Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Quick and Easy At-home Facial

 

Have you ever had those moments, when you are rushing to get ready for work, or maybe even an evening out, and you wish you had made that call to your aesthetician and had a facial done yesterday?? We have a perfect solution to these moments…the home facial. Now rest assured, this isn’t all about the egg white and multani mitti (kaolin clay) masks!!

To maintain healthy and beautiful skin between professional treatments, its best to give yourself an easy facial at home once a week. And it really isn’t all that tough!!!

 STEP ONE
Wash your face to remove all makeup and dirt.
Oily Complexion – Gentle foaming cleanser ( Johnson and Johnson’s head to toe baby wash makes a great gentle cleanser)
Dry Skin – Cream/ milk cleanser

STEP TWO
Use a face scrub to exfoliate and buff skin. Our absolute favorites are the “Dr Brandt – microdermabrasion in a bottle” and the “Olay Regenerist thermal skin polisher”. Remember, a good scrub should absolutely never hurt.

STEP THREE
Soak a washcloth with warm water and press it on your face a couple of times. This is also a good time to use the pore cleansing strips. We continue to be in love with Biore.

STEP FOUR
Spread a face mask on your face for 10-20 minutes – we recommend Blossom Kochchar’s  Aromatherapy Glossy mask (available via Indian stores or websites) – its is absolutely the best for combination skin. For those of you who are more adventurous – mix an avocado with a tsp of honey – will leave your skin super soft!!!

STEP FIVE
Smooth on a soothing basic moisturizer. No antiaging, anti acne products as yet- you don’t want to overexfoliate your skin.

There you go – simple yet perfect!!! Enjoy!!!

 

 

 

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