Washing Your Face - Face Care Tips

Washing your face is very important. You should do this twice a day, morning and night. If you will only wash once a day, do it at night. You need to get all the crud off your face. At least rinse it in the morning. Give yourself a clean slate. You do not want to wash your face more than twice a day, unless instructed by a dermatologist. Your face has a protective layer of natural oils. I know that sounds bad, like a breading surface for zits, but it isn’t. This layer protects you from damage to your face. It helps keep to keep out dirt, bacteria. It also helps protect from sun and wind damage. Believe me, I have tried to get rid of this layer, and succeeded, only to have my face break out more! If you ever notice when your skin is dry you will still break out. It does not make sense. You would think dry skin will have less break outs because the oil is not there. Skin needs a certain balance for it to stay clear. You want to maintain that balance, and how you take care of your skin will determine on what skin type you have. Using the right technique, products, and listening to your skin will give you your best face!

The first step to washing your face is to wash your hands first! Always. The last thing you need to do is transfer the crud and germs on your hands to your face. It really defeats the purpose. Then you want to wet your face with warm water. You want to use warm water as opposed to hot or cold. Warm water will open the pores for good, deep cleaning. It is the best way to remove bacteria and dirt. Hot water will dry out your skin, and irritate it. You do want to keep some natural oils on your face. Hot water will strip the natural oil right off. Cool water will not clean as well as warm. Cool water actually will shrink the pores, and it will not allow you to clean out the dirt and bacteria.

Next, you want to put your face soap onto your hands, add water, and lather. Rub onto your face. Some products will very on directions, depending on what type you use. For example, some do not require you to add water to the soap. You might just put the product directly onto your face. Read the directions on the back of the product first.

You should wash your face for at least a minute every time. I had an esthetician tell me this once. I actually have a clock in my bathroom and watch the seconds go by to make sure I am washing long enough. I never used to do this. Once I started, I really did notice my face was clearer. Washing for at least a minute allows you to get the dirt, grime, and make-up off. Not only do you have make-up on your face, but throughout the day your face collects dirt. Dirt, germs, pollution, you name it. I really did not notice this until I took a trip to California. The pollution is so bad; it looks like there is a storm cloud over the city. It is just dirty air and pollution. When I washed my face at night the water was so dirty, it was actually brown. I had to wash my face five times! I am not even lying. It was so gross. If you are living in an area like California you should maybe up your washing time to five minutes! The cleaner your face is, the cleaner your pores, and the clearer your skin is.

Think about this-if you did not wash your face for a week. Think of all that grime, build-up, dirt, and dead skin. Yuck! Your face would be greasy, dull, and life less. You need to start taking care of your skin at a young age so that it still looks good as you get older. Anyone who has good skin at an older age has taken care of it. Ask them. Genetics will play a role, but the more you take care of your skin the better it will look, in the short and long run. Plus, if there are things you want to avoid that your mother or grandmother has, you can. Start early to prevent it. Washing your face twice a day, every day, is the first and most important step. It might take awhile to find products you like, or that work for you. Be patient. It has taken me a long time, but it is work it now to have good looking skin. I will give you tips and products that I like, love, and hate. Why I feel that way, and where you can find them and about how much to expect it to cost. If there are some out there you love or hate, let me know and I will share the info with everyone. I am always up for trying new products, and I think you should be too. It is good to mix it up once in awhile, keep you skin on its toes. Sometimes I think my skin gets used to a product and it stops working. That is a perfect time to switch it up. If something works and keep working, do not change it. No use changing a good thing. Keep in mind, you might have to change products or you’re routine, depending on where you live. The weather and season changes do make a difference to your skin.