Facial massage and cleaning. Important glow factor.

Make time for an in-depth massage.

The correct touch: Whereas a salon expert devotes 20—25 minutes to a facial massage, the simple upward and outward movements of a home routine need less time. However, the time you take and the degree of pressure used should vary according to your type of skin. For a dry or sensitive skin type, movements should be very light and take 7-10 minutes; for combination or oily skins, 5 minutes is ideal, and the movements can be brisker as these complexion types need more stimulation.

The right type of massage creams: Choose a fluffy light consistency of cleansing cream and moisturizer as a massage cream. The quantity will be fine as much as you can load on the two middle fingers of your hand. The trick is to warm the cream slightly in the palm of your hand, then apply it first to the lower part of your face. Let the cream work until it is soft and warm before touching the tender skin around your eyes.

Get a friend to help: A face massage is easier to do on someone else rather than on yourself, so get together with a friend. Use a chair that enables the ‘client’ to lie with her head well supported and her feet up (a canvas garden lounger is good). The chair should be at the right height for the ‘beautician’ to reach the head and neck comfortably. Place a clean towel around the client’s chest, leaving the throat and tops of shoulders bare. Keep hair out of the way in a bandeau or bath cap.

Getting deep-down clean ..

Really clean: All sorts of dirt collects on the exposed skin of a face. There’s perspiration excess oil from your skin: everyday dust and grime, dead skin cells, and make-up. Most pore-clogging debris can be washed off with soap and water, but make-up should be removed with a make-up remover before you go into the soap and water stage.

A good cleansing: All skin types respond to a really good cleansing massage. Use an emollient (creamy) cleanser and proceed as follows. Begin with the left-hand side. Start massaging from the base of the front of your neck, moving up to jawline from the left side of your neck to the right. Next, go along left to jawline from chin to ear. From chin to the outer corner of your eye, overlapping your strokes to cover the whole cheek area. Repeat the above movements on the right side of your face. For the forehead, using both hands, stroke from your brows upwards into your hairline. For the eyes, glide from the inner corner of each eye across upper lids and then from outer corners along with lower lids (be extra gentle around the eye area). Finally, stroke down the bridge of your nose and across your upper lip.

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