‘Facial skin care’ is more a matter of discipline than anything else. A facial skin care routine is what you need (and you need to follow the facial skin care routine with complete seriousness). So let’s check what comprises an effective facial skin care routine. Well, very simply, a facial skin care routine can follow the following 4 steps:
* Cleansing
* Toning
* Exfoliating
* Moisturising

Cleansing is the first thing in facial skin care routine. Cleansing helps in removing dust, pollutants, grease and extra oil from your skin, thereby preventing damage to your skin. Just spot your face and neck with a good cleansing lotion or cream and gently massage it into your skin using upward strokes. Use a soft face tissue or cotton wool to wipe your face in a gentle patting fashion (do not rub).  Cleansing should be done at least twice a day i.e. morning (as part of complete facial skin care routine) and evening (on a standalone basis). Water soluble cleansers are the best for inclusion in your facial skin care routine.

Toning is the next in a facial skin care routine. However, this is the optional part of the facial skin care routine. Mostly, proper cleansing can compensate for toning. Toning helps remove all traces of dirt, grease and excess cleanser. Instead of making it part of your daily facial skin care routine, you can using toning occasionally i.e. when you have been exposed to particularly harsh environment/pollution.

Exfoliation is again, kind of, optional step in everyday routine for facial skin care. However, exfoliation is necessary at least once a week (or twice, depending on the skin type and the environmental conditions). Exfoliation finds its place in facial skin care routine because of the natural tendency of skin to replenish the skin cells every 3 or 4 weeks. As a facial skin care technique, exfoliation helps in removing the dead skin cells that block the pores, thus assisting the skin in the natural process. However, excessive or harsh exfoliation can cause damage to your skin; so you need to balance it out.

The next thing in facial skin care is moisturising. In fact, moisturising is the most important part of facial skin care routine. Moisturisers prevent your skin from getting dry. Dry skin is really undesirable since it cause the upper layer skin to break, leading to dead skin cells. Again, use light upward strokes to make the moisturiser more effective. Moisturisers work the best when applied on warm and damp skin. So do not try to remove all the moisture in the previous steps of facial skin care routine.
 
Besides the normal facial skin care routine, you should also exercise the following for facial skin care:

* Use proper make-up remover instead of just washing it away
* Pay heed to your skin type and the environment, when choosing facial skin care products.
* Before you start using a new facial skin care product, test it by applying it on a short patch of skin e.g. ear lobes.
* Never rub your skin too hard.
* Use sunscreen lotions for protection against sun.

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Nearly everyone wants to feel smooth and rehydrated when they use a Moisturiser but many products on the market often fail to live up to their advertised expectations. why pay up to £50 for a glitzy packaged product that doesn’t really do "what it says on the tin".  Furthermore most commercial packaging is not recyclable and simply goes into landfill…further polluting our planet.
 
Quality Organic moisturisers are simple in their formulation and they should feed the skin and not contain  ingredients such as Mineral Oil, Liquid Paraffin and Petrolatum which will tend to dry the skin especially if used over a long period of time.  Buying a quality Organic moisturiser means that it will last a long time and will avoid endless trips to the shops to buy more and more of products that are actually drying out the skin and costing you a fortune.  Compare the "feel" of a Moisturiser containing the above products compared with a Moisturiser full of very few but simple ingredients such as OrganicThistle Oil, cold pressed Almond Oil, Cocoa Butter, Organic Olive Oil and VEGETABLE (not Animal) Glycerin.
 
All ANOUSTA moisturisers are made with essential oils and not Parfum which are artifically created scents made from petroleum based products  All ANOUSTA Organic moisturisers will feed and retain the moisture in the skin without having to use artificial humecants.  These are artificially created products which try to do the same job.
Who needs to apply Triethanolomine (TEA) to the skin.  Many potential side effects have been logged against this and research has shown that it is an irritant to healthy skin.

You really can have the skin that your age deserves by using a quality Moisturiser but obviously smoking, too much alcohol and bad diet will take it’s toll.
Quality moisturisers made with simple ingredients, recyclable packaging in glass and which are not over hyped and are reasonable in cost really are available at ANOUSTA PRODUCTS at www.anousta.co.uk.
 
Check out those harmful chemicals and make 2009 the year when you are kind to the biggest organ in your body……..your skin !!!

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