Facial Steamers

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So what are facial steamers you ask? They sound like torture devices, don’t they? Or maybe cooking utensils? Well they could easily be both if you don’t know how to use them or you bought a crappy unsafe one. Well first of all, facial steamers are exactly what they sound like, they steam your face. Sounds painful? No, not really, it’s just like being in a sauna. And not surprisingly, facial steaming is a regular offering in beauty and massage parlors. That is because of the various cleansing and healing qualities heat brings to the skin. First let me tell you how a steamer works. There are portable and professional grade ones, but the real differences between the two are just the durability and functions. Facial steamers have reservoirs that you fill with hot water. This water is further heated by the steamer to vaporize it, and then it is slightly cooled before being released out the nozzle. This is so that your face will not be burned. You need to regulate the heat of the steam to something tolerable to you. That is why good steamers come with a temperature regulator; some people just have lower pain thresholds than others. Using it simple, you just point the nozzle near your skin and let the steam flow. Some steamers come with a surface that also works as a massager, so you massage your face while steaming it.

Facial steaming or even saunas have been known or proven even, to cleanse the skin deeply, renewing it inside and out. Heat opens up the pores of the skin and also makes it sweat; it is both of these actions that cleanse the skin thoroughly. All the clogged oil and dirt in the pores are removed, being pushed out by the sweat, since the pores are now bigger. Old and dead skin cells are also removed during these processes which leave a younger looking skin. Even wrinkles are greatly lessened. Your skin ends up looking younger, smoother, and farer. This is a very good treatment for people with acne since it pushes out the bacteria along with the other dirt from within your pores. Effectively unclogging pores and allowing your skin to breathe again, drastically reducing flare-ups. You should consider having a facial steaming at least once a week if you are really busy, but if you have the luxury of time or you are just very concerned about your skin, you can do this every day.
After a session with the facial steamer and washing your face thoroughly with very mild soup, you can apply cold treatment to your skin using ice cubes. The reason for this, is that your pores are now wide open, allowing all the dirt you just removed to be replaced by those in your surroundings. The cold effectively closes your pores retaining that clean feeling. If you do not do the cold treatment it takes longer for your pores to close which allows dust time to get inside.

Facial steamers are easily found in your local beauty shops or appliance store. For convenience you should choose steamers with the following properties:
1. Light and compact
2. The steam outlet should be able to release steam in a uniform manner
3. Easy to handle
4. Adjustable exhaust
5. Has steam regulation
6. A massaging surface would be a plus