How to wash properly?

Washing your face daily is a very important care procedure. Dust particles, 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, and microinflammation appears on it. Proper washing can combat these problems. How to carry out this procedure in the morning and in the evening? What means to use? Read about this and much more in this article.

First, let's take a look at a few basic rules, which should be followed while washing.

• This procedure must be carried out twice a day - in the morning and in the evening.... In the morning cleaning you free the surface of the dermis from the sebum released during the night, in the evening you remove all household dirt, particles of dead skin, makeup.
• Do not confuse the concepts of removing makeup and washing your face. They are 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.
• Don't skip the toning step. Some consider tonic to be an unnecessary cosmetic product, but this is a misconception. The tonic promotes additional hydration and nourishment of the skin, enhances the effect of skin care cosmetics. Therefore, after washing, it is recommended to wipe your face with a cotton pad dipped in the chosen tonic.
• Do not be zealous and too zealous to rub the skin, 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 substitute them for your cleanser.

Now let's take a look at the typical mistakes made (sometimes, unknowingly) when washing your face.

• 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, in no case should you skip the morning washing procedure. We are not talking 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 bed is vital.

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

• Owners of problem skin often think that if they cleanse the skin of the face every day "until it squeaks", 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 after the daily "attacks" of the hostess, and accordingly, it becomes more susceptible to negative environmental factors.

• Boiled leather. Yes, you are not mistaken, now we are talking about those who like to wash with literally boiling water. They explain their choice by the fact that hot water opens the pores and cleans out all the dirt and grease from them. That's how it is, but it also dries out the epidermis, tightens it, it becomes dull, sluggish.

• Choosing the wrong cleanser. Let's skip the cases when some girls manage to wash their face with shower gel or shampoo - hopefully most of them don't. However, many people think that using regular (or even laundry) soap to cleanse the skin of the face is quite justified. Soap dries the skin, it begins to peel off, the acid-base balance is disturbed, micro-rashes appear. Let's talk about what is best to choose for washing your face below.

• There is no need to be afraid of the presence of acids in the composition of the product. For example, glycolic, lactic or salicylic acids will do an excellent job of cleansing the epidermis and nourishing it with useful substances.

We present a list of what you can and should use to wash yourself.

• Soap. Well, how can it be, you say, because it was just said that they must not wash. 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, and plant extracts. Recently, African black soap has been very popular.

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

• Chamomile. More precisely, her broth. You can buy chamomile flowers in bulk or in filter bags at the pharmacy, 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 daily milk baths. Wash yourself with milk at room temperature, after 3 minutes rinse your face with water.

• Honey wash. For 1 tsp. take 1 liter of honey with warm water. It is not necessary to wash off the honey water. However, if you are allergic to beekeeping products, you should refrain from such washing.

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

• Rice water. You will need a cup of white rice grains and plain water. Rice is washed well beforehand, getting rid of dust and dirt. Next, pour the cereal into an enamel bowl, fill it with water, wait 15 minutes, and then pour it into a prepared container (hermetically sealed). She is also recommended to wash.

• Milk serum. To prepare it, buy fresh kefir. Place it in the freezer and wait for it to completely freeze and harden. After that, take out the product, defrost, strain. The resulting substance can be washed twice a day. Its remains are removed from the skin with a napkin or water.

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

Main steps.

• The first 4 minutes. The area of ​​the face, neck and décolleté is treated with hydrophilic oil, then massaged for these 4 minutes. This helps to open pores, cleanse them of sebaceous plugs, and the remnants of decorative cosmetics are also removed. You do not need to rinse off the oil.
• 2 minutes after. Apply a cleanser (foam, gel). It will mix with the oil base.
• Remaining 4 minutes... Wash yourself first with warm water (2 minutes), then with cold water.

You will need to purchase:

• hydrophilic oil;
• cleanser (familiar to you);
• mesh (sponge) to beat the foam.

The whole process consists of several stages.

