Work-life can sometimes mean less time to take care of the skin, but a few tools and skincare products can be put together to give the skin a special treat during the weekend if this is the only time you have and if no appointment is available with your favorite esthetician for a professional facial. I believe a simple weekend facial at home can be the only care the skin needs to thrive, at home facials are luxurious and a good way to distress.
Facial is a once-a-week treat and not a daily occurrence routine but can be customized to soothe your taste, it could be just a simple step of creating a relaxing atmosphere for yourself, lighting up a scented candle, a mini water fountain, etc. The idea behind the ambiance is sort of bringing the spa home.
When the ambiance has been created then you only need these steps during the facial routine:
Step 1: Cleanse: This will clean every built-up dirt and debris sitting on the pores and skin, in general, this will help maximize every nutrition placed on the skin in every step. The best and trending cleanser on the market will be the Huda Beauty Wishful Get Clean Gentle Foaming Cleanser. It contains 2% Gluconic acid that gently exfoliates to help even out skin tone, it also contains salicylic acid to unclog pores and clarify the skin.
Huda Beauty
Wishful Get Clean Gentle Foaming Cleanser
£22.00
Step 2: Steam: Steaming is great after cleansing and before exfoliation because it softens the skin and opens the pores in preparation for exfoliation. To steam your skin at home, it’s good to take extra care to avoid dryness to the skin, meaning don’t overdo it. Sometimes hot towel over the face is enough for steaming or hovering your face over a bowl of hot water with clothes covering your head and the bowl can be enough. Moreso, you can also invest in a face-steaming tool that does both including helping you create an ambiance using scented oil:
StylPro
Facial Steamer
£32.99
Step 3: Exfoliate: This will help get rid of dead skin cells allowing new skin to come through leading to radiant smooth skin. You can use an enzyme scrub or a chemical exfoliator. I won’t recommend a physical exfoliator it can be harsh and can lead to hyperpigmentation. The best Enzyme scrub and chemical exfoliators I will recommend in today’s article will be the Pacifica glow baby super lit enzyme scrub and the REN AHA toner.
Pacifica
Glow Baby Super Lit Enzyme Scrub 118ml
£18.00
REN
Clean Skincare Ready Steady Glow Daily AHA Tonic 250ml
£28.00
Step 4: Extract; This step I will advise to leave with the professionals because extraction needs special attention and if not done carefully it can lead to infection this also includes microneedling.
Step 5: Mask: This step is great for those with oily skin and those that need hydration. A clay mask with detoxifying ingredients is great for the skin because of its ability to soak up oil – it contains Kaolin or white clay, two important components in pulling out oils from your skin and clearing those pores, clay mask also hydrates. When applying a clay mask ensure you massage the mask into the skin leaving it on for 10 -15 minutes before rinsing it off. Then the other type of masking to gain back lost hydration will be sheet masking this can be done just after rinsing off the clay mask. Sheet masking during at-home facial is a way to gain back lost hydration of the week, a sheet mask can contain nutrition that equates to a week of hydration. Sheet masking is affordable, simply take it out of its pack and mold the sheet over your face shape, leave it on for 10 minutes, and apply the leftover in the packaging on your chest and neck. Both clay masking and sheet masking are advised in any facial routine.
La Roche-Posay
Effaclar Clay Mask 100ml
£17.50
Garnier
Moisture Bomb Pomegranate Hydrating Face Sheet Mask
£2.49
Step 6: Moisturize: The key step in any facial is moisturization. Moisturizing plumps the skin giving an overall youthful glow. Moisturizers also protect the skin barrier. The skin barrier protects the skin from losing its nutrients. To bring more spa vibe to your at-home facial add a few drops of serums to your moisturizer to boost its strength.
Fresh
Rose Deep Hydration Face Cream 100ml
£65.00
Clinique
Anti-Blemish + Line Correcting Serum 30ml
£45.00
Step 7: Massage.:Finally when moisturizing, to take it to the optimum satisfaction massage it using a massaging tool like gua sha or jade roller. These tools also come with their own benefits. They help with lymphatic drainage to reduce water retention in the skin cells.
Skin Gym
Heart black obsidian gua sha
£30.00
