Can a facial steamer be used while applying a facial mask? What is the order of using a facial steamer and a facial mask?

I believe many girls have a facial steamer at home. When you have free time, you can steam your face at home to relax your mood and replenish moisture to your skin. So, can I use a facial steamer while applying a facial mask?

Can I use a facial steamer while applying a facial mask?

Can't. Do not use a facial steamer and a facial mask at the same time, because a facial steamer has a deep cleansing effect. After the high-temperature steam opens the pores, the dirt in the pores runs out of the skin. At this time, when the mask is applied to the skin, the dirt in the pores cannot come out, but may be absorbed into the skin along with the nutrients in the mask. Therefore, it is best not to use a facial steamer and a facial mask at the same time.

The order of using facial steamer and facial mask

Use a facial steamer first, then a facial mask

It will be more effective to use a facial mask after using a facial steamer, because the high-temperature steam sprayed by the facial steamer can expand the pores of the skin. After steaming your face, use warm water to clean off the grease in the pores. At this time, when using a facial mask, the skin pores have not yet closed and the pores are usually not blocked. The nutrients and moisture of the facial mask can be absorbed by the skin faster and reach deep into the skin. In this way, using a facial steamer and a facial mask can double the effect of skin care and beauty.

Don't steam your face after applying a mask

Although applying a facial mask before steaming your face does not do any harm to the skin, it will greatly reduce the effectiveness of the mask. Because if you apply the mask first, it will only achieve the ordinary effect of the mask. After applying the mask, there are still a lot of mask essence remaining on the skin surface and in the pores, which have not had time to be completely absorbed. At this time, using a facial steamer to steam your face, the cleansing effect of the facial steamer may cause the nutrients on the surface to be steamed out, thereby reducing the effectiveness of the mask.

The role of facial steaming

The skin's ability to absorb nutrients is limited, and the state of the pores also determines whether the skin can absorb more nutrients. The function of facial steaming is to repeatedly open the pores, allowing more nutrients to flow from the outside of the skin to the inside of the skin. Through moisture and heat, our pores can open easily and fully. It is a basic skin care work, and other lines of care need to be followed up. Therefore, facial steaming itself does not have much nutritional value. It is just a preparatory work in the early stage of skin care.