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

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

• Steam the skin, but do not wash it with water. It is very simple to do this: you need to take a hot shower or lie down in a bath. The water temperature should be very high (of course, without fanaticism, you do not need to cook in it). The procedure takes 8-10 minutes.
• Steamed leather is treated hydrophilic oilmoving from the center of the face to the periphery.
• Next, very hot water is poured into the basin (dial 2/3 of the container). They put a bar of soap in there (you already know which one is better to take) and run it over the areas treated with oil. After soaping, this piece is put back in the basin, waiting for the soap to dissolve slightly, foaming the water.
• Now they wash their face with the resulting soap solution. But all of it is not used, leaving to cool.
• With slightly cooled water, they begin to rinse the face... It is done this way: water splashes on the skin with splashing movements. The number of repetitions is 80.
• Finally, you can rinse off the remaining soap with cool water, pat your face dry with a waffle towel... Apply your usual skincare and tonic veil.

You need to spend it in the morning to get a boost of vivacity for the whole day ahead.

• We wash our face with warm water, rinse 2-3 times.
• We increase the temperature to the possible (tolerable) maximum. We wash our face again.
• We change the position of the tap handle to the opposite, achieving the receipt of ice water. We wash our face. During the entire 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 gaps are always longer.
• During the contrast washing procedure, no more than 3 changes in temperature should occur.
• It is not recommended to use any cleanser.
• The final stage: light massage of the face with a towel, application of cream, serum, tonic.
• It will be possible to go outside only after an hour.

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

There are several of them. Let's take a quick look at everything.

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

This technique is the most unusual. It is based on “washing” 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 "ablution" an imaginary lump of white energy is used. Arbitrarily move our 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 cleanse the face. There is no decorative cosmetics on the skin, therefore, you can wash your face using only the usual means for washing your face: foam, soap, gel, cream.
• We tone up... Do not forget to wipe your clean face with a sponge soaked in tonic, this will give the skin additional moisture and prepare it for the application of a care product.
• Moisturize... Now it’s the turn of your essential daytime facial. Choose a product that suits your age and skin type.

Before going to bed, washing your face will be more thorough.

• Purification. It takes place in 2 stages: make-up removal and, in fact, ablution. Once or twice a week, a deeper cleaning is required with a scrub, peeling, a special brush, and gloves.
• Toning. Don't assume that your skin needs no extra moisture before going to bed, and don't neglect a remedy like toner.
• Moisturizing / nutrition... Apply a night cream, serum, or no-rinse mask, depending on your skin type.

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

As it turned out, no. One way or another, bacteria are constantly present on the surface of the skin, so do not be afraid of their presence in the 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 indeed become a breeding ground for infection. In general, if your skin is okay, there are no dermatological problems, you can safely use a towel. With one single caveat: it is 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.

• You do not need to wash your face after the cloth mask, however, if you feel uncomfortable with 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 interested in whether it is possible to wash without removing the lens... Yes, you can, only it is forbidden to open your eyes or look up if you are taking a shower.
• After the alginate mask, you should not wash your face. It will be enough just to wipe the skin with a toner.
• After tattooing any area (eyebrows, eyelids, lips), the ingress of water on the treated surface is strictly prohibited until the crusts completely (and independently!) Converge. If a drop of water accidentally gets there, remove it with a napkin, just do not rub. Washing (as well as taking a shower) should be done very carefully, treating the area around the permanent with a sponge.
• If you've grown eyelashes, keep in mind that the glue dries for 48 hours. Try to refrain from moisturizing 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 your eyelashes.
• After laser vision correction you should wash your face with great care, and it is better to limit yourself to wiping the skin around the eyes with a damp sponge.
• If you have done a salon peeling, it is not recommended to wash your face for 12 hours.
• Painted eyebrows with henna - refrain from washing your face for the next 24 hours.
• Conducted a facial cleansing in a beauty salon - do not wash your face for 12 hours.

Different skin types require a different approach to washing:

• dry should be washed with water at room temperature or slightly higher using milk or gel;
• products for oily skin should dissolve excess sebum, the procedure should be completed 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;
• sensitive skin type is capricious, from any "step to the side" rashes may appear, so choose the most delicate products for caring for it.

You can find out how to wash your face with oil below.