Steaming your face at home

While this process describes how you can do facial steaming at home, it is advised to visit a salon at least once a month for intensive facial treatment. This is because there are professionals with access to skin care equipment that can analyze the skin
Benefits of facial steaming
- Helps skin get the desired nutrients
- Treats and prevents skin from skin disorders
- Deep cleanses the pores
- Improves skin tone
- Naturally purifies the skin
- Helps in muscle toning and skin firming
- Ensures a smooth and shiny skin texture
- Soften the skin surface and helps free any dead cells, dirt, bacteria or other trapped matter that could cause breakouts or uneven complexion
- Detoxifies the skin
- Increases perspiration and stimulates blood circulation giving your face a warm healthy glow
Ingredients
- A medium sized bowl
- 2 towels
- A table
- Cotton balls
- Water
- Moisturizer
- Toner
Procedure
Take care not to get too close to the hot steam as this could scald your skin, leaving behind a scar. Too much heat can lead to broken capillaries under the skin.
- Heat the water to about 43 degrees Celsius and put pour it into the bowl
- Wash your face so that the pores are free to release any impurities without build up dirt or makeup blocking the way
- Tie your hair back
- Use the towel as a tent for both your head and the bowl
- Lean your face over the steam for about five to seven minutes
- Pat dry with the cotton balls
- Tone the skin
- Apply moisturizer upwards to avoid surging of the skin
Optional: add herbs to the water. E.g adds eucalyptus and lemon grass for oily skin. For dry skin add lavender. For normal skin you can add ylang ylang and sandlewood
NB: This should be done at most once a week for oily skin and combined skin, once a month for dry skin, Every 2 weeks for normal skin every.
It is not recommended for extremely sensitive skin or for anyone suffering from severe inflammation, infection or sunburn
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