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General principles of care for different skin types

Alexey Kryvenko, medical expert
Last reviewed: 04.07.2025

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Care for any skin type is divided into individual (carried out at home) and professional (carried out in a cosmetology office).

Basic skin care at home consists of morning and evening procedures.

General recommendations for morning care are as follows:

Washing the face and neck using cosmetic milk, cream, gel, mousse, foam, appropriate for the given skin type.
Use of tonics that do not contain alcohol.
Use of moisturizer depending on the season.
Application of decorative cosmetics.

General recommendations for evening care include the following steps:

Basic skin cleansing with cosmetic products.
Removing make-up around the eyes and lips using special products.
Skin toning.
Applying a moisturizing cream to the face, a special eye cream (2-3 hours before bedtime).

In a cosmetology facility, cosmetic procedures are performed, selected in accordance with the skin type and main aesthetic problems (age-related changes, dehydration, increased sensitivity, etc.).

It is important to emphasize that all manipulations on the face and neck are carried out along the lines of least skin stretching:

from the middle line of the forehead to the temples;
from the inner corner of the eye to the outer along the upper eyelid and in the opposite direction along the lower eyelid;
from the wings of the nose to the top of the auricle;
from the corners of the mouth to the tragus of the auricle;
from the chin and lower lip to the earlobe;
along the front surface of the neck - from bottom to top;
along the lateral surfaces of the neck - from top to bottom.

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