Does ‘Face Slapping’ Really Make Your Skin Care Absorb Better?
glamour.com. But does it really work?To catch you up to speed: "Face slapping" is what TikTok users are calling the questionable practice of slapping one's face.
Why would they do such a thing? Allegedly, it improves the absorption of skin care products like and stimulates the natural production of collagen.Intrigued, we asked beauty experts what they think of the controversial beauty trend.In short: No, not really. "Products don't penetrate more just because of how they are applied, but because of their ingredients which penetrate the different layers of skin,” says Sonia Ferreiro, cosmetologist and biotechnologist at Byoode. ”Slapping the skin doesn't necessarily improve the .”That said, it may give us the impression that they're absorbing better. “But what happens is that part of the product is being absorbed by the palm of your hand,” she adds.Ana Yuste, director of training at Aromatherapy Associates, agrees. “When you slap products onto your face, you produce air, which evaporates some of the product,” she says. “As a result, the full amount of the product is not even reaching the skin.”As for how to apply products the right way? “You should always spread serums with your fingers; not with the palm," says Estefanía Nieto, technical director of Omorovicza. "The fingertips do not absorb the product and the palm does.
This way, no product is wasted."TikTok users swear by the controversial hair care method.By “The only thing that face slapping does is to increase blood flow to the subdermal tissue, as a result of the trauma.
However this will not at any time cause into the skin more,” says Dr. Elena Jiménez, plastic and esthetic surgeon and medical director of Eleca Clinic.
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