Skin care
To maintain healthier younger looking skin you need to follow a stringent skin care regime.
There are four main stages of your skin care:
• cleaning
• toning
• moisturizing
• protecting yourself from sun rays
Cleansing
Before even trying any skin care treatment, you should clean it accordingly to your skin type first. It is an essential part of good skin care. Cleansing removes dirty film, which the skin picks up from the surrounding environment during the day. Cleansing is a complete necessity for healthy skin.
Exfoliation is very beneficial for your skin care, as it removes the build up of the dead cells (the formation of which is absolutely normal). One should exfoliate once or twice a week with a gentle scrub. When cleansing, one should massage the cleansing cream thoroughly into the skin first, then, after a few seconds, remove the residue with facial tissue, or washing the face with a gentle exfoliating cream.
The only disadvantage of cleansing the skin is a removal of beneficial oils from your skin together with the unclean residue. These oils, as we know, help retain moisture which is so valuable to our skin and build up a barrier between pollution of the environment and yourself. This minus is easily neutralised by using a suitable moisturizer after cleansing.
Toners
Toners remove all traces of dirt, make-up or cleanser that
remain after cleansing.
Immediately after cleansing apply toner to the forehead, cheeks,the
crevices around the nose and chin.Then allow to dry naturally.
Moisturizers
There are two types of moisturizers:
• Lightweight thin moisturizer to apply during the day and use underneath the makeup
• Heavy, more nutritious cream for night-time care
Protection
It is important to understand that the protection of our skin from outside elements (environment) is as important as taking care of the skin by applying creams, moisturizers, etc. The sun radiates dangerous ultra-violet rays therefore continuous exposure to sun can cause lasting damage to your skin, health problems like skin cancer, etc.
It is advisable to use sunscreen with a minimum of SPF15
whenever you outside, even if it is overcast and cloudy. Always
check the lotion container for SPF number before applying
it to your skin.