Regardless of men and women, washing your face should be the most daily thing in life.
However, will you really wash your face? Many people will say: "Wash your face so simple things, who wouldn't?" "Yes, anyone can wash their face, but washing their face correctly is not necessarily the same."
The following few face-washing pits, I believe many people have stepped on.
Cleanser wash your face, 3 times a day cleaner?
Some people always feel that their faces are particularly dirty, they have to wash their faces 3 times a day, and they wash them with facial cleansing milk every time, and they are eager to rub them clean like washing dishes.
Is it really necessary to do so?
First of all, the face is washed thoroughly, that is also the surface of the skin, if you feel that you have black hair or close your mouth and so on, you are counting on the cleanser to solve, a bit "strong people are difficult".
Facial cleanser is mainly responsible for cleaning grease, sweat and surface dirt.
I definitely had to wash my face at night, and after a day of running outside, I must have accumulated dirty things on my face.
So, do I need to wash my face when I get up in the morning and take a lunch break?
This is to divide the skin type, the skin's oil layer secretes oil, will be affected by some sex hormones and individual nutritional status, according to which the skin type can probably be divided into 5 types:
Dry/neutral/sensitive skin:
Dry and neutral skin secretes less oil and does not require a strong cleanse, and sensitive skin is prone to allergies due to various physical and chemical stimuli.
The above three types of skin can be washed with facial cleanser once a night, and it is good to wash your face with clean water in the morning.
Oily/oily skin:
The above two types of skin oil secretion is more vigorous, if you get up in the morning if you obviously feel greasy and sticky on your face, you can use a milder face wash to wash it, and you can also wash your face with water during your lunch break. Cleansing with a slightly cleaner every night.
It should be noted that even if the sebum secretion is relatively strong, do not use the cleanser more than twice a day, avoid excessive cleaning caused by the destruction of the skin barrier, skin physiological dysfunction, resulting in the face "more and more oily".
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Can alternating hot and cold water washing shrink pores?
Should I wash my face with cold or hot water? For this problem, some people say that cold water is good and can stimulate blood circulation in the skin; some people say that hot water is good, which helps to open pores to wash out dirty things; others say that hot and cold water alternately, and thermal expansion and contraction can shrink pores.
In fact, these statements have some truth, but! You still have to choose according to your skin type.
As mentioned earlier, there are 5 types of skin types, different skin types, you can choose different water temperatures.
Sensitive skin:
If the face is often prone to allergies, and even the sun will be red, it is recommended to wash the face with water about 36 ° C ~ 37 ° C (feel "warm and cool"), this water temperature is close to the human body temperature, the stimulation of the skin is relatively small.
Dry skin, normal skin:
If the face often feels very dry, or even peeling, then do not use hot water, hot water will secrete less oil on the skin itself to wash more thoroughly, it will make you feel drier, so wash your face with cool water.
Oily, combination skin:
The secretion of oil from this type of skin is relatively strong, and you can wash your face with warm water similar to the temperature of the bath water, so that you can wash the oil clean.
Is amino acid cleanser better than soap-based cleanser?
There are a variety of facial cleansers on the market, and the recently very popular category is "amino acid cleanser", which is known as mild and does not hurt the skin, and the cleaning power is also good. Is this really the case?
In fact, like the water temperature, the choice of facial cleanser is also skin-sharing.
Amino acid cleanser:
It has little skin irritation, refreshing skin feeling after use, not tight, not slippery, suitable for most dry and neutral skin, including sensitive skin.
But there are many male friends around to reflect that amino acid cleansing feels "too gentle", washed up without feeling, washed like no wash, is also uncomfortable. Then you may be more suitable for soap-based facial cleansers.
Soap-based cleanser:
Oily skin itself is relatively strong in oil secretion, it is recommended to use soap-based cleansing products, after washing will feel clean and refreshing.
However, it is recommended that a soap-based cleanser once a night is enough, and that a mild cleanser is still a mild cleanser in the morning. The use of soap-based cleansing should also do a good job of follow-up moisturizing work, otherwise the skin will feel dry and secrete oil, and the face will be oily again not long after washing.
After wiping the sunscreen, do you want to remove your makeup before washing your face?
Sunscreen in summer is a must! However, many people have such doubts: do you want to use makeup remover products for sun protection? Unload it every day, afraid that it will be over-cleaned (in fact, lazy); do not unload it, and feel that sunscreen will block the pores of the skin, causing acne to "break out of the soil", good entanglement!
Whether makeup removal is required or not depends mainly on the type of sunscreen.
Sunscreen is generally divided into three types: physical sunscreen, chemical sunscreen, and physical + chemical sunscreen.
The sunscreens used in physical sunscreens are mainly: titanium dioxide and zinc oxide. These substances do not absorb ultraviolet rays, but only like mirrors, scattering ultraviolet reflectors in all directions, so they are almost non-irritating to the skin, suitable for most skin types and sensitive skin. However, high-power physical sunscreen residue particles can clog pores, so makeup removal is required.
There are many types of chemical sunscreens, and their power should not be underestimated, which can absorb ultraviolet rays. But they are also weak and can easily be carried away by the surfactants in facial cleansers. However, many chemical sunscreens now add some waterproof and anti-sweat ingredients in order to "cater" to the increasingly delicate pig girls, and this kind of sunscreen needs to remove makeup.
Too complicated to understand? Then teach everyone the simplest trick: according to whether the sunscreen outer packaging is marked with "waterproof and sweatproof" to judge.
Labeled "waterproof and anti-sweat", then it is recommended to use makeup remover products, if not labeled, wash your face with ordinary cleansing products. Like what:
Strong waterproof and sweat-resistant sunscreen can choose makeup remover oil; general waterproof sunscreen can use makeup remover or makeup remover gel;
Sunscreen that is not waterproof, cleanser can be cleaned.
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Should I dry my face naturally after washing?
Many people will have such an idea, after washing the face, feel the skin is so comfortable, the water on the face is not dried, let the skin enjoy the feeling of water for a while, and absorb a little more water.
Such an idea is actually very wrong!
Because the evaporation of water requires heat, after washing the face, the water evaporates on the face, which will also take away the heat of the skin, and the temperature on the face will decrease, which will stimulate the constriction of blood vessels and slow down blood circulation, resulting in the skin becoming more and more dry.
So, the right thing to do after washing your face is: dry it immediately!
Should I dry my face with a towel after washing?
When we were young, our parents taught us to wash our faces, wetting the towel and rubbing it our faces!
Now wash with facial cleanser, after washing many people still have this habit, with a towel to dry their faces.
If you're not afraid of your face becoming a nest of germs, wipe it with a towel!
Towels are generally placed in the bathroom, the humid air plus the damp towels, it is simply a paradise of bacteria! Wipe your face with a towel like this after washing, it may be even dirtier than before you washed it.
The right thing to do:
Use a clean, soft face towel to gently dry the water on your face instead of rubbing vigorously back and forth. If you must use a towel, remember to let the towel dry in a ventilated, dry position, often bask in the sun to kill bacteria, to avoid the moist air breeding bacteria.
The face is our "façade responsibility", if you use the incorrect way of washing your face, it may damage the "face value"!
Therefore, in order to maintain our "façade", remember to wash your face well and wash your face correctly!
Review expert: Liu Xiaojun | Clinical master of Zhejiang University, attending physician of dermatology
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