Clear skin is a real luxury formodern lady. Stress, bad ecology, poor quality cosmetics and poor nutrition do their job – pimples, acne, pigment spots and “blackheads” appear on your face. How to make your facial skin flawless and get rid of imperfections?
Causes of skin problems
Acne can be considered a kind ofan indicator of skin health. They appear when an unexpected failure occurs in your body. For example, hormonal. Abortion, ovarian inflammation or endometriosis can cause pustules and subcutaneous inflammation on the cheeks and wings of the nose. Pimples "jump up" on the forehead and chin due to problems with the gastrointestinal tract or the wrong choice of skin care products. Small rashes are familiar to teenagers, as well as smokers and girls during the "riot" of PMS. If you have tried a lot of cosmetics, and pimples do not want to leave your face, it is quite possible that their appearance is associated with a metabolic disorder or a passion for fast food. In any case, when starting the fight for healthy skin, it is worth changing your diet if the regularity of food intake and its quality leave much to be desired. Increased activity of the sebaceous glands is the most common cause of pimples. Sebum, along with dust and makeup residue, gets clogged in the pores and oxidizes. The result is “blackheads” and pimples. And if you also have a weakened immune system due to a recent cold, you can easily become a victim of demodicosis. This is an infectious inflammation of the upper layers of the skin caused by a fungus that is normally present on the face, but does not penetrate the epidermis. Propionibacterium acnes bacteria provoke the appearance of acne on the skin. They settle in the ducts of the sebaceous glands, actively multiply there and clog them. You will not be able to “drive them out” right away - targeted antibacterial care is needed for the acne to retreat. Pigment spots appear due to prolonged exposure to the sun, problems with melanin synthesis, liver disease and even ... due to perfume abuse! If you constantly apply perfume to the same spots, you should know that the combination of alcohol and essential oils can cause hyperpigmentation.
Prohibitions in the name of beauty
Pimples and acne should never be squeezed!No matter how tempting it is to deal with a pustule or comedone, don’t even think about squeezing it. This can only be done during mechanical facial cleansing. Otherwise, “craters” and scars will remain on the skin, which will not be so easy to get rid of. Trim your bangs if you are bothered by pimples on your forehead - constant contact with hair only irritates inflamed skin. And do not touch your face with dirty hands under any circumstances! Be sure to wash off your makeup before going to bed. The remains of eyeshadow, mascara and foundation are absorbed into the skin, “enriching” it with far from the most useful substances and dyes. In the morning, in the mirror, you will see bruises under the eyes, grayish skin and a couple of pimples. If sleeping with makeup on your face becomes a habit, you will not only get pimples, but also early wrinkles. Regularly change your bed linen, towels, powder puffs and sponges that you use to apply powder and foundation. Why? Because when you go to bed, you apply a thick layer of night cream to your face, which simply does not have time to be absorbed before you come into contact with the pillow. You touch the blanket with your hands, lubricated with a softening agent, and in the morning you fixed your hair with gel... Traces of makeup left on the pillowcase and sheet will sooner or later "migrate" to your face. Do you think your skin will like a cream that is far from fresh, absorbed into the pillowcase? Foam sponges that you use when applying foundation to your face are teeming with microbes and bacteria that are dangerous for your skin. Wash them with warm water and toilet soap 2-3 times a month. Use only those cosmetics that are suitable for your skin type. Rarely a girl, while on vacation or visiting, will resist the opportunity to try a powder or shower gel belonging to a friend. It is better to do without a mask or cream than to cause an allergy or provoke the appearance of a whole scattering of pimples. Skin care cosmetics should correspond to the needs of your age. If you are 20 years old and have oily skin, you do not need to buy a cream for oily epidermis with elastin and hyaluronic acid. Why do you need rejuvenating care at such a young age? Find an antibacterial and matting product designed to solve the problems of young skin. The myth that regular visits to a solarium improve the condition of the skin was invented by the owners of beauty salons. During the first sessions, small pimples dry out, and then subcutaneous pimples and pigment spots appear. It turns out that we treat one thing, but cripple another. If you are unable to completely give up artificial tanning, use sunscreen for your face before the procedure. When buying powder or lipstick in a store, don’t even think about smearing the cosmetics on your face straight from the tester tube. Do you really think that no one has touched this gloss before you? And is it possible to guarantee that the girls who “tried on” this color did not have any skin diseases? When preparing for shopping, put a pack of cotton pads in your purse. Or ask for disposable mini-testers in stores.
Brewer's yeast or how to make the skin clean in a short time
Brewer's yeast can be bought at any store today.pharmacy. A jar of dry yeast, packaged in tablet form, can help you deal with imperfections. A pleasant bonus: the condition of your nails and hair will also improve. It is advisable to buy brewer's yeast with selenium or magnesium - these microelements will enhance the effect of the main component. Fermenting enzymes, of which yeast actually consists, contain vitamin D, which is incredibly useful for the skin. Regular intake of brewer's yeast "pacifies" the activity of the sebaceous glands, promotes accelerated tissue regeneration, making the skin matte and smooth. Hair growth is enhanced, hair follicles and nail plates are strengthened.
