If a girl has problem skin on her face, she will feel insecure and unattractive even in a dress from a famous fashion designer and with a fashionable hairstyle. And cosmetics alone cannot be fixed. Therefore, every woman wants to have clean, even and healthy skin on her face. The goal is worthy, and it can be achieved if you make a little effort. How to achieve clean skin? In fact, there is no universal recipe; everything is decided by an integrated approach and regular procedures.
Skin problems
In adolescence, almost everyone is faced with acne. It manifests itself in the form of wen, black dots, pustules and whiteheads. Their appearance is associated with an excess of hormones due to the restructuring of the body. In most people, acne disappears by the age of 18-20. And only a part of young men and women do they remain at a later age.
Acne is not the only obstacle to clean skin on the face. The second place in the list of problems is occupied by oily skin with large, enlarged pores. This is due to the excess work of the sebaceous glands. Dry skin also causes a lot of trouble - acne does not appear on it so often, but it often peels off.
And the last ones on the list are age spots. They do not add beauty, and the face because of them resembles the coloring of a leopard.
Reasons for the appearance
Unfortunately, perfectly clean skin is extremely rare. Most people on the planet have combination skin, that is, dry integuments on the cheeks and oily on the forehead and on the wings of the nose. Oily skin causes many problems even during puberty, and even later provokes the appearance of acne and acne. Dry skin on the face, even in youth, looks good, but with each passing year it begins to tighten more and more, early wrinkles and peeling appear.
Skin type is almost always determined by a hereditary predisposition. The exception is various diseases of the endocrine system. With any type, you can achieve clean skin at home. To do this, you only need to ensure normal care. However, often the painful condition of the external integument is associated with certain adverse factors, namely:
- lack of regular cleansing, clogging of pores;
- failure in the functioning of the sebaceous glands;
- hyperhidrosis;
- poor nutrition and the use of harmful foods;
- stress
- alcohol intake
- low-quality cosmetics and expired products;
- the use of too dense foundation for makeup;
- smoking;
- taking certain medications;
- the influence of weather conditions - wind, cold and heat.
Also on the face are reflected diseases of the endocrine system, gastrointestinal tract and allergic reactions to mites. How to achieve clean skin? Initially, it is necessary to exclude the influence of all negative factors, as well as consult a doctor for the identification and treatment of diseases that affect the condition of the integument. Without this stage, all efforts may prove futile.
Three steps for beauty and skin health
Skin of any type needs three basic procedures - cleansing, nourishment and hydration. Only after such complex care will it become clean, healthy and radiant.
Cleansing for different skin types:
Dry. It is important not to injure with excessive zeal, therefore it is necessary to use only gentle foams and gels for washing, and use a scrub no more than once a week. Peelings, steaming and various hardware cleanings - no more than once a month.
Oily skin needs frequent cleaning procedures: daily washing with chamomile broth or similar liquids with drying properties, a scrub can be used every other day, a face should be steamed at least once a week. But scrubs and peels can not be performed with open acne inflammations, otherwise there is a risk of spreading the infection.
Combined skin needs to be cleaned taking into account which type it tends to be more. Or use different funds in different areas, for example, apply scrub only in greasy places.
Normal skin needs only daily washing, but not with tap water, but with special foams, mousses and gels. Tap water greatly dries the integument, and soap spurs the sebaceous glands.
Moisturizing and nutrition
These procedures should be considered together, since often with the help of one cosmetic product, one can achieve both. To moisturize and nourish, they use various cosmetics - creams, masks, lotions, but it is always chosen taking into account the characteristics of the skin and age.
Dry skin in adolescence and youth looks good. And for her, enough light moisturizers, and possibly thermal water in the hot season. But with age, it becomes more and more dry and prone to peeling, so for nutrition and hydration it is necessary to select more oily creams and masks, but those that do not clog pores. Also, oils and regular rejuvenation procedures will have a beneficial effect.
Oily skin needs to be dried. This is easy to achieve with chamomile broths and special creams with antiseptic properties. Nourishing masks are also chosen taking into account the specifics of the skin - light, drying and tightening. Based on clay, egg white, honey or lemon.
For combination skin should use cosmetics with the appropriate mark. From home recipes, masks for clean skin on the basis of clay, grapefruit, sour-milk products are well suited. Moisturizing and nourishing creams must be used both in the morning and in the evening.
Normal skin also needs regular hydration and nourishment. And if you provide her with proper regular care, she will remain clean, young and healthy for a long time.
