Facial cleansing is one of the most popular salon procedures in cosmetology. Its popularity is explained simply - deep cleansing allows you to use deep-seated processes to accelerate the regeneration of the skin. As a result, you can significantly rejuvenate the skin, optimize metabolic function and improve the work of the sebaceous glands.
Advantages and disadvantages
Probably there is no such woman who would not do home care and all sorts of peels. These procedures allow you to slightly improve the appearance, so many resort to them in the hope of saving significant amounts of visiting beauty salons. However, this is a common misconception - to do with home scrubs will not work if you have a clearly expressed problem.
Cleansing procedures in the salons on professional equipment involves a number of manipulations:
- consultation of an experienced specialist;
- analysis of problems and their causes;
- deep cleaning;
- exfoliation;
- effective removal of comedones and removal of sebaceous plugs;
- the use of masks;
- massage.
Of course, you can cope with all these tasks on your own, but at the same time there remains a high probability of all sorts of complications associated with the violation of technology.
Without special knowledge, it is impossible to correctly identify the cause of the problems, and this can, instead of the expected improvement, only worsen the overall skin condition.
In order to avoid unnecessary consequences, it is desirable to apply to special salons that provide cosmetic services.
Advantages appeal to experts mass.
The main advantage of cosmetic procedures with a specialist is the ability to reduce the number and severity of comedones. It is no secret that the vast majority of people have ugly black dots. Modern industry offers a wide selection of masks, but still the only truly effective tool is manual cleaning.
Turning to a professional, you will notice a lot of advantages.
- Quite often, sebaceous plugs are localized deep in the skin pores, if they become too dense, it is impossible to squeeze them out without leaving a scar in home cleaning, while a cool specialist cleans the most problematic areas of the face quickly and without consequences: nose, forehead, and cheeks.
- Only a professional is familiar with the exact technique of extracting comedo, which significantly reduces the risk of various inflammations that often arise in a situation if part of the cork remains in the pores. The specialist applies a special tool that regulates the degree of depression, so there is no dark and red spots on the skin - such a problem often occurs in women with super sensitive skin after poor-quality removal of plugs.
- In the salons used care, which greatly facilitates the removal of unaesthetic greasy plugs manually. Apply chemical, and also vacuum cleaning and other techniques.
- A specialist in work uses lamps with magnifying glasses, so he can see everything, even the smallest traffic jams, get rid of them before the problem escalates.
The lovers of chemical peeling will certainly appreciate the effect that is achieved with the help of salon tools.Of course, high-quality gels containing salicylic or glycolic acid can be bought at any store, but their effectiveness is too low, since manufacturers primarily focus on the safety of home remedies.
With illiterate use of concentrated drugs often remain chemical burns.
Salon means at high concentrations have a low pH - less than 3.0. If you use these tools yourself, the skin can be badly hurt, but under the conditions of the salon these drugs show a good result in the fight against acne, pigment spots, fine wrinkles and clogged pores.
Separately, it should be said about the concentration - the proportion of active substances in professional products can reach 70%therefore, their application should be carried out only under the supervision of an experienced dermatologist, otherwise the recovery period may take a long time.
With pronounced pathologies, cosmetologists resort to microdermabrasion - that is, effective mechanical peeling, with the help of which they clean the pores using a diamond head. Such a procedure not only deeply cleanses the pores, but also substantially evens the complexion.
However, one should not forget that any cosmetic procedure can have adverse consequences. Usually, the beautician talks about the skin reaction before starting work.
Immediately after performing the cleaning, you can feel some discomfort, which is rather unpleasant, but generally corresponds to a normal skin reaction to external interference.
- Redness - especially often they occur after manual cleaning. As a rule, their severity is reduced by special masks, and after 1-2 days completely passes. The appearance of redness is associated with great pressure on the skin, especially if the comedones or blackheads were too deep and dense. Within a few hours, the face often looks rosy, however, if the skin seems to be inflamed, this is a reason to be wary.
- Rash - this is another valid reaction. It is connected with the fact that during the procedure all the metabolic processes are activated in the skin, and the pores begin to intensively get rid of impurities. During any cleaning, no beautician aims to squeeze the cork at any cost, since the main part of the cork goes off by itself. When the exacerbation passes, the skin condition improves significantly.
- Tightness - this feeling is not uncommon after chemical peels, it is explained by the influence of acids on the skin and appears even when after the procedure, moisturizers were applied. Moreover, if the cleaning was deep, then even peeling can occur. It will pass, it is important to simply follow the recommendations of the doctor for skin care after the manipulations and, of course, you should not tear the crusts and try to get rid of them yourself.
As a rule, these manifestations pass fairly quickly, but sometimes the effects of cosmetic cleansing can be much more unpleasant.
If the redness does not disappear within two days, then you need to contact a dermatologist.
Severe swelling or redness, as well as a burning sensation after chemical cleansing can signal that the procedure was too intense.
The appearance of a tumor in the neck, coughing or a spot of saturated red color indicates the occurrence of an allergic reaction to the components of the care products.
Excessive rashes often indicate a failure to comply with hygienic standards, and also occur when the wrong selection of care products.
