Home steam bath - a worthy alternative to a beautician

Beautiful and clean skin of the face is the visiting card of every self-respecting lady. Bold shine, dilated pores, black dots - not the entire list of deficiencies with which women of different ages struggle every day. Modern cosmetology offers an effective way to get rid of skin problems - deep cleansing of the face. Such an expensive procedure with an extensive list of contraindications is a safe and budgetary alternative - a steam bath at home.

Indications for use

The procedure is suitable for those wishing to clean and refresh the skin of the face. The steam bath is shown with the following problems:

• Disorders in the work of the sebaceous glands.
• Abundant formation of acne, black spots.
• Violation of blood microcirculation in capillaries.
• Skin yellowness.
• Frequent use of decorative cosmetics.

The steam bath is contraindicated in persons suffering from bronchial asthma and hypertension. Caution should be given to the procedure for rashes associated with eczema or psoriasis, with a capillary grid close to the surface of the skin.

Preparation for steaming

Cleansing of the facial skin at home begins with the definition of its type. The greatest need in steaming is experienced by the skin, prone to fat. The duration of the procedure for this type should be up to 25 minutes. For combination skin, 15-20 minutes is enough. In normal type with a slight acne, steaming should take about 10 minutes. For dry skin, the duration of the procedure should not exceed 5 minutes. If there are no problems with rashes, it is better to defer steam cleaning.

For a steam bath you need to prepare:

- a towel;

- medicinal herbs;

- aroma oils;

- Herbal infusions.

An important element of the procedure is the steam bath itself. You can purchase a specialized device in the pharmacy network or use any deep metal or glass bowl filled with hot water. There is no fundamental difference between the ways of organizing steam supply, but when using an automatic device, you can not add herbs and oils to the water - this leads to equipment failure. The cost of such a device varies from 1000 to 3000 rubles, which is far from everyone can afford. The use of conventional deep storage allows not only to expand the pores, but with the help of infusions and herbs to accelerate the healing of small wounds and redness, but also save a decent amount.

Rules of Procedure

For safety reasons, the hot water tank must be installed on a flat, dry surface to avoid overturning and burns. The herbal mixture must be prepared in advance. In the pharmacy you can buy sage, celandine, calendula, chamomile or plantain. For greater efficiency, the grass must be crushed in a wooden mortar or bowl. Clear proportions are not necessary. It is important to clean the herbal mixture from the stems of plants, leaving the inflorescences and leaves.

Once the mixture is ready, it should be placed in a deep container, pour boiling water and add a couple of drops of essential oil, for example, eucalyptus.

The volume of water should not exceed one liter. The steam bath is dangerous for the mucous eyes, so they must be closed for the entire period of steaming. The person should be at least 20 - 25 cm from the container with steam, and the head - covered with a towel. Deep cleansing of the face is best done on a day off so that you can devote sufficient time to steaming and removing comedones.

Recipes for deep cleansing

With a normal skin type, the steam bath for the face should not be accompanied by the use of masks and scrubs, you can apply a thin layer of daily nourishing cream and do not leave the house for at least 2 - 3 hours.

Combined and oily skin is treated with a home scrub: the spilled coffee grounds are mixed in a 1: 1 ratio with thick sour cream and applied to problem areas with massaging movements. A mixture of pounded oat flakes and honey, which will additionally saturate the damaged areas with useful substances, is suitable here, only after a period of application it should be kept for about half an hour. For moisturizing, it is recommended to mix egg white in the scrub.

For dry skin type, an orange mask is suitable. In the calculation of 1: 1, the natural juice of an orange is mixed with sour cream, applied to the face and left for 20 minutes.

Is home cleansing dangerous?

Cleansing the face skin at home will be useful and safe only if all recommendations are followed. It is important to correctly determine the type of skin and choose the appropriate composition of the mask or scrub. During the salon procedure for deep cleansing, the cosmetologist removes a larger layer of skin than it would at home, leaving the skin for a long time to peel, reddening for a long time does not pass, which creates discomfort.

Unfair cosmeticians will recommend a weekly steaming and cleansing of the face, which does not have the best effect on the skin condition. The average periodicity of deep cleaning is 1 time per month.

In the conditions of the beauty salon all the ingredients have the chemical nature of production, this can contribute to the occurrence of an allergic reaction. At home, a steam bath with natural ingredients will refresh your face, and the skin will become smooth without acne, black spots and greasy sheen.