Make-up removers: properties, types and features of choice
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During the day, sweat, sebum, street dust, germs accumulate on our face. They are mixed with microscopic particles of harmful substances that fill the city air. Constant stay in an environment with high dustiness and gas content slows down the regeneration of facial skin cells. When the pores of the skin are clogged, it becomes difficult for the skin to breathe. Decorative cosmetics applied to the face further exacerbate this problem.
It is definitely undesirable to wash with ordinary soap, which is a natural alkali and destroys the natural protection of the skin, weakening its immunity, as a result of which it flakes off from dryness.
Let us consider in more detail the properties and types of makeup removers, as well as the features of choice.
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Properties
Removing makeup is an obligatory daily hygiene procedure. Removing the layer of skin impurities along with cosmetics is the main function of cleansers for removing makeup from the face. Makeup removal consists in carrying out procedures in a certain order, therefore it must strictly comply with the purpose and properties of cosmetic products. Cleansing the facial skin correctly triggers the process of its regeneration, restoration and renewal, which will provide it with a healthy look and make it radiant.
Modern innovative cleansing products allow even waterproof makeup to be removed efficiently and practically effortlessly. The hypoallergenic property is an essential advantage of most types of these cosmetic products, because too delicate skin of the face often suffers from allergies to the applied make-up.Along with cleansing, products of this direction provide the skin with good daily care, moisturize, tones and nourish with the necessary elements, restoring the natural balance. It also provides a pleasant tactile sensation and safety. And it should also be pleasant to the touch, easy to apply, and have a certain aroma.
In an era of amazing beauty diversity, the trend for cleansers with mild herbal ingredients is relevant.
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Types and their composition
In the modern world, it is impossible for a business woman to do without decorative cosmetics, as well as means for its removal. There are beauty products, various in terms of filling with basic and biologically active substances, texture, intended for removing cosmetics, in which organic and inorganic (synthetic) ingredients are used. They provide care for a wide range of skin types and a wide age range. Composed of various structure-forming substances, they affect regular or waterproof cosmetics to varying degrees.
Water based fluids
This is the most common group of beauty products that combines lotions, tonics and micellar water. They are manufactured using oil-free acid solutions. They remove sweat and grease and do not need to be rinsed off. However, liquid products have disadvantages - they poorly remove mascara and persistent cosmetics and, therefore, there is a need to purchase additional cleaning products. Also, many lotions are made with alcohol, which causes dry skin.
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Tonics use when the skin is sensitive or aging, as well as around the eye contour. They both cleanse and moisturize, normalizing its acid balance so that it becomes natural. Natural ingredients contained in toners saturate the skin with the necessary and beneficial elements for it, increasing the effectiveness of collagen bioplastics, and additionally have an intense anti-aging effect.
Micellar water Is an excellent product with two effects. She erases makeup of varying complexity, preparing the skin for further care procedures.
It is perfectly compatible with all skin types. In its recipe, it does not have alcohol, but even without it, it erases even waterproof cosmetics.
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Creamy
The enveloping fatty components of milk or cream delicately remove dirt and make-up from dry and sensitive skin, while moisturizing and softening them due to their creamy consistency. The difference between them is in the percentage of fat content. Delicate coconut cream is especially popular nowadays.containing natural coconut milk and oil.
Cream and balm - a new direction in the segment of skin cleansing products. They should be applied to a moist face with a light touch of your fingers. During application, massage touches transform the cream and balm into the lightest fluid. They completely remove make-up without disturbing the protective barrier of the skin.
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Oils
They remove the most stable make-up as delicately as possible, especially waterproof mascara from the eyes. One-component pharmacy oils of macadamia, castor, jojoba or avocado remove impurities from the skin on their own and in mixtures of oils with various additives or supplemented with essential oils.
Of particular note is hydrophilic oils for washing - a mixture of oils, vitamins and minerals.
When combined with water, they turn into an emulsion and are easily washed off along with makeup of any complexity. They revitalize the skin, neutralize the effects of free radicals and slow down age-related changes.
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Foams and mousses
They effectively cleanse oily and normal skin, but are absolutely not suitable for dry and sensitive skin due to their drying effect.
Gels
This is the easiest way to remove makeup. It is able to deeply cleanse the pores.However, there is a good chance that he will not be able to completely remove mascara, long-lasting makeup and pencil marks. When using them, it is advisable to first wash off the makeup with a hydrophilic oil.
Wet wipes
They are irreplaceable in everyday use and on the road. These wipes are made of fleece and soaked in cleaning liquid or milk.
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Funds rating
The range of products on the market of the fashionable cosmetic industry is striking in its diversity. Manufacturers of beauty products provide a huge selection of makeup remover products. Nowadays, it is very important to understand all the varieties of these products. Every woman should make her choice based on her taste, price preference and, most importantly, skin type. In solving this problem, consumers are helped by the reviews of the same customers, but it is wiser to rely on expert opinions, advice from cosmetologists or recommendations in the instructions for use.