To avoid such consequences, it is necessary to apply only to salons with a good reputation and to proven experts.
Methods
There are several types of cosmetic cleaning.
Mechanical
This is a very productive, albeit reviews, a painful procedure.It involves the extraction of pore content in a simple, manual manner. Such an effect is recommended in cases where there are deep-lying dense comedones on the skin. Many believe that her time has passed, however this type of care is in consistently high demand.
Chemical
This manipulation implies the effect on the skin of special fruit acids in different concentrations - they dissolve all the existing impurities and effectively polish the upper rough layer of the skin. Usually they do not cause pain and discomfort.
Ultrasound
The application of this method is based on the use of a scraber - a special device that, acting on the skin, contributes to pushing out the contents of pores under the influence of high-frequency sound vibrations.
Vacuum
The effect that is observed when using this procedure can be compared with the operation of a vacuum cleaner - a special device is brought to the problem area on the skin, and it literally sucks all the dirt from the deeper layers. This method is very effective, however, it is suitable mainly for small cleansing.
Laser
This procedure is also carried out on a separate small area of the skin, and not on the entire surface of the face. Due to the action of the laser beam, the upper layer of the skin is thinning, which prevents further formation of sebaceous plugs in the enlarged pores.
Disincrustation
This procedure according to the mechanism of action can be compared with electrophoresis - with the help of microcurrents, active substances are driven into the skin, which effectively breaks all the blockages and brings them out.
Indications
Our skin is constantly exposed to pollution, we can safely say that in all its life it literally absorbs pounds of various types of dirt - dust, street exhausts, sediments of low-quality water, as well as traces of decorative cosmetics - this is not a complete list of common sources of garbage -cosmetologist.
The result of such exposure is the deterioration of the skin: pores become clogged, the color becomes more dull, the severity and number of wrinkles increase, which is why experts recommend from time to time to do a full cleansing of the face, it is best carried out monthly.
Indications for such procedures can be:
- skin rashes;
- faded complexion;
- enlarged pores;
- circulatory disorders in the skin integument;
- excess sebaceous glands.
All types of cleansing effectively eliminate dead cells, while releasing new ones - clean and fresh.
Cleaning can rejuvenate a woman in the face, reduces the severity of wrinkles by 30-40%, reducing wrinkles on the forehead and crow's feet, which upset every woman who has crossed the 30-year mark.
High-quality cleansing allows the skin to breathe fully - thanks to the procedures it improves the access of oxygen to the cells and tissues of the skin, which is very useful not only for its appearance, but also for the well-being of the person as a whole.
Contraindications
However, cleaning has a number of significant contraindications. Some categories of women do not recommend such manipulations.
The procedure is not prescribed to girls under the age of 16, for adolescents using other methods of combating juvenile acne, typical of children when they enter adolescence. In addition, the procedures are also not suitable for people with serious chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, as well as asthma, mental and epileptic disorders, and the like.
With a pronounced inflammation on the skin (herpes, psoriasis, progressive and weeping eczema) cleaning is unacceptable. The same applies to patients with purulent tumors and vascular reticulum.
Under the full control of physicians, cleansing procedures should be carried out for women and men with thin and very sensitive skin.
Keep in mind that, even if you do not have any of the listed pathological conditions, cosmetic cleaning should still be carried out with the participation of physicians and on reliable equipment. Any professional cosmetologist, before proceeding with the procedures, thoroughly examines the problem, and often requires additional tests that reveal the depth of the problem and prescribe the most benign, but effective means.
Training
Each cosmetic procedure must be preceded by a special preparation, which increases its effectiveness and minimizes all unpleasant consequences. At the same time, different types of impacts imply special preparatory methods.
During mechanical cleaning, they first of all cleanse the face of dirt and cosmetics residues, for this purpose they use preparations appropriate to the skin type. If their use did not give 100% of the result, the beautician additionally imposes cleansing light masks.
At the next stage, the so-called vaporization is carried out, which involves holding a steam bath or applying a warming gel — such manipulations are aimed at softening the coarsened skin layer, which is one of the key factors in the effectiveness of the cleansing.
Chemical cleaning with acids refers to peeling manipulations, therefore, at the preparation stage, for some time you should refrain from visiting beaches and tanning beds, sunbathing and applying strong exfoliating preparations to the skin.
Immediately before the procedure, the skin is cleansed.
Ultrasonic cleaning, like everyone else, begins with removing makeup, after which a mask with a cold steaming effect is applied to the skin.
Vacuum cleaning is based on the absorption of dirt from the pores, so in order for the cleaning to be as effective as possible, it is necessary to expand them - for this purpose they resort to steaming or with special gels.
Preparation for laser cleaning differs from the others in that during preparation for the procedure any steaming is strictly forbidden for at least three days prior to cleaning. In addition, at this stage it is prohibited to resort to any chemical effects on the skin, namely: one should refrain from applying aggressive masks and creams, as well as peeling.
But during deincrustation, steaming is not done for another reason - just melting, sebum can change the structure and composition of the plugs, and the effect will be less effective.
