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Skin care regime to follow for blemish free skin>
Face masks are really very simple mixtures of Chemicals and natural materials that can often be made at home using easily available materials that are safe and quite effective.
Most people know of and understand the straightforward skincare regime of cleanse, tone and moisturize,but some of you may question the need for the addition of another product type to their skin care regime.
A face and body mask treatment is one of the best kept beauty secrets.They form an important part of the beauty regime because they provide almost instant visible results and leave the skin smooth,soft and radiant.In addition,they can be very relaxing and de-stressing.
This type of product is often known as a beauty pack or face pack and is called a MASK because it is applied on the ENTIRE face,neck area and often the throat region.
Most face masks or packs are left on for 15 to 20 minutes on the skin surface BUT some peel-off masks that may be fortified with medcation or nutrients(skin food) may have to be left on for longer in order to allow enough time for these active ingredients to penetrate into the skin and work away.
Masks usually work on the outer,dead skin layer of your skin and result in mild exfoliation of this layer.
The ingredients are usually mixed together to make a paste which is applied in TWO LAYERS onto the entire face(plus neck and throat region) excluding the eye and mouth area.
The beneficial properties of Masks can be one or all of these:
Deep cleansing
Stimulating
Toning
Astringent
Moisturizing
Nourishing
Anti-bacterial
Two of the most widely available mask types are:
1.Setting masks (wash off masks)
2.Peel-off masks
Setting masks are widely available and generally used for a quick result.They are usually washed off after 15 to 20 minutes on the skin.They provide a fast visible improvement in the complexion.
Peel-off masks are more exfoliating and deep cleansing and are often enriched with medicaments or skin nourishing materials.They usually take slightly longer to set on the skin and are expected to be kept on for longer in order to allow the medication or nutrients to enter the deeper layers of your skin and for the occlusive film to take shape so that it is strong enough to peel off without breaking up.
The wash off or setting masks are usually made up with occlusive materials like KAOLIN and ALLANTOIN which provide a FILM FORMING property to encourage re-hydrating or moisturization of the skin from within the deeper layers of your skin.The film like and gelatinous property will also allow the mask to attach itself onto the skin surface after application.These masks are often fortified with “active” ingredients including Tea tree oil,Fruit,vegetable and herbal extracts and Vitamins.However these ingredients do not really get much time to work their way into the skin in the time they are left onto the skin.Some of the ingredients such as the fruit acids may help in the mild exfoliating process by lifting off dead skin cells from the skin surface.
You will find that these mask types are often targeted as suitable for particular skin types.
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