Why beauticians want to kill for advice on steaming their face

If you have ever done beauty procedures in Europe and America, then you know that they cannot be compared with procedures in the CIS countries and Asia. The beauty market in the West is lagging far behind. Therefore, you can still find advice in English-language sources to steam your face, for example, before cleaning.

In Russia, cosmetologists unequivocally agree that these are very harmful recommendations. And that's why.

1. Steam and heat can cause dehydration

It seems that steam should saturate the skin with moisture, but it is not. Our skin contains more water than the surrounding air. Evaporate liquids do not give lipids - fats on the surface layer of cells. They lock moisture in.

Hot steam destroys these lipids, and also destroys the protein keratin, due to which the skin becomes keratinized. As a result, micropores appear through which water evaporates.

2. Heating provokes the appearance of visible capillaries and vascular spots on the face.

At steamingand superficial vessels fill up blood. Normally, when cooled, they should again narrow to their previous size, so the redness disappears. But that doesn't always happen.

If blood vessels filled with blood are injured, they burst, and blood enters the tissues - vascular spots appear. And in some people, they themselves cannot return to their original state due to chronic inflammation in the skin. For example, It happens with rosacea.

3. Heat increases the amount of sebum

Steam enhances blood flow and all metabolic processes in the skin. Including - secretion by the sebaceous glands. So, if you are concerned about oily skin, heat is more likely. harmthan help.

According to Vitalia Muzyka, there will be more sebum. This means that the face may begin to shine, problems with oily skinand it will only get bigger.

4. After steaming, it may be more difficult to remove comedones

It seems that this sounds illogical, because when steaming, the skin, on the contrary, becomes more pliable, but this is the problem.

5. Heat increases inflammation

Steaming reinforces blood flow, and hence inflammatory reactions. That is, if you have a lot of pustules and comedones, there will only be more of them. And yes, they will grow.

By the way, couple counts trigger not only acne, but also other skin diseases, like the same rosacea.

6. Bacteria love heat

Damp heat and sweating aggravate acne. Therefore, in humid, hot climates, people are more likely to complain of rashes.

And the point here is not only the increased production of sebum, but also the excessive activity of bacteria. They are on our skin, and they can also get on the face during a procedure, such as cleaning. In comfortable conditions, they multiply faster and cause infections.

7. Steam can spoil the result of other procedures

It is not worth heating the skin in the first two weeks after any damage, for example after injections. But not only after them.