Skin At Home Essentials

April 10, 2011 by  
Filed under Skin Care

Yes, you will see your beauty on a regular basis is essential for a vibrant, healthy skin, but did you know that a good home can be as high as 90% of healthy skin? If you do not focus on skin care at home, your esthetician costly waste travel time. Treatments such as facials, microdermabrasion and chemical peels are ideal additions to your diet skin care, and pledged to maintain skin health and maintenance, but without proper care units between these treatments not provide long-term results. These treatments aim to do on a regular basis as an add-on routine.

When the number of products on the market, how to decide which products and activities should be included in household cleaners? Here are the essential elements that should be included in skin care routine to help achieve beautiful skin for everyone.

Cleaners

Cleansers are designed to remove dirt, oil, debris, and makeup from the skin. Everyone should begin and end every single day with cleansed skin. Take your time cleansing your skin, do not rush through it, and make sure you rinse all residue from the skin. If debris, oil, and makeup are left on the skin, the chance of clogged pores and breakouts increases greatly. It is important to choose a cleanser formulated for your skin type.

Individuals who have normal or combination should look for a cleansing milk or a formula that gently moisturizes the skin and contains nothing abrasive.

Those who have oily or acneic skin should use a cleanser containing glycolic acid or salicylic acid. These typically appear in the form of gel or foaming cleansers.

Ripe, dry and sensitive to the needs of softening soap that will add more moisture to the skin. Ingredients like pink or any other oil-based cleanser that works best for this skin type.

Toners

Toners are used to remove any residue left on the skin (a second cleanse), normalize the pH level of the skin, and help to close and contract the pores preventing oil or bacteria from clogging them. Toners are to be used directly after cleansing and may be left on the skin.

For normal or combination, choose colors that contain small amounts of alcohol: 15.4%

Oily and acne skin types can handle a higher percentage of alcohol, and salicylic acid toners are beneficial.

People with mature skin, dry and sensitive to the needs little or no alcohol in their tones. Ingredients such as aloe and coenzyme Q10 work very well for these types of skin.

Moisturizers

Moisturizers are designed to smooth the oil balance and water in the skin, even if you have lots of oil on your skin, you still need a hydrating moisturizer to balance your oil / water content. Depending on your skin type, you can choose to use a light moisturizer during the day and heavier than one night. Many moisturizers also contain sunscreen, vitamins and antioxidants to improve skin health.

Those with normal skin or combination should find a moisturizer that contains both humectants (water content) as glycerol, sorbitol, hyaluronic acid and emollients (oil content) such as silicone.

Acne and oily skin types a moisturizer that attracts water, for example, hyaluronic acid. Searching for light creams and heavy creams, this skin type. Those who have oily skin and acne have a tendency to strip all the oil and moisture in their skin because they feel too much, but repeatedly stripping the skin of the body causes an overproduction of oil makes the skin even more pronounced.

Mature, dry, and sensitive skin types need oil content. Emollient ingredients, like silicone and squalene, are great.

Sunscreens

Sunscreens are essential for everyone, every day. Help prevent UVB (burning) rays damage the skin. Did you know that 85% of aging caused by sun? According to one study, a sunscreen with an SPF 15 or higher to use during the first 18 years of life will reduce the lifetime risk of melanoma by 78% … Can you imagine the difference would wear sunscreen every day in your life?

Treatment Products

Schedule an appointment with your esthetician to determine which treatment products are best for you and your skin conditions. Your esthetician will also help you determine the frequency of use for these products. Treatment products are designed to correct or prevent specific skin conditions that one is prone to. Some examples are exfoliants, hydrating serums, antioxidants, lightening creams, acne spot treatments, etc.

Learn more about skin care essentials. Stop by Jess Vess’s site where you can find out all about your skin care.

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