Facial cleansing

Cleansing is undoubtedly the most important part of your basic facial care routine. Proper cleansing removes old skin surface cells, impurities and dust, dirt, make-up and bacteria, and opens skin pores and allows them to breathe freely. It is important to distinguish between professional, in-depth facial cleansing by a medical cosmetologist and daily facial cleansing at home that you do yourself. Both methods are very necessary and in synergy they are ideal for your facial skin. By cleaning the face at home, we clean the surface layer of the skin, where bacteria, impurities and make-up collect. This allows our skin to be clean, but not completely healthy.

10 tips for properly cleansing facial skin at home

1. Choose a cleanser that is right for your skin type. Don’t use soap on your face, as it can be too harsh and can dry out and damage your skin. Cleansers that are too rich in ingredients can clog pores, while cleansers that are too dry can irritate your skin. Cleansers for dry skin should contain nourishing ingredients, while cleansers for oily skin should have ingredients that balance oil and help cleanse. Sensitive skin is best served with very gentle, fragrance-free cleansers that don’t irritate the skin.
2. Always cleanse your skin with lukewarm water. Hot water dries out and damages skin over time, and cold water does not break down or remove built-up dirt and grime as well as lukewarm water.
3. If you use sponges or cloths for cleaning, make sure they are clean and soft. However, they are not necessary for effective cleaning; your hands can do just as good a job.
4. Wash your hands thoroughly before cleaning your face, otherwise you will just apply additional dirt to your face.
5. Use lukewarm water.
6. Start by patting your face.
7. Apply cleanser to your fingertips or a soft sponge and then gently massage your face and neck in circular motions. Do not rub too hard. Gentle massage movements are enough to stimulate circulation and loosen dirt and dead skin cells. Too much rubbing can lead to skin stretching and irritation, especially around the eyes.
8. Rinse with plenty of lukewarm water. Remember to rinse the cleanser from your neck and hairline. Residue can clog pores and attract dirt.
9. Gently pat any remaining water off your face with a soft towel. Do not rub or pull the towel roughly over your skin.
10. Immediately follow with a water-based toner and moisturizer suitable for your skin type to maintain surface moisture and provide nutrients to the skin while it is receptive.

Facial cleansing treatments at Bagatin Polyclinic

Professional facial cleansing is performed by a trained medical cosmetologist who will cleanse the skin deeply, which is not possible to achieve with daily cleansing with cosmetic products in the comfort of your home. It reaches hard-to-reach places and removes all those impurities that are not visible to the naked eye, but affect the health and beauty of your skin. Therefore, although we regularly take care of the cleanliness of our face, it is also necessary to regularly, once a month, visit experts who will improve your care and prevent inflammatory conditions or reduce the signs of aging. At the Bagatin Polyclinic, there are several facial cleansing methods that effectively regenerate and even rejuvenate the skin, and the most popular among our clients have been the Reviderm Skin Peeler microdermabrasion and the HydraFacial facial cleansing treatment.

Reviderm Skin Peeler microdermabrasion is a gentle, painless method without the risk of allergies and scars, which allows us to regulate the degree and how aggressive we want to approach the treatment. A gym for your skin, the queen of all treatments, or a facial spa – these are just some of the names for this popular, non-invasive treatment, which is also one of the most commonly performed treatments in the world and the fifth most popular in America. Almost a million microdermabrasion treatments are performed annually, which speaks volumes about its effectiveness and the benefits it provides. Its goal is to remove surface skin cells, reduce pores, remove hyperpigmentation, improve skin tone, and stimulate collagen production in deeper layers. Microdermabrasion treatments will perfectly refresh and regenerate mature skin, reduce wrinkles, alleviate hyperpigmentation, and restore a healthy and well-groomed appearance.

The world-famous HydraFacial facial treatment leaves the skin visibly renewed, clean and nourished. This specialized HydraFacial method effectively removes dead skin cells and impurities from the surface of the skin, giving it a “glow” effect. This non-invasive facial treatment quickly and effectively deeply cleanses and rejuvenates the skin without any recovery time, and in just three steps, it offers immediately visible results. The first step of the treatment consists of cleansing and peeling the face, where a new layer of skin is revealed through gentle exfoliation and renewal. This is followed by extraction and hydration of the skin, where a painless vacuum is used to extract impurities from the deepest pores, while at the same time the skin is cared for with intensive moisturizing agents that soothe it. The last, third step of the treatment consists of applying and protecting the skin with personalized serums that target specific skin problems such as lack of hydration, increased hyperpigmentation, the appearance of the first signs of aging, etc.

VISIA professional facial skin analysis
If you want to learn more about facial cleansing treatments at our Polyclinic, book a VISIA professional facial skin analysis and find out your skin type, the problems that bother you and the solution that will give you a beautiful complexion. The VISIA system uses multi-spectral imaging and analysis to capture key visual information for six areas that affect the health and appearance of your complexion: wrinkles, blemishes, pores, skin uniformity (variations in skin color), porphyrins (the presence of bacteria in pores) and UV spots (photodamage characteristics, typical of excessive sun exposure). VISIA also provides an informative comparison of your complexion characteristics with the complexions of women from a database containing thousands and thousands of profiles. The comprehensive information helps our specialists suggest optimal treatments and skin care methods that are right for you.

For more information about facial treatments at the Bagatin Polyclinic, please contact us by phone at 01/46 10 225 or by email at info@bagatin.hr .