Figuring out what suits your skin & what doesn’t can be confusing, especially with the number of skin care products available in the market, it is not an easy feat!
Many a time, the most essential step of every skincare routine – cleansing your face can pose questions. “Should I go with a face cleanser or a face wash” is one such question frequently asked to Dermatologists.
What’s covered in this article:
✔ What is the primary difference between a face cleanser and face wash?
✔ Which is more gentle on skin: Face wash or face cleanser?
✔ Which one to use for oily skin: Face wash or face cleanser?
✔ Which one to use for dry skin: Face wash or face cleanser?
✔ When to use a face wash/face cleanser?
✔ Which one cleans the skin better: Face wash or face cleanser?
✔ How to use a face wash/face cleaner?
✔ What are the benefits of using a face wash?
✔ Can one use both face wash and face cleanser?
What is the primary difference between a face cleanser and face wash?
✔ Face cleanser and face wash; both are used to get rid of makeup, dirt, and oils from the skin. The difference is, the face wash is a foaming substance, while a face cleanser does not foam.
Which is more gentle on skin: Face wash or face cleanser?
✔ While a face wash is gentler than the regular soap, a face cleanser is more moisturizing and hydrating than a face wash.
Face Cleanser WINS!
Which one to use for oily skin: Face wash or face cleanser?
✔ A face wash dissolves and breaks oil, dirt, and mud which can’t be removed by face cleansers.
Face Wash WINS!
Which one to use for dry skin: Face wash or face cleanser?
✔ The Cleansers are highly recommended for dry skin because they moisturize and refresh your skin.
Face Cleanser WINS!
When to use a face wash/face cleanser?
✔ Use face cleanser in the morning or while having a bath.
✔ Use face wash before bedtime.
✔ To remove makeup, use makeup remover followed by a face cleanser
✔ After a workout, you can use a face wash, followed by a moisturizer.
Which one cleans the skin better: Face wash or face cleanser?
✔ Both face wash and face cleanser are excellent skin cleaning agents.
Both wins!
How to use a face wash/face cleaner?
- Face wash:-
✔ Wet your face.
✔ Apply a small amount of face wash that sufficiently covers your face and neck.
✔ Massage using your finger-tips for the time advised.
✔ Wash gently and pat it dry.
✔ Apply moisturizer. - Face cleanser:-
✔ Wet your face with lukewarm water.
✔ Apply a finger-tip amount of your chosen cleanser, work between your hands and apply on the face for 30-60 seconds.
✔ Massage into your skin, including your neck.
✔ Wash and pat it dry.
✔ Use a cotton pad to use your chosen toner to dry, cleansed skin if needed.
What are the benefits of using a face wash?
Some of the benefits of face wash are:-
✔ Clears Build-up: Face wash helps to remove oil, dirt, and other pollutants that water alone will not be able to remove.
✔ Keep your Skin Hydrated: Regular and proper cleaning of the skin will help maintain the skin’s pH level, leaving it soft, supple, and younger-looking. Since face wash helps to remove dead skin cells, your face will be able to take in moisture and other products better.
✔ Helps To Exfoliate: Face wash also sweeps away dry and dead skin cells, revealing a fresh layer of skin. Your face will become smooth and will have a natural glow.
✔ Stimulates Blood Circulation: Washing and massaging your face with face wash help to boost blood flow to your face and provide glowing skin. It’s also very relaxing and therapeutic.
✔ Makes The Skin Look Younger: Removal of dead skin cells allows new skin cells to breathe, helping your skin to hold in moisture and makes your skin look fresh and young.
✔ Helps The Product To Penetrate Properly Into The Skin: It is important to clean your face at night if you want your other skin care products to work well. A clean face will be able to take products properly. So, remember to clean your face at night and in the morning too, even if you had gone to bed with a clean face, this is because at night your skin repairs and removes the dead skin cells, but they are still on your face.
What are the benefits of using a face cleanser?
Some of the benefits of face cleanser are:-
✔ Removing dirt:– If you wash your face twice in a day with a face cleanser, it removes all your dirt, oil, and other unwanted impurities from the face. Throughout the day, your skin accumulates bacteria, pollutants, viruses, dirt, and dead skin cells. But cleaning it with the cleanser will make you look fresh and healthy for the whole day.
✔ Hydrated:- Regular facial cleansing is essential for the face as it helps the skin to maintain the proper level of hydration. If your skin is dehydrated, your face will look rough, wrinkled and aged, which are the sign of ageing. To avoid it, try to wash your face with a good cleanser.
✔ No more pimples:- If you wash your face regularly with the good cleanser, it will remove all the unwanted oil and dirt from your face which helps you to reduce your pimples.
✔ Cleansers are gentle yet effective and thus, they are suitable for most skin types including dry or sensitive skin.
Can one use both face wash and face cleanser?
Yes, you can use both face wash and facial cleanser in your skincare routine. However, you may want to use the face cleanser before starting your day and use a face wash before bedtime to remove all the dirt.
You can adjust your products based on whether your skin feels dry or oily after cleansing.
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