The first step on achieving great skin is
washing it and to understand the big necessity of it, besides the fact that it
helps remove the dirt, it helps prepare your skin to receive the treatments you’re
going to put on after. Even if it is only a moisturizer, it’s still a
treatment, and by the way, a very important one.
So you can pick different types of
cleansers, like gel, a cream, foam, etc. And choose between some mild washing
one’s, and others that can be harsher. It will depend of your skin type. But
for combination to oily skin, you should use an oil-free, non-comedogenic cleanser
that foams up. This means it has good washing properties, and if to that, you
add salicylic acid or benzoyl peroxide, it will be better, because it will help
prevent breakouts.
When washing your face, you should also,
not use cold water, because it will difficult the remove of the dirt and oil
out of your face, but you shouldn’t also use hot water, because it may not only
burn your skin, but will dry out too much. You should instead, use tepid water,
which is kind of just warm water, at your body temperature.
The face should also be washed two or three
times per day, being one in the morning and the other one in the evening before
going to bed. If you feel the need to refresh by mid day or when you get home,
you should do it too, but you have to be reasonable. If you feel that you may
be drying out your skin too much, you’ll have to moderate this third wash, or
see if it is because of your face washer. Dry skin will increase the production
of sebum, and then lead to more breakouts and aggravate your oily skin.
Don’t go over 12h without washing your face
and treating it, that’s one of the secrets.
You also need to be careful about the
fragrances, so look at the ingredients and try to find products that only have
the word Fragrance on the bottom. Otherwise you can have an allergic reaction
if you have sensitive skin.
So this is the first step, and a major one,
because it’s the beginning of all the next following ones. So you want to leave
a clean slate otherwise it won’t work as effectively, and as a matter of fact
if you don’t wash your face properly, and put on a moisturizer and other kind
of treatments, it will only add up to the dirt existent and aggravate all your
skin conditions.
