Have you ever wondered: Why use similar skin care products, other people’s skin is always so supple, but yours is very dry?
This is not only because of heredity, even two people with similar skin types may have different results due to different skin care habits. Washing your face is a very important part of it.
Below, let’s talk about a few common misunderstandings about washing your face.
You don’t have to use facial cleanser to wash your face.
The advantage of facial cleanser is that it can remove some oily substances on the face through emulsification, such as excessive oil and oily cosmetics.
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But if you have moderate oil production, no sunscreen, no powder, oily makeup or medication, and no exposure to heat or pollution, use Flow of clean water is sufficient.
For example, after getting up in the morning, the skin is generally relatively clean, and you can only wash your face with water; if you come home from get off work, it is recommended to wash your face with a mild facial cleanser.
The water temperature is neither too hot nor too cold.
The water temperature is too cold, which is not conducive to removing dirt, and the water temperature is too hot, and it is easy to excessively remove the skin’s natural oil and damage the skin’s sebum film. At the same time, they may cause the skin’s capillaries to shrink or expand rapidly. , easy to irritate the skin.
Therefore, it is more recommended to wash your face with warm water, which can not only remove dirt, but also help the pores to temporarily expand, and is not irritating.
But don’t worry too much about the specific water temperature. It is cold in autumn and winter. You can wash it with warm water that is close to body temperature. In spring and summer, when the temperature is higher, use room temperature clean water will do.
Hands are best!
The bubbles and warm water created by the facial cleanser are enough to take away dust and excess oil!
Some people like to rub hard with a face towel, or use a facial cleanser, a face-washing sponge brush, or a pore-cleaning artifact. They feel that this can clean the pores. In fact, not only can they not enter the pores, but also The skin is also a kind of excessive friction, it is very easy to damage the sebum film and even the stratum corneum of our facial skin, destroying the skin’s barrier function.
(left: skin with impaired barrier function, right: healthy skin Image credit: bareminerals)
In the long run, the skin’s water-locking ability and resistance to external stimuli will be reduced, and instead it will become dry, sensitive, and reddened. , can only be described as “more than the gain”.
So I really recommend you little sisters to pull out all kinds of fancy facial cleansers, they are totally not worth it! Your fingerpads, fingertips, are 10,000 times better.
It’s not that the more foam, the more powerful the cleanser.
Actually, foam is only a manifestation of some surfactants, and it is someone else who keeps dirt and oil off the surface of the skin.
(surfactant, let oil and water melt)
Many surfactants have strong detergency, but poor lathering ability; others, although rich in foam, are very mild.
Again, stronger cleaning isn’t necessarily better, as it means it may take away too much sebum.
When choosing a facial cleanser, you still have to choose according to your skin type. A facial cleanser that is suitable for you should be cleansed (no beads on the face to form a water film), and the face should not be tight, dry, or hot after use.
Finally, Zhimei also wants to mention 3 mistakes that many people are easy to recruit:
1. Do not wash your hands before washing your face
Our hands are always in contact with things, but they are actually much dirtier than our faces! If you don’t wash your hands before washing your face, dirt, microorganisms, etc. on your hands may be brought to your face.
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2. No shampoo line and jawline
These places are also distributed with sebaceous glands and sweat glands, which secrete sebum and sweat. If the cleaning is not in place, it will also provide “nutrients” to local resident microorganisms, such as Malasse bacteria, Demodex, Propionibacterium acnes, etc., can even induce or aggravate acne in these areas.
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3. Towel dry after washing
Wiping your face with a face towel or towel forcefully after washing your face can also cause excessive friction. It is recommended that you use a clean, soft, absorbent towel after washing your face. , gently press to absorb the moisture.
Finally, I wish you who read this article, your skin will get better and better!
Reviewing Doctor: Liu Wenbin| Deputy Chief Physician, Department of Dermatology, Beijing Aerospace General Hospital
References
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[2] Dermatologists Branch of Chinese Medical Doctor Association Skin Beauty Development Working Committee. Guidelines for Skin Cleaning in China [J]. Chinese Journal of Dermatology, 2016, 49(8): 537-540 . DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0412-4030.2016.08.003
[3] American Academy of Dermatology. FACE WASHING 101. Available at: https://www.aad.org/public/everyday-care/skin-care-basics/care /face-washing-101 (2021-5-14)