Cleansing

Cleansing Your Skin:

Cleansing Creams
Creams, milks, lotions, foams, oils, gels and liquids are very closely related. They all are basically a mixture of an oil, wax and water. The formula is modified by the manufacturers to suit different skin types. For example, a face wash for dry skin will remove less oil from the skin and may even add some. Cleansers for oily skins remove more oil from skin. But no matter what the formula these are all alternatives to soap and water cleansing.

You can also clean your face properly with baby oil, liquid oaraffin or vegetable oils. Though they are not pleasant smelling they all efficiently remove dirt and make-up. Cotton pad dipped in fresh milk is an inexpensive but good cleanser. However always wash the residue off with soap and water if you have an oily skin. Finish with a dab of astringent.

The right way to use a cleanser:
Gentle is the key word. Never stretch, drag or pull your skin. Take cleanser in your palm, glide your fingers over the face with light patting movements. Use the pads of your fingers for upwards and outwards movements. This is the right way to apply creams on the face. This helps to prevent and delays the loss of muscle tone and sagging of the skin. Leave it on for a minute so as to loosen the dirt and make-up. Gently remove it with cotton wool or tissue paper. Use upward and outward movements. Wipe the face with a damp cotton ball. Finally rinse with water.

Mechanical Cleansing Of Your Skin:
Epidermabrasion is a recent concept in skin cleansing. It literally is the mechanical rubbing off dead cells from the skin surface. It comes in a variety of granules like sand, sawdust, silica and pumice. And also in slowly soluble abrasive materials like sodium tetraborate decahydrate. These granules are incorporated into soaps and creams. They form the basis of some of the peeling face-masks available in the market. Sandpaper, hemp cloth, cellulose of the luffa plant, sea-sponges and man-made sponges of the cellulose and polyurethane are other materials for epidermabrasion. Woven webs or wash cloth, which provides a very delicate level of epidermabrasion can also be used. The latest development in this sphere is the use of non-woven polyester webs. It suits most skins though it should be avoided on very dry skins.

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