Everyone wants to be beautiful, so we take care of ourselves every day to make ourselves look younger. In all skin care, masks are often used as a means of skin care, it is like a “first aid station” in the skin care process, but the wrong way to use the mask may make the effect greatly reduced! Avoid these common mask misunderstandings, in order to let the skin really drink full of water, effectively reduce fine lines. Today to inventory those easily overlooked mask use traps.
Misunderstanding 1: how to apply the mask, the longer the better?
Many people think that the longer the mask is applied, the more thoroughly the essence is absorbed, and even sleep with the mask on. In fact, sheet masks are sufficient for 15-20 minutes, overtime will lead to the membrane cloth back to absorb skin moisture. When the mask begins to dry, the epidermal cells will become fragile due to excessive hydration, long-term so may trigger sensitive redness.
Especially be wary of sleep masks, although the name of the “sleep mask”, but oily skin to put the whole night easy to clog the pores. It is recommended that 20 minutes before bedtime, thinly coated, to be absorbed with a tissue press off excess cream, to avoid the risk of smothering acne.
Myth 2: How to apply masks, daily masks to be effective?
Star publicity “daily mask” is not suitable for ordinary people. Healthy skin 2-3 times a week is enough, frequent application of masks will damage the skin barrier. Unless it is done after medical beauty (medical beauty care guide) or extreme dry environment can be short-term concentrated care, but should not be used continuously for more than 7 days, otherwise the stratum corneum over-hydration may induce inflammation.
Special attention should be paid to the frequency of use of cleansing masks, containing kaolin clay, volcanic mud masks once a week can be. Dry sensitive skin should be reduced to two weeks 1 time, excessive cleaning will damage the sebaceous membrane, stinging peeling phenomenon. We still need to follow the principle of natural skin care, too much and too little are bad.
Myth 3: How to apply the mask, after applying the mask to follow-up maintenance?
After applying the mask skin looks moisturized, the water content of the skin stratum corneum up to 80% (normal 10-20%), this time the skin barrier is temporarily loose, the rate of water evaporation is 3 times the usual, the skin is in the “open door” state. Mask in the small molecules of the essence of the need to lock in time with lotion or cream, otherwise the water will soon evaporate, even more dry than before the mask. It is like filling a bottle with water without a lid, the nutrients will be quickly lost.
It is recommended to continue moisturizing the face after applying the mask by applying a ceramide/cholesterol-containing lotion within 3 minutes.Especially after using masks containing hyaluronic acid, it is necessary to use closed creams (such as those containing petroleum jelly and lanolin) to prevent “backward drying”.
After the mask at night, it is recommended to stack anti-aging or repair products. At this time the stratum corneum water content is high, the effective ingredients to enhance the penetration rate of 3 times, with massage techniques can also promote lymphatic circulation, so that the effect of the mask twice the effort.
Myth 4: How to apply the mask, the best absorption of the mask in the shower?
Steam environment can indeed open the pores, in the humidity > 90% of the environment under the mask active ingredient loss rate of 47%, and the water flow in the bath will dilute the essence of the mask, bath products may also react with the mask ingredients.
To enhance absorption, it is recommended to use the “sandwich method. After cleansing the face with a hot towel for 3 minutes, then thickly apply the essence of the base (containing the best panthenol), then cover the gauze soaked with toner (to maintain humidity), and finally put on the mask, which can make the penetration efficiency increased by 1.8 times!
Myth 5: How to apply masks and should all masks avoid the eye area?
Although most masks to avoid the eye area, but professional eye masks and masks with a good match. Applying an eye mask before applying the mask can prevent the mask essence from flowing into the eyes. If you use retinol-containing masks, stagger the use time with eye masks containing Vitamin C to avoid ingredient conflicts that can irritate the skin around the eyes.
For wrinkles, forehead and other easy to dry areas, you can cut the mask to focus on coverage. However, masks containing fruit acids and salicylic acid should be avoided in the mucous membrane area, such ingredients may trigger eye stinging, and it is recommended that a reasonably cut 3D mask be used instead. After applying the mask, it can be used to care for the neck!
Myth 6: How to apply masks, refrigerated masks are more effective?
Summer is keen to put the mask in the refrigerator, but the cream mask containing oil ingredients will clump at low temperatures. Freeze-dried masks, collagen masks suitable for refrigeration, and active peptide-containing masks need to be stored at room temperature, low temperature will lead to inactivation of active ingredients. After taking them out of the refrigerator, they should be left for 5 minutes before use to avoid capillary contraction caused by the temperature difference.
Mask Storage Guide | Ingredients | Temperature | Inactivation threshold | Typical products |
|————-|———-|————|—————-|
| Blue Copper Peptide | 20-25°C | >30°C | Restorative Biofiber Mask|
| Astaxanthin | 4-8 ℃ | Decomposed by light | Antioxidant Freeze-dried Mask | Lactobionic acid | Normal | Normal | Normal | Normal | Normal
| Lactobionic Acid | Room Temperature | <10 ℃ Crystallization | Applied Fruit Acid Mask |
Myth 7: How to apply facial masks, do you know how to choose facial masks?
There are many face masks on the market with different effects and ingredients. When shopping for face masks, you should buy them according to your skin condition, for example, if you have sensitive skin in terms of anti-aging, you should pay more attention to the choice of ingredients. The following are suggestions for choosing ingredients for different skin types:
Oily acne skin: avoid sheet masks containing mineral oil / synthetic esters (prone to acne), recommend the use of cold compresses containing Centella Asiatica Glycosides, which can lower the skin temperature by 2-3 degrees Celsius to reduce inflammation
Dry skin: caution with alcohol-containing “refreshing” masks, collagen masks need to be used in conjunction with a red light meter (wavelength 630nm can promote collagen synthesis).
Sensitive skin: avoid masks containing PEG-40/PEG-60 emulsifiers, which can damage the tight junction protein (Claudin-1).
Myth 8: The risk of mixing and matching masks with different effects
Time conflict: Cleansing masks (pH 4.5-5.5) and alkaline (pH 8-9) whitening masks need to be spaced >6 hours apart.
Ingredient antagonism: copper peptide-containing masks will oxidize and fail if they meet with Vitamin C-based masks.
Zone care: when using masks containing azelaic acid for T-zone, U-zone needs to synchronize with repair masks containing ectoin.
How to apply the mask, do you know these mask use skills?
1. Mask cloth selection:
Tencel mask cloth: suitable for transferring small molecule hyaluronic acid (retention rate <5%)
Long charcoal membrane cloth: adsorption of heavy metals is 17 times the ability of ordinary materials
2. When applying the mask with a beauty instrument (0.3-0.5mA current): Niacinamide absorption rate can be increased by 120%, glutathione penetration increased by 75%.
Mask use time recommendation table
| Mask Type | Best Time to Use | Scientific Rationale |
|————|————–|——————————|
| Vitamin A Mask | 22:00-23:00 | Synchronize with the skin’s natural repair rhythm |
| Hyaluronic Acid Mask | 6:00-7:00 | Transepidermal Water Loss (TEWL) is lowest in the morning |
| Ice Mask | 13:00-15:00 | Peak Skin Temperature due to UV Rays
