You’re Washing Your Face Wrong: STOP Making These Face Cleansing Mistakes – NOW!

by Sejal Parikh · September 29, 2015

Surprised?

What could you be possibly doing wrong with face cleansing, right? What’s so complicated about splashing on some water and working in some cleanser, right? Except that you are doing it wrong by committing some major face cleansing mistakes because cleansing isn’t as straightforward as you think it to be.

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Wondering what the f*ck am I saying?

Here’s what- check out the most brazen face cleansing mistakes we make:

1. Face wipes

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Break up with those face wipes- because those chemicals leave behind surfactants and emulsifiers that shall aggravate your skin problems. Also, all that stubborn scrubbing for your delicate areas are a strict no-no! STOP, screams your skin!

2. Harsh cleansers on oily skin

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Using harsh cleansers that are high in sulfate content or include astringents or alcohol infusions may irritate your skin balance and cause breakout. Using a foaming gel cleanser with salicylic acid is a good way for forward!

3. Single wash

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We load up our skin with so much and pollution and weather do their bit too. So, how can a single wash suffice? Once you have done your rinsing for the first round, go for a quick second. This shall help reach deep down into the pores that need that extra cleansing.

4. Switching up the water temperature

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Blowing hot and cold with your skin is the worst way to invite a breakup with healthy skin. Take it from me- switching from hot water to cold water shall not alternatively open and close pores but send your skin into shock. So turn that temp knob to lukewarm, please!

5. Scrub, scrub, scrub and scrub more

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Doing this everyday is going to tear your skin- even if it is flawless. Just keep the scrub routine to two times a week- and you shall have that soft, fresh feeling all the time.

6. Cream cleansers

Cream cleansers seem like a good way to clean your skin, right? But don’t let them sit there and soak them in cause they do not do any cleansing once inside but only clog pores.

7. Not knowing our products inside out

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Reading what a product does but not the ingredients at the back is a rookie mistake. We rule out any allergies, harsh chemicals, alcohol infusions (if any) and more. What if you use sodium lauryl sulphate everyday or stock up on a product that’s 40% fragrance? Know what you put to your skin- for instance, salicylic acid is good for your oily skin.

8. Burning a hole in our pockets

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Cleansing does NOT have to cost a bomb. There are budget options that you can use as a beauty dupe for that super-expensive serum in the tiniest tube ever!

You are NOW ready to ditch these face cleansing mistakes! Spread the clean knowledge!