Sponge for washing konnyaku: description and purpose. Criteria for choosing a sponge, features of its use, varieties. The beauty device in question is not able to suddenly miraculously solve all the problems with your skin. It is just a component of a complex care that enhances the effect of other products used by removing dead cells, additional nutrition during washing and micromassage of the face.
Criteria for choosing a sponge for Konnyaku
Often, sponge konnyaku is sold hermetically sealed and moistened. This gives the product a more presentable appearance and makes it possible to use it immediately. But there are also dry sponges in the package, which require preliminary soaking.
The current market is filled with these accessories, most often made in China, but this product is also produced by various other manufacturers.
Criteria for choosing a natural sponge for Konnyaku:
- When choosing an accessory, pay attention to the size. If the sponge is too large, then it is inconvenient to wash your face with it, but it is suitable for the body. Products with a diameter of 5–10 cm are intended for the face.
- The shape of the sponge also plays an important role. Most often they are sold in the form of a hemisphere, but there are round, oval, heart-shaped, leaf-shaped, etc. If there is a need to process difficult-to-reach areas, choose a product with a pointed end.
- Sellers provide an opportunity to buy a product not only from pure Konnyaku root fiber, but also with additives that enrich it with various properties. Look at the color of the product and its fillers. They can be designed for different skin types.
- If you want to buy a lot of sponges at the same time, in order to save some and use later, it is better to buy dry products. They last longer when wet. It makes sense to buy wet konnyak for use immediately after purchase, plus one in reserve. If such sponges are stored unpacked for more than three months, then they can begin to crumble, flake off after the start of operation and rinsing.
- When ordering an accessory online, do not choose the cheapest varieties. For example, there are now many of these Chinese sponges in white and green versions. These konnyaku are characterized by large pores, insufficient cleansing, exfoliating and smoothing properties. They lose their shape faster, shrink, shrink in size. As a result, they should be changed more often than more expensive and high quality “branded” sponges.
Konnyaku's beauty device is a recent phenomenon in the cosmetic accessories market, so not all of its specific features have been studied by fans. This is why, when choosing the right variety, no one is immune from trial and error. Konnyaku sponges, despite their relatively recent appearance on the market, are already so popular that they are produced not only in different colors and shapes, but also differ in a variety of functional accessories. You can find the most original sponges for face and body, sponges for babies and even products for washing dogs.
It is best to get acquainted with the desired product and choose the appropriate variety on the official websites of the selling companies. Various popular online marketplaces are also replete with relevant offers, but often they provide products that are too cheap and may be counterfeit. Keep track of the price and quality of the purchased product in order to avoid disappointment in the newfangled beauty device.
How to use the Konnyaku sponge
In dry form, in terms of rigidity and hardness, the Konnyaku sponge looks like a light pebble, and when wet it turns into a jelly-like, soft, pleasant to the touch substance. The accessory provides fluid access to the outer layers of the epidermis, moisturizing and making it more elastic. The elastic and soft texture eliminates the possibility of injury to the skin during exfoliation, and 100% naturalness in most cases prevents irritation or allergies.
Let's see how to use the Konnyaku sponge:
- Konnyaku sponges can be used in your daily skin care routine. With regular grooming, it will be optimally exfoliated and cleansed.
- Immerse the dry sponge in a container of warm water before use. It will soften and increase in size by approximately one and a half times. The product is ready for use when it has completely softened, without the presence of a hard "core". The process of soaking a sponge can cause delight: it was just hard, and now it has increased in size, springs in the hands, elastic and soft, a real entertainment for children.
- Konnyaku sponges can be used together with cleansers or separately.
- Wring out the product a little. From the forehead to the chin, begin cleansing your face with concentric movements, paying particular attention to problem areas. Also treat the neck, décolleté, and the area around the ears. You can make movements from the center of the face to the edges. This will create a lifting effect.
- During use, rubbing your face strongly is not worth it, smooth massage movements are enough. Konnyaku's softness is far superior to cellulose sponges.
- Konnyaku provides a wonderful massage without the use of oils. The subsequent application of a serum or cream will help to enhance the effect of the product.
- The sponge should never be twisted to avoid damaging the fibers. After use, the product is recommended to be wrung out delicately and dried in a cool, ventilated room, preferably not in the bathroom - there is excessive humidity, which promotes the growth of bacteria in the nutrient medium of glucomannan fibers. For better drying, a special thread is sometimes threaded through them.
- Konnyaku facial sponge can also be kept moist in a special container in the refrigerator.
- The accessory is suitable for washing on average 2-3 months.
Konnyaku is able to perfectly cleanse the skin without the use of detergents, he copes well with water-soluble makeup. But you can use regular foam or facial soap. Ideally, it is better to pre-clean the skin, and finally massage with a wet sponge.
It is important to know that due to its excellent water retention capacity, a wet sponge is always covered with water on its surface. This liquid layer acts as a buffer. As a result, the epidermis never comes into direct contact with the fiber, is not damaged or scratched. How to use a face sponge for Konnyaku - watch the video:
Konnyaku sponges are natural accessories for face care. Glucomannan fibers in their composition are capable of delicately removing dead cells, pleasantly massaging the skin without damaging it, thoroughly and gently cleaning the pores, improving the microcirculation of blood in the dermis, therefore, accelerating its regeneration and optimizing metabolism. Moreover, when moistened, the fibers act as an antiseptic, equalize the pH balance, and release their numerous nutrients. It is a great choice for any well-groomed skin.
