Give Someone a Simple Home Facial
Yearning for clear skin? Beauty treatments too expensive? Why not have a friend do a simple facial at home? Facials help clear your pores of matter that clogs them up and commonly leads to spots or acne. Ask a friend to do a facial for you and return the favor. Keep reading for simple instructions!
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Steps
- Give a home facial. If you are really good with your hands or want to experiment you could do it yourself ! There is no need to purchase anything new.Ideally you need a facial cleanser, facial scrub such as apricot face scrub,moisturizer and steamer.Use your/your friend's usual products. They are still cheap to purchase in the usual high street toiletries/chemist shops and even the supermarket these days.
- Use a towel as a steamer. A warm face towel will do if you haven't got a steamer but a facial scrub is crucial.Use the moisturizer in place of the cleanser if you haven't got a cleanser and repeat at the end. You also need to pat it dry.
- Start with gently cleansing the face(get permission first!) by applying the cleanser on the face skin and rub with your hands (washed and dried). Rub the cleanser in circular movements from the chin upwards. If possible your friend should be lying on a bed and you standing at the head of the bed looking down at her face or she/he can sit on an armchair allowing him/her to lean back.
- Wipe off the cleanser with a warm moist face towel.At this point set the steamer up if you have one and have used it before otherwise use a face towel.Wrap the rinsed warm moist towel on the face leaving the nostrils free for breathing.Leave for about 15 minutes. You could massage the feet during this time.After 15 minutes the skin pores will be open to release any material blocking them(see Acne1 post). Apply the facial scrub and repeat the procedure described for cleansing.Massage the face in circular movements for 5 minutes and wipe off with a clean moist face towel twice.
- Apply the moisturizer and massage in for about 5 minutes.
- And that's your facial done for a fraction of the beautician's cost!Have a facial done at least every two weeks. With experience you can perform one on yourself.Enjoy
Tips
- 1st and foremost wash your face and take your makeup off. Get a fold up/out table put some couch cushions on it, (lay down on it) Have a friend/relative put moisturizing lotion on your face (smoothly rub it around massaging temples, nose, cheeks, ears) then take a hot rag and place it over your face (if you are claustrophobic like me cut a nose and mouth hole out of the rag)let the rag sit for about 2 minutes then take it off. That's how i do my facials haha! :D
Warnings
- You may be sensitive to new products-stop if any uncomfortable irritation occurs.
- To avoid burns ensure you are experienced in using the facial steamer if you will be using one.
