How To Effectively Wash Face And Minimize Pores

Does oiliness and big pores bother you? Most probably yes just like most of us. When it comes to the face, it is most commonly noticed first before any other part of your body. Everyone of us deserve to be as good looking as possible. Of course, it is among our priorities most importantly if you are in business like when you talk to executives, clients and prospective customers.

But to look really good, you don't have to spend a big sum of money. A clean and oil-free face can be just okay for the gentlemen while women need a make-up and maybe a visit to the skin clinic. There are 4 basic steps to effectively clean your face. These are necessary steps for women before wearing any make-up.

1. Wet you face with warm or moderately hot water. It should be just enough to be tolerated by your skin. Try to test first the water temperature using the back of your hand. The temperature sensitivity of your hand is closely the same with your face. The warm water increases skin temperature to dilate or open pores so that face wash can enter and clean them thoroughly. 
2. Use face wash. Lather and massage face thoroughly. Avoid using a body soap because they mostly contain strong ingredients that may destroy skin's natural moisture and irritate skin as well.
3. Use warm water again to rinse your face.
4. Lastly, wet your face with cold water to close pores. The cold temperature constrict skin to minimize pore size and prevent germs from entering inside. 

If you need to squeeze your blackheads and whiteheads, make sure your hands are clean. Remember to use the "warm and cold water technique", to open and close pores for better cleansing. Washing your face 2 to 3 times a day should be enough to prevent oiliness and minimize pore size. Of course, you still need to choose the right face wash for you for better results. 

Feed Your Body With Antioxidants

With today's busy schedules and somehow stressful environments, our body tend to become older than it should be. Stressful factors cause our cells to age faster as we forget sometimes to maintain a healthy lifestyle. In order to have a healthier body, a younger appearance or at least to avoid health complications, we need antioxidants.

Antioxidants are substances that help repair damaged or unhealthy cells. They promote metabolism to optimise cell function. They are molecules that inhibit oxidation, a chemical reaction that transfers electrons or hydrogen from a substance to an oxidising agent. When chain reaction occurs in the cell, it can cause damage or death of cells. Antioxidants terminate these chain reactions by removing free radicals and inhibit other oxidation reactions.

Antioxidants simply mean anti-radicals. They play a very crucial biological role in the body by protecting against oxidative damage, thus, preventing disorders and help delay aging as well. Healthier cells function properly, make you look young and boost immune system function.

Antioxidants come from different sources and are classified into 3 main types.  They can be manufactured by our body or found in plants and animals that we eat.

Enzymes

They are synthesised in the body while others are made from the nutrients and minerals in the the food we eat.

Examples

• CoQ10 - also known as Ubiquinone and abbreviated as CoQ10. A fat soluble vitamin-like substance responsible for thousands of metabolic processes that sustain life. It is sometimes used as an ingredient in facial creams and cleansers because of its strong ability to repair cells.  
• Papain - an enzyme present in papaya that helps in digestion. It breaks down tough meat fibers and has been used to tenderise meat.

Vitamins

Vitamins are known to be very essential to our body. They cannot be synthesised in our bodies. They are found in the food we eat. These vitamins are called vitamin antioxidants.

Examples

• Vitamin A - a fat soluble vitamin essential for good vision.
• Vitamin C - a water soluble vitamin that helps repair cells and helps strengthen our body's resistance against various diseases. 
• Vitamin E - a fat soluble vitamin that helps detoxify cells by fighting free radicals. 

Phytochemicals

Also known as phytonutrients. They are created by plants to protect themselves and has been found out that they also work as an antioxidant within our body.

Examples

• Capsaicinoids - an antioxidant that gives chili peppers their hotness that has antibiotic and analgesic properties. Also known to help lose weight and has anti-cancer properties. 
• Flavonoids - they help protect blood vessels and help protect cells from oxidative damage. They also help prevent inflammatory reactions inside the body.