The care for combination skin is different from the care of other types, as it is necessary to choose different tools for different parts of the face. The fact that there are areas with oily skin and areas with dry or normal. For combination skin there is a special line of products, and you can use makeup for oily, dry and normal skin, but you need to understand how to do it right.
Signs
In the first place, you need to understand that in reality your skin. Consider the easiest way of finding your type of skin. After washing, gel or foam does not need to apply to the skin any cream. Wait 2 hours and apply on the face cloth. If it is in the area of the forehead, nose and chin remains oily traces, and the cheek patches are absent or poorly expressed, that is to say, your skin type is mixed.
The owners of this epidermis, you have to care for the T-zone as oily skin type, while other sectors, such as for the dry or normal. As to dry types if the stains in the cheeks on a napkin to the left, and as the type normal if the greasy spots were, but they are less pronounced than in the area T.
Even the combination skin type can be recognized by the following characteristics:
- Oily skin in the T-zone, chin, nose and forehead. In these areas the black spots, the skin porous and shiny.
- Dryness in other areas: cheeks, temples. Here, in contrast, therefore, practically the head, and the skin is thin. Sometimes, this part of the face can be normal, so that the dryness can be felt.
- When washing the gels, mousses face of sometimes mild and pleasant, and sometimes dry and tight.
- When the application of cleansing milk or cream, T-zone is oily and the rest of the face is fresh and soft.
- T-shaped region in a couple of hours after the last attention begins to Shine and Sparkle.
- When you apply the toner or a micellar means that this area has a freshness, and the cheeks and temples are dry.
- In the T-zone often have rashes.
- If you use fatty creams chin, nose and forehead becomes oily and the rest of the face irritated.
According to statistics, approximately 80% of young women have a mixture of types of skin, but with age it becomes normal. But up to this point, it is necessary to properly monitor her and avoid extremes. Here it is important the correct selection of cosmetic products. If you use the cream for dry skin, oily areas will become even more produce sebum, and create problems in the face. And if you apply the cream for oily skin, dry areas, can peel and get irritated.
Combination skin type is the most common, but the companies say that with the age of the T-shaped area, to be less fat and all the skin is normal.
Daily care
To preserve the appearance of the skin more young, and, in general, to look well-groomed, without a lot of makeup requires daily care.
The key phases of these treatments for cleaning and hydration. This is probably the most important components in the care of the skin. Slowly to the same daily activities can be divided into:
- purification;
- toning;
- hydration;
- protection.
Wash
It should be held twice a day: after waking up and before going to sleep. Why do it in the morning? During the night, the body eliminates a part of the toxins to the surface of the epidermis, and you need to remove them. If not, then a new layer of cream and other vehicles you will drive all this dirt in the pores. In the morning is enough to wash the face with water gel or foam cleanser.
At night, cleanse the skin, preferably in several stages. At least 2 step.
What tools are good for the makeup:
- Hydrophilic oil — a new tool that made the Korean brands, and now brought out their own versions of other companies. Perfectly removes impurities, but also excellent sink them out of the pores, combat acne and blackheads, removes excess fat. Of the minuses — the high price.
- Natural oils — an alternative to the particular oil. Lighter are almond, apricot kernel and grapeseed, jojoba.
- Micellar environment. At first it was only micellar water, now there are different gels.
The next stage of washing:
- soft foam;
- gels.
When you choose that you need to look for which they are intended. Not necessary to give preference to drugs that purify the skin and feelings of tightness. For example, south korea's cream, since the skin loses not only fat, but also precious moisture and a high risk to overdry.
Rinse should be cool water. If you use hot, the sebaceous glands begin to work actively, and the problems in the T-zone will only get bigger.
It is recommended after washing themselves in the foot in the face with a cotton or microfiber cloth. If this attribute is light, you can see some remains of the Foundation and other cosmetics. Therefore, a way to get rid of makeup really difficult.
Toning
Then, you should apply toner on the skin. It neutralizes the negative effects of hard water from the tap. You can also use lotions. The main thing that was without alcohol.
Hydration and protection
The next step is moisturizing. You need to choose a day and night moisturizer with a light structure, and it is desirable to match the serum, also, in the night and the day. First apply the serum, then cream.
