Rather than drying out your skin with anti-blemish treatments, a dermatologist recommends an amazing cleansing technique that helps get rid of pimples.
To have some buttons is often a source of complex that takes on a whole new dimension when make-up is lightened in favor of sunscreen. But good news, there is a gentle way to clear skin without spending a fortune on anti-acne treatments and restrictive beauty routines according to Dr. Catherine Borysiewicz, a dermatologist which revealed the many benefits of dry-cleansing At Cosmopolitan UKOr dry cleaning in French.
This new way to cleanse your skin on a daily basis would be a miracle dermatologist’s tip for acne-prone skin that is prone to pimples. It consists of not using water to cleanse your face (or almost), by not moistening your skin or your hands before applying your daily facial cleanser. Don’t panic for rinsing, however, it is quite possible to rinse with water.
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As the dermatologist explains, this way of proceeding “effectively removes dirt, oil and makeup without stripping the skin’s natural oils”, which makes it less aggressive than cleaning with water, which will weaken the natural protective layer of the skin. THE dry-cleansing is therefore an ideal solution if you have capricious and sensitive skin, particularly prone to irritation, redness and tightness when you wash your face because it offers a gentle and low-irritant cleansing for your problem skin.
“Dry cleaning can be beneficial for acne-prone skin” in an even more interesting way according to the dermatologist, because this way of removing impurities from the skin “can help reduce excess oil production, unclog pores and minimize breakouts”.
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Be careful though, you should not use any face cleanser if you want to clean your face dry. Forget in particular all the foaming cleansers which imperatively need to be emulsified with water. For this, you need a cleansing balm, oil or lotion, which are suitable for this type of use without water. And since you have skin with imperfections, it is also necessary to check that the vegetable oils present in the formula of your facial cleanser are indeed non-comedogenic.
A beauty routine that is not suitable for all forms of acne
If this dermatological tip is super effective for acne-prone skin that has pimples, it is not suitable for skin that is extremely oily or has rosacea. You will therefore only be able to try it and adopt it according to your type of acne. It is nonetheless a new way to treat acne and reduce the number of pimples for most of us, whose overly aggressive beauty routines have the annoying habit of irritating the skin and creating an inflammatory ground conducive to the development of pimples.
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