Clean skin and proper nutrition
As already mentioned above, the condition of the epidermisdirectly depends on what is on your plate. If you eat hamburgers and French fries, you will not see clear skin on your face, like your own ears. Of course, working in an office, not everyone has the opportunity to have a full lunch. And it is embarrassing to bring thermoses with homemade borscht. Choose the lesser of two evils - do not have lunch in a fast food restaurant, but in an ordinary cafe or office canteen. Order a salad of fresh vegetables or steamed fish, and not nuggets and a carbonated drink. Fish contains Omega-3 acids that are good for your skin, and a vegetable salad contains vitamin C, known for its antioxidant properties. The frequency of meals and their quantity are also important. Scientists have long noticed that people who are prone to overeating in the evening and at night suffer from acne and pimples more often than others. Because you go to bed right after a late dinner, your stomach has to work at night, not rest. In the dark, the hydrolipid metabolism slows down, food takes much longer to digest, so the next morning you will experience heartburn, heaviness in the stomach, acne and increased oiliness of the skin. It is better to eat less, but more often. Between main meals, snack on diet bread, fruits and nuts. "Divide" the daily food intake not into 3-4 parts, but into 5-6. The ideal breakfast for those who want to make their skin cleaner is porridge. Oatmeal is especially useful. It removes toxins and waste from the body, cleanses the liver and normalizes the gastrointestinal tract. To prevent you from getting tired of oatmeal in a couple of days, add a spoonful of jam or a handful of dried fruits to diversify the taste.
Cosmetics and skin type
Operation Clean Face must be started withdetermining your skin type. This is important because you can achieve perfect skin only by using the right cosmetics. And it is known to be classified according to this principle. In order to find out what kind of skin you have - combination or dry, normal or oily, you can contact a cosmetologist. He will do the necessary tests and tell you the results. You can save time and money by finding out your skin type yourself. For example, using a paper handkerchief. Thoroughly cleanse your face and wait a couple of hours. Blot your forehead and cheeks with a napkin. What do you see? There are pronounced greasy spots on the paper - this means that you have oily epidermis. The stain is only on the part of the napkin with which you blotted your forehead, and the cheek area remained dry? Your skin can be considered combination. Barely noticeable spots of fat are characteristic of the normal type, and dry skin will not leave any marks on the napkin at all.
How to make the skin clean: exfoliation
Bacteria that cause acne and pimplesmultiply in the upper layers of the epidermis. In doing so, they “feed” on dead skin cells. To get rid of inflammation, it is necessary to destroy bacteria by depriving them of “food”. Use a scrub for this purpose, which can be used 1-2 times a week. Owners of oily skin are allowed to use daily scrubs with polishing particles of a fine fraction. For everyone else, too frequent use of an exfoliant is fraught with aggravation of the skin condition. In the presence of acne and inflammation, it is strictly forbidden to use a scrub with large granules - for example, ground walnut shells and apricot kernels. It injures the surface of acne and spreads infection throughout the face. There will be no benefit from such peeling. A scrub that treats acne and comedones should contain anti-inflammatory ingredients. These are: lemon essential oil, tea tree oil, eucalyptus extract, salicylic acid and aloe juice. They dry out inflammation and have an antibacterial effect. Apply the scrub to pre-cleansed skin. Spread a small amount of the product evenly over your face and massage it gently with your fingertips. After 2-3 minutes of this massage, rinse off the exfoliant with warm water and pat your face dry with a terry towel. You can make your own scrub that evens out skin tone and eliminates imperfections. Grind 2 tablespoons of oatmeal in a blender, add 1 tablespoon of calendula tincture and 1 tablespoon of hot water. Mix thoroughly and apply to your face. This exfoliant not only copes with inflammation, but also perfectly moisturizes the skin. A salt scrub is suitable for oily skin. 3 tablespoons coarse sea salt mixed with 2 tbsp. low-fat sour cream or heavy cream. Scrub clean skin and leave the mixture on your face for a few minutes. As soon as it starts to tingle or sting, rinse with cool water. After such peeling, be sure to use a nourishing cream.
Mechanical facial cleansing as a way to fight acne and acne
"Ripe" inflammations and "black" spots can beremove at home only during cleaning. In the salon, they also perform mechanical skin cleansing - modern cosmetologists also offer hardware and chemical methods. But they still do not give the same results as manual cleaning. Before squeezing out comedones, wash your face with warm water and gel or foam for washing. Prepare a steam bath or a regular basin with boiling water, over which you will steam your face. Hot steam opens clogged pores - you will only have to remove their contents. To make steaming even more useful, add a few drops of ylang-ylang or rosemary essential oil to the water. Close your eyes so as not to burn the mucous membranes with steam and sit over the basin for 15-20 minutes. Blot your face with a napkin and wash your hands. Wrap your index fingers with sterile bandages or antibacterial wet wipes. You can also squeeze out pimples using a special cosmetic “loop”, holding it at right angles to the skin. After you finish, wash your face with cool water and wipe your face with a pore-tightening tonic. Having achieved the desired cleanliness and freshness of the skin, do not relax. If your epidermis is prone to breakouts, then after you stop carefully caring for it, everything will return to its place. We recommend reading:
