While not quite the same as putting your face in the hands of a talented esthetician, giving yourself a facial can do wonders for your mood (and leave you glowing for your next video chat). We asked Olga Lorencin, founder of the Olga Lorencin Skin Care clinic in Beverly Hills and her skin care line of the same name, for her best tips on how to approximate a spa-worthy treatment at home.
Make it a special event.
No offense to your everyday cleanser and moisturizer, but this is the moment to spend some quality time with your top-shelf skin care. “A facial should be different than your regular daily routine,” Lorencin says. “If it’s just a mask, that’s not a facial.”
To see similar benefits as you’d get with a professional treatment, your facial should include each of these steps:
- Cleanse
- Exfoliate, preferably with a peel
- Mask
- Treat (this is when you’ll apply your serum, moisturizer and eye cream)
Customize your recipe.
While the basic steps of your facial will be the same no matter your skin type, you can (and should) tailor each of those steps to your skin’s needs.
Try a creamy cleanser for dry skin, or a foaming formula for oily or combination skin.
If your skin is congested, choose a peel with glycolic or salicylic acid to help clear pores during your exfoliation step. If your skin is on the drier side, “look for a peel with a milder acid (such as lactic, succinic or malic acid) that can turn over the skin in a gentle way,” Lorencin says.
You can even mix and match masks by applying a pore-purifying clay mask to your T-zone and a hydrating mask to thirstier areas of your face. Read more…
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