article_snippet: The idea is that the heat created by your breath and body warmth will encourage pores to open, so that the moisture from any water, creams or serums applied to the face will soak into the deeper layers of the skin, boosting collagen.
article_snippet: ‘Moisture content is the most important factor in a rejuvenated complexion,’ says the book’s author Chizu Saeki, a celebrity beauty guru in Japan.
article_snippet: ‘If skin is hydrated, skin will look younger, firmer and fresher.
article_snippet: The heat from the body encourages pores to open and the cream to absorb, rather than just sitting on the skin
article_snippet: ‘Hydrating fluid is a moisturising agent,’ says Dr Michael Prager, a cosmetic medicine specialist from London.
article_snippet: Now my skin’s time to rub in moisturising cream.
article_snippet: I opt for Estee Lauder Hydrationist (£36, John Lewis), though Saeki says any cream will do because any cream’s how any cream’s applied that matters.
article_snippet: After slathering on the cream, it’s time to steam the face again —
article_snippet: I can almost feel the moisturiser seeping into my pores and, I hope, filling out the lines across the face.
article_snippet: Onto the final leg of this marathon, and it’s time to massage serum into the face.
article_snippet: I use Skin-Ceuticals serum (£40, amazon.co.uk), a strong, hydrating product with hyaluronic acid — an agent that encourages skin to attract and retain water.
article_snippet: Then I massage Skin-Ceuticals serum (£40, amazon.co.uk),
article_snippet: a strong, hydrating product with hyaluronic acid — an agent that encourages skin to attract and retain water into my damp skin, concentrating on smoothing out the lines around my mouth and on my forehead, and pressing Skin-Ceuticals serum (£40, amazon.co.uk), a strong, hydrating product with hyaluronic acid — an agent that encourages skin to attract and retain water into the face with upward strokes.