To improve your complexion, you need to cleanse your skin every day. But not with just boring ol’ normal soap (it’ll dry out your skin); instead, you a soap formulated to interact favorably with the chemistry of your particular type of skin. All soaps work on filth by acting like a pair of handcuffs: one loop snags the oil; the other hangs on to the water and gets the grease off. This little cops ‘n robbers scenario plays out a little differently for different skin types:
* Dry Skin: You’ll need to pump a little moisture into your face with your soap. Look for brands of soap that contain either glycerine or a type of silicone, such as cyclomethicone or dimethicone.
* Oily Skin: You’re going to want to dry up some of that grease with your soap. Quell the dirt by using a soap that contains salicylic acid.
* Sensitive Skin: You’re going to need something a little milder than the typical ingredients. Believe it or not, the leading contender here is something called propylene glycol – which, when not gently easing you into a life of ivory cheeks, pulls double duty as the prime ingredient in antifreeze and the stuff they use to de-ice planes.
* Normal Skin: Count your blessings … Hunt for soaps that use lanolin, a handy extract from the oil glands of sheep.
Source: SoYouWanna.com
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To properly cleanse your face:
* If you don’t moisturize before bedtime, simply cleanse your face with cool to warm water when you rise and towel dry.
* If you do moisturize before bedtime, use a cleanser to remove all traces of moisturizer.
* Never use soap to cleanse your face. Soap made for the body, is too harsh to use on your face. Cleansers are made from a much milder combination of oil, water and surfactants (agents that allow oil and water to mix) so they won’t dry out your skin.
* Never cleanse using extremely hot or cold water. Both extremes stress the skin and can cause broken capillaries.
* Apply a dime-sized amount of cleanser into your palms. Rub them together to create lather and apply to your face. Massage your face gently focusing on areas that could accumulate dirt and makeup – for example the forehead, chin, around the nose and gently around closed eyes.
* Rinse thoroughly with lukewarm water making sure all traces of cleanser have been washed off.
* Follow with toner if you think makeup and dirt have been left behind.
Source: YourSkin101.com
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