do you double-wash your face

[Anonymous]

No but I want to. I need to find a good oil cleanser

[Anonymous]

Micellar to remove makeup. Then Cetaphil.

[Anonymous]

I remove makeup and sunscreen with almond oil. Then I wash with regular face wash.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes- Love that squeaky clean feeling

That's actually stripping your barrier.

That’s a fake term by the beauty industry marketing to sell you barrier repair products.

Thank you!!! I don’t understand where this absurdity of “stripping your barrier” exploded from in the last five years. There is no medical basis for it. Mostly seems like a TikTok social media thing. Non doctors trying to practice medicine.

[Anonymous]

I love the Sulwhasoo oil cleanser I bought recently

[Anonymous]

Every day. I wearn sunscreen every day so this is imperative.

[Anonymous]

Not anymore. I've swung in the opposite direction and am washing my face as infrequently as possible. My skin has been getting drier as I've gotten older (I'm 46). I just use a gentle cleanser at night that will remove makeup. In the morning, I just splash water on my face.

[Anonymous]

No and I only wash it at night. My skin is dry to begin with and I live in the desert. Some nights I wear Aquaphor to bed when it's really dry. I rarely wear makeup so not much to wash off.

[Anonymous]

I take a shower. I try not to put any soap or cleansing agents on my face. OofO moisturizer with spf. That's it. But I never had skin problems in my life, so maybe I just have a lucky skin type in that regard (fair skinned red head).

My mom's bff only uses water on her face and at 84 has shockingly smooth skin.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What’s the point?

Why do you need to use two cleansers? Well, here’s where the types matter.

An oil-based cleanser is designed to remove oil-based impurities, including makeup, sunscreen, sebum, and pollution.

By getting rid of this stuff first, the second water-based cleanser can really work its way into the skin, removing the likes of grime and sweat.

https://www.healthline.com/health/beauty-skin-care/double-cleansing#double-cleansing-defined

Yeah. I just really don't have a lot of deeply embedded "grime" in my face.

I'm sure people who want to sell you multiple cleansers are more than willing to make you worry that you do, though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Probably not since I don't know what it means. Heck, I don't even wash my face every day.

Same.

Me three.

[Anonymous]

No way. Our skin is not supposed to be squeaky clean in order to be healthy. Stop buying into the marketing ploys of companies trying to sell you expensive soaps.

[Anonymous]

No, why would I dry my face out like that?

[Anonymous]

Some nights I don't even wash it before bed. I don't wear makeup 99% of the time.

[Anonymous]

This sounds like a stupid TikTok trend.