Skin Cleansing Tips

Cleansing removes the dirt, oil, makeup and dead cells that have accumulated on your skin during the day (but again, don’t be overanxious- removing all the oil that protects the skin from losing needed moisture will only dry it out). It is so easy to do-you don’t need a formula, or special circumstances or a lot of time.
Cleansing your body is something you do regularly each time you use soap in a shower or a bath. Cleansing your facial skin is at least as important, if not more so, and as easy. Cleansing your skin can also treat your skin, if done with the appropriate cleanser in the right manner.
Since most of us have so-called combination skin, the best cleanser to use is one that is water soluble and nondrying, a smooth cream that can be used with your hands, a face buff or a facial brush (you can buy a facial vibrator with attachments that are made for scrubbing and cleansing as well as increasing the circulation in your face). Such a cleanser will remove the dirt and dead cells without drying out the skin. If you prefer a cleansing soap, be sure it is not alkaline (which will dry you out).
For particularly dry skin, you can use a cleansing lotion or cleansing milk-but I wouldn’t use soap; it might further dehydrate your skin. If you have very oily skin, you know that it can get dirty easily because dirt and makeup stick to it like glue. Be sure you use a cleansing milk that will remove the dirt but will not add any oil to your skin.