Skin Cleansing

It is never too late to talk about skin care. In fact the skin care and protection should be the most important part of life. There are few important steps which should be done daily to keep your skin healthy and glowing.

• Cleansing
• Masks
• Scrubbing
• Toning
• Moisturising
• Protection of Skin

Cleansing

It’s the first and also essential step for daily skin care. How mane time you are cleansing your face that depends on your skin type Cleansing the face 2-3 times a day is sufficient for the normal skin , but if you are having a oily skin it is needed at least 3-4 time daily. If your skin is dry you should not use the normal cleanser, the oil base cleanser will be a good choice for your skin and also this will give a good result.

Now days there are lots of cleanser available for the special skin type, it may be in the creamy form, gel, liquid, and many more. One of the very effective, useful and home made cleansers is “Fresh Milk”- if some one uses fresh milk as a cleanser it really cleans the pores of the skin and make it clean.

Way of Cleansing:

Before doing any thing you should fist know the right way to do that. The right way to apply cleansers on your face is in an upward and outward movement. You should not stretch or pull the skin while using that, leave the cleanser on your skin for a minute or two so as to loosen the dirt and make up, remove it either using a cotton wool or with a tissue paper, again using an upward and out ward movement. Finally rinse with water.

Skin Types

Types of skin

 

Before starting any thing about skin care we should first check what skin type we are having. Knowing skin type is the chief way that one can ensure there skin feels and looks its best. There are five basic skin types.

 

Normal skin

It has a proper balance between oil and moisture. So this skin type does not feel dry or oily ,after washing a face the skin feels smooth and comfortable ,at midnight also its looks fresh and clean . In this type of skin tone pores are visible but not large or clogged

Dry skin

It feels dry to touch and there pores are very fine. It has a dry parched appearance and has a tendency to flake easily. It is prone to wrinkles and lines. Dry skin has a thin and papery texture .After a wash it feels tight, after some time flaky patches appear.

Oily skin

As it’s clear by the, oily skin is slightly too moderately greasy. it feels very greasy. The texture is often very thick and coarse. It is large, visible pores.
After a wash it feels fine. After some time it looks shiny.

 

Combination skin

This type skin has a few dry patches and a few oily patches. Dryness is usually on the cheeks and oiliness is usually on the T-zone. After a wash some areas feel dry and some areas smooth. After some time the T-zone is shiny.

Sensitive Skin Type

 

This type of can be easily irritated .It has a fine texture and is very sensitive to changes in the climate. This type of skin has typical reactions like itching, burning, chafing and stinging .After a wash it feels dry and itchy in places. After some times there are flaky patches and some redness.