How to use a face scrub

There are several basic rules for facial skin care in order to preserve its beauty and youth longer: proper cleaning, toning, nutrition and moisturizing. Let's take a closer look at the first procedure. There is a daily facial cleansing, and there is a scrub or peeling. Scrub or peeling is a rather sharp intervention in the structure of the epidermis in order to clean the pores and even out the relief. And, if for one type of skin this is good, another type can be irreparably harmed or injured. Let's figure out how to do it right.

The composition of any scrub includes a base and an abrasive. An oil or water base can be softer, or it can be quite aggressive: it all depends on the skin type when choosing. For sensitive skin, there are cleansing foams, gentle light mousses or gels. For rougher and oilier skin with enlarged pores, there are products based on fruit acids or clay. Crushed pits of fruits, nuts, berries, coffee, cereals or artificial component balls are used as a hard abrasive. They penetrate deep into the pores and cause increased blood circulation at the time of friction.

There are several rules that must be observed when using these magic tools. Definitely you can not do scrub cleaning in the following cases:

• when there is inflammation, acne or pimples;
• after solarium and intense sunbathing;
• propensity to allergic reactions;
• for too dry and thin skin with a tendency to rosacea, irritation and redness.

The type of epidermis also matters when choosing a scrub. The most unpretentious is the normal type, usually it only needs prevention, and, accordingly, any type of cleansing is suitable with a frequency of 1 time per week.

Oily skin has an unhealthy shine, acne and enlarged pores. Therefore, the purpose of scrubbing is to make it more matte, brighten, improve blood circulation and narrow pores. The frequency is twice a week. The filler can be used to be larger and harder.

Dry epidermis is thin, lifeless, prone to early wrinkles and irritation. This type needs hydration and nutrients. Therefore, gentle cleansing is required: it is better to use products with a thicker gel or creamy consistency with small abrasive particles and a small amount of them in the composition, but with caring oils or whey, which rejuvenates the skin and accelerates cell renewal. And it is not recommended to use a scrub often.

• First, cleanse your face of impurities and cosmetics.
• It is better to warm up the face so that the pores expand.
• These two points can be combined if you use a scrub during water-bath procedures.
• Gently apply the composition with rotational movements along the massage lines, exfoliating for several minutes.
• After a light massage, it is recommended to leave the product on the face and keep it for five minutes for further exposure to beneficial substances.
• Only then rinse well with warm water and rinse with cool.
• After the scrub, it is necessary to apply a moisturizing or nourishing cream to the face that suits this type of epidermis.

When choosing scrubs, you should choose products that do not contain preservatives and with the most natural ingredients. With a tendency to allergies, it is better to make a remedy with your own hands. As components for home scrubs, you can use products that are usually used as caring masks: ground oatmeal, rice, walnuts, cinnamon, lemon, honey, coffee grounds, sugar, salt, cosmetic clay, semolina, strawberries, cream, kefir , yogurt, vegetable and essential oils, decoctions of medicinal herbs.

These milk-based products can not only cleanse the skin of impurities, but are also a prophylactic against inflammation especially for the thin epidermis. Add warm cream to the cornmeal, massage and leave on the face as a mask. You can also take hercules flakes, chop one half - smaller, the other - a little larger, dilute with olive oil and let the mixture swell for 15 minutes.

We use a mixture of clay and crushed eggshells, or you can also take rice with oatmeal, chop and mix with kefir.A very simple recipe that is especially suitable for men: take fresh coffee grounds that remain after brewing ground coffee, mix with milk to make sour cream and rub the mixture on your face. And if there is no time to make a mixture, you can take ordinary salt and massage your face with it in combination with any cream or gel.

In this case, sugar or salt scrubs are suitable, for example, mixed with cream or sour cream. A remedy made from grated potatoes, mixed with egg yolk, nuts and milk to a viscous consistency, will not only cleanse the skin, but will refresh and tone. And if you add herbs such as chamomile and calendula to the funds, you will get not only a scrub, but a healing mask against acne. You can mix strawberries with milk powder - you will also get a very simple but effective mixture.

It is necessary to combine honey, oatmeal, egg yolk and half a teaspoon of soda. A mixture of egg yolk with walnuts and butter or oatmeal mixed with cottage cheese will help with flaky skin. And if you prepare a mixture of dry chamomile and green tea leaves with yogurt and a drop of any essential oil, then this tool will turn self-care into spa aroma therapy.

You can make your own face scrub, see the recipe below.