Nowadays, professionals recommend the best products with positive characteristics.
The top of the almost ideal includes the following funds:
- two-phase liquid Maybelline Expert Eyes;
- Micellar water Garnier Skin Naturals;
- Milk Velvety Cleansing Milk;
- Bourjouis foam;
- La Mer The Cleansing Gel;
- Payot cream;
- lotion Vichy Purete Thermale.
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As shown by a survey of buyers of this segment of goods, the most famous company for them at the present time is L'Oreal.
It is worth noting the following best domestic series according to consumer reviews:
- Natura Siberica;
- Vitex;
- Green Mama;
- "Black Pearl";
- "One Hundred Recipes for Beauty";
- "Clean line";
- "Recipes of grandmother Agafia".
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The top leaders include cosmetic products from Korean manufacturers, which enjoy well-deserved and sustained success among Russian customers. These are truly products of excellent quality and the most advanced designs at an affordable price for most consumers.
Currently, modern Korean facial cleansing products, produced according to old Asian recipes and based on oriental beauty traditions, are the most innovative. It is presented on the beauty market in the form of traditional universal types and many new products for local use.
According to Korean cosmetologists, it is the cleansing procedures that actively influence the youth and health of the skin.
More oxygen and necessary active elements for the process of its restoration and rejuvenation in larger quantities enter the skin tissue directly through open pores.
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Selection Tips
The wrong choice of cleansers can negatively affect the quality of the skin - the product can provoke the destruction of the epidermal defenses, disrupt the stratum corneum, which increases the evaporation of moisture from the skin. The skin becomes more sensitive, irritated, copes with the infection worse - dermatoses may appear. When choosing products, you must first be guided by the condition of the skin, then by the type of skin. And when choosing a texture, you need to build on the same criteria.
Correctly choosing the right product is a purely individual process.
The face will be pleasantly surprised by the grooming only if you follow the following rules:
- women with problematic, especially sensitive skin, prone to allergic reactions, should avoid products with perfume fragrances;
- universal cleansers are micellar water, hydrophilic oils and two-phase liquid; They are compatible with all skin types and work best with waterproof cosmetics, which are in the greatest demand among modern business women;
- with caution, you should resort to an alcohol-containing product, because with dry skin it will lead to irritation, and with oily skin - to increased production of sebum - sebum.
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At first glance, it seems that it is not so difficult to wash off cosmetics, but this is a deceptive impression.This process also has a number of contraindications. It cannot be carried out in the traditional way in the presence of skin diseases, especially in the acute stage, if there is an individual reaction to a cosmetic product or there are wounds, abrasions, cracks on the skin.
Terms of use
It is important to follow the correct sequence and such simple rules for removing makeup as:
- it must be removed daily - it is recommended to cleanse the skin in the morning and in the evening; in the morning it is enough to wash with one product, and in the evening, especially if you were wearing decorative cosmetics, to cleanse in two or even three stages;
- use products suitable for your skin type;
- eyes are washed off only with gentle means;
- you should not use cotton wool, you need to purchase cotton pads;
- you can clean your eyes with cotton swabs;
- require rinsing off gels, mousses, foams;
- it is not necessary to wash your face after using other products.
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Professional cosmetologists recommend such a sequence of make-up removal, as first you should clean your lips, then your eyes and face.
How to do it at home?
High-quality products from well-known trusted brands are safe, but they cost a lot of money. And little-known, not advertised products sometimes cause sufficient concern about the naturalness of the constituent components. If there is no confidence in the safety of the purchased product, and that it does not contain harmful substances, then an excellent solution would be to make the necessary cleaning products yourself at home.
Proven folk recipes will completely replace cosmetic products of well-known series.
It is possible to carry out make-up removal with olive oil, sunflower oil, low-fat sour cream, homemade herbal infusions.
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Vegetable (base) oils can be used neat or enriched with essential oils. Any oils and aroma mixtures prepared will be beneficial. But before using base and aromatic oils on your own, it is important to know their properties. It is enough to put just a couple of drops of the aroma mixture on a moistened cotton pad - and it is ready to use. Herbal infusions can replace lotions and tonics.
For example, you can brew or insist the petals of dried or fresh roses, prepare brewed herbs of sage, yarrow, St. John's wort, coltsfoot, marshmallow, thyme and horsetail with the addition of vodka.
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It is also possible to make a lotion on your own using a boiled herbal mixture of immortelle, calendula, St. John's wort, tricolor violet and cornflower flowers. These compounds cleanse well. The combination of the beneficial properties of herbal ingredients will additionally contribute to the regeneration of skin cells, and will also actively show their antiseptic and healing properties.
Mineral water, which has a small mineralization, can be added to the contents of home cleaning blanks.
And all homemade homemade cleansers are truly all-natural.
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See below for an overview of makeup removers.