For each of the fair half of mankind dream to have her face looked fresh and shining, and remained as long as possible. But, unfortunately, nature is arranged so, that with age, the skin loses its appeal, loses elasticity and elasticity, wrinkles, flabby and boring. And it's not just the natural processes of aging, which are known to be inevitable, but that face is the most unprotected and vulnerable part of the human body. It will always remain open, and that is why it is constantly exposed to various negative factors. The face effect of temperature changes and adverse atmospheric phenomena, and chemical substances contained in cosmetics. In addition, the condition of the skin reflects the internal problems of an organism (shortage of vitamins, disease of various organs and systems). Therefore, the skin requires a complex treatment.
Oddly enough, but not every woman knows how to properly care for the person. Many of the skin care limited to daily washing and applying the cream, however, retains his youth and beauty this list of procedures is not enough. So, what is holistic skin care, what are the steps it involves and how to implement it at home?
Holistic care: identifying skin type
Learn how to properly care for the skin and properly to choose for cosmetics, you need to know its type and its characteristics. Here you can either consult a beautician or trying to figure out who their dermis certain of your own, focusing on the following characteristics:
- Dry skin is quite thin, sweet, usually has a matte surface and small pores. In his youth, so the dermis looks very attractive and practically does not cause problems for its owner. But after 30 years are often seen as bad traits, there are pockets of irritation and flaking. Dry skin type is very sensitive to external influences and prone to premature aging, so caring for it the main thing — regularly to provide protection from the negative factors and adequate hydration.
- Oily skin — tight, porous. Quickly loses freshness after washing the face, often inflamed, and sometimes scaly. It is characterized by excessive activity of the sebaceous glands, which to some extent regulates the sex hormones (the higher their level, the more secret produce cancer). With age, the level of hormones in the body decreases, and therefore the separation of the fats are usually normalized. In contrast to the dry, so in the dermis a long time, not age, to maintain the smoothness and flexibility of 35-40 years. Oily skin type requires regular cleansing and moisturizing, because when there is an insufficient amount of moisture in the cells of the external secretion glands begin to work harder, and metabolic processes, on the contrary, slows down. As a result, the dermis loses the ability to function normally and interact with the environment.
- Normal skin — smooth, clean, matte, and contains enough fat and moisture, has a high sensitivity and is not prone to irritation, flaking and inflammation. This type of dermis will not deliver its owner a serious problem, but it is the same as the other species, need good care, which should include a regular cleansing, nutrition and hydration.
- Combined (both) of the skin is heterogeneous in texture and color combine 2 different dermis: dry (or normal) to the cheeks and around the eyes and oily T-zone. Oily areas, it has a tendency to the formation of comedones and acne, dry skin, peeling skin and premature wrinkle formation. Treatment of the dermis hybrid requires a lot of work. Here it is necessary to correctly delineate the problem areas and select each of the cosmetics in accordance with the existing problems. In addition to systematic home care, combo facial skin needs regular salon cosmetic procedures.
- For sensitive skin contain little pigment, weakly expressed in the stratum corneum, its glands secrete an insufficient amount of fat. This dermis is characterized by excessive response to the impact of unfavorable factors, prone to irritation, redness and flaking. Skin care, with increased sensitivity, should not be so sensitive and careful.
If you have difficulty determining your skin type, try a simple test. Clean your face with a cleanser whose pH is neutral (you can use regular baby soap). About 2 hours attached to the skin (T-zone) for thin paper napkin and couple of seconds later to evaluate the results. If the paper had traces of fat, then the dermis refers to the oily or combined type (in the second case, you may be worried about except for the oily Shine on my forehead, cheeks and wings of nose and a feeling of tightness in other parts of the face). If the fabric is clean — you are the owner of dry skin, and the presence of a faint trail of evidence that belong to you to the dermis of the normal type.
The main stages of the comprehensive treatment for the skin
Skin care any is includes several stages.
Cleaning
During the day the skin is deposited on the particles, dust and dirt accumulate toxic substances from the environment and secret, secreted by the sebaceous glands. Here you can add makeup (powder, concealer), which clogs the pores and interferes with the normal breathing of cells. In order to remove all of the requires the use of special funds, selected in accordance with the type of the dermis. So, for dry and normal skin suitable for skin that does not contain lye (it would disturb the acidic environment of the skin) or baby soap. Fatty dermis, it is recommended to clean with the help of cosmetics, which include components that reduce the production of sebum. If there are signs of ageing, preferably after washing, to perform the contrast flush of the face, alternating hot and cold water. This will improve the tone of the skin and small capillaries, and smooth fine lines.
