General principles of care for different skin types

Care for any skin type is divided into individual (carried out at home) and professional (carried out in a cosmetology office).

Basic skin care at home consists of morning and evening procedures.

General recommendations for morning care are as follows:

• Washing the face and neck using cosmetic milk, cream, gel, mousse, foam, appropriate for the given skin type.
• Use of tonics that do not contain alcohol.
• Use of moisturizer depending on the season.
• Application of decorative cosmetics.

General recommendations for evening care include the following steps:

• Basic skin cleansing with cosmetic products.
• Removing make-up around the eyes and lips using special products.
• Skin toning.
• Applying a moisturizing cream to the face, a special eye cream (2-3 hours before bedtime).

In a cosmetology facility, cosmetic procedures are performed, selected in accordance with the skin type and main aesthetic problems (age-related changes, dehydration, increased sensitivity, etc.).

It is important to emphasize that all manipulations on the face and neck are carried out along the lines of least skin stretching:

• from the middle line of the forehead to the temples;
• from the inner corner of the eye to the outer along the upper eyelid and in the opposite direction along the lower eyelid;
• from the wings of the nose to the top of the auricle;
• from the corners of the mouth to the tragus of the auricle;
• from the chin and lower lip to the earlobe;
• along the front surface of the neck - from bottom to top;
• along the lateral surfaces of the neck - from top to bottom.

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