How To Wash And Cleanse Your Face

Face washing is an important part of any skin care routine, and is one of the easiest things you can do to keep your skin looking healthy, clean and fresh.

Why Is Face Washing Important?

When you wash your face you remove several things from your skin: germs & waste products.

Germs

Throughout the day you have probably touched your face with your hands several times, and by doing so, have transferred germs to your face which could later cause spots.

Waste Products

The skin is an organ which detoxifies itself of waste products and toxins through its pores. If your face is dirty, these pores will be blocked and your skin won’t be able to get rid of this waste.

When that happens, your face will start to look dull and be prone to blackheads and pus filled spots.

By washing your face as part of your regular skin care routine, you can help to improve the health of your skin by assisting in this natural detoxification process.

Wash Your Face Twice A Day

Face washing should be done in the morning before you set out to school or work, so that you start the day with a fresh and clean looking face.

However perhaps the most important time is face washing at night. Washing your face at night is absolutely essential when it comes to good facial skin care, because night time is when the skin detoxifies itself the most.

If you go to bed with a dirty face, or with makeup still on, you are doing your face absolutely no favours at all.

In fact you could actually be causing it to age faster, because dirty facial skin may become inflamed which damages the skin and accelerates aging.

Even if your face doesn’t look dirty the fact that you have been out all day means your face is probably full of germs, dust, pollution and sweat. So make sure you give your face a good wash at night!

Good Facial Skin Care Practices

Unless you have a normal skin type you should definitely avoid using soap to wash your face, and even if you do have a normal skin type, you would be better off using something else anyway.

Soap is very drying to the skin because it strips out your natural oils, and when the skin is dry it will age faster and develop wrinkles and fine lines on the face.

This is why you should always use a soap free cleanser to clean your face, and also avoid using soap on your body.

There are many excellent skin care products on the market now which are soap free, so you are certain to find one that is just right for your skin type.

Hand Skin Care

Also remember not to forget your hands! Whilst many people give their face lots of care and attention they forget their hands.

Old looking hands can be a real giveaway as to your age, so try to use a soap free cleanser for your hands also.

However in reality this isn’t always possible, so its a good idea to carry a hand moisturiser around with you so that you can moisturise your hands after washing them. Otherwise they will just dry out and age quickly.

Balanced PH Skin Care Products

The skin has a pH balance of around 4.5-5, so any skin care product you buy should be pH balanced. Otherwise it will strip away the acid mantle on your skin making it difficult to moisturise properly.

It is called the acid mantle because the skin is slightly acidic to protect it from pollutants, chemicals and especially germs.

If you use a skin care product that is too alkaline you will destroy this acid mantle, and by doing so destroy your body’s first line of defence against pollutants and germs.

If you try and put something that is too acidic on your skin you will burn it.

Match Skin Care Products To Your Skin Type

Finally remember to use a skin care product that is suited to your skin type. Everyone has slightly different skin, although we can categorise most skin types as being normal skin, oily skin, sensitive skin, oily-dry skin and acne skin.

If you use the wrong face care product that is too strong for your skin, you could cause inflammation and breakouts.

So make sure you experiment with as many different face care products as you can, because that is the only real way of knowing which product will give you the best results as part of your skin care arsenal.

Note : A good skin care product should leave your face looking clean, smooth and with moisture.