A Must Know About Facial Care _Issue 8

Foaming Cleansers: While they might feel nice going on, unfortunately the foaming agents in foaming cleansers can put your skin way out of pH balance, leaving it irritated, dry and dreadfully unhappy. Worse still, this impairment then takes away your skin’s ability to fight back against bacteria.

Do you really need a separate towel for your face?

You should use a separate towel for your face than the one you use to dry your body after shower. Bacteria can lurk on any kind of towel, no matter where you use it, according to Sejal Shah, a board-certified dermatologist in New York City. “Bacteria, fungus, dead skin cells, oils and other debris can collect on the towel,” which can increase your risk of skin “infections, acne flares, and irritation.”

How often should you replace the towel for your face?

This is why it’s important to not only have a separate towel set aside for drying your face, but to make sure that it stays super clean, meaning you should wash it or replace it with a fresh one every couple of days. If you’re prone to breakouts, you might want to get a fresh face towel even more frequently.

“For acne prone skin, you should be replacing or washing your towel daily, explaining that skin bacteria transferring back and forth between your face and the towel might be problematic if you’re prone to acne or rosacea.

Face Serum

Face serum gives the collagen in your skin a boost, helping to keep it firm and plumping out fine lines and wrinkles. Serums help give your skin a fresher, younger and healthier appearance. Fine lines and wrinkles are a normal part of skin maturation, but it is dullness and dryness which makes them seem ageing. By using a serum, your skin will be more radiant and full of color.

Antioxidant serums help protect your skin from the free radicals you’re exposed to on a daily basis. They also aid in the prevention of fine lines and other visible signs of aging, and can heal and repair skin.