How to clean your face at home

Every day, a variety of irritants act on the skin of the face: the sun's rays, wind, different air temperatures, cosmetic and hygiene products, physiological processes in the skin, etc. As a result, the pores are clogged, the respiratory function of the skin is disturbed, which leads to various kinds of irritations, and its appearance worsens. In this regard, it is very important to carry out periodic cleaning of the skin of the face. To save money on going to a beautician, do this procedure at home.

At the initial stage, it is worth taking care of removing makeup with special means, for example, milk. Washing off cosmetics with soap is not recommended, so as not to cause dry skin and accelerate its aging. Rinse off any remaining product with warm water. To make the pores more readily amenable to cleaning, it is necessary to expand them by acting on them with steam or moderately hot water:

• determine the type of skin and, in accordance with the result, prepare a herbal decoction;
• pour it into a container, tilt your head over it and cover yourself with a towel on top to prevent steam from escaping;
• steam treatment should be carried out for 3-10 minutes: the fatter the skin, the longer the exposure;
• if such a procedure does not suit you for some reason, for example, you have eye diseases, diseases of the cardiovascular or respiratory system, then abandon it in favor of a gauze mask;
• take a piece of gauze, fold it in several layers, the size should be sufficient to cover the entire face, you can add a thin layer of cotton, cut holes for the eyes and mouth, dip it in a hot decoction and put it on your face for a few minutes, but no more than 8 .

The next stage is mechanical cleaning of the face. You can carry it out with the help of special sticks and spoons to remove black dots or squeeze it out with your fingers. Make sure that the instrument is clean and disinfected to avoid infection getting inside the pores, which leads to an inflammatory process on the skin. To reduce the risk of skin damage from your nails, wrap your fingers in a sterile bandage. Next, massage the scrub onto the skin, rinse with warm water.

Scrub can be prepared at home:

• in order to cleanse the face, locally relieve inflammation on the skin, whiten it, use a scrub mask of acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin), to do this, crush 2-3 tablets, add a few drops of water, mix and apply to the skin with massaging movements, after 2-3 rinse with water for minutes;
• 1 tbsp dilute gelatin in 2 tbsp. boiling water, add 1 tbsp. milk and 3 crushed activated charcoal tablets, apply the resulting solution to skin areas with black dots, after the mask has dried, rinse it off with warm water.

The final step is to close the pores. The easiest way is to wash with cold water. The best effect is achieved by using ice to wipe the skin. You can use pre-prepared ice cubes from herbal decoction to further saturate the skin with beneficial substances. If desired, you can apply a nourishing cream.

Do not expose your skin to temperature extremes after cleansing for 2-3 hours to avoid irritation. The procedure for deep cleaning of the skin using mechanical action provides for periodicity: the fatter the skin, the more often it is necessary to clean it, but not more often than 1 time in 2 weeks.