What are some tips for a DIY home facial? What about a home manicure?
Facials are supposed to be relaxing, so just like with self tanning, don’t launch into it if you are in a hurry. The steps to any good facial are: Cleanse, Exfoliate, Extract, Masque, and Moisturize. Pressing a couple of warm wash cloths to your face is a great way to begin, and the warmth opens up your pores allowing all the products ingredients a better opportunity to penetrate the skin. You’ll experience better absorption and in turn better results. Then cleanse with the appropriate cleanser for your skin type. And beyond this, you need to get rid of the dead skin cells to the next logical step is to exfoliate the dead skin away. To accomplish this at home, the easiest product to use is a gentle mechanical scrub. Jason Natural Red Elements Facial Scrub is one I am familiar with and love that it’s free of fragrance and parabens (shelf life preservers). Extractions tend to be best left to an esthetician’s experienced hand, but it you are just too tempted be sure you hands are clean an