Cream for combination skin

Care for problem areas of the skin requires an integrated approach, so it is important to choose a cream that meets all the needs of different areas of the face. Below are the main criteria for choosing a quality cream for the care of combination skin.

Combination skin care is aimed at eliminating various problems in certain areas of the face. Specialists in the field of cosmetology conditionally divide skin types into normal, oily, dry and combination. It depends on its physiological characteristics and reactions to external irritating factors.

For example, areas of dryness - the zone of the cheeks and temples, and the areas of fat content - the so-called T-zone - nasolabial folds and forehead. Oily areas of the skin arise due to increased secretion of the sebaceous glands: fat cells, together with sweat fluid, exit through the pores, and their excessive production provokes a violation of its outflow.This can result in acne or blackheads.

Peeling of individual areas can occur due to a violation of the process of cleansing the epidermis from "dead" or keratinized cells. Dryness in certain areas of combination skin appears due to insufficient moisture. This is especially pronounced in the warm season. Illiterate care for combination skin leads to the early appearance of wrinkles and general fading of the skin of the face.

Prevention of unpleasant phenomena characteristic of combination skin consists in an even distribution of care for both dry and oily areas of the face. This can be achieved with care products designed specifically for mixed skin types.

The cream should have the following actions:

• intense hydration dry areas;
• cell nutrition and enriching them with vitamins and other substances that ensure their healthy functioning;
• prevention from external influences (UV radiation, wind, low or high temperatures);
• restoration of damaged areas of the epidermis;
• matting effect;
• anti-inflammatory action to prevent or treat inflammatory processes on the face (acne, black spots, etc.);
• tonic effect on problem areas;
• blockage prevention sweat and sebaceous glands, by regulating the normal outflow of secretions from the glands.

Taking care of the condition of the face, you need to choose a cream that suits your skin type. Now there are many products for the care of the combined type, in which the main functions of a cream intended for owners of problem skin are concentrated in the optimal ratio. For deeper care, you can use several creams with different mechanisms of action and cover them with strictly defined areas of the skin. It depends on what kind of help this or that area of ​​the face needs. With this method of using the product, the procedure for applying it to the face can be complicated.

It is worth recalling that the cream must be chosen in accordance with its age category. It should have a hypoallergenic effect, since the combined type is highly sensitive. Beware of counterfeits of famous cosmetic brands. It is better to buy a cream in specialized stores. There you can find a tool with the best value for money. It would be useful to read customer reviews so as not to go to the other extreme and, trusting in advertising, not overpay for the “loud” name of the brand.

There are features of using a cream for combination skin at different times of the year. In summer, the mixed type is as similar as possible to the oily one, so more attention should be paid to the “fatty” zones - these are the nasolabial folds, nose, and forehead skin. In the warm season, problems in these areas of the face become even more pronounced. The face requires intensive care and frequent cleansing with special products.

A product for the care of a mixed skin type should have antiseptic and anti-inflammatory properties, because the high temperature and the secretion of the sebaceous glands of the face is a very favorable environment for the reproduction of pathogenic microflora, which can cause acne and other inflammatory skin diseases. It is necessary that the cream for combination skin contain components that can "dry" the pores.. However, the excessive effect of these substances can lead to irritation, so you need to be careful here.

In the cold season, mixed skin becomes vulnerable. She needs intensive nutrition, hydration and protection. In winter, the skin is prone to dryness, so hydration and nutrition are a priority in facial care during this period.. Moisturizing cream should not be applied before going outside. It is better to use it at night. Before a walk, apply a protective cream under light makeup, which protects sensitive skin from wind, low temperatures and other unpleasant phenomena.

We bring to your attention the top 10 best products for the care of combination skin, based on the opinions of leading cosmetologists and reviews of ordinary Russian customers. This list will help you better navigate among the advertising variety of cosmetics.

• Night Moisturizer Clinique;
• Antioxidant night cream Clinique;
• Nutritious cream Lumene;
• Moisturizing day "Essentail day moisturizer by Ahava;
• Powder parfait Cattier;
• Nutritious cream "Active Nourishing Cream";
• "Nabi" by Holika;
• "Idealia" by Vichy;
• From wrinkles "Q-10";
• "Japanese Sophora" Natura Siberica;
• Phytocream "Cornflower and barberry" from "Clean Line".

Using the recommendations above, you will be able to choose the most suitable cosmetic product for you, which meets all the needs of your skin and the possibilities of your wallet. However, if you do not trust cosmetics manufacturers, believing that any “chemistry” is harmful, or you do not agree with the pricing policy of some well-known brands, then you can prepare a cream for combination skin from natural products at home. It will be a budget alternative to synthetic analogues.

We offer you some simple cream recipes for a combined type of cover.

• Pour lemon peel 200 ml of warm boiled water. Leave for 14 hours. Strain the mixture. Mix the remaining lemon water with the yolk and beat well. Next, add a tablespoon of cream, a teaspoon of camphor oil and 3 teaspoons of lemon juice to the resulting mixture. Mix all components thoroughly. Put in the refrigerator overnight.

• Necessary Melt 10-15 g of lanolin with 50 ml of peach oil. Add grated cucumber (about 30 g) to the resulting mixture and put on fire. Stir constantly for an hour. Strain, beat until creamy and set aside. Before applying to the face, add a couple of drops of jasmine ether.

• Skip through a blender banana and currants. Mix in 1 tablespoon of each puree.Add 30 grams of melted butter, 1 yolk and 10 ml of honey. Beat until foam forms. Add to the resulting mixture 5 ml of camphor alcohol and a couple of drops of geranium ether. Beat, chill.

• Cook decoction of chamomile 60 ml. Cool down. To the broth add 1 tbsp. a spoonful of honey and 1 tbsp. a spoonful of glycerin. Stir until a homogeneous mixture is formed. At the same time, olive oil and butter (1 tablespoon each) should be heated in a water bath. Remove from fire. Add 10 ml of camphor oil and 1 egg yolk. Mix both mixtures and beat.

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