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Feb 14
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In todays financial climate, taking a spa or any salon skin treatment can be expensive and out of reach. However, there is a way to indulge yourself without having to buy expensive exfoliates and oils in just around three minutes a day. You can enjoy your very own fast, cheap and easy spa-like pampering session.
If you are worried about drying out your skin then there is little reason to be. This method will have your skin feeling revitalised, moisturized and healthy. Just a few minutes a day is all it takes.
To start with, tightly close the bathroom door and place a lightly rolled up towel at the bottom to provide a seal. Sealing it this way will prevent all the steam from escaping allowing you to reap the benefits of the most beneficial aspects of the shower, namely the heat and humidity. By steaming the body this way, especially the face, you allow the pores in the skin to relax and open up. This encourages the toxins and debris to be released leaving your skin feeling healthy and glowing.
When showering, slowly increase the heat setting but not the extent that it is too uncomfortable for you. Many people have different tolerances to heat. If your tolerance to heat is low you may discover that not enough steam will accumulate. If this is so then turn up the heat, in the shower, to high, for a minute then turn it back down before getting back in it.
Using a loofah sponge or one of those nylon exfoliating puffs in the shower apply a deep penetrating moisturizing body wash to the skin, in a firm circular motion. This is a great way to both exfoliate the skin and reap the maximum moisturizing benefits from your body wash. Also moving your sponge or puff in a circular motion enhances the circulation in the skin leaving it feeling radiant after the shower has finished.
After you have finished showering, do not rub or wipe the skin dry but instead pat it dry. This will allow the skin to retain more of the moisture and keep it hydrated. Then find your favorite moisturizer and apply plenty of the skin, massaging it into the skin in the same circular motion as previously mentioned. Allow any excess cream or lotion to remain sitting on the skin. Then just stand for one to two minutes, naked, in the bathroom. These allows the moisturizer to be fully absorbed and will also give the skin added benefit from being exposed to the steam.
If you suffer with very dry skin you could, whilst standing in the steam filled room apply a second layer, from head to toe, of a moisturizing cream. After application, wait a short period of time to allow it to be absorbed before getting dressed.
When you leave the bathroom you will feel pampered, rejuvenated and completely moisturized. Just think of the money you’ll save in spa fees. Everything you need is right at home.
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