After applying the serum you should give it to dry. This rule applies to any funds applied to the skin. Then it goes to the moisturizer. For combination skin it is best to buy two types of creams: for oily skin and another for dry, or normal (depending on dry or normal skin you have on the cheeks). The first cream to apply them to the T-zone, and the second for the rest of his face. He and the other moisturizer should have sun protection. In the winter, and enough of cream with SPF 10, and in the summer — not less than 20. So they are both moisturize and protect the skin from exposure to sunlight.
Weekly care
In addition to everyday treatments 1-2 times a week, it is recommended to make a peeling and face mask.
Peeling
Many women are under the peeling to understand the application of bushland. They have a mechanical action and cause damage to the skin, and in the presence of acne can contribute to the care of the microorganisms in the neighboring pores. Therefore, it is best to use the acid peels at the base of the fruit. You can buy in a store, and also to prepare home-cooked fruit and vegetables.
When you apply peels should pay attention to the T-zone, cheeks and temples do not touch, or very delicate to deal with them.
Mask
The second method of skin care mask. Can be used as a fabric, and various thin and thick-mask and the film. No need to choose expensive funds here will suit and a simple mask manufacturers in the mass market. But it is best to choose an organic brand.
The most important, to apply these tools in point: a clean, warm and refreshing, that it is in the T-zone, while hydrating, nourishing rest of the face.
You can prepare a mask at home based on white clay and various oils and decoctions of herbs.
Data of the period of care
Summer
In the summer it is recommended to use light textures to avoid heavy creams. In place of tonal and pulse should give preference to the BB and CC creams. Ensure that your cream had sun protection factor of at least 20.
T-zone often needs to clean and Matt because in the summer it is even more brilliant and bright.
The winter
In the winter, on the contrary, the skin dries out in the street and on the premises, for heating systems, the air is dry. This will help in humidifiers and air ionizers or at least a wet towel, that should cover the battery for the night.
Also, you need to use nourishing and moisturizing creams and regularly apply lip balm, since lips are the most susceptible to dryness and cracking.
Attention to the different ages
To keep the youth, the strength and the freshness of the face, it is best to consult a beautician back in 20-25 years and to work together to develop a programme of care. Aesthetician will determine a skin type that has problems and the necessary care activities is not only external, but internal, as the intake of dietary Supplements, nutrition correction.
In 20-25 years care consists of cleansing, toning and moisturizing, and weekly rituals.
In 26-30 years of age have to carry out peels at the beautician, and use a serum with hyaluronic acid for the prevention and the elimination of small wrinkles facial.
In 31-34 years need still more to moisturize the skin and the use of lifting creams and masks. A good effect of vacuum massage, can be done at home with the purchase of a set of jars with vacuum holders.
At 35-39 years to update and restore the skin only can injections of hyaluronic acid. And you can buy cosmetics, where it is present, only it is necessary to pay attention to the shape of the substance, the acid does not penetrate into the pores of the skin and stays only on the surface.
In the period of 40-50 years, you should visit the gynecologist and endocrinologist to relieve the symptoms of menopause and more smoothly survive the termination of the production of estrogen — the hormone of beauty that makes women massive Apple. The available treatments add beauty innovation with retinoids, serums and masks.
After 50 is the face we must continue to maintain the hydration creams and serums, and with great effect to apply to the cosmetology and hardware procedures.
Useful salon treatments
Salon treatments should be done in consultation with a beautician, dermatologist. Popular salon procedures are the following:
- Massage with a special device with a light-electric effect. Electrical pulses stimulate the skin and encourage the flow of blood and the division of new cells. The result is more fresh and elastic face. Of the disadvantages — can cause more abundant growth of unwanted hair.
- Lymphatic drainage vacuum massage for a natural facelift.
- Cryotherapy — treatment with cold. Designed to tone the skin, gives a lifting effect;
- Hardware cleaning, lifting, chemical peels, deeper methods of home care measures.
- Mesotherapy — the injection of a nutrient cocktail with hyaluronic acid.
- Radiofrequency or radiowave facelift, focusing on the activation of collagen.