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Hygienic face cleaning

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Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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It's no secret that the skin looks good, you need to look after it. Even people whose skin looks perfect, are exposed to daily contamination by ingress of dust, gassed air, various products of other environmentally unfriendly factors, temperatures, sun, wind. Over time, there is a blockage of the sebaceous glands, leading to serious problems. To prevent this from happening, as well as for those who already have problems with the skin condition, periodic hygienic cleaning of the face, including mechanical and hardware methods of its cleansing, is used, therapeutic cosmetic products selected according to the type of skin.

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Indications for the procedure

All people, from the age of 14, can, with the goal of preventing from time to time, go to hygienic cleansing of the face. But especially it is shown for carrying out for persons with a problem skin, suffering from excessive allocation of subcutaneous fat, in the presence of pustules, acne, boils, acne, comedones. Hygienic cleansing of the face removes the cause of the defects of the skin - occlusion of the ducts of the sebaceous glands.

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Preparation

Before carrying out complex cleaning it is necessary to conduct training, which consists in removing make-up and removing impurities by professional means. At this stage, you can apply gommage - a special cream that dissolves the contamination. After that, if necessary, it is necessary to steam the face with a vaporizer - turning the aqueous solution into steam, or in the presence of couperose - cold steam.

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Technique of the hygienic face cleaning

Hygienic cleansing of the face consists in the removal of dead, dead leaves and sebaceous secretions. The technique of its implementation includes several types:

  • chemical - suitable for different skin types. Using 5 and 10 percent solutions of lactic, citric (for normal) or glycolic acid (fatty), as well as 1% and 2% salicylic (dry). It consists in the destruction of the upper layer of the epidermis, and with it of various eruptions;
  • enzymatic - uses plant and animal enzymes (papain, bromelain, pepsin, trypsin);
  • mechanical - shown with acne, well suited for sensitive skin, used sterilized instruments;
  • ultrasonic - is carried out by ultrasonic scrubber. The waves of the device have a massage effect, opening the pores and improving blood supply;
  • vacuum - with the help of the suction cup of the vacuum apparatus, contaminants are removed from the skin;
  • laser - a beam directed at the problem site, the upper layer of the epidermis is burnt;
  • rossaž - hardware massage brushes are involved.

Taking into account the complexity and duration of the procedure, it is recommended that it be done 2-3 times a year.

Contraindications to the procedure

Hygienic face cleaning is contraindicated for carrying out in case of acute inflammatory conditions of the skin, with fragility of the vessels, intolerance to certain components of cosmetic products. Pregnancy and feeding of the child is also prohibited under the chemical or laser type of peeling.

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Consequences after the procedure

Some time after the procedure, redness on the face remains. More dangerous consequences and complications are possible if the instruments and hands are sterile. To avoid them, it is best to resort to cleaning in proven salons, and not at home.

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Care after the procedure

Hygienic cleansing of the face requires some rehabilitation period. In the care after the procedure, disinfection of the face with antiseptic lotions or solutions is applied, applying soothing masks. Physioprocedures have a good effect: therapeutic or cryomassage, darsonvalization, laser therapy. At the last stage, soothing moisturizing creams are applied and a protective healing film is applied.

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Reviews

According to people who resort to the procedure, it helps to solve many problematic issues. It is noted that after it a good skin condition: smoothness, freshness, radiance appears. They also remove inflammation, reduce tuberosity, narrow pores, improve the complexion. Cosmetologists say that this procedure is an effective prophylactic means for the appearance of acne, it mobilizes protective mechanisms, stimulates blood circulation, normalizes the work of the sebaceous glands.

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