According
to a skin care expert I saw quoted in a popular magazine, “...as long
as you’ve cleansed thoroughly the night before, you can skip this
[cleansing] step in the a.m. and simply splash your face with warm water
for just 30 seconds.” I want to ask this person if she just uses water
on a toothbrush in the morning, skipping the toothpaste altogether. Why
not skip washing your body in the shower while you’re at it?
If
you are going to spend 30 seconds splash-rinsing, why not put some
cleanser on your face, massage it in for maybe 10
seconds, and then splash-rinse with tepid water, which would take another 10 seconds. Without doing the math, I think you can see my point.
Why not cleanse?
What is the purpose in skipping this important step? It doesn’t really
save you time according to this skin care expert’s advise. I suppose if
you just skipped doing anything to your face, that would save the 30
seconds it would actually take you to clean your skin. But is saving
less than a minute in the morning that important? So much so that you
may cause problems for your skin down the road?
Plain
water, by the way, will not break down the oil that has accumulated on
the surface of your skin during the night. Only by using a proper
cleanser will you be assured of getting a good, clean start for your
skin each day.
And finally, are you going to put makeup on unclean skin? Wash your face—both morning and evening.
For more information, see:
For more information, see:
- Is it OK to use a washcloth on my face?
- Cleanse once? Twice? How often and why
- CLEANSERS 101: What IS a cleanser? What to look for and what NOT to use—updated
