Beauty News 保養新知 ：What to Keep In Mind When Washing Face? 洗臉的遊戲有哪些規則

洗臉，是天天的必要程序。但這小小的動作卻有大大學問！
從洗臉的時間、頻率、水溫、到洗臉用品的選擇，水水們不能不知道～

Washing face is an indispensable step in daily life, but with wrong ways, you may annihilate your skin bit by bit and that's really not cool. This is a part of the article I quoted from Beaty News in ELLE Magazine, and I've also put the Chinese translations beside each paragraph. 

雜誌的Beauty News（美容新知）專欄提供了幾個洗臉時務必有的觀念與保養常識，我也在每段下方附上中譯給水水們參考：

Six Biggest Mistakes You're Making 

When Washing Your Face 六大洗臉迷思

1. Overdoing it 洗過頭

Too much washing can age your skin...

洗臉固然重要，但除非是剛運動完或其他因素而多洗，平時不要洗淂太頻繁，過多的摩擦，長期下來會導致肌膚老化。 

2. Using a harsh cleanser 洗臉用品不優質

Consider swapping out soap — which can strip your skin of its natural oils（帶走肌膚的天然油脂） and cause irritation（irritate，動詞，激怒/ irritation，名詞，激怒、刺激，這裡指刺激肌膚）...  particularly if you have sensitive skin. Also, look for cleansers with calming ingredients（溫和的成分）, like green tea, that will soothe（紓緩） sensitive skin. And if you have oily, acne-prone skin（油性痘痘肌）, use a face wash with salicylic acid（水楊酸）.

洗臉用肥皂時要注意，有些肥皂的洗潔力較強，可能會帶走過多的油脂（適當的油脂為面部不可缺少的天然防護）並過度刺激肌膚，尤其是敏感性肌膚者。盡量挑含溫和物質的洗臉產品（如天然綠茶成分），有助紓緩敏感肌膚。如果你是比較容易長痘痘的油性肌，那可以參考含水楊酸的洗臉產品。

3. Either over-exfoliating or not exfoliating at all 過度或完全不去角質都NG

Using an exfoliator（去角質產品）can enhance the texture and tone of your skin. “As we get older, our own enzymes（一種酵素） that normally exfoliate our skin are no longer as effective so complexions（氣色、膚質） can look rough and dull,” New York dermatologist Jeannette Graf, MD, told Good Housekeeping. She recommends exfoliating at night, since that's when skin is in "renewal mode（更新模式啟動）," generating new skin cells. But keep in mind that exfoliating more than twice a week can irritate your skin（刺激肌膚）.

適當去角質能讓肌膚光滑。專家指出「隨著年紀漸長，肌膚煥新的能力也逐漸下降，因此我們的氣色、膚質也會相對暗沉、粗糙。」去角質最好挑晚上，因為肌膚此時處於「換膚狀態」，會產生新的肌膚細胞。但切記，一個禮拜不要去角質超過兩次，否則也會過度刺激肌膚呦！

4. Not washing off your makeup before bed 睡前不卸妝

Yes, it's tempting（誘人的）to fall asleep with your makeup on — who hasn't done it? But it can ruin your complexion for weeks, since makeup clogs your pores（阻塞毛孔） and prevents sebum（皮脂）, the lubricant（潤滑劑） in our skin that moisturizes（滋潤） skin and removes dead skin cells, from doing its job...

嗯，帶著美美的妝睡著的確很吸引人啦～誰沒有這樣過？但這會讓水水的氣色連續幾週都暗沉難看，代價可大阿！我們所畫的妝會阻塞毛孔，影響皮脂正常分泌，降低肌膚自行鎖水以及更新的能力。只能說，帶妝隔夜的驚嚇指數，破表阿...

5. Rinsing with too-hot water 洗臉水溫過高

This is especially important in the winter, when we are more dry-skin prone（更容易乾燥）. Since hot water can dry out your skin, try to wash your face at the sink, rather than in the shower, so you can use lukewarm（溫的） or cold water.

這點在冬天尤其重要。冷冷的冬天使我們肌膚普遍乾燥，偏熱的水也會加速肌膚失水，水水們切記注意洗臉時的水溫，以溫偏冷最為適合。也盡量不要在一邊洗澡時洗臉，避免過高水溫接觸肌膚。

6. Overusing facial wipes 過度使用卸妝棉/濕紙巾

Facial wipes are convenient for removing makeup or doing a quick cleanse when you're in a hurry or at the gym, but don't use them in place of（取代）your regular cleanser. To thoroughly clean your pores, always follow up with a cleanser and/or scrub when you get home.


當我們度假在外、或在健身房一時方便，卸妝棉是個非常好用的小幫手，可以輕鬆快速幫水水完成卸妝的任務。但千萬不可以用卸妝棉代替一般卸妝油/乳，卸妝棉頂多只能當一時應急、求方便的救星。因此，平日為確保徹底清潔，還是用卸妝油/乳為妙。最後，卸妝並不能取代洗面乳的清潔功用，水水們卸完妝後還是要洗洗臉呦！




以上六點是關於洗臉的小常識，希望對讀者們有幫助～其實美容保養可以談得五花八門，但基礎保養不外乎就是「清潔」、「防曬」、與「保溼」，除了針對不同膚質找對保養品，只要正確掌握這三大方向，擁有好膚質絕非難事喔！


文文章來源/Resource for Article:  http://www.elle.com/news/beauty-makeup/the-biggest-mistakes-youre-making-washing-your-face