Washing your face is an essential activity that should always be in your beauty routine, just like brushing your hair, choosing an outfit or makeup. However, to gain as many benefits from this activity as possible, you must do it in the right way and use appropriate cosmetics.

Say farewell to soap!

Unfortunately, traditional soap is not suitable for everyday face-washing and does not serve all types of skin well. Dry skin will be even drier, oily skin will result in increased sebum secretion, a capillary skin may get irritated, mature skin will have its wrinkles deepened and ageing process will be accelerated, and the condition of combination skin will worsen completely.

Use the right cosmetics

Before you choose face cleansing cosmetics, determine the type of skin, its needs and vision of what it would look like in the future. What products do you have to choose? Gels, mousses and lotions for cleaning the face are best suited for acne and oily skin. They contain antibacterial substances that regulate sebaceous glands and reduce inflammation. It is important, however, that such products do not contain any drying substances and strong detergents. It’s very important that they be hypoallergenic. Moreover, lotions and oils will be best for dry and mature skin care. Such products thoroughly remove makeup and relieve the feeling of skin tightness caused by the use of water. Lotions and oils also have a moisturizing and protective effect, which prevents the skin from drying and irritation. Furthermore, micellar water cleanses the skin without using water. The cosmetic leaves the face feeling fresh (better than milk and oils), but in some cases, they can dry it out. Therefore, after each use of this product, it is important to use a moisturizing cream.

Useful tips

In order to wash your face thoroughly and ensure that the skin is in good condition, use water at the right temperature. Hot water can excessively dry, irritate and even lead to dilating blood vessels. However, too cold water can also result in abnormal contraction and relaxation of blood vessels. Therefore, remember to set the optimal water temperature before washing your face. Consider washing your face as an evening relaxing ritual. You need to spend a little more time doing this carefully to remove the makeup, sebum and other impurities that have accumulated on the skin during the day. When washing, make sure to be gentle on the skin. Do not rub it hard, but massage it with your fingertips and then rinse with lukewarm water.