Sequence
for
Superficial
Cleansing
Wash your hands.
Cleanse the eye area, using a suitable eye make-
up remover. Each eye is cleansed seperately. Your
non-working hand lifts and supports the eye
tissue whilst the working hand applies the eye
make-up remover. If a water-base eye make-up
remover is used, this is applied directly with a
clean piece of cottonwool. Sometimes a cleansing
milk is used to remove eye make-up. In this case,
apply a little of the product to the back of one
hand.
TIP’S H E A LT H and S A F E T Y
H YG I E N E
The ring finger is always used as it provide
least pressure. Never use the reverse side of the cottonwool
pad –this is unhygienic.
Cleanse the lips, preferably with a cleansing milk or lotion
(as this readily emulsifies the oils or waxes contained in
lipstick.) Apply a little of the product to the back of your
non-working hand. Support the left side of the client’s
mouth with this hand. With the working hand, apply the
product in small circular movements across the upper lip,
from left to right; and then across the lower lip, from right
to left.
Remove the cleanser from the lips. Support the corner of
the mouth; using a clean damp cotton wool wiped across
the lips.
Remove the cleansing process as necessary, until the lips.
Select a cleansing milk or lotion that suits your client’s skin
type.
TIP’S
When cleansing, be careful that cleanser does
not enter the eyes and mouth.
Pour the product into one hand - suf ficient to cover the face
and the neck, and to massage gently over the surface of the
skin. Massage the surface of the hands together: this warms
the product and distributes it over your hands.
Clasp the fingers together at the base of the neck, and unlink
them as you move up the neck.
Clasp the fingers together again at the chin, drawing the
fingers outwards to the angle of the jawbone.
Stroke up the face, towards the forehead, with your
fingertips, gently massage the product into the skin, beginning
at the base of the neck and finishing at the forehead.
Remove the cleanser thoroughly with clean damp cotton wool,
simultaneously stroking over the skin surface, upwards and
downwards in a rolling motion.
Repeat this process as necessary using clean cottonwool each
time.