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Six Steps to Get Perfect Skin

You anyhow try to find the time to incorporate manicures, pedicures and haircuts into your busy schedule on a regular basis. However, do you treat your skin in proper manner? Washing your face and removing makeup before bed is a start, but a weekly deep cleaning is essential to keep your skin look and feel at its best.

Following are the six steps for an easy and effective skin-cleansing regimen to get perfect skin:

Step 1: Cleanse

Cleanse your face with a gentle, creamy liquid cleanser. As you know, bar soap is not only dry, but also not hygienic. The dirt that comes off your hands ends up on your face. Put your liquid cleanser on a ball of cotton and then apply it to your skin. Do not use your hands, as they are not clean enough. Make sure that you wash with lukewarm water because hot water can aggravate the skin and inflame capillaries.

Step 2: Tone

In the old days; toner was equivalent to harsh. However, there are multitudes of toners in the market today that are gentle and formulated to balance the skin. Use a gentle toner over your face and neck after you have rinsed thoroughly. This removes the last traces of your cleanser and restores the pH balance of the skin so it will not over-secrete or under-secrete oil. For oily or combination skin, you can use a toner that is more astringent. For oily skin, look for ingredients like witch hazel. However, they are drying, but oily complexions may need this drying effect.

Step 3: Exfoliate

The reason of gently exfoliating the skin is to remove the buildup of dead skin cells that causes breakouts. In addition, you want to smooth the skin's surface so your treatment products can be absorbed more evenly. However, do not use exfoliators that are too harsh. Look for very fine abrasives. There are few scrubs that contain groundnut shells or apricot pits, which may irritate the skin because the edges are uneven and can cause microscopic tears. Remember that your face is not a floor and should not be scrubbed. Too much of exfoliating will result only in removing healthy new skin.

Step 4: Steam

Gently steam your face once a week for five to ten minutes as part of your deep-cleansing ritual. Place a handful of chamomile in a pot of water and bring to a boil. Turn the flame off, let the mixture cool. When it is cooled enough so that the steam does not burn you, place a towel over your head for a tent-like effect and expose your face to the vapor. However tempting it may be, do not squeeze or pick any blemishes after you have steamed.

Step 5: Revitalize

Facial masks are used to revitalize and tighten the skin. For those with oily skin, clay- based masks are best. Those with dry or sensitive skin should use hydrating gel masks or cream masks. If you have combination skin, apply a mud mask only over the T-zone, which are the center of the forehead, nose and chin and the center of cheeks. For a real at-home "spa experience," soak two cotton balls in rosewater and then apply to eyelids while the mask is drying. Do the "patch test" on your leg before applying a new type of mask to make sure you don't have an allergic reaction to it.

Step 6: Moisturize

Regularly moisturizing your skin is critical to maintain young and healthy looking skin. Secondly, it is very important to wear a daily moisturizer for protection against the sun's damaging rays. For maximum results, moisturizers must be applied every morning and find one that is formulated not to block pores. Bedtime is the best time to apply repairing treatments such as anti-aging or anti-wrinkle creams. During the day, make sure you use a moisturizer that contains an SPF of at least 15.