How to cleanse your skin
The secrets of clean skin in regular and regular cleansing. Beauticians recommend forgetting about tap water and soap - they often irritate the skin, as a result of which the sebaceous glands are stimulated. Instead, you should try to regularly wipe the skin with lotions, foams, mousses and other special means. Or home-made kefir and infusions of medicinal herbs - celandine, string, chamomile, birch and oak leaves.
Facial skin needs to be cleaned at least twice a day, oily should be washed more often. Beauticians do not recommend strongly rubbing the skin, so as not to cause weakening of the epidermal cells and clogging of the pores with dead scales.
You should also forget about warm and hot water when washing - it opens pores well and actually paves the way for any external pollution, which leads to the appearance of acne. Therefore, before washing, you should sprinkle your face with cold water to close the pores. And make-up should not be washed off with warm water, but with a special lotion.
Facial cosmetics for clean skin
Funds for clean skin have various properties, namely:
- Keratolytic, that is, dissolving and removing dead cells. Usually it is acid - salicylic, glycolic or fruit.
- Anti-inflammatory. It will help reduce existing inflammation. Various zinc oxide preparations are commonly used.
- Adsorbent properties to remove excess sebaceous secretions.
- With antibacterial effect, i.e. with triclosan, tea tree oil or other similar substances.
- With probiotics. A new direction in the treatment of problem skin. Cosmetics with probiotics help inhibit the growth of pathogenic bacteria and reduce the number of rashes.
Depending on the identified problem, you should choose cosmetics with the right properties.
To get rid of black dots often use a scrub or lotion. Both are good, but non-alcohol based lotion should be chosen. And use the scrub carefully, taking into account the type of skin and do not use it with open inflammation.
Food
How to make your skin clean and smooth? She will never look healthy if she is not provided with proper nutrition. And it's not about masks, but about those substances that must come from the body.
Therefore, we make our skin clean and for this we remove milk and dairy products, sugar, fatty and smoked from the diet, but include green and red vegetables, fruits, seafood, legumes, nuts, cereals in the daily menu. You should also "feed" the skin with vitamins - A, E, D, C, K. It is from the inside, since they are practically not absorbed in the composition of creams and nourishing masks.
Manual cleaning in the cabin
How to achieve clean skin? Many women prefer salon treatments. This is not surprising, since a professional cosmetologist can tell you how to achieve the desired result and make every effort to do so.
One of the most popular and inexpensive procedures is mechanical face cleaning. First, the integument is steamed, and then the cosmetologist manually removes the protruding sebum and blackheads. For this, sterile wipes and a special tool are used, after which the pores are artificially narrowed. After mechanical cleaning, the face is reddened and swollen for a couple of days, and the result depends on the skill of the cosmetologist.
Ultrasonic cleaning
Ultrasonic cleaning affects only the upper layer of the epidermis, so that you can remove the stratum corneum of cells, dirt, blackheads and black spots. Ultrasound cleaning has no contraindications, and it can be done every week.
Laser
Laser facial cleansing affects the deeper layers of the skin, so it is possible to get rid of not only acne, but also age spots and scars. At the same time, laser peeling is much more traumatic than ultrasonic or vacuum cleaning.
Vacuum
During vacuum cleaning of the face with the help of back pressure, dirt, excess sebum and acne are “sucked” off the skin surface. Blood circulation is stimulated, and cell regeneration is increased. But the procedure is long and does not suit people with rosacea or dermatitis.
Cryotherapy
The face can be made even, without acne and blackheads, using liquid nitrogen. In the cold, bacteria die, and blood circulation increases. For an ideal result, 10-15 procedures are needed, which is quite expensive, but the noticeable effect will be after the first.
Contraindications - heart and blood vessel diseases, allergies, infections and inflammatory processes.
General recommendations
How to achieve clean skin? In addition to all of the above, it is worth using the following tips:
- No need to crush acne. In urgent cases, you should use the SOS-resolving agent - a special antibacterial gel.
- Pillowcases need to be changed regularly - dirt and dust on the fabric clog pores.
- All creams and care products should be bought only in tubes, not in banks. It is more hygienic. And the expense will be moderate.
- At home, you can regularly apply a scrub, but soft. Hard peels are not intended for use at home.
- Makeup applied immediately after bathing or washing will cause acne. Wait at least 45 minutes. after water procedures.
- Decorative cosmetics, especially dense bases, are very harmful to the skin. Therefore, you need to use it sparingly.