Cleansing Tips

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Tips of cleansing the skin.

Cleansing the skin is important in skin care. You don't want to apply your cosmetics on a dirty skin. This is why it's essential to cleanse the skin before applying a moisturiser or any other cosmetic product. The issue is that in cleansing the skin, care must be taken not to strip it of excess oil. Here are things to avoid so as not to remove excess oil from your skin

1. Over washing your face can remove the oil which actually serves as a protective layer for your skin. Even for those with naturally oily skin this is not appropriate as it can trigger of over production of oil in the sebaceous gland. When you have an oily skin and you rid it of too much oil the body sometimes has a way of responding by triggering the oil gland to replace the oil you are removing. This in turn could make the skin condition appear to have worsen.

2. Alcohol based products will damage the lipid layer of your skin. Alcohol has a way with fat and oil. You don't want to touch your skin with anything that has alcohol.

One of the ways to make your skin age faster, or make it predispose to the activities of free radicals and other pathogens is to expose it to the effect of alcohol

3. Wash the face in circular motion and pat it dry with towel. That way, you don't make your skin predispose to early sagging. Never do anything to stretch your skin. Over rubbing, scrubbing and vigorous massage are not advisable in any way.

'Teju Duru is a skin care consultant at The Yosher Dan Beauty Lounge