Parvati Magazine Summer 2014 - Freedom and Delight | Page 34

BEAUTY DELIGHT YOUR SKIN With A Steamy Night W “Steaming your skin is an excellent way to unclog your pores without picking at it.” hen I had acne my mother used to joke that some of my pimples were so big they seemed to cry “pick me! pick me!” (she would raise her hand in the air and fluttered it frantically while doing this). But while her blemish comedy was not only embarrassing, it caused confusion. You see, in my pre-esthetician days I was torn about whether to pick or not to pick my spotted skin, and when I did, I often bruised it. I would become so attached to digging it out of my face that my technique lacked the gentle care it does now. This is a dilemma that many of my clients have – and I can see their struggle as they come in with scars and scabs.