Are you looking for ways to step up your skin routine? Facial steaming would be a great recommendation. Your don’t need to break a bank or go to the bank. With this Do-It-Yourself skin treatment, your face becomes cleansed, nourished and glowing.
Now that you understand the process, here are 10 amazing benefits why you should do face steaming:
- Face steaming opens up your pores, helps loosen any buildup of dirts and prevents blackheads.
- Face steaming helps blood circulation which nourishes the skin. The combination of warm steam and an increase in perspiration dilates your blood vessels and increases circulation.
- Face steaming opens up your pores, allowing the release of dead skin cells, bacteria, and other impurities that clog the pores that cause acne.
- Face steaming releases trapped sebum. This naturally occurring oil, produced by your sebaceous glands, lubricates your skin and hair.
- Face steaming hydrates the skin through oil production, that naturally moisturizes the face.
- It helps your skin better absorb skin care products. Face steaming allows skin’s permeability, enabling it to better absorb skin care products.
- The increased blood flow experienced during a steam facial promotes collagen and elastin production. This results in firmer, younger-looking skin.
- The feeling of warm steam on your face is relaxing. Add some soothing scents using herbs or essential oils for aromatherapy for best results.
- Face steaming helps relieve sinus congestion and headaches that often accompany it. Adding certain essential oils to your steam can boost the effect
There are different ways to do face steaming at home. You can steam your face over a bowl or sink of hot water. All you need to do:
- Pack your hair so that it’s off your face and cleanse using a gentle exfoliating cleanser. Don’t forget to include your neck.
- Bring 4 to 6 cups of water to a boil in a kettle or pot, depending on the size of the sink or bowl.
- Add a handful of herbs once the water begins to boil and stir.
- Reduce the heat, cover, and simmer for 2 or 3 minutes. Pour into the sink or bowl. If you are using essential oils, add a few drops to the water.
- Cover your head using the towel over the pot, and hold your face 6 inches above the water.
- Raise or lower your head for more or less heat and lift a corner of the towel to cool off if needed.
- You should steam your face for 5 to 10 minutes.
Or you can steam with warm towels. Here is how to go about it:
- Get a hand towel and turn on the hot water tap. Soak your towel in the hot water and add your herbs.
- Pack your hair off your face and cleanse your face and neck using a gentle exfoliating cleanser.
- Wring your soaked hot towel out till damp.
- Place the towel on your face, holding each corner up to meet in the center of your forehead.
- Adjust the towel so that it covers your entire face, including the eyes, leaving an outlet for your nose. Relax for 5 minutes.
Or steam with home facial steamer
- Follow the facial steamer’s instructions. Place it on a table near an outlet and plug in. It will take a few minutes to begin emitting steam.
- Pack your hair so that it’s off your face and wash your face using a gentle exfoliating cleanser.
- Set your face inside the cone attachment, staying 5 to 10 inches away as it says to do in your steamer’s instruction booklet.
- Steam for 2 or 3 minutes at a time with a 1-minute break in between to see how your skin is improving.