Why the towel with which you dry your face is more important than you think

We already knew that the mobile, the manly beards and even the lipstick are culture broth for little friendly bacteria.Nothing that a good washing with the right soap does not face.But what about the bathroom towels?What happens if any bearded family has dried up the face with the towel of the family dresser?What if someone does with acne?Is the towel a jungle of contagious bacteria, willing to create all kinds of dermatological problems?If so, is it better to get out of the bathroom with a soaked face and let it dry the relative?Are we forgetting the fabric towels and we bet on disposable paper scarves?What does the ecology of all this say?We live on horseback between the Korean obsession for thorough cleaning, Western paranoia for infections and the fear that the face will be fiddled by excess dryness.S fashion has contacted several skin care experts to stop all doubts about how the complexion must be dried.With medical reasons and common sense.

We wash the face with a soft soap and water.Then, is it better to dry it from everything?

Dr.....José MªRicart, dermatologist and medical director of theRicart Medical Institute: “My advice is not to dry it at all, but to leave it with a slight humidity.In that state, the maximum penetration of the cosmetics that we apply below is achieved, be it the serum, the cream ... ”.

To achieve that optimal level of slight humidity, do we dry with a towel of a lifetime or do we wait for the breeze to evaporate the liquid element and stop just when only a veil of water is left?

Dr.....Ricart: "Always with a towel".

So, is it bad to let the face dry in the air?

Carmen Navarro, facialist and director of the Carmen Navarro centers: “Let the skin be exposed to the wet air accelerates dehydration.Even more in reactive skin, since prolonged exposure to water sensitizes them ".

How should the towel be?(paper, curl, soft cloth without roughness)

Dr.....Ricart.“In the case of the most fatty faces, better a 100 % cotton or, directly, cotton tissues of using and throwing, as long as they are not scented, to avoid possible irritations.Normal skins require thinner fibers.Finally, for sensitive, atopic, acne or rosacea skins I suggest a single -use Tissue paper or a smooth and soft cloth towel ”.

And the drying gesture?

Dr.....Ricart: “Daremos toques desde el mentón hacia las mejillas y la frente.We must never rub or drag the towel on the face: this damages the elastic fibers of the skin and favors the appearance of sagging ”.

Dr....a.Beatriz Beltrán, specialist in anti -aging medicine and director of the clinic that bears his name: “In the case of fatty skins, a soft drag maneuver will allow us to sweep impurities, to make a subtle mechanical peeling of the skin to oxygenate it”.

In case of using a cloth towel, something happens if we share the family?

Carmen Navarro."Each face has its own needs.And his problems.Without forgetting that in all houses there are more scrupulous members with hygiene and others more lax.In a sink towel it is not uncommon to find from poorly clarified soap remains to makeup stains.The first step to have a healthy and beautiful face is cleaning, and this also includes drying.To avoid possible complications I suggest doing so with a personal and non -transferable towel ”.

Okay, the best is an individual towel.Fabric or paper disposable?

Carmen Navarro: "Both are adequate".

Since each family member uses their own dresser towel, can it be used for the hands and for the face or do you have to have one for everything?

Dr....a.Beltran: “It is convenient to have one for the face.And maintain minimal hygiene standards, such as not leaving it wet and wrinkled, so that it does not accumulate moisture.And wash it very frequently ".

Are there so many pathogenic germs in the towels or are we falling in paranoia with this hygiene?

Dr....Ricart: “Las toallas de uso diario, por muy exquisitos que seamos con el aseo, acumulan suciedad: células de piel muerta, ácaros y otros agentes patógenos.Among the characteristics of this type of tissue - thicker, with more difficulty drying - and the humidity and warmth of the bathroom, the perfect habitat is created for the proliferation of all types of microbes.I will not say that they have to avoid them, but often change them to avoid possible infections ”.

Carmen Navarro: "It is true that there are germs, but also in the knob of a door, on the keyboard of the computer, on the mobile ... it is important to maintain logical hygiene measures, but without going crazy".