How to make a facial sauna ?
How do you make a facial sauna?
Why have a facial sauna?
To relax! That's already a good reason... Because if the facial sauna is quick to perform, this home treatment will ask you for 10 or 15 minutes of "I let my face get purified on contact with water vapor".
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A moment when you can do nothing but close your eyes and take a break - a feeling that also relaxes the mind!
To detoxify your skin after... and above all! You have understood, this 100% natural ritual, performed on already clean skin, allows a deep cleansing: under the effect of heat, the pores will dilate. Nothing better to extract all the impurities they contain!
The reason that the use of the facial sauna is so good for the skin is because of the deep cleansing action caused by excessive perspiration.
Steps to make a facial sauna
To the kitchen! Here's another piece of good news: you now have everything you need for your facial sauna session at home. All you have to do is take out a pan, a bowl... Prepare a bath towel and go!
- Step 1: Boil water in the pot. Prefer mineral or filtered water to avoid traces of lime that can be found in tap water.
- Step 2: Pour this hot water into the salad bowl.
- Step 3: Bend over and cover your head with the towel to keep moisture away. You should feel comfortable, it shouldn't burn or make it hard to breathe. Can you feel the steam caressing your face? Perfect!
- Step 4: Close your eyes and forget about everything for 10 or 15 minutes.
That's it! The steam is enough to open the pores. And if you've been sweating well, that means it's been working. Enough to release the impurities of pollution, dirt, dust... Top!
The most important advice:
For more benefits, you can add 2 or 3 tablespoons of floral water (or hydrolats) to your hot water!
- Mature skins love the Damascus rose or the neroli floral water.
- Oily skin like cypress water.
- Skin prone to dryness can delight in Lemon Balm of Provence water.
Recipes for a custom-made facial sauna
Take advantage of this moment to nourish, calm and care for your skin. When the pores are well dilated, the active ingredients penetrate better... The ideal moment to appreciate the virtues of certain essential oils, for example. That said, before using them:
- We make sure that we are not allergic.
- Only oils that are not too strong for the face are used - don't hesitate to ask your pharmacist for advice!
- You just put three drops in hot water. No more!
- You forget if you are pregnant. The same with children.
Is that good for you? Then we will share some of our grandmother's recipes with you!
- An anti-black facial sauna: the mint and lemon essential oils are yours! But leave them to infuse for about 10 minutes before starting your treatment.
- An anti-acne facial sauna: we love tea tree essential oil for its cleansing and purifying properties.
- A facial sauna for oily skin: regulate it with 1 or 2 drops of niaouli or geranium bourbon essential oil. Equally effective: essential oil of lemon and grapefruit, but only at night and to be banished when exposed to the sun: they are photosensitizing!
- A facial sauna for dry skin: long live camomile or rosewood essential oil! Patchouli, German chamomile or Ylang-Ylang essential oils can also do good thanks to their soothing virtues.
Do you have a doubt and prefer to avoid essential oils? You are right, it is better to prevent than to cure. And don't worry, we have other solutions:
- A purifying and antiseptic facial sauna: just add a sprig of thyme or rosemary to the boiling water.
- A relaxing facial sauna: here, choose a lavender branch!
Facial vaporizers or facial saunas are used to open the pores, remove black and white spots on the skin of the face, moisturizing it with steam and giving it a more nourished and healthy appearance.
And after the facial?
The benefits can be extended with a gentle exfoliation - goodbye dead skin!
You can also take the opportunity to wear a mask. It's becoming more and more like a long spa break... We love it.
Above all, we do like our Finnish neighbors to whom we owe the classic sauna: we play hot and cold! Yes, we end up with a towel straight from the fridge. There's nothing like this to tighten the skin and tighten the pores, but what a radiant complexion!
I mean, we pamper ourselves with your moisturizer, which is essential to give back to your skin the beautiful forces that will have lost a lot of water after this cocooning!
The most important advice:
Soak your cold towel in floral water: once again, you will have nothing but advantages!
What do you think of this facial? And for the body, are you more of a sauna or a hammam? Tell us all about it in the comments!
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