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| Too much feels like too much! |
How
much cleanser to use will depend on a few things. First, how big your
face is and second, how much you prefer to use. Practically speaking, if
you use too much, you’re just wasting product. Conversely, if you don’t
use enough, you probably aren’t getting a good cleanse.
So what’s too much? Honestly, I think you will just
know—it will probably feel like you are rubbing cleanser on cleanser
rather than cleanser onto skin. If you use too much, it will just feel
like you have too much product to work with. And using too little product?
- If you don’t use enough, you won’t be able to spread the product across your face, leaving many places unwashed.
- Using too little may cause the cleanser to almost absorb into the skin like a moisturizer.
I
find that using about a half dollar-sized dollop of cleanser is enough,
but you want to use an adequate amount in order to cover your entire
face. The product I use has a pump, and I use about two to three pumps
for each cleansing. If it doesn’t feel like enough once I’ve gotten it
on my face, I’ll just add another pump or two. Sometimes just adding a
little bit of water makes the cleanser go further. Just don’t water it
down so much that it can’t clean your skin.
Experiment
and see. The main thing is to use enough to enable you to spread the
cleanser over your entire face and neck. To cleanse, simply apply the
cleanser, massage for a few seconds, splash-rinse, and then towel dry.
Milk
cleansers generally do not lather. Gel-type cleansers and most soaps
will lather, depending on the sulfates in the ingredients. (Sulfates
make soaps soapy.)
For more information, see:
For more information, see:
- Cleanse once? Twice? How often and why
- Do I really need to clean my face?
- Advanced Steps for Cleansing
