We advise you to prepare everything you need at once, so that during the procedure you do not have to be distracted by the search for the required thing.
So, before cleaning the face you will need:
- saucepan with hot boiling water
- terry towels
- paper napkins
- decoction of herbs (recommended)
- disinfectant (alcohol / lotion / cologne / vodka / hydrogen peroxide)
- scrub (or a favorite for peeling)
- bandage (better sterile)
- lemon juice, but rather a tonic, narrowing the pores.
Well, let's get started.
In the beginning, we need to clean our face, wiping with milk to remove make-up, lotion or tonic. In general, any customary variant of daily purification will do. Next, we do a light peeling, applying a scrub to the damp skin of the face.
Rinse the product with small (and gentle!) Circular movements, trying not to stretch the skin, for 3-4 minutes. After that, we wash off the remains of the scrub.
Remember: if the skin has inflammation or painful pimples, then peeling should not be done!
Now we need to prepare a steam bath, for which we boil in a large saucepan not less than 2.5 liters of water. It is advisable to add the herbs by boiling them for 5 minutes.
Herbs will help to remove irritation of the skin, improve blood microcirculation, and you can also use the ready-made harvest. Peppermint soothes the skin, and chamomile and calendula are disinfected, yarrow will help dry skin. Instead of herbs, you can add a few drops of essential oil of medicinal plants. The principle is the same: use any herbs that you have.
We start to steam out the skin of the face.
We tilt the head over the pot with broth (carefully, so as not to burn yourself!) And cover with a terry towel so that there is no possibility of hot steam coming out, which will make the procedure much more effective. In this position, we sit for 10-15 minutes, occasionally wetting the protruding moisture with a napkin.
After the bath, the pores open, helping the skin to breathe properly.
Now we will begin a direct mechanical cleaning of the face.
I must wash my hands and disinfect the skin of my hands to prevent possible infection in the bloodstream.
All actions are carried out with dry, clean hands, you can wrap your fingers with a sterile medical bandage, which is desirable to moisten in a 1% solution of salicylic acid or 3% hydrogen peroxide solution. Black dots and sebaceous cork are easily removed by a gentle press on both sides. We try to press not with fingernails, but with pads of fingers. Strongly to press it is not necessary, not to injure the steamed tender skin. And so gently act on all problem areas of the face, without touching the inflamed pimples. Periodically, after removing the comedones, wipe the skin with hydrogen peroxide.
When the whole face is processed, we begin to narrow the pores, using an alcohol-containing lotion, tonic, narrowing the pores or alcohol tincture on the herbs.
Also we will help lemon juice (we dilute in water in a proportion 1: 1).
We rub the face with a face, paying special attention to the T-zone - the chin, nose, forehead.
After the skin, let's dry naturally, do not wipe.
To ensure that the effect of cleaning lasts longer, you need to clean your face every day and in the evening. In the morning - from over night accumulated toxins, in the evening - from make-up, micro-dust and pore-secreted fat. It is also recommended to use scrubs and face masks weekly.
We recommend such an effective and simple mask: on the skin we impose a composition of hypoallergenic soap foam (baby soap is very suitable) and baking soda. After applying for 3-5 minutes, a slight tingling sensation is felt, we keep the mask for 5-7 minutes, wash it off and apply a light neutral cream.