Knowing your skin type is one thing, but knowing how to take care of it on a daily basis is another. It is important to practice the right actions in order to neither damage nor irritate it, but also to use good products. Depending on the nature of your skin, you include in your care routine: cleansers, moisturizing creams, serums without forgetting micellar waters. Very famous in the world of skincare, the use of micellar waters, which act as a cleanser, is sometimes confusing. The American dermatologist Shereene Idriss has many times enlightened her community on various subjects such as: the frequency of washing the face, the mistake to avoid in order not to attack your skin but also to overcome encrusted blackheads and sebaceous filaments. This time, she reveals on her TikTok account whether to rinse her face after contact with micellar water.
Should you rinse the micellar water?
Micellar waters have the particularity of containing micelles in their formulas. These surfactants make it possible to clean, of “effectively capture impurities which are found on the surface of the skin” but also to remove makeup quite effectively and quickly. “If you use a cotton pad with micellar water, it will remove the micelles from your face expresses the dermatologist. SO, “technically you don’t need to rinse your skin after cleansing your face using this product.
However, the dermatologist qualifies her remarks. “If you wear makeup and you remove your makeup with micellar water, you will realize that there are residues left on your skin, by passing a tissue over it” supports the dermatologist. It will then be necessary to “rinse it but if you are traveling and can’t use water from the area you are located in, then micellar water is better than nothing“.
Dry, combination, oily skin…: when and how to use micellar water?
“Micellar water is a facial treatment that is applied with cotton to the entire face, including the eyes and neck”* can we read on the official website of Sephora. You can use it in the morning before applying your day cream and in the evening to remove makeup before starting your skincare routine. Dr Shereene Idriss says “use it as your first makeup remover Then “I clean my face with a cleanser suited to my skin type“.
The correct gesture: apply your micellar water with a makeup remover cotton then rinse the face with very cool water especially if you have dry skin. You can also spray a few drops of thermal water or floral water on a cotton pad to remove product residue from the surface of your skin.
Source : Should you rinse micellar water?, Sephora
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