The exfoliating gels and creams eliminate easily the dead skin cells. It should be applied on wet skin and is appropriate for delicate and sensitive skins. Apply it as if it is body milk, but in larger amounts.
The exfoliators containing granules sometimes may irritate the skin. They should be applied on wet skin, following the instructions written on the pack. They are appropriate for those with normal or combination skin.
A full body exfoliation should be done not more than two times a week.
Step 1
In the shower, take small amount of the exfoliating product and gently rub it onto your already cleansed skin. Begin by exfoliating the feet and ankles up to the entire leg to the abdomen. Exfoliate your feet with a pumice stone and a little bit exfoliator. For the legs use the gloves, as they are less abrasive.
Step 2
Use the exfoliating gloves or the body brush. Apply exfoliating cleanser to the brush or to the gloves and gently scrub all over your body in circular motions. Exfoliate your back with a long-body brush and then your chest and abdomen but scrub more gently, because the skin on these areas is more delicate.
Nobody likes cracked hands, that’s why a hands exfoliation is essential. It will keep your hands looking great, soft and smooth.
Step 3
Rinse your body lavishly first with lukewarm water and then with cold water. Use a shower gel to soften your skin. Let your body dry and then apply a nourishing lotion or body moisturizer.
When the summer comes, every woman prepare yourself for the beach and summer parties – remove the unwanted hair, buy special products, sunscreens, bronzers, protective face creams etc., but there is something that you shouldn’t forget – full body exfoliation. When exfoliating you remove the dead skin cells accumulated through the year. The clean epidermis is something necessary in order to achieve great and even complexion.
Exfoliation is a technique aimed to improve the skin’s appearance by removing the dead skin cells from the surface of the skin. Exfoliating your body twice a week is recommended in order to get rid of any dry skin, as it stimulates circulation and increases your skin’s absorption of any nourishing or moistrurizing ingredients. If you don’t remove these cells your skin will look dull, older, rough and lusterless. Regularly exfoliating the skin will help you maintain the skin in its optimum condition and accelerates the skin renewal process.
Exfoliating the whole body is also an effective and easy way to further eliminate the toxins in your body. A weekly full body exfoliation will stimulate the lymphatic system and encourage the release of toxins through skin’s pores. It is also especially effective on ageing skin as cell turnover slows and skin begins to retain less moisture.
If you have bad acne, you may have tried many different methods and also products to get rid of it. If they were unsuccessful, you may be looking for something else to try. Steaming your face can be a great way to get clear skin if it is done properly, and its easy an free to do! You can steam your face at your own home without having to go to a spa or see a professional. Steaming your face will open your pours and allow you to cleanse the impurities that are deep into your skin, getting rid of and preventing future acne.
When you are steaming your face, don’t do it over a pan. This can be dangerous and it can be hard finding a place to set it, and its difficult keeping the water warm. Do sit with a towel over your head over a sink and allow the hot water to run. Or you can try taking a shower as hot as you can stand it. Don’t get it so hot that it burns your skin, this is going to cause damage to your skin and you can get seriously hurt. After sitting for about 5-7 minutes, your skin should be softened and opened. Don’t go longer than 8 minutes, or then your skin will start to get wrinkly being in the steam directly.
After you have steamed your face, wash it with your facial cleanser. You cleanser is going to be able to get into all of your pores and clean out all of the dirt and oil. Pat dry with a towel after washing. Since steaming your face can sometimes dry out your skin, make sure that you apply a moisturizer after your face is steamed and washed.
Steaming the face is the best way to thoroughly deep clean your pores, to get rid of pimples, blackheads and whiteheads. Steaming your face is very important to loosen debris that may be embedded into the skin.
When steaming the face your wide the clogged pores and soften the skin in order to cleanse more easily the impurities, the traces of makeup, the dust, the sebaceous secretions as well as the dead skin cells. The high temperature helps the pores do open and this way your body will clear of the toxins and the cosmetic products will reach every skin cell. After steaming it will be more easily for you to remove the comedones /blackheads, whiteheads/ and the little pimples.
If your skin is oily you can use thyme, peppermint or lemon. For sensitive use chamomile or lime. Those with normal skin can use rose, rosemary or lavender.
Boil a pan of water and after few minutes remove the pan from the stove. Add fresh herbs to create a fresh scent such as mint, chamomile and rosemary. Stand directly over the steam and drape a small towel over your head for keeping the steam from escaping because it will be more effective in opening the clogged pores. Stay 10/ 15 minutes until the steam disappears and rinse the face with lukewarm water. You can steam your face twice a week without worries – it won’t harm your skin.
The best time for applying facial mask is after steaming your face, because the pores are open and mask will be able to penetrate deeply into the skin.
If you want to remove the comedones wrap a tissue around your fingers and apply gentle pressure to each side of the comedones. Squeeze them gently but never squeeze violently because it may lead to scarring. After steaming always apply some tonic to disinfect the skin and apply hydrating cream.
For more information see the article How To Get Rid Of Blackheads And Whiteheads
As we know skin is the body’s largest organ of elimination, that’s why looking after it isn’t just about having a gorgeous and sun-kissed complexion. The skin can easily absorb toxins directly from the environment. The skin’s pores, which release the toxins in sweat, can easily become clogged by pollutant particles, sebaceous glands’ oils and cosmetics. That’s why a skin detox is essential to make your skin glow again.
There are many ways to help your skin eliminate the toxins: hydrotherapy, aromatherapy, skin exfoliating, steam and sauna, contrast showers, different SPA procedures, home-made masks, eating healthy and drinking plenty of water.
