Milk, gel, oil, foam… Which facial cleanser to choose?

Cleaning your face is a gesture extremely important in the beauty routine. It helps eliminate the rest of the makeup, impurities and dead cells that may have accumulated on the skin during the day. You still have to choose the right formula for your skin type… Because there are quite a handful!

Cleanse your face with a cleansing gel

First of all you should know thisA facial cleanser is used only after the makeup removal step. This double cleansing takes slightly longer, but guarantees the complete removal of all impurities present on the surface of the epidermis thanks to a step carried out in two phases.

The choice of cleansing formula depends on two important things: obviously your skin type and above all the action you are looking for.

Cleansing gels for normal, combination and oily skin

Normal skin they are those who have less difficulty building a beauty routine. And for good reason: they are not sensitive, they do not dry out at the slightest contact with water and they are not greasy.

For them, a sulphate-free cleansing gel it is ideal because it will allow this to complete makeup removal removing the rest of the impurities present on the skin.

Even combination and oily skin can benefit from this type of cleansers because they very often need to be rebalanced and purified. Thanks to active ingredients such as zinc or tea treesebum production is regulated, the skin is therefore less oily.

Gel for ultra sensitive and dry skin

A category apart, some gels are formulated for skin that doesn’t normally tolerate water. They practically don’t foam (so it is not necessary to use 3 tons) and are designed not to dry out the skin.

Unfortunately this is a bit like the final step to test before giving up and move towards cleansing milks or creams.

Foaming detergents

Watch out for the foam!

Previously, we tended to think that a detergent that foams was a detergent that works well. We actually now know that it’s a formula that produces a lot of foam it is often loaded with sulfates, an aggressive ingredient that strips the skin more than I clean it.

Luckily there is now natural substitutes, which allow you to obtain a little foam without having to damage the skin barrier. So remember to stay vigilant when choosing your facial cleanser.

Cleaning foams

Here we are talking about the foams that we find in pumps, and which by the magic of technology are first liquid in the bottle and then become foam in the hand (it’s the pump that does everything).

Their particularity, is that their texture is particularly satisfying to use and provides a real feeling of well-being. But whoever says that foam does not necessarily mean softness ! It really all depends on its formulation.

When in doubt, it is better to reserve them for normal or combination skin rather than others that can be really attacked by the presence of some more robust active ingredients.

Non-foaming detergents

Superfat breads

Superfat bread is intended for people who have skin problems and allergies. Particularly delicate, they preserve the hydrolipidic barrier of the epidermis because they acid-base balance it is closer to that of the skin.

I don’t need to tell you that no, you can’t clean your face with a bar of soap: it removes the sebum, it leaves residues and destroys the skin barrier in the long term.

Cleansing balms

For skin prone to lather, some conditioners are designed to cleanse without lathering, so they are less harsh.

Very soft, allow the absorption of lipophilic impurities thanks to the oil they contain without leaving a greasy film on the skin ! The thing ? Their formula, in contact with water, becomes milky so that it can be rinsed off without any problems.

We therefore recommend them to normal, combination, oily or dry skin thanks to the versatility of their active ingredients.

For the intolerant

Intolerant skin has difficulty tolerating contact with water, often calcareous. What do they prefer? Cleansing milks. Very respectful of the hydrolipidic filmthey dispose of Physiocompatible ingredients, similar to the composition of the skin.

A good way to eliminate impurities without the burnt skin effect that occurs immediately afterwards!

And you, what formula do you use to take care of your skin?

Front image credits: Unsplash – @Ksenia Novak.

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