First you need to determine the type of skin of your face. It's pretty simple. There are four types of skin: bold, normal, dry and combination. To determine your type, you need to perform a simple test: thoroughly cleanse your face with special means, and after 3 hours attach one napkin to the center of the forehead and the other to the cheek. If on both napkins the traces of fat are barely noticeable or not, then you have dry skin, if they are present in large quantities - fat. If on a napkin attached to the cheek, a thick trace is visible, and on the one that you put on your forehead, it is even more noticeable, the skin type is combined. So, how do you take care of every type of skin at home?
Dry skin is the most sensitive and tender of all, so it needs special care, especially carefully and carefully choose cosmetics in order not to cause irritation and allergy. For dry skin, you can never use soap, which dries more and pulls it down. For washing, cleansing, toning, always use moisturizers saturated with nutrients, the lack of which is usually experienced by dry skin. They increase the resistance of the skin to adverse environmental effects. Your cosmetics should not contain alcohol, otherwise the skin will become even drier.
For oily skin, cosmetics are needed that can regulate sebaceous gland secretions, deep cleansing of pores and giving the face a fresh look. It is recommended instead of two times, moisturize, clean and tone the skin three times a day, especially in summer. Although this does not change the fat level, it will noticeably improve your appearance. Use a special face brush with a very soft bristle. When washing, massage with her face, this will help clear even the deepest pores. Several times a month it is useful to hold steam baths for the face: thick-walled vessel half fill with boiling water and put on the floor, gently tilt the head over it, cover with a towel. Keep the face with your eyes closed for about 10 minutes. Then it is best to rinse with cool water with a drop of lemon juice to narrow the pores that have expanded after the procedure.
Care for a combined skin type is reduced to purifying it of contaminants that accumulate in the expanded pores. Such a skin has a certain feature - because of a strong plaque, it becomes thick, rough, insensitive. In order to properly care for combination skin, several rules should be remembered. First, never wash with cold water! It will make your pores give off even more fat, and other parts will dry up. Since the combined type implies the presence of dry and fatty areas on the face skin, in no case do not use cosmetics for both types at the same time! Also very useful are masks made of fermented milk products - they increase the acid barrier of the skin, which prevents the spread of microbes. Sometimes due to improper care, the combined skin begins to turn red and irritate. In this case, it is better not to use thick fatty cream, much better soft anti-inflammatory lotions. They contain a lot of moisture, which soothes the skin.
As for normal skin, the recommendations are generally: clean and moisturize your skin twice a day - in the morning and in the evening. At night, be sure to apply nutrients, and in the morning, protective, to help the skin withstand the negative effects of the environment. The cream is best to choose a light nutritious, fatty it will not work, as it independently maintains the fat balance.