Facial treatments are essential in any women’s  skincare routine. They help clean up skin adequately that has been affected by many harmful pollutants and other elements in the environment.  All facial treatments involve cleansing, exfoliation, steaming, extraction of dirt, massage, face mask and lastly moisturizing.

First the face is cleaned properly with creams, cleansers and scrubs. The exfoliation helps to remove the top layer of dead skin from your face. It removes dirt on your face and evens out the skin tone improving the complexion considerably. It also aids in removing fine lines and wrinkles. As all the dirt is removed it reduces occurrence of acne also.

The next step in facial is steaming. The warm vapours arising from the steam help in opening pores on the skin. This helps later on in the process of extraction. If you are doing a facial at home, you might not have an appropriate device to steam your face. In such cases, you can also use a hot towel and dab your face with it. It has almost the same effect.

The process of extraction helps to remove dead skin, accumulated dirt, excess oils and any clogging in your pores. A sterile device is used to manipulate skin and make any dirt, zits, foreign particles settled in your skin pop out. One should be careful while doing this, as any error can cause scarring or infections.

Now comes the time to relax with a massage. Massage is manipulation of tissue on your face, which benefits the muscles as well as the skin immensely. The neck and face both are massages in this step. Sometimes your head will also be massaged.

Now a mask will be applied onto your face. These masks help remove excess oil form the massage, clean your pores and improve the complexion. Use a mask that suits your skin type and personal need at that moment.  After the mask, it is important to moisturize the skin. This will eliminate any dryness caused due to the facial treatment.

Include a facial treatment every four to six weeks in your skincare regimen. After this time period your skin cells will not be able to rejuvenate themselves. They will need external help. So if you delay your facial treatment, it will result in dull and dreary complexion. So don’t miss your facial treatment. If you can’t go to a beautician, get one in the comfort of your home.