Mixed skin
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- It is usually a combination of dry and oily or normal skin of one person. In most cases, people with skin of mixed type skin T-zone (forehead, nose and chin) is oily, and the skin on the cheeks and temples normal or dry. To care for the skin is recommended to use a dual approach - in other words, to use different products for oily and normal or dry skin. If you use the whole face cosmetics designed for oily skin areas with normal, much less dry skin can become drier; and if you only use cosmetics for dry skin, increase the fat content of the T-zone.
Clean the T-zone more carefully
In the morning, when there is no make-up on her face, it is enough to wash my face with a soft foam for the mixed skin. In the evening, first use cleansing cream for removing makeup, which includes oil and other moisturizing ingredients. Apply it on the skin massage, and carefully massage the skin around the eyes and cheeks, which are usually most in need of moisture. Then rinse your face and apply it gently cleans the foam. At this time more carefully massage the T-zone, and then sing the foam with cold water.
Use two different cleaning agents at a time
You can also use cleansing foam and cleansing cream turns, for example, to use the first only in the mornings, and the second - only in the evening. To many people, this method of cleansing the skin seems more balanced and efficient. In any case, the evening is necessary to use the means that make-up and wash off all the dirt that accumulate on the skin during the day.
Apply to the T-zone of greater tonic
Although the tonic needed around your face, especially abundant it should be applied to the T-zone. This, however, does not mean that this area should be watered tonic. Just soak them cotton wool in the first place, especially when there are many tonic, wipe the forehead, nose and chin, and then to move on to the cheeks. When you experience a lot of stress
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T-zone can become very oily and shiny after a couple of hours after washing. In this case, if you do not have make-up, you can again rub it with a small amount of tonic. If you make up, use special wipes matting.
Use two different tonic
To care for combination skin and can be used in two different tonics. One high-astringentov use on the T-zone and the other, softer, in areas with dry or normal skin.
More intense hydration for dry skin areas
Moisturize the T-zone should be minimized, and the focus on dry areas of the skin. If you use a sunscreen
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It is enough moisturize the T-zone, so the normal daily moisturizer can be applied only on the cheeks and the skin around the eyes. Night cream is applied on the cheeks profusely, and on the T-zone - a very large number.
Moisturize dry skin with carrier oils
Such oils include, for example, almond oil, jojoba oil, avocado oil. They are perfectly moisturize and smooth the skin, but they are recommended to be applied only where the skin is very dry and / or where they began to appear the first signs of aging. Use them on the T-zone is not recommended, as they can clog pores.
A thorough exfoliation T-zone
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T-zone - a very common occurrence when using the scrub, scrub this area very carefully. The skin on the nose can exfoliate more often than other parts of the skin, the pores are still cleaner.
Use different facials
When caring for combination skin is recommended to use a mask with different properties one by one: for example, today - exfoliating mask out of clay, and the next day - moisturizing mask of yogurt. Also, different masks can be applied simultaneously according to the characteristics of different areas of the skin, for example, hydrating mask on the cheeks, and the peeling - T-zone.
Use water to moisturize dry skin areas
Carry a water bottle with a spray, if necessary, in addition to moisturize dry skin. This is especially useful during the heating season, when dry air quickly robs the skin of moisture. If you make up, do not splash water on the T-zone.
Use primer to control the richness of T-zone
Before applying make-up, apply a primer on the T-zone (the remaining areas of the skin - on request). This, of course, does not decrease the activity of the sebaceous glands, but will help to avoid the appearance of oily shine for hours.
Mixed skin - this is not necessarily oily T-zone and dry cheeks, there are other possible combinations. If you are not sure that your skin the classic characteristics of the mixed type, perform a simple test: one hour after washing (during which you can not use any makeup) attach to the face cloths - grease stains on them will point out which areas of the skin secrete most fat.