Only a cosmetologist at a preliminary consultation after analyzing the problem and choosing methods of exposure can determine the features of preparation for cleaning.
Holding
After training in the salon beautician conducts direct cleaning.
The technology and sequence of actions varies depending on the type of impact.
Mechanical cleaning
Basic cleaning is a rather uncomfortable and even painful procedure. At this stage, the beautician proceeds to manually clean the pores using a Uno spoon and wipes.
The procedure takes about 20-30 minutes, after the specified time the skin cools, and the pores begin to narrow - in this case, the effect becomes even more uncomfortable.
If the skin is very problematic, then two or three procedures may be necessary, with a significant clogged pore specialist uses a magnifying glass - it is necessary in order to examine all the areas where contamination during a cursory examination is not so noticeable. Comedones are extracted from the pores by the method of pressure, and acne is eliminated by puncturing, so as to prevent its rupture and the entry of pus into the deep skin layers.
Dry cleaning
With this method of cleaning, a solution of fruit acids is applied to the treated skin. The drug is left on the skin for some time, then washed off with special means.Depending on the severity of the problem, compositions of different concentrations are used, so the peeling can be superficial or deep.
The specialist during the procedure tries to avoid too inflamed areas, since in this case there is a high probability of getting the opposite effect, when instead of updating the keratinous layer of the skin, a strong chemical burn is obtained.
Ultrasonic cleaning
During this procedure, the cosmetologist conducts a scraber on the skin, this effect allows you to remove the stump of skin, remove and bring out all the dirt from the clogged pores and sebaceous glands, after cleaning all residues are immediately removed by a cosmetologist.
Vacuum cleaning
The mechanism of action of the device, which is used in vacuum cleaning, is based on the formation of negative pressure. This effect allows you to stretch the entire contents of the pores. In the course of manipulations, the specialist conducts circular movements over the face — such a device effectively replaces mechanical cleaning, although it can only be used for surface contamination.
Laser cleaning
Immediately before the laser procedure, an antibacterial solution is applied to the skin, the laser is driven only over the treated surface. Effectiveness concerns only the upper layers of the skin, so you can not be afraid of destruction, which can affect the cellular level. The principle of the laser is that it creates microdamages on the surface, which contribute to the early detachment of dead cells.
Galvanic cleaning
Disincrustation involves the use of a special apparatus with various nozzles that act on the skin with microcurrents, as a result of which all sebum dissolves, and the impurities change their structure and are pushed out.
Most often, this option is used in combination with vacuum cleaning, this combination is considered the most gentle, but it is very effective.
Care
Any cleansing carried out in the beauty salon shows visible results, but in order to maintain them for a long time, you should properly care for your skin after each procedure. At this moment, moisturizing and nourishing are of particular importance; masks for easy cleansing will not hurt. Everything that is required during the recovery period is told by the cosmetologist at the final consultation, and mandatory manipulations are carried out in the salon itself.
At the end of mechanical cleansing, you need to soothe the skin, white clay masks and darsonvalization contribute best to this. In some cases, the physician performs cryomassage, which quickly tightens pores.
After a chemical, especially deep, procedure, dermatological cream is required, in small areas Panthenol and Bepanten give good efficacy, and if the cleaning was done on the entire face, the doctor prescribes the remedy based on the skin condition before and after the salon procedure.
Ultrasonic cleaning does not require any special measures after the procedure, so you can take care of her standard means to which you resort daily.
After vacuum exposure, it is very important to return the pores to their original state, for this the doctor, as well as in the case of manual cleaning, most often resorts to cryomassage and Darsonwal.
The skin after a powerful laser cleaning is particularly susceptible to adverse external factors, so the doctor puts on it a special protective composition.
In case of deincrustation, thoroughly clean the face from the dirt brought out.
Tips
Even the most competently carried out procedure will not be able to guarantee a flawless effect in the case when the rules of skin care are not followed in the medium term.
For 5-7 days after cleansing, do not use scrubs and peels., because the impact of solid particles can severely injure the already damaged areas of the skin.
Soap is better to replace the gels, selected in accordance with the type of skin.
Sports is better to be postponed for a week or two - during physical exertion, sweating increases, which often leads to rashes on a cleansed face.
All cosmetologists know that women, especially those who have been cleaned for the first time, often have doubts that the doctor has removed all the impurities and comedones from the pores of the skin, so they resort to steam baths, which hope to bring the remains of greasy plugs from the depths of the skin tissue.
You should not do this - it is better to trust the doctor, he will do everything correctly, otherwise the patient will only increase the blood flow to the skin with his own initiative, provoking small hemorrhages.
By the way, with a visit to the saunas and pools, too, it is better to wait.
Do not use makeup for 3-5 days after cleaning. If makeup is badly needed for you, limit yourself to decorating eyelashes, eyelids and lips, avoid using tonal creams and blush.
Try to drink as much water as possible - moistening should be not only external but also internal.
Immediately after cleansing, you should not do procedures such as lifting with gold threads and epilation on the face.
Follow these simple rules, and your skin will answer you with radiance, youth and impeccable look.
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