What are the benefits and drawbacks of facial steamer

With the promotion of the concept of beauty, many people have started using facial steamers. Facial steamers, like ionic sprayers, use electric heaters to generate heat and allow distilled water to boil into an aerosol. What are the benefits and disadvantages of using this unusual object, respectively?

Benefits of facial steamers

Calms the emotions

Steam steaming has been used in our country for a long time. Steaming the face with hot air can gently massage the nerve endings, stabilize the emotions and have a soothing effect on the nerves.

Deep cleansing

The heat of the steam from the facial steamer can soften the oil and dirt accumulated on the pores, which helps to open the pores, plus the steamer can turn the steam into small nano-sized molecules, and the small and pure water molecules can penetrate deep into the bottom layer of the skin to remove blackheads and residues at the bottom of the skin.

Beauty

Steaming your face with steam can make your face more permeable, rosy and shiny. This is because the skin is more conducive to absorbing nutrients after deep cleansing, the steam replenishes skin moisture, and the heat of the steam speeds up blood circulation in the face, so the complexion becomes better.

Slimming face

Face steamers use the heat conduction effect to make muscles more relaxed and actively detoxify acids in muscles and blood to promote fat breakdown; face steamers are a good way to pour nutrients into the skin, adding 5 drops of rosemary essential oil to about 40 ml of face steamer water can eliminate facial edema; using grapefruit essential oil can break down excess subcutaneous fat.

Pass the nose

In autumn and winter, babies are prone to colds and blocked noses. Using a face steamer to spray steam on the baby's face for about 3 minutes, keeping a certain distance, can moisten the baby's nasal cavity and help the baby clear the nasal snot easily and naturally.

Bad side of face steamer

Allergic Dermatitis

For allergic skin, the use of a facial steamer may lead to allergic dermatitis, which both affects the aesthetics and fails to achieve the ideal job of cleaning the skin and reducing wrinkles and blackheads.

Burns

After all, the facial steamer uses water above 100 degrees Celsius to steam your face, so if you don't operate it properly, or if you steam your face for too long, or if your nerve endings are slow to react, it can easily lead to burns.

Depending on the patience

After all, a facial steamer is used to clean the face with the help of external force, and long-term high frequency use can lead to dependence, while the skin's self-cleaning ability is weakened.

Facial steamer use precautions

Facial Cleansing

Before using a face steamer you should perform daily cleansing of your skin, such as removing makeup and washing your face with a cleanser, otherwise the process of using a face steamer will promote the absorption of harmful substances into your skin.

Improve the experience

Feel more comfortable when the heat from the facial steamer comes out of the machine more evenly and steadily, and then aim it at the face. Take care to clean the facial steamer often and keep it clear to prevent accidents caused by impurities deposited inside the steamer and affecting the evaporation of water. Other equipment in the beauty room, such as heating and cooling units, electric fans and ventilation equipment, should be avoided so that they interfere with the direction of steam.

Moderate distance

Using a face steamer to steam your face should be kept at least 25 cm away, oily skin and rough skin distance can be slightly closer, while sensitive skin is easy to be more distant.

Appropriate length and frequency

Face steamer use time should not be too long, baby children's skin is relatively tender, no more than three minutes; adults do not exceed 10 minutes; sensitive skin should not exceed 5 minutes; use no more than 3 times a week.