Winter Facial Skin Care Tips
Winter is here and the frost is not only nipping at your nosebut the whole face. Fortunately, with a facial skin care routinethat meets your exact skin care needs you can be on your way tohealthy, radiant skin tone.
YOUR SKIN IS DRY OR SENSITIVE IF IT:
* Stings or burns when skin-care products are used * Is easilyirritated * Sometimes appears red and inflamed * Feels itchy,dry, rough and flaky
Facial skin care for dry skin:
Regular bath soaps clean well but are powerfully alkaline andirritating for both dry and sensitive skin. Clear soapscontaining glycerin and alcohol may also be too drying. So, asan alternative of soap, dermatologists suggest a soap-free,sensitive skin cleansers. If your skin is very dry or sensitive,you may need to alternate a washable lotion with asensitive-skin bar. After cleansing dry skin, apply amoisturizer that is light, hypoallergenic, preservative-free,all-purpose and water based. For extremely dry skin, moisturizewith petroleum jelly or an oil-based lotion with 20 percenturea. After cleansing sensitive skin, apply a light,hypoallergenic, fragrance-free moisturizer, like Eucerin. Tocheck your tolerance of the product, dab the moisturizer behindyour ears for the first few days.
YOUR SKIN IS NORMAL IF IT:
* Is usually smooth and supple * Is generally clear/blemish-free* Appears neither dry nor oily
Facial skin care for normal skin:
Youre one of those lucky people whose face can take some abuseand still bounce back, looking fresher than ever. Almost anycleanser (from regular bath soap to sensitive-skin bars) willwork for you. If you need a moisturizer — some people withnormal skin dont! — choose a light, hypoallergenic,preservative free, all-purpose, water-based moisturizer afterwashing.
YOUR SKIN IS OILY IF IT:
* Has enlarged pores or
blackheads * Appears shiny and feelsgreasy
Facial skin care for oily skin:
Regular bath soap, morning and night, is fine for cleansing –your skin actually benefits from the drying effect of stronglyalkaline bath soaps. If necessary, use an astringent pad atmidday. Because your skin is naturally oily, you may not need amoisturizer. But if you do, choose one thats noncomedogenic(wont cause acne) and either oil-free or water-based–Neutrogena or Aveeno, for example.
YOUR SKIN IS COMBINATION IF IT:
* Is oily on your forehead, nose or chin * Is dry on your cheeksand around your eyes
Facial skin care for combination skin:
Dermatologists recommend one of two cleansing routines for womenwith combination skin. You can wash with a gentle facialcleanser in the morning and use an alcohol-free astringent onoily areas later in the day. Or wash with a soap-free cleanseron dry areas and with regular bath soap on oily areas. Treat drypatches as dry skin, then apply a water-based or oil-freenoncomedogenic moisturizer to your entire face.
Skin care tips for every type of skin:
No matter how oily, dry or sensitive your skin, always cleangently. Use warm (not hot) water and your fingertips (not a washcloth). Rinse well. Then use a towel to pat (not rub) your facedry. Wash your face no more than once or twice a day. Afterpatting skin dry, apply moisturizer to skin while its stilldamp to ensure that it is absorbed. Unless your moisturizerprovides protection from damaging sun rays, consider applying alight sunscreen as well.
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