20140323 肌膚保濕基本功

WE ARE FOREVER Sunday Column by Vanessa Du 杜宥蓁

<Hydrate Your Skin 101 肌膚保濕基本功>

How to make your skin hydrated? Is it just about splattering on lotions? What if my moisturizer is too greasy? All questions answered today, and you’ll finally know what you are doing when applying skincare products.

如何做好肌膚保濕？只要塗上乳液就可以了嗎？有的保養品太油怎麼辦？所有問題都可以在今天得到解答喔！今天就要告訴大家，當你們在擦保養品的時候是在做什麼了。

When hydrating your skin, you’ll have to apply both water and oil. We need to make our skin layer filled with water, and then lock the water in with a thin coat of oil. Applying only the water, it’s hard to keep the moisture. And, you’ll need to keep reapplying the product. If you use only oil for your skin, it doesn’t solve the problem of dryness, but makes you feel greasy on the outside.

皮膚的保養要做好保水跟保油，讓我們的皮膚吸飽了水後，在上面上一層油來鎖水。如果只做到保水，滋潤度很難保持，如果只做到保油，真正保濕的問題無法解決，只會讓皮膚感到油膩喔！

The first important step is to add water to your skin. And, the water can also be the form of serum or gel. When we take care of our skin, we are actually taking care of the “stratum corneum”, which is the outer skin layer. If the “stratum corneum” is dry out, try to imagine dry earth with cracks, the surface is uneven, and the nutrition can’t be stored. Same goes with the skin, dry and chapped skin is irritating, unprotected, uneven (wrinkles), and unhealthy.

首先最重要的步驟，就是讓皮膚增加水份，而這個水份可以是水狀的或是凝膠狀的。在保養皮膚的時候，主要是在保養角質層，也就是皮膚的最表層。如果角質層保 水度不夠，就會像乾枯龜裂的土壤一樣，不平整也無法吸收營養。乾燥的皮膚容易過敏、保護力不夠、有皺紋、而且缺乏營養。

The last step of hydrating is to apply some oil. After you add enough water to your skin, it is important to lock the moisture with some oil on the surface. It also acts like a coat and protection of the skin. You can choose different kind of oil depending on your skin type or however you feel comfortable. From light to heavy: lotion, moisturizer, and cream. You can even customize your own proportion by adding some water into the oil to make a lighter moisturizer.

保濕的最後一步驟就是保油。當為皮膚注入足夠的水份後，在表層上一層油脂把水份鎖住是非常重要的，而且也可以形成一個健康的防護網。你可以依照不同的膚質 來選擇保油的方法。從清爽到厚重，分別有乳液、滋潤霜、乳霜。或著也可以客製自己適合的比例，只要在油裡面加入適當的水，就可以做出較清爽的乳液了。

Here is how to cooperate the Aloe Vera products into this skincare routine. If you don’t like to put things too complicated on your skin, just a basic and simple regime, here is the recipe: Rehydrating Toner + Aloe Vera Gelly + Aloe Moisturizing Lotion, a perfect mix for all skin types.

Step 1: After cleansing your face, spray on or pat on the Rehydrating Toner. Wait for a few seconds for it to absorb but not too long for it to dry.

Step 2: Add a layer of Aloe Vera Gelly. Gently massage into your skin, wait for it to absorb. You’ll know it is absorbed when you no longer feel the stickiness of the gel.

Step 3: Apply on the Aloe Moisturizing Lotion. Mix it with some Aloe Gelly if you want a lighter feel; add a little bit at a time until you get your desired proportion.

以下是如何用永久的蘆薈產品來做保養。如果你不喜歡在臉上擦太多產品，喜歡用基本簡單的保養方式，就很適合以下配備：蘆薈養顏露、蘆薈膠、蘆薈滋潤霜。各種膚質都適合喔！

第一步：洗完臉後，噴上或拍上蘆薈養顏露，等個幾秒讓化妝水吸收，但就不要到肌膚全乾。

第二步：塗上一層蘆薈膠，輕輕按摩直到完全吸收。當你感覺不到臉上黏黏的就是已經吸收了。

第三步：擦上蘆薈滋潤霜，如果想要更清爽的質地，可以混合一點蘆薈膠。

How to know you skin is hydrating enough, when you wake up the next day you don’t feel a tightened dryness. And, the way to know you didn’t put too much moisture to the skin, the next morning you’ll feel your skin really soft not greasy. Try this basic method yourself. You’ll find skincare not as hard as you thought.

如何知道肌膚的保濕有做足夠呢？第二天早上起來，不會感覺到皮膚緊緊的或乾乾的，表是皮膚水分充足。而如何知到保養品沒有擦太油呢？第二天早上起來，臉摸起來是很柔嫩的，而不是油膩膩的。試試看這樣的基礎保養法吧！你也會發現保養沒有那麼複雜的。