How often should a facial steamer be used? What is the best time to use a facial steamer?

Facial steamer is a skin care tool that has become popular recently. It uses scientific and technological means to turn water into nano-scale molecules to clean and care for the skin. So, how often can you use a facial steamer?

How often should you use a facial steamer?

Recommended use once or twice a week. Although facial steamers have powerful hydrating effects and our skin does need hydration every day, we should not rely on facial steamers to hydrate our skin every day. Once the face develops a dependence on the facial steamer, the skin's self-regulating function will be greatly reduced, reducing its ability to lock in moisture. So don’t use a facial steamer every day, and the frequency of use should not exceed twice a week.

Is the facial steamer good?

Benefits of a facial steamer

Replenish moisture: The working principle of a facial steamer is to emit heat, evaporate distilled water to form a mist, and then spray it onto the skin. Due to the high temperature of water vapor, it can effectively open the skin pores and expand them, allowing water mist to enter the skin pores more easily, replenishing skin moisture and preventing the skin from becoming dark, yellow and dry due to lack of moisture.

Spot removal and wrinkle prevention: After using a facial steamer to beautify your face, it can effectively reduce the melanin deposited in the skin and can also prevent and remove some spots. Moreover, the steam produced by the facial steamer can promote facial metabolism, increase skin elasticity, inhibit the formation of wrinkles, and improve deeper wrinkles.

Disadvantages of facial steamer

The skin is easily scalded: The temperature of the water mist sprayed by the facial steamer is relatively high. If you are not careful when using the facial steamer, the boiling water may be sprayed directly onto your face through the nozzle, which may easily scald the skin. Moreover, the temperature of the water mist sprayed by the facial steamer is relatively high. If our face is too close to the nozzle during use, the skin can easily be burned.

The skin becomes dependent on it: The cleansing effect of a facial steamer is better than the skin's own cleansing effect. If you use a facial steamer frequently, it will easily cause your skin to become dependent on it. This is because the skin itself can clean the oil and dirt in the pores. Long-term use of a facial steamer may weaken the skin's self-cleaning ability.

How long should you use a facial steamer?

Different skin types require different amounts of time to use a facial steamer. For example, oily skin can be steamed for a longer time, about 15 minutes, while dry skin is more suitable for about 10 minutes. Therefore, you need to decide how long to use the facial steamer according to different situations. Just use it when you feel comfortable. Do not steam for too long.