This steam bath (or facial sauna) will allow you to pamper the skin of your face, which wearing a mask prevents you from breathing. In addition, this ritual is easy to do at home with natural ingredients. A recipe proposed by Peau neuve, beauty influencer, in her Guide to combination skin.
Unlike dry skin, combination skin is often difficult to pinpoint, and it can be difficult to know how to care for it. For good reason, combination skin displays a certain ambivalence since it has dry areas and others with a rather oily tendency. And since we are obliged to wear a mask all day long, many of us have to play the balancing act to best respond to hydration needs and dullness of our face. Slow cosmetics enthusiasts will love this facial fumigation (or facial sauna), a homemade treatment offered by Peau neuve, beauty influencer.
The steam bath, a treat for combination skin
“Facial fumigation is like a mini sauna for the face, a very important step in purifying the face” explains the influencer. The benefits of this treatment are multiple:
- Steam penetrates blocked pores.
- It is a deep treatment that facilitates the extraction of comedones.
- The face is purified, fresh and the oily areas are reduced.
- Fumigation has a double action, cutaneous and respiratory, it is a real moment of relaxation which cleans the skin.
Here is the mini facial sauna recipe for combination skin oily and or acne (blotchy and irritated skin to refrain).
The ingredients for facial fumigation
- 2 tablespoon of lemon hydrosol
- 1 tablespoon of rosemary verbenone hydrosol
- 2 drops of tea tree essential oil
- 2 drops of verbenone rosemary essential oil
Preparing the steam bath
- Boil some water and place it in a bowl.
- Add the mixture of hydrosols and essential oils.
- Place your clean face over the bowl on a stable stand and completely cover your head with a towel. Enjoy the benefits of this flavored vapor for up to 10 minutes. Take advantage of this moment to relax and breathe in the natural scent of plants.
Treatments that pamper the skin
After the facial sauna, apply a mask or scrub and always finish with cold water or a cold lemon or peppermint hydrosol, the best for tightening the pores.
Then apply your night (or day) cream depending on the time of day.
Precautions for use
To properly eliminate impurities and maximize the benefits of care, it is advisable to perform this steam bath twice a month maximum, before a scrub or a mask. We always end a fumigation with a treatment that tightens the pores otherwise they will clog again and this treatment will be of no use. If the steam is too hot, wait a little, one or two minutes. As the goal is not to burn yourself, the skin should not touch the water. This treatment is pleasant and non-aggressive. It does not keep.
Due to the presence of essential oils, it is not suitable for pregnant or breastfeeding women.
Recipe from Peau neuve’s guide to combination skin. New Skin Blog
