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Tips To Make Sure Your Facial Does Not Damage Your Skin

How many of you visit the beauty salon every month for a facial? We bet all of you women love to be pampered at the parlour and no doubt, at the parlour, the ingredients that are used are said to be herbal and good for the skin.

Though they are all natural facials, it is important that you take care of your skin before you even step into the parlour.

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Rinsing your face with clear running water is a must as it will remove all the dirt and grime from your face. On the other hand, you also need to make sure that your skin is not torn or damaged as the ingredients can mess with your skin and in turn cause more infection and irritation to the skin.

If you have acne prone skin, inform the beautician about your problem. Make sure that the product or the ingredients that is used does not tamper with your skin further.

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So, lets take a look at some of the best ways you can make sure that the facial does not damage your skin:

Stay Away From Wax

Stay Away From Wax

If you wax your facial hair, avoid doing it 24 hours before you get a facial done. Waxing can aggravate the skin when you are doing the facial and thus welcome unnecessary skin rashes.

Never Scrub

Never Scrub

It is best to not even scrub your face before a facial, as scrubbing can inflame the skin leaving it to feel tender and delicate to touch.

The Sunlight

The Sunlight

Step away from the sunlight 24 hours before you get a facial done. The sun's rays can tamper with your skin and burn your pores, which can later have an effect on the ingredients that are used for the facial.

Botox Lover?

Botox Lover?

If you are a botox lover stay away from facials for the next 48 hours. The massaging from the facial can mess with your skin thereby causing infection.

Pimple Face?

Pimple Face?

Keep your paws off from the pimples on your face. If you touch or pinch the pimples, the infection will spread to the other areas on your face, causing more pimples to form. And, when you do a facial the ingredients and the pus from the pimple will make your skin feel worse.

False Eyelashes

False Eyelashes

If you are wearing false eyelashes remove them before you go in for a facial. False eyelashes can harm your eyes if you forget to remove it before your appointment.

Don't Exfoliate

Don't Exfoliate

It is best and necessary to avoid exfoliation before a facial as exfolaiting contain retinol and glycolic acid that can sensitise the outermost layer of the skin.

Story first published: Thursday, April 14, 2016, 16:37 [IST]
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