Living environment and bad habits will affect the metabolism of the skin, keratin cells can not be metabolized normally, the accumulation of skin surface will lead to rough skin, dull, but also affect the absorption of nutrients, we need to exfoliate. But many people have questions, exfoliation and cleanser in the end which first use? After exfoliating, do you still need to wash with cleanser?
Facial wash and exfoliation which is used first
The face wash is a daily necessity, while exfoliation is a regular task that does not need to be done every day. Usually you want to wash your face with cleanser and then do exfoliation.
Using a cleanser before exfoliating will cleanse the dirt and pores of your face, which will be more conducive to the exfoliating cream to do a better job of deeper cleansing.
Do you still need to use a face wash after exfoliating?
After doing the exfoliation work, you only need to rinse off the waste cuticle with water. Washing your face with a face wash may cause excessive sebum loss and make your skin feel tight afterwards.
Can you exfoliate with a face wash?
The normal face wash only has the effect of cleaning and moisturizing, the exfoliating effect is not obvious, if you want to exfoliate you need to choose the face wash for exfoliation, such as scrub type face wash.
Note: Scrubbing type face wash is not suitable for daily use because of its exfoliating effect.
How often do you need to exfoliate
Exfoliation should follow the cycle of skin metabolism, some studies show that the cycle of healthy skin renewal is 28 days, so the normal situation should be exfoliated once a month. But some people due to lifestyle habits or diet, oil secretion is more vigorous, more old skin keratin, you can exfoliate once a week or half a month.
Note: Exfoliation does not need to be done every day, which will make the skin sensitive and fragile, prone to allergies and sunburn.
How to use exfoliating cream correctly
Step 1: Cleanse the skin with a facial cleanser.
Step 2: paper towel to wipe away some of the water droplets on the face, but ensure that the face is still wet.
Step 3: Squeeze 1-2 cm of exfoliating cream onto your hand and add a drop of warm water. Using the other hand, rub the exfoliating cream onto the nose, forehead, chin, cheeks, etc..
Step 4: Gently rub both hands together and massage for 2-3 minutes.
Step 5: rinse off the dirt from the face with warm water
Step 6: press the face dry with paper and pat on moisturizing water and lotion.
Exfoliation precautions
Exfoliation can promote new skin metabolism, to help cover the absorption function of the skin, but improper exfoliation of the skin will have some damage, the following is the exfoliation needs to pay attention to a few small points.
1, before 20 years old should not use exfoliating cream. 20 years old before the use of exfoliating cream, will make the stratum corneum too thin, into sensitive skin.
2, exfoliation at most once a week, the healthier skin can be once a month.
3, after exfoliation do a good job of basic hydration. It is recommended to do hydration mask after exfoliation, when the skin absorption ability is better.
