Face cleansing has taken a new turn with the invention of facial brushes. Nowadays you would see a number of ads and influencers using facial brushes to cleanse and exfoliate their skin and they claim it’s a game changer in their skin care regime!
But is it really true? Are facial brushes really worth it? Or are their any downsides to using facial brushes?
Let’s find out all about facial brushes in this post!
What are facial brushes?
Facial brushes are battery operated silicone bristle brushes. When you turn on the battery, the silicone bristles move in circular motions and in some cause vibrations as well.
This circular vibratory motions help exfoliate the skin deep within the pores and make your skin smoother and dirt free. The facial brushes also ensure blood circulation to the face skin, thus giving you a youthful wrinkle free skin.
Table of Contents
- What are the benefits of using facial brushes?
- 1. Facial brushes help to exfoliate your skin
- 2. It helps to diminish signs of ageing
- 3. It helps to brighten complexion
- 4. It helps to decrease pore size
- 5. Facial brushes help the skin to absorb moisturisers better
- 6. It provides a more firmer skin
- 7. It helps to relax the facial muscles and you feel stress free
- What are the negative sides of using facial brushes?
What are the benefits of using facial brushes?
Facial brushes have a number of advantages for your skin:
1. Facial brushes help to exfoliate your skin
Facial brushes remove the dead skin cells thus giving you younger looking skin.
2. It helps to diminish signs of ageing
By removing the top layer of the skin, facial brushes help to generate new skin cells thus fading away wrinkles and fine lines.
3. It helps to brighten complexion
Removal of the top layer of the skin, brings forth new skin cells that are brighter in complexion.
4. It helps to decrease pore size
Facial brushes help to improve facial blood circulation and lymphatic drainage thus reducing the pore size.
5. Facial brushes help the skin to absorb moisturisers better
Exfoliation gives a smoother base to the skin which helps in the absorption of the next products you put to your skin.
6. It provides a more firmer skin
The massaging motions of the bristles help to improve blood circulation, thus giving you a toned and firm skin.
7. It helps to relax the facial muscles and you feel stress free
The gentle circulatory motions of the facial brushes help to relieve stress from the facial muscles and tissues and you feel fresh and rejuvenated.
What are the negative sides of using facial brushes?
All things come with a downside and facial brushes are no exception. When used in the wrong way and for the wrong person, facial brushes can be bad for your face skin and can have the following implications:
1. Facial brushes can destroy the skin’s lipid barrier
Too much exfoliation disrupts the skin’s lipid barrier that leads to oozing out of moisture from the cells causing dryness.
2. It can cause discoloration of the skin
Exfoliating the skin too harsh can cause skin damage that leads to pigmentation or discoloration of the skin.
3. It can make the skin too sensitive and lead to breakouts
If you have a sensitive skin, your skin can get inflamed with too much of scrubbing from the bristles of the brush and can become hypersensitive causing breakouts and inflammation.
4. It can trigger the ageing process
Facial brushes can trigger free radical damage that can lead to premature ageing and sagging do the skin.
5. It can cause dry flaky skin
When you exfoliate regularly, it takes all moisture from the skin and leaves the skin dry, flaky and patchy.
What is the correct way to use facial brushes to minimise skin damage?
Facial brushes can be too harsh to your skin if used the wrong way, so in order to minimise damage to your skin and take only the good sides of facial brushes, you need to use it the right way:
1. Limit the use of facial brushes
Too much exfoliation is not good for your skin and can damage the tissues and cells. So, use it only twice or thrice a week and when you start seeing the benefits on your skin, limit the use of facial brushes to only once a week.
2. Know your skin
You should know what suits your skin and what not. If your skin is too sensitive, it’s better to avoid using a facial brush or else it will make your skin inflamed.
3. Use facial brushes only at night
The right time to use your facial brush is at night when the skin gets time to breathe and stay moisturised and also the skin will get rid of all day’s pollution and dirt.
4. Always use a facial brush with a hydrating cleanser
Do not use facial brush all by itself, always apply a gentle hydrating facial on your face.
5. Do not use any other scrubbing or exfoliating agent while using the facial brush
If you are using a facial brush, let the product alone do it’s exfoliating work and do not irritate your skin with any other exfoliator. There is simply no need.
6. Do not forget to moisturise your skin after using a facial brush
The skin gets extremely dehydrated and dry after using a facial brush. So, make sure you apply a thick moisturiser after it.
See you soon!
Hope you get only the benefits of a facial brush. But stay away from it if you already have a sensitive skin.
That’s all for this post. Stay tuned for more skin care and hair care updates. Till then……
Keep it simple, keep it graceful!
