To gum before hydrating: the council n°1!

To gum before hydrating: the council n°1!
Yes, everyone says it: a gumming allows in the active which one then applies to the skin to better penetrate, and to make more effect. But why, with the Juste? And how does the gumming function?

To gum or exfolier?

The purpose of the gumming is always to eliminate the very fine surface layer from the skin. This one is made up of keratin, but also impurities which settle above – died cells, pollution, etc to obtain this result, two methods are possible:
- The gumming, which has a mechanical action: one applies to the skin a cream or a product containing of the small abrasive particles (grains of sand or of salt, particles of fruit core or balls synthetic) and one rubs! This method with the advantage of allowing you to proportion exactly the degree of aggression that you want, according to what your skin can support.
- The exfoliation, which works in a chemical way: one applies to the skin a cream from which the credits will directly come to remove the surface layer. It is the case for example creams with the fruit acids.

For what that is used a gumming?

gumming or exfoliation allows, by removing the roadbase, to make the skin smoother and to remove the died cells, inactive, which recover it sometimes. Consequently, the products hydrating or of more specific care (anti-wrinkle, nutritive care, etc) which one will apply after a gumming will penetrate better and will be more effective. Moreover, the gumming is slightly aggressive with the skin – not enough to really damage it, but sufficiently to stimulate the cellular renewal and blood circulation on the surface. Consequence: a more luminous, younger skin of aspect.

Attention nevertheless

The gumming is a stage necessary whatever the nature of your skin. But it should be known that the most fragile skins have sometimes evil to support it. It is thus important that you find the product which is appropriate to you best, and the frequency of itou application. A frequently given reference mark is a gumming per week for the normal skins with fatty, and two per month for the dry or fragile skins. But you are the only one with knowing what is appropriate to you really…