Egyptian makeup artist, Nada Hassan revealed the basic methods for skin care whether daily or weekly to have a fresh and flawless face. Nada said in a statement to “Arab Today” that, her methods are very simple and are based on things that can be easily found in every girl’s house. She starts her day by ablution, washes her face with lotion, cleans her teeth with toothpaste, puts rose water on her face, and finally puts a moisturizing cream. On leaving the house, it is advisable to put on some “Sun protection cream” on the face, some “Lip care” lotion, Mascara, and it is important to brush the hair.
After a long tiring day, a warm bath before bed is required, followed by using baby oil to moisture the body, washing the teeth, applying lotion to the face, putting rose water and night cream, along with an eye massage simply by moving the hand gently in a circle way under the eye. Nada advises not to brush the hair while it is still wet and drops of hair lotion can be used, the foot can also be moisturized by using cream and wearing socks, and finally nails can be taken care of by applying some oils such as, Olive oil, capsule oil, vitamin E capsules and vitamin A capsules.
Nada’s weekly routine for skin care begins with a facial steam once a week due to its great results, facial scrubbing, and the third phase requires putting favorite mask twice a week, putting Collagen ampoules and staying away from sun light.
She said that, there are many mistakes that can harm the skin such as, continuous scrubbing and using strong chemical materials that can damage the skin, also using hard cleaning tools such as loof that can increase acnes and cause skin irritation. The solution to these problems is to use light scrubbing materials twice a week, and to massage the face by fingers in circle motions or by using a brush because it helps cleaning the pores without any irritation.
Poor face cleaning can also damage the skin because of the soap and lotion residues that remain on the face. Using hot water can make the skin dry, and it helps losing all the vital components that help moisture in the skin, and this problem can be solved by using hot water for only 15 minutes, along with cleaning lotions such as, Rainbath Refreshing Shower and Body Gel.
Nada said that, the majority of people only apply creams on acnes, but it is better to use medications for them, especially medications that contain Benzoyl peroxide because it kills any bacteria, and one of the common mistakes is to press on them, and that will only help spreading them to other body parts. Using these medications regularly can help, but applying a large amount can harm the skin. She added that, smoking is also one of the common problems that can increase acnes, because Nicotine can affect the blood vessels which nourish the skin.
She said that, many girls usually neglect using sun protection cream, but it is very important to use it, because sun rays can harm the skin, as it can cause change in skin color, wrinkles and thin lines, acnes and long exposure to these rays can cause cancer at a long term.