Sunday, October 26, 2008

How to pay attention towards your skin?

The first step for caring your skin is identifying your skin type and following the prescribed methodologies

If you want a soft, smooth, clean and healthy skin first of you need to concentrate towards your skin.. Besides a healthy diet, composed of cereals, fruits and vegetables along with exercise and adequate sleep is essential for a healthy skin.

Do avoid going out in the sun and if you need to, begin using a sunscreen to protect your skin from getting damaged.

Drink 8-10 glasses of water daily, to keep your skin hydrated.

As a guideline your skin needs two staples: Cleanser and Moisturizer.

Other products might include-toner, exfoliator and eye cream or gels.

Avoid using more than three or four products daily to protect your skin from breaking out and reacting. Simplify your routine (it should not take more than 10 minutes to do twice a day) and use basic formulas.

The following is the basic skin care which a women can follow:-



Cleansing
Proper cleansing is required to remove dirts n make-ups from your skin.only soap and water cannot remove make-up from the skin. While cleansing the skin with a cream, lotion or milk, it must be massaged into the skin with a light upward and outward movement, paying particular attention to the grease of the nose, under chin area, neck and ear lobes. 
If using a cotton wool for cleansing moist it first. .You might need to repeat the cleansing process 2-3 times until the cotton wool or tissue is clean.


Steaming:- Steaming is beneficial for cleansing all types of skin. It helps in cleaning the skin of all surface dirt, stimulates, the circulation and unclogs blocked pores.


(b) Massage:- This routine consists of a thorough cleaning. After removing the cleanser completely, the next step that follows is massage. The purpose of the massage is to relax the facial muscles and stimulate blood circulation. The massage should not extend beyond 5-10 min and should be done with clean hands. Take care not to stretch your skin while massaging.

Cold Treatment:- The last step that follows cleansing is application of ice-cold water or masks to draw out the impurities and close the open pores.
Note:The purpose of cleansing varies with various skin types

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