Equally important to maintain the beauty of the skin is a deep cleansing, with exfoliation (peeling) of the dead skin cells of the epithelium and remove oily plugs. Thank you for deep cleaning improve skin blood circulation, speed up metabolism and normal cellular respiration. Peeling at home is scrubs. Owners of dry and sensitive dermis to carry out such procedures should be a maximum of 1 time per week normal 1-2 times, and those whose skin is usually oily, you can do the scrub 2-3 times seven days. Scrub before you need to steam your face and gently wipe it with a towel. The tool should be applied in a circular motion, and after 5-7 minutes, rinse with warm water. Scrubs for different skin types, you can, if you want to cook yourself, using as a base for cosmetic oils (preheated in a water bath), honey or cream, such as abrasives, salt, sugar, ground coffee beans, crushed kernels or shells of nuts. The presence of extensive foci of inflammation and spider veins peeling is contraindicated.
Food
The normal functioning of the skin and preserve its youth is to give him regular meals. Because most of the nutrients are delivered into the body with food, you must first adjust your diet so that it contains sufficient amount of essential minerals and vitamins. In the off-season, it is recommended to implement preventive methods of vitamin pills and eat as much fresh vegetables, vegetables and fruits. Regarding outdoor power supply of the dermis, here come to help special creams, serums and masks, which should be applied to thoroughly cleansed skin with light movements. Extra cosmetics after 5-10 minutes should be removed with a cloth to avoid clogging the pores and prevent comedones (blackheads). Care for problem skin, prone to inflammation and irritation, you need to use products that contain components that has antiseptic properties.
In addition to the serums and creams are recommended at regular intervals (about twice a week), to make nourishing facial masks. You can buy them from the store or make your own. In the second case, you need to use a product with nourishing properties, the cream, sour cream, egg yolks, honey, vegetable oil, fruit. The mask should be chosen depending on skin type and desired effect. If you have oily skin, add cosmetics dried ingredients (lemon and berry juice, Apple cider vinegar, blue or green clay). Dairy products in this case must be at least % body fat. The owners of the dermis dry and normal type you should use moisturizing ingredients (fat sour cream, cream, cucumber juice, sweet fruits). Any mask should be applied to clean skin for 20-40 minutes and rinse with warm water. After the procedure, wipe the face with ice and use a cream intended for daily use.
Rejuvenation
At the age of 25-30 years, many women, the first wrinkles appear, age spots and other signs of skin aging. Slow down the aging process and to remove existing cosmetic defects, it is necessary to regularly carry out anti-aging treatments. This can be a special gymnastics for the face, dot, or classic Japanese massage. In addition, you should use special cosmetics that contain hyaluronic acid, collagen, antioxidants, and other ingredients that help maintain skin elasticity and suppleness of the skin. Anti-aging substances should be selected in accordance with age.
General recommendations for the care of skin at home
Take care of your skin at home is easy and to some extent, even pleasant, but in order that all your efforts were not in vain, you need to follow a few simple rules:
- Try to wash with ordinary tap water, and filtered, mineral or defended. Tap water contains many impurities that severely dry the skin, a violation of the sebaceous glands and promote the reduction of local immunity.
- Wipe his face with a towel, do not RUB the skin, does not harm him and does not cause irritation. Use a soft towel made from natural fabrics, and don't forget to wash them every day or replace.
- Before you buy something, care products for face, carefully examine the information on the label, where cosmetic composition and its purpose. Pick up creams, lotions, masks and other cosmetic products in accordance with your skin type and age.
- Use creams, night and day care at the time. The fact that each of these tools to perform certain functions, for example, daytime makeup is designed to protect the skin during activity, and night — active power of the dermis rest.
- Don't forget to pay special attention to the concern and the delicate skin around the eyes. For these areas you must buy a special product (cream, gel, serum), which has a tonic and cooling effect, moisturizes the skin and remove dark circles and puffiness under the eyes.
- After a night's sleep to do the exercises for the face. It allows you to maintain a normal skin tone, to deal with shallow wrinkles. After gymnastics it is recommended to wipe the skin with ice cubes to strengthen the effect.
- Remember to wash off makeup before going to bed, because its particles can clog the pores and interfere with normal breathing of cells. Make-up remover better with the help of special milk or tonic.
- Do not use the same line managers throughout the year because each season it is necessary to apply different cosmetics. In the cold season, you should buy fat creams with firm texture and warm light, the ability to quickly absorb into the skin. During periods of high solar activity it is necessary before going out to put on a face of the cosmetics contain UV filters, which protect the skin from uv radiation and prevent the appearance of age spots.
- Your skin stay young, fresh and beautiful, follow the diet and stick to a healthy lifestyle — to get rid of bad habits, spend more time in the fresh air, to spend at least 8 hours of sleep a night, exercise.
If you follow all the above recommendations and to properly implement comprehensive care for the skin, it is healthy, smooth and velvety, regardless of its type and age. If there are any cosmetic things as soon as you try to take care of your skin, preferably with the help of a specialist, who can determine the cause of the deterioration of the skin and recommend optimal ways to remove them.