Facial cleansing at home

Facial cleansing in 7 steps

1. Cleanse your face

Remove remains of make-up and accumulated dirt with soap and cleansing milk, as you would do in your daily routine. Start with your eyes and eye contour area, and then continue with the rest of your face.

2. Prepare your skin

Open the pores with steam. This step is necessary for the product you use later to be able to penetrate the skin well. Boil water to generate steam, and add essential oils, such as for instance, lavender, tea tree or thyme, as well as to benefit from their properties to help you relax. Put your head over the steam and cover it with a towel for at least 10 or 15 minutes.

3. Exfoliate to eliminate impurities

Apply an exfoliating or peeling product. Use an exfoliating product by applying a gentle circular massage with gauze or a piece of cotton wool, without pressure. Avoid your eye contour and lip areas. Massage your forehead, nose and chin a little more intensely. This will help you to remove dead cells, blackheads and pimples. Exfoliation is done with a granulated product (mechanical exfoliation); it can be done with salt or sugar if you have no products at home, or chemical (enzymatic peeling).

4. Eliminate blackheads and pimples

With very clean hands, and using two pieces of clean gauze, paper or cotton wool, remove the most visible blackheads, and apply light pressure on the areas with more impurities. Avoid using your nails. Remember that your pores are open, and everything must be very clean to avoid infections. Do not insist if they resist you. Then, remove residues that might remain with cotton wool and warm water.