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Cleansers

Today, there are several brands and types of cleansers available for you to choose from. The cleansers can be classified as two types: “tissue-off” cleansers and “rinse-off” cleansers.

. Tissue-off cleansers are normally referred to as “cream” or “milk” cleanser and have high oil content. This oil will combine with the makeup, facial oils and grime and thus allow them to be easily wiped off. “Tissue-off” cleansers cause less drying and are suitable for normal to dry skins.

. Rinse-off cleaners are water based and contain some type of detergents, which will help to remove makeup and excess oils.

This is suitable for those with oily or combination skin. It should be mild so that it can easily and effectively cleanse
your skin without causing drying of the skin. Commonly available “rinse-off” cleansers are gels, foaming cleansers and facial washes.

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Understanding Your Skin

It is unbelievable that skin is the largest organ in our body. This living organ heals and renews itself through out the life
of a person. It covers whole of our body and consist of two clearly defined layers, which are:

1. Epidermis is the outer layer i.e. the skin that we see and feel. It is the protective covering of our body. No blood vessels are present in this layer but some nerve endings are there and are made up of five layers of cells. The pigment melanin is found in this layer. This melanin protects the sensitive cells underneath from harmful radiation of sun. More melanin is produced if exposed for a greater time.

2. Dermis is the layer located just below the epidermis. This layer contains nerve endings and hence is extremely sensitive.  It also contains numerous blood vessels, lymph vessels, sweat glands, sebaceous glands and hair follicles and all these are held together by the collagen and elastic fibers and thereby giving strength and resilience to the skin.
Every hair follicle contains sebaceous gland, which produces sebum. Production of excess sebum makes your skin oilier. If the neck of sebaceous gland got blocked then the sebum accumulates there causing acne. If the production of sebum is insufficient then it causes a dry skin.

Teenage time can be the best or worst time in your life depending on the hormonal activity. In general puberty is considered as the bad time for skin.

If you were not a victim of acne and pimples during your teenage years, then it is more likely that your 20’s and 30’s can be trouble free. In your 20’s, your skin will be in the best form. But, it can be badly affected by other factors like
allergies, hormonal imbalance, stress and exposure to the elements.

During your 30’s the skin may begin to lose the glow of youth. You may notice dryness and fine lines on your skin. The skin seems to be over sensitive and needs much more care during this time.

During your 40’s the production in hormones reduces and the skin begins to lose its tone and elasticity and as a result of this, wrinkles and fine line starts to appear. While these things happen as your age increases, these can be controlled or minimized to some extend by properly caring for your skin. You have to do cleansing, toning and moisturizing your skin twice a day to rejuvenate and revive the skin.

By this time you will have better understanding of your skin and how it works and it is obvious that you will appreciate that it is the time to start caring for your skin.

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Skin Care

Beauty care starts with proper care for skin. For good make up, clear and healthy skin is very important. For a number of years, the high demand for new products made it really a boon for the skin care industry. However most of the products are just speculative and only few of them are proven effective in clinical tests.

Skin care should be simple, effective and easy to use. It should incorporate minimum ingredients so as to minimize the possibility of skin irritation. An ingredient, which is beneficial to one person, may cause serious side effects to some other person. In general all the ingredients have chances to irritate your skin.

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