10x Magnification Mirror

10x Magnification Mirror designs are incredibly numerous, they’re generally quite cheap – but more importantly are essential at being able to look at your face and skin close up. 

Many people are self conscious about their skin, and the condition it’s in – particularly on the face. Although a standard mirror works perfectly fine for a quick touch up, when you’re searching your skin for pimples, spots, blackheads or whiteheads they’re not as useful.

A 10x Magnification Mirror allows you to properly and accurately look at your skin, and find the blemishes and imperfections so you can later remove them.  It allows precision work to take place, such as removing individual hairs using tweezers.  This means that you can see the perceived problem areas on your skin, and act accordingly.  Regular mirrors can of course see a lot of the facial blemishes, but it does generally take a 10x magnification mirror to get a complete overview of your face. 

Not only is it very useful for identifying areas of imperfection, but it’s also a great tool to allow you to tackle them.  Removing annoyances such as blackheads takes a certain amount of accuracy and precision, using a magnification mirror you can judge distances much easier – which makes the removing of the blemish easier. 

These types of mirrors have been around for hundreds of years, but it’s only very recently that they’ve become more widely available.  This means that you can buy a high magnification mirror for only around twenty or thirty dollars – whereas previously these low prices simply weren’t possible.  It’s also even more recently that they’ve been used for appearance based applications such as skin care.  Nowadays of course, it’s practically they’re only widely-used application amongst households. 

	There are lots of different designs for magnification mirrors, but one of the most popular designs is that of a 10x magnification mirror with a stand. These types of mirrors clearly aren't for use when travelling, and are generally just placed on a table or put away until needed. They can be adjusted so that the mirror faces where is needed and are relatively cheap to purchase. These types of mirrors are specifically designed for facial use, as well as home-based use. They retail from around fifteen to fifty dollars, and can be purchased either online or from most big retailer outlets. Shops such as John Lewis stock these types of magnification mirror.
	The picture to the left is a personal folding magnification mirror. In direct contrast to the design above, it's only real use is for travelling. Of course you could use it at home, but clearly a large version would be more suitable. One benefit of a mirror this small is that it's a lot easier to use. A larger model such as the one above is a lot more clumsy to adjust and move - whereas with a smaller mirror such as this you can move it and adjust it at a whim.
	This particular mirror is a vanity magnification mirror. It can be attached to a wall using screws and are almost exclusively used in the bathroom. One thing to look out for is to be careful at what height you attach it. Make sure it's where you want it to be because you don't want to cause unecessary daily back strain by bending to far up or down.