The practice of skin care is often underestimated and, partly due to lack of time and / or laziness, there is an increasing tendency not to do it.

It is underestimated how important it is to take care of our skin , and not only aesthetically through make-up, but also in terms of hydration and cleansing .

In fact, the smog , the pollution , the make-up residues that remain on our face, do nothing but decongest our skin and facilitate the formation of comedones , blackheads and acne , as well as obviously also the formation of d expression .

For this, today, we will explain exactly:

Summary:           

1. Skin care: What is it?

Literally " face care " , it indicates the practice of keeping the skin of our face always healthy and hydrated , in order to have a face without particular problems and imperfections.

And no particular commitment or aesthetic skills are needed, just follow small but fundamental rules , step by step, every day , without letting go of laziness or the excuse of lack of time; in fact, everything can be done if we organize ourselves for the best.

2. Skin care: Step by step guide

First of all, remember that skin care must be performed twice a day : in the morning , as soon as you wake up, and in the evening, before going to bed; this is because the skin must be cared for and protected before going out, in contact with make-up and external agents, and in the evening, after having accumulated harmful substances above it.

So the watchword is: constancy !

But now let's see the guide of the steps :

Cleanse your face well, with a specific cleanser suitable for your skin

Apply a Tonic to rebalance the PH of the skin;

Put a serum , also of a different type according to the needs of our skin;

Finish with a cream , it is important to differentiate the one for the face and the one for the eye contour which has different properties and characteristics, given the more delicate part;

These are the steps to follow daily, morning and evening; but obviously, in the evening, you will remove your make-up first, if you have make-up on your face, then continue with the steps listed above.

Even struccaggio it is important and makes use of two simple steps, few but crucial:

Use a two-phase make-up remover for eyes and lips;

Use micellar water to remove make-up and impurities from face, neck and décolleté;

 But beware, there are also additional products, to be used once a week , such as Scrubs to regenerate the skin and Face masks for deep hydration.

As for the Scrubs , there are 2 types:

Mechanical action : composed of particles that mechanically "scratch" the skin and remove toxins in depth;

Chemical action : purify the skin thanks to the chemical action of some substances inside;

As for the Masks , however, there are different ones based on the type of skin to be treated; here are some examples:

3. Skin care: the type of skin and the most suitable products

As previously mentioned, each type of skin needs products with different functions ; let's see them together:

Dry skin : type of skin that needs alot of hydration and to restore the protective filmin order to create barriers against external agents. Very useful creams made withmoisturizing oilssuch asshea butter,almond butteroralmond oil;

Oily skin : usepurifying products that serve to eliminate, as much as possible, excess sebum and toxins in depth. In this regard, thepurifying scrubs based on clay and coal arevery useful;

Mixed skin : to treat the 2 areas differently, namely that of the forehead and nose, with sebum-regulating products , and that of the cheeks, with moisturizing products . However, there are also specific products that can be applied to the entire face, without the need to diversify the areas: these are creams specially created for combination skin;

Normal skin : products suitable for normal skin are fine, but without forgetting that, although there are no particular problems, even this type of skin must be treated twice a day;

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Mature skin :important, in this case, the addition of specific products withactive ingredientsthat stimulate the development ofproteinsand therefore the production ofcollagenandelastin, in order tokeep the skin supple and young;

So it remains essential to know what type of skin we belong to, because this allows us to adapt the skin care to our face and respect its needs, maintaining hydration where necessary, or acting on impurities, in the case of oily skin, or even working on the production of collagen, in the case of skin that is no longer young and with evident loss of tone and elasticity.