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A face mask is a type of skincare product that you apply on your face. It is considered one of the easiest ways to get healthy and supple skin within minutes. There are many face masks that are designed for your skin type and that work best to clear up any imperfections your skin may have. It is recommended to apply face masks at least twice a week to get the best results.

There are a variety of face masks available on the market. At Elements Salon and Wellness Spa, there are different types of face masks that are best suitable for your skin type. These face masks can be worn twice a week, as recommended by your aesthetician, for about 10-20 minutes, depending on the face mask.

Top 5 Benefits of Using Face Masks:

1. Refines skin pores: Face mask can help you to get clearer skin and more refined pores. It deep cleanses the pores and clears the pores of dead skin cells, metabolic wastes and the oily substances that can clog them.
2. Increases hydration: Face mask can also bring moisture and hydration to dry and dehydrated skin types. The water from the mask penetrates deep into the skin epidermis to soften the skin and enhance its elasticity. When the skin is hydrated and well moisturized, it becomes easy to apply proper makeup. Also it gives a more plump and youthful appearance to the skin.
3. Diminishes fine lines: Regular use of face masks can reduce the signs of aging like fine lines, wrinkles, and brown spots and so on. Also you will get to enjoy a softer and smoother skin texture.
4. Gives even skin tone: Face masks are also designed to diminish hyper-pigmentation and give you more even skin tone and texture. It also promotes the sweat gland secretion so as to increase the oxygen content of the skin.
5. Firmer skin: Loose skin can make your look older than your age. The problem of loose skin can be easily solved with regular use of face masks. There are certain types of face masks that help to enhance collagen production and fight off free radical damage which will gradually result in firmer, tighter, fresher looking skin.

Apart from the above mentioned skin benefits, applying a face mask also helps you to relax. You get the time to relax, while your face mask is working. This will help you to de-stress and that alone can make you look and feel better! Whether you use a cream or a sheet based face mask, you’ll feel great during the process.

The Top 5 Face Masks at Elements:

• Pumpkin Enzyme Mask: The pumpkin puree in this mask is rich in vitamins, amino acids, and enzymes that are known for their anti-oxidant and exfoliating properties. This mask gently exfoliates the skin to improve the appearance of fine lines, age spots, freckles, and rough skin. It minimizes pore size and other skin imperfections while stimulating the production of new and healthy skin cells.

• Soft Papaya and Pumpkin Mask: A special active papaya enzyme is incorporated in this crème mask. The active papaya enzymes will remove dead skin cells and reveal a smooth texture to the skin without irritation. Beeswax and avocado oil moisturize and hydrate to soften parched skin. Tapioca starch and kaolin clay tighten the surface of the skin.

• Clarifying Camphor Mask: This extremely effective mask will manage and help clarify severe acne or problematic skin conditions. For combination skin types, it is most effective to use two to three times a week to control excessive oiliness or occasional blemishes. This mask can also be applied directly to a blemish at night and leave on overnight to reduce the blemish.

• Skin Recovery Mask: This creamy, emollient rich, antioxidant and multi-vitamin treatment mask is designed to enhance micro-circulation, improve epidermal regeneration, and naturally brighten the skin. Nutrient rich carrot oil, mango butter, and natural plant extracts help to increase the skin moisture level, oxygen uptake , and prevent early appearance of wrinkles.

• Aloe and Azulene Gel Mask: Aloe and azulene soothe and reduce flare-ups and redness. Sodium hyaluronate is added to hydrate and lubricate delicate skin. Green tea extract is an antioxidant, added to reduce redness. Lavender oil cools and refreshes the senses. This mask is perfect for soothing skin damaged by sunburn, waxing, extractions, peels and laser treatments.

Takeaway

As you can see, face masks are very beneficial for your skin weekly. Aside from the face masks, it is also important to include professional facials about once a month in your skincare routine. To know what products are best for your skin, consult with your aesthetician.

Did you know that you need to wear sunscreen on your face year round? Even in the cold winter? Yes, it’s true! Now, this doesn’t necessarily mean you need to put on the same old sunscreen that your spray on your body when you go swimming. There are many moisturizers that have SPF in them to give your skin that moisture and glow while your protect your skin from the everyday sun rays.

Finding the right moisturizer for your skin that contains SPF is key. Everyone has a specific skin type and it’s important that you choose the facial moisturizer that’s best for you. Whether you have dry, oily, normal or a combination-type skin tone, using a facial moisturizer that contains SPF has become simpler and a popular skin care routine to achieve beautiful, healthy skin.

The Benefits of a Facial Moisturizer with SPF

There are many benefits that can be seen from choosing to integrate SPF into your daily facial moisturizing routine. This can take as little as a quick application of your daily facial moisturizing product, in the morning, before your skin is exposed to the sun through the course of your day.

• Skin protected from the sun through a facial moisturizer with SPF can help to retain the ability of collagen production. Without SPF within your moisturizer, the moisture within your skin is depleted from sun exposure. Skin creates collagen. With the ability of the skin to create collagen, the skin not only can appear moisturized but also be less prone to fine lines and wrinkles.
• A good facial moisturizer with SPF can reduce the instance of developing carcinoma of the skin.
• Using a facial moisturizer with SPF can reduce the chance in which laser or cosmetic procedures are required to correct damage that has already been caused by the skin.
• As part of the natural aging process of the skin, many people experience discoloration through certain areas of the skin. These discolored areas of the skin can be reduced through proper protection from the sun through the use of facial moisturizing products that contain SPF.

What We Have Learned

Studies have shown that using SPF 30 in your moisturizers are much more effective than using SPF 15. Using a good facial moisturizer with SPF is also an effective way to reduce the amount of products used in your daily skin care routine. Rather than using a facial moisturizer and applying a sun protection product over it, it’s much simpler to combine the two and use one product on the skin that will fully protect the skin.

Before deciding whether a good facial moisturizer is right for you, consider your specific skin tone needs. This is the most important part of selecting any good product; a facial moisturizer with SPF or not.

Choosing a good facial moisturizer with SPF keeps the skin protected from the sun, keeps skin moisturized, prevents wrinkles and fine lines, can help prevent the development of cancer, lessen the need for cosmetic surgery in the future and reduce the chance of discoloration of the skin.

A Good Tip About SPF

Your lips are a prime spot for skin cancer to develop because they are exposed to the sun rays year round and we often forget to apply the sunscreen on the lips.

Lipstick or lip balm that contains SPF 30 or above will really protect your lips from getting burnt and help prevent skin cancer. To be effective, you must reapply your lipstick or lip balm throughout the day.

But beware of products that contain no SPF, especially those that are glossy. Lip gloss without SPF can actually be worse than putting nothing on your lips. It is basically like spreading baby oil on your lips, which intensifies the amount of sun rays on your lips and can cause severe burning.