Rules for caring for different skin types by seasons

1. The most important aspect is adherence to the rules of skin cleansing, which includes 3 stages.

<br>• Makeup Remover (carried out to remove makeup, foundation, decorative cosmetics) using milk, cream, micellar water, hydrophilic oil, two-phase cleanser.

Two-phase remedywhich was touted as a wonderful novelty some time ago is not a very successful water-in-oil emulsion, in other words, a product in which the emulsifiers (substances that ensure the mixing of the two phases) did not work. And so a huge batch of exfoliated emulsions turned out, successfully sold as a new discovery to a gullible consumer.

Emulsion Is a system of two or more immiscible or difficult to mix liquids. Direct emulsion – oil in water, reverse – water in oil.

Many are accustomed to remove makeup while washing your face, but this leads to additional wrinkles and trauma to the skin of the face. Use cotton pads or non-woven wipes to remove makeup. For oily and porous skin often recommended micellar water or hydrophilic oil, for delicate and dry — cream or milkproviding a good sliding effect.

<br>• Washing carried out by gel or penkithat do not contain aggressive surfactants. I give the classification of surfactants in more detail in the following chapters, but for now it is worth paying attention to how much your skin tightens after washing and whether it tightens. If the answer is “yes” and the feeling of contraction does not go away on its own, then the means of purification should be replaced with a more gentle one.

<br>• Skin toning carried out by different means and depends on the type of skin. Oily, combination skin often needs two tonics, as it is more salty in the summer. Can be used cleansing и pigging products containing lemongrass, camphor, sulfur, salicylic or glycolic acid. If, after using such products, a feeling of tightness arises, then it is better to apply it once a day, and use a toner a second time to normalize the pH of the skin.

Dry and normal skin also need toning. Only the tonic should contain a small percentage of lactic acid, a complex of antioxidants, soothing components (for example, chamomile extract), hyaluronic acid (but the latter can be included in the composition of care products and be more useful in greater concentration). This type of tonic can be applied either by hand (often found in recommendations for Japanese cosmetics) or with cotton pads. 

The main tasks of toning

– Normalization of skin pH.

– Elimination of water hardness and residues of detergents.

– Improving the quality of the skin (due to the soothing ingredients in the composition).

– Saving the following products if you apply them to damp skin.

– Solving aesthetic problems (reducing pigmentation, the severity of stagnant red spots after acne, narrowing and cleansing pores).

Morning cleansing will differ from evening using only two stages (washing and toning), and very often I recommend adding a light massage to gentle washing products.

2. Creams, serums, fluids for face, eyelids, neck and décolleté

We very often respond to the words “anti-aging”, “rejuvenating”, “lifting”. But to what extent the stated promises correspond to reality, knowledge of the compositions of the funds will help us.

Components of anti-age cosmetics

• Vitamins A (group of retinoids), C and E.

• Nucleotides (obtained from eggs or milk of salmonids).

• Keratolics (more often it is a group of acids: glycolic, salicylic, almond).

• Peptides (the most famous peptide – Syn-ake (bruise), synthesized in accordance with the formula of the peptide from the venom of the temple viper, has a muscle relaxant effect and reduces the severity of fine expression lines).

• Metal salts: salts of manganese, magnesium, bivalent copper peptides, a complex of salts in a certain concentration, magnesium aspartate, copper gluconate and zinc gluconate in Retinox.

• Preparations of embryos.

• Lifting ingredients (mechanical and true).

• Photo filters (day cream with SPF protection).

3. Seasonality

Depending on the season (spring – summer or fall – winter), I recommend changing your home care.

For example, for oily skin в summer period light textures, serums and fluids are more suitable for time. It is better to choose a sunscreen with physical filters (titanium oxide and zinc dioxide), they do not oxidize on the skin and have a mild mattifying effect. For winter period, especially in the heating season, I often recommend using denser textures that restore FEL (lipid substance of the epidermis) in combination with retinol creams for rejuvenation.

For dry skin preferably not only moisturizing during the day, but also nutrition, so it is worth choosing creams with ceramides, squalane. Many people mistakenly use thermal water for humidification. However, look at its composition. This is a complex of trace elements that normalize the oily skin (zinc can often be found there), and it should be sprayed to moisturize in a humid room (for example, after a shower) or on wet skin.

It is competent cleansing that is the basis on which all home care is built. Therefore, pay special attention to it. The choice of evening cleanser should depend on both your skin type and the type of makeup you use. Also, change your skin cleansers depending on the season. In the summer, most women experience increased sebum production. In addition, we are using SPF more actively. Therefore, skin cleansing should be of higher quality and more active. In winter, our skin has a lower level of moisture, you need to choose more delicate products. Most women use more decorative cosmetics in the cold season, so you need to pay special attention to make-up removal.