The best cosmetics for the face: top brands and features of choice
Many ladies do not know how to distinguish between simple mass-consumption facial skin care products and cosmetics intended for professional care. Therefore, they often buy cheap products in stores, which are characterized by poor quality and inefficiency. To avoid this and provide your skin with proper care, you should give preference to cosmetics from well-known brands that have proven themselves well and received positive reviews.
Top brands
Today the cosmetics market is represented by a huge assortment of products designed for facial skin care. They all differ in composition, price and manufacturer. The most popular brands of Russian cosmetics include:
- "Bark";
- Alpika;
- Faberlic (joint production of Russia and France);
- Teana.
The products of the above brands are of high quality, but their cost is higher than average.
More budgetary options are considered funds produced under the brand name Pudra, Granny Agafia's Recipes, Pure Line and Mi & Ko. Products on a natural basis from Russian brands have also proven themselves quite well. Makosh, Natura Siberica, Botanika Life and Organic Shop.
As for foreign manufacturers, the market leaders are Khristina (Israel), Natura Bisse, Sesderma (Spain) and Janssen (Germany). Their products are available in the form of retinol creams, collagen biomatrices, alginate masks, capsules and ampoules. The only drawback of this product is its high price.
Rating of professional tools
Professional cosmetics for the face are in many ways different from the usual ones and are significantly inferior to them in quality, therefore, cosmetologists recommend their clients to use only brand products that are well known among cosmetologists. These high-quality products undergo a number of laboratory tests, are included in the top of the best cosmetic products and are usually sold only in salons, beauty studios or company stores.... Each line is designed for a specific skin type and age category.
At the same time, it is worth noting that experts advise girls after 25 years to start using such products, while for adolescents it is best to cleanse, moisturize and nourish the skin with light masks and natural-based creams, prepared independently at home.
For cleansing the skin
In order for the face to always look light, delicate and delight with natural beauty, it must be constantly looked after, paying special attention to proper cleaning. Cosmetologists recommend using the following products for this.
- Aveeno Ultra-Calming Foaming Cleanser product line. Perfect for ladies with dry skin types. The product contains pyrethrum and lauramidopropyl betaine. These ingredients contribute to perfect cleaning, in addition, relieve irritation and eliminate redness.
- L'Oreal Paris Youth Code series. Produced for normal skin, it cleans pores well, removing dead particles and oily sheen. Its base is salicylic acid, which has an anti-inflammatory effect.
- Clinique Liquid Oily Skin Formula Set. It is considered an excellent purchase for owners of oily skin, since all products consist of aloe vera extract. If you constantly use the products of this brand, you can quickly see the result.
Deserves special attention and French serum Filorga Meso (Filorga trademark), thanks to which you can not only thoroughly cleanse the skin of the face, but also restore its silkiness and smoothness. This tool should be used by women over 30 years old. The most effective in the procedure for cleansing the face are scrubs or peels.
Experts appreciated scrub Garnier Skin Renew Anti-Dark Spot Renovator Nacht Intensiv Konzentrat... After applying it, the face begins to radiate natural beauty. The product is well suited for all types of skin.
For food
Skin nutrition also plays a huge role in daily face care, during which it receives a supply of nutrients and vitamins. It is especially important to carry out such cosmetic sessions in autumn and winter, when the recovery and growth of new cells is significantly slowed down. Popular means in this direction are considered to be daily nutritional Christina's Unstress Probiotic Day Cream, Natura Bisse's Essential Shock Mask and Janssen's Rich Eye Contour Cream.
All of the above products, with daily use, remove crow's feet, dark circles and traces of fatigue, perfectly nourish, giving the face a natural tone.
For toning
The skin cleansing process always ends with toning, during which the remaining cleansers are removed. Absolutely all tonics should be applied to a damp face. For specialists working in beauty salons, the following tonics are in great demand: Aravia AHA Glycolic from the Aravia brand (contains lemon and helps to quickly get rid of any inflammation, blackheads), Physiological Soothing Toner by La Roche Posay (made on the basis of thermal water, perfectly moisturizes the epidermis and makes it radiant, soft), Refining Toner by Weleda (consists only of natural ingredients, it is considered organic cosmetics).
All of the above products can be used both in beauty salons and at home.
For peeling
Sometimes the face needs a deeper cleansing, in this case peeling helps. It activates blood microcirculation and sebaceous glands. Although peels are usually performed in beauty salons, cosmetic kits can also be selected for use at home. These include Holy Land Rapid Exfoliator Alpha Complex Exfoliating Powder (it has a powdery consistency, which, when mixed with warm water, quickly turns into a film), multivitamin peeling and shimmer oil Shimmering Oil from the Riche brand.
For anti-aging care
Over time, the skin of any woman begins to lose elasticity and ideal smoothness, but this can be avoided if you regularly use natural anti-aging products to care for it. Experts recommend that women after 35 years old purchase Techni liss cream from Payot. It is formulated with collagen, retinol and hyaluronic acid to help remove fine wrinkles and visibly tighten the skin.
Performs well the facial contour correction and Vichy Idealia cream, which has a lifting effect. Suitable for ladies over 50 Secret Key Starting Treatment Cream, which has a light moisturizing effect.
For the care of different skin types
When providing proper skin care for your face, remember that the appropriate product must be selected for each type of skin. For example, for normal skin, products such as Salin de Biose cream by L'Oreal Paris... It is best to give preference to owners of dry skin nutritional preparations "Biobasica" from Egia and "Nutrix Royal" from Lancome.
Owners of a fatty type are recommended Effaclar Mat and Effaclar from La Roche-Posay, anti-greasy gel Pureffect Skin Cleansing Gel from the French manufacturer Biotherm. For combination skin, cleansing and nourishing will become indispensable Rare Earth Pore Cleansing natural mask from Kiehls, but for too sensitive and problematic - gel on a natural basis Hydrating B5 Gel (Pevonia Botanica).
How to choose?
In order for every woman at any age to look great, high-quality and effective cosmetics should be used in facial skin care. Today, you can find many cosmetics on sale, but, unfortunately, not all of them contain a sufficient amount of active ingredients and cannot be used to narrow pores or smooth wrinkles. When choosing a particular product, cosmetologists recommend paying attention to the following factors.
- Regularity of use... As a rule, most professional products contain active ingredients that help moisturize and nourish cells, so the effect of their use can be seen instantly. Cheap analogs with skin problems cope for a long time and sometimes do not give any result at all.
- Certification. Products of world brands undergo laboratory tests and have appropriate quality certificates. If the manufacturer does not have such documents, then the purchase of his funds must be abandoned.
- It should be noted that cosmetic products can be designed for the mass market. (they contain only from 30 to 60% of natural raw materials), for salon use (they can be used only after consultation with a specialist), for medicinal purposes (sold in pharmacies). The choice of the category is yours.
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