush. The procedure, carried out with its help, resembles brashing (brushing) - a type of hardware surface mechanical cleaning of the face with the help of special automatically rotating nozzles.
• Silicone device. It is a novelty in the world of care products. The most famous manufacturer of such equipment is Foreo. The device from Sweden works according to the pulsation principle used by cosmetologists during lifting and other anti-aging procedures.

This technique is the most unusual. It is based on the "washing" of the face and body with energy flows. Allocate only 10 minutes for the procedure and you will feel lightness, fatigue, irritability will go away, the work of the body as a whole will be restored.

For "bathing" an imaginary clot of white energy is used. Arbitrarily move the palms with him around the head, along the face, neck.

Consider the procedure for washing, depending on the time of day.

Morning washing, as mentioned earlier, helps cleanse the skin of excess sebum secreted during the night.

• We clean the face. There is no make-up on the skin, therefore, you can wash yourself using only the usual cleanser: foam, soap, gel, cream.
• Toning. Do not forget to wipe a clean face with a sponge dipped in tonic, this will give the skin additional hydration, prepare it for applying the care product.
• Moisturize. Now is the turn of your main daily face skin care product. Choose a product that suits you by age and skin type.

Before going to bed, washing will be more thorough.

• Cleansing. It takes place in 2 stages: make-up removal and, in fact, ablution. Once or twice a week, deeper cleaning is necessary with a scrub, peeling, a special brush, and a glove.
• Toning. Do not think that before bedtime the skin does not need additional moisture and do not neglect such a remedy as a tonic.
• Humidification / nutrition. Depending on the type of skin, apply a night cream, serum, mask that does not require rinsing.

Not so long ago, information appeared on the Internet that you should not wipe your face with a towel after washing, they say, this is a hotbed of bacteria and other harmful microorganisms. According to the founders of the theory, it is much safer and more beneficial to let the skin dry itself. However, is everything really terrible?

As it turned out, no. One way or another, bacteria are constantly present on the surface of the skin, so you should not be afraid of their presence in a towel. Of course, we are talking about using an individual product. The exception is people who have follicular inflammation in any part of the body, since in this case the towel will really become a hotbed of infection. In general, if you have everything in order with the skin, there are no dermatological problems, you can safely use a towel. With one single caveat: it’s better not to wipe the face, but to blot it.

Sometimes, carrying out certain procedures, we do not know how to wash after them. Let's look at a few cases.

• After a fabric mask, you don’t need to wash your face, however, if you are uncomfortable feeling the remnants of the product on your skin, you can rinse your face with cool water 15-20 minutes after the end of the procedure.
• Many are wondering if you can wash yourself without removing the lenses.. Yes, you can, it’s only forbidden to open your eyes or look up if you take a shower.
• After alginate mask wash your face is not worth it. It will be enough just to wipe the skin with a tonic.
• After tattooing of any zone (eyebrows, eyelids, lips), getting water on the treated surface is strictly prohibited until the crusts completely (and independently!) If a drop of water accidentally gets there, remove it with a napkin, but do not rub it. You need to wash your face (like taking a shower) very carefully, treating the area around the permanent with a sponge.
• If you have cilia, keep in mind that the glue dries for 48 hours. Try to refrain from moisturizing them for at least a day. Wipe your face with a cotton pad moistened with micellar water, then rinse it slightly with water, but do not touch the eyelashes.
• After laser vision correction you should wash yourself with great care, and it is better to limit yourself to rubbing the skin around the eyes with a damp sponge.
• If you did salon peeling, It is not recommended to wash your face for 12 hours.
• Henna eyebrows dyed - Refrain from washing your face for the next 24 hours.
• Have cleansed your face in a beauty salon - Do not wash your face for 12 hours.

Different skin types require a different approach to the washing procedure:

• dry should be washed with water at room temperature or slightly higher using milk or gel;
• funds for oily skin should dissolve excess sebum, complete the procedure by rinsing the skin with cool water;
• choose products that have different effects on dry and oily areas;
• normal skin does not require special care, a suitable gel or milk is all that is needed;
• the sensitive type of skin is capricious, rashes may appear from any “step to the side”, so choose the most delicate means to care for it.

About how to wash with oil, you can find out below.