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Special Care for Combination Skin
The combination skin, as its name implies, possesses characteristics of both types of skin fat is usually T-zone (forehead, nose and chin) and dry in the cheeks, the eye area and neck. We know that every skin type has its appropriate care: when the skin is dry, the basics is a moisturizer, and when he is fat, it is important to take a serious cleaning routine. But what do we do when our skin is mixed?
The keys will be to combine the care of the two types of skin so that they do not contradict each other. To begin, then, must become accustomed to a daily cleaning. We should choose mixed skin gels or lotions are used with water and non-soap. They are especially for combination skin: excess fat removed and simultaneously moisturize dry. As a second step, it is important tone. Let us choose a balancing tonic that refreshes the skin and softens. Finally, hydrated with a cream that is also designed for our type of skin. Perform this routine twice a day (on waking and at bedtime) will give early results.
If we always do well complemented by exfoliating treatment once a month to get rid of dead skin and nurture the new.
If we like to indulge masks, here are some recipes that can make ourselves at home:
- Mask of oats: a bowl of oatmeal mixed with warm water until it forms a paste. We add half lemon juice and stir to mix. Applied to the face and leave it on for 15 minutes. We removed with warm water.
- Mask of barley: mix one teaspoon of barley flour, ground peel a lemon and half a teaspoon of milk powder. We add warm water into a paste and apply on the face. Massager five minutes and removed with warm water.
- Yogurt and honey mask: mix one tablespoon of natural yoghurt with honey. We added a squeeze of lemon juice. Applied to the face, avoiding eye area. We leave for 20 minutes and rinse with cool water.
And finally, the recipe for a cucumber cleanser:
Mix 2 tablespoons olive oil 3 oatmeal, ground almonds 1, a few drops of lemon juice and the juice of a cucumber. We use a cotton ball.