My favorite step in my skincare routine is cleansing. As you may know, the Korean skincare routine includes double-cleansing, which means to use an oil-based cleanser first and then proceed to cleanse a second time with a water-based cleanser. However, my favorite cleansing step is the one that involves the water-based cleanser. I like to feel free of impurities and sweat, specially sweat. I personally don't use makeup at all, in fact, I don't remember the last time I wore makeup. I don't particularly enjoy cleansing with an oil-based cleanser because I live in a tropical and humid zone, and here you sweat every day of your life. Just to give you an idea of how serious the situation is, I'll like to let you know how the weather is feeling today. Note that this post was written on February, as you can see above, and all the photos I see on Instagram are photos of people playing in the snow. However, where I live it's sunny and hot, really hot outside. I walk about ten minutes yesterday with no shade whatsoever. When I finally arrived to my destination I realized I was sweating like a pig (not that I haven't notice) and was completely dehydrated. In fact, I had to stop in front of the door I was supposed to enter to catch my breath and drink water, and no I'm not overreacting. So now imagine what it is to arrive to your house all sweaty and knowing that the first step of your skincare routine is to use an oil-based cleanser, horrible I know. Some of you may ask, why do I use an oil-based cleanser if I don't wear makeup. Well, the answer is simple, oil repels oil. If I skip the oil-based cleanser and only use a water-based cleanser, all the oil and impurities won't be cleansed completely. In the end, I'll still have impurities and oil on my skin. In conclusion, always use an oil-based cleanser even if your skin is extremely oily. In addition, if I use the cleansers the right way, my skin feels refreshed and free of oil, sweat, dirt, and impurities. Here are the cleansers I use in my current skincare routine:
Which cleansers (oil and water-based) do you