Body Exfoliation
A regular full body and face exfoliation is essential in order to remove the dead skin cells and plumps up both your blood circulation and lymph. The gentle massage during a full-body exfoliation has also a beneficial effect on areas of cellulite. Exfoliate the whole body every third day and your skin will be firm, smooth and free of the toxins. Do it in the morning as the acceleration of blood flow has quite an invigorating effect. Start at your feet and work upwards, brushing the legs, then buttocks, then on to the chest and stomach and finally the face. When exfoliating your body you stimulate blood and lymph flow, help eliminate toxins from your skin, encourage skin cells to regenerate and help combat cellulite. Exfoliate gently every 3/ 4 days to keep your pores clear.
Sauna
Sauna is a good way to cleanse your skin from the toxins, because sweat is the most important elimination route of toxins. It is a powerful method of eliminating the toxins and dirt that are stored in fat cells. During a sauna, blood flow to the skin increases to 55% of cardial output. This flow brings important nutrients to the surface tissue, promoting cellular activity and growth. Your sweat cleans out the pores and cleans the skin from the toxins and the impurities clogged in it.
The benefits of the sauna are :
Contrast Shower
In the shower, alternate hot and cold jets of water to boost your circulation and liven up your skin. Doing so, you promote detoxification and strengthen your immune system.
Acne is the world’s most common skin disease. Acne is an inflammatory disease of the skin that starts when oil and dead skin cells clog up the pores. It requires very serious skin-care regime and much patience. The acne treatment is a complicated and long process, but no one should give up trying to fight with acne.
You should fallow a few simple steps to fight the acne:
Step 1
Every day facial cleansing
Wash your face twice a day with mild cleansers, which cleanse the skin without drying it and rid. If your skin is very sensitive or you have lots of pustules and cysts use hypo allergic cosmetic products / special soaps, lotions, gels/ like Eucerrin, Avene or Bioderma/. Gently rub the cleanser into the skin for a few seconds. Work into a full lather and rinse thoroughly and then pat dry.
Exfoliate your skin once or twice a week. Steam your face to open the pores, this way you will be able to clean your skin in deep. Remember: Never exfoliate the skin if you have cysts or pustules – you can seriously irritate the skin and make the acne worst.
Step 2
Reduce the oily secretions
Use specially designed tonics and lotions for oily and acne prone skin. They should contain salicylic acids, glycolic or hydroxyl acids and benzoyl peroxide. The lotions and the tonics speed up skin cell turnover, dry up the oils and promote sloughing of dead skin cells. Before applying , gently wash the affected area with a mild cleanser, then pat dry. Apply to the affected areas of the face or to the whole face.
Other alternatives:
Here is one “wonder-working“ recipe:
Steam 3 green tea bags, 6 tbsp ginger in 250ml. water. Let it boil and when it cools apply the mixture to the face with a cotton pad in the morning and at night. The effect will be striking – after one week most of the scars and the pimples will disappear and the skin will renewal.
Put 2 tbsp lavender and 3 tbsp ginger into a boil. Stand directly over the steam and drape a small towel over your head for keeping the steam from escaping. It will not only open your pores but it will cleanse your skin in deep.
Useful Beauty Tips:
HOW TO APPLY A FACIAL CLEANSER PROPERLY:
Once you have found a cleanser that has the proper pH and works best for your skin start using it in the morning and especially at night to remove all the impurities, oils and makeup that your face has collected during the day.
Step One
Splash your face with warm water and make sure your hands are clean.
Step Two
Squeeze a small amount of your cleanser into your palms or to a soft cotton washcloth.
Step Three
Apply the cleanser to your face using a circular motion. Make sure you cover all the areas – forehead, chin, nose, cheeks and neck. Massage your face for about a minute. Allow the cleaner to penetrate the skin for a few minutes.
Step Four
Rinse thoroughly the cleaner with lukewarm water. Make sure that you have removed all traces of the cleanser. You can use a face sponge, a muslin cloth or cotton pads to remove the cleanser. At the end rinse your face with cold water to shrink the enlarged pores and to improve blood circulation.
Step Five
Dry your face with a facial towel.
Step Six
Once you have cleansed your face you should begin with the next step – tone your skin. The toners remove the traces of makeup, dirt and oil that your cleanser may have missed. They also reduce pores, eliminate oil and refine the skin. What they do in addition to making your skin feel tighter, is prepare the skin for the moisturizer.
Step Seven
Always apply a facial moisturizer after cleansing your face. A moisturizer should always be applied to a clean and toned face. Take appropriate amount and apply it to the face , avoiding eyes area. Dot moisturizer, an inch away from the eyes to avoid irritation.
No matter how little time you have in the morning or how tired you are in the evening never forget to cleanse your face. The skin becomes very dirty and oily during the day, due to the environmental pollutants – smoke, dust, greasy makeup etc. Using facial cleansers is essential part of our basic skin-care routine. The cleansers leave the skin feeling clean, smooth and non-oily. They wash off the makeup, the dirt and the oils, leaving the skin clean and tight. Nowadays there is a wide range of different cleansers for every skin type, from normal to sensitive. The main purpose of the facial cleanser is to gently clean your skin without irritating it. It’s crucial to select a cleanser that is appropriate for your skin type. If your skin is oily or combination it must be stronger, more drying containing oil-absorbing ingredients. Those with sensitive or dry skin should look for a mild, hypoallergenic cleanser containing more moisturizing and nourishing ingredients, such as vitamins, essential oils and minerals. Some of the cleansers on the marker can be too drying even for those with very oily skin that is prone to acne, that’s why I recommend you to avoid cleansing products containing alcohol and harsh products. Most of the cleansers contain active ingredients – alpha hydroxyl acids, salicylic acid, vitamin A, B, K, elastin, collagen, glycerin, menthol, sodium laureth sulfate.
THE BENEFITS OF APPLYING FACIAL CLEANSERS ARE:
