\n\t\t\t\t….if you spend 30 minutes applying makeup, you should spend the same amount of time removing it and cleansing your skin.\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
How many times a day should you cleanse the skin of the face and neck?<\/h2>\n
You should cleanse the skin not only in the evening but also in the morning.<\/p>\n
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- In the morning<\/strong>, we remove excess sebum that has accumulated overnight, as well as any remnants of nighttime skincare, preparing it for daytime care. The better the skin is cleansed in the morning, the smoother the makeup will lay.<\/li>\n
- In the evening<\/strong>, we cleanse the skin of all types of impurities: makeup, sebum, urban fine dust (and not just fine dust, there is such coarse dust flying around in cities!), thus preparing the skin for nighttime care. The better we cleanse the skin, the deeper all subsequent nighttime care will penetrate.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
At the same time, it is important to understand the difference between morning and evening cleansing.<\/p>\n
Morning cleansing<\/h2>\n
Morning cleansing is a light and gentle procedure, for which gentle amino acid products or hybrid, non-foaming gels are ideal. Just splashing warm water on your face in the morning is not an option if we want to have beautiful skin with tightened pores. Leaving nighttime skincare and sebum on the skin causes our pores to gradually stretch, and the sebum oxidizes and darkens – the result: dark spots and occasional single inflammations.<\/p>\n
Recommended products for morning skin cleansing:<\/strong><\/p>\n
Evening cleansing<\/h2>\n
Evening cleansing is usually two-phase<\/strong>. The rule becomes stricter if you are a fan of “good tone” – read this in both a literal and figurative sense. In general, since healthy and beautiful skin in the long term implies the presence of SPF in daytime care every day and year-round, two-phase evening skin cleansing is not a periodic procedure by intuition, but a daily beauty ritual.<\/p>\n
1. Makeup removal and cleansing the skin of impurities<\/h2>\n
The first step is cleansing (makeup removal, removing makeup and dust?). Most often, this step involves products in the form of oils, balms, or gels. Personally, I love gels and balms the most. Especially balms that gently melt on the skin, it’s such a pleasure to apply them\u2764\ufe0f. But whatever cleansing product you use (makeup removal wipes don’t count), the application rule is always the same: apply them with dry hands on dry skin of the face and neck, massage a little (more intensively in the T-zone, starting with it), add a little water to emulsify the product, massage a bit more, and rinse thoroughly with water.<\/p>\n
Why is it important to cleanse the skin before washing? Because this method cleanses the skin more thoroughly, and the subsequent foaming wash puts less strain on it.<\/p>\n
There are hybrid cleansing products that do not require further washing with a soap product. As a rule, they are highly valued by owners of dry and sensitive skin. The application rules for such products are the same as for others: with dry hands on dry face.<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\t\tApply the cleansing product with dry hands on dry skin of the face and neck, emulsify with water, and rinse off.\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Universal cleansing products for any skin:<\/strong><\/p>\n
2. Washing<\/h2>\n
The second step is washing (removing residues of makeup and cleansing product). Almost always, the second step involves a foaming product: foam, paste, soap, gel, milk, powder.<\/p>\n
Each product has its own nuances in use; choose the texture based on personal preferences and the purpose of the product, as the theory that soap dries out the skin is long outdated – the Japanese market now offers even special soap options based on amino acids for dry skin. Exceptions are enzyme powders for washing, which are not recommended for daily use, but only as needed to exfoliate the skin a couple of times a week.<\/p>\n
It might seem that there is nothing to think about: take the product, lather it on your face, rinse it off, and that’s it – the face is clean. But no, there are several important nuances here.
So, how to properly wash your face with soap according to the Japanese beauty industry:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStep 1<\/a><\/p>\n
Thoroughly whip the soap product with a small amount of water to obtain a thick and fluffy foam.
It is very important to make exactly thick, fluffy, and dense foam, as in a thoroughly whipped product, the concentration of surfactants per unit volume is much lower than in the product itself. And in this form, the foaming product puts much less strain on the skin, does not dry it out, and does not irritate it. On this topic, the Japanese even conducted research and proved through numbers and in vivo tests the gentle effect of the soap product on the skin when thoroughly whipped. According to the study, the product should be 84% saturated with air, and in this state, it is the least burdensome for our skin.<\/p>\nHow to check if the foam has the right consistency? It’s simple: it should be about the size of a lemon and very elastic, so that you can form balls and cones from it, and it won’t spread. Achieving such an effect is much easier if you use a special net for whipping (see here<\/a>). Literally a minute and your \u201clemon?\u201d is ready?.<\/p>\n
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\n - In the evening<\/strong>, we cleanse the skin of all types of impurities: makeup, sebum, urban fine dust (and not just fine dust, there is such coarse dust flying around in cities!), thus preparing the skin for nighttime care. The better we cleanse the skin, the deeper all subsequent nighttime care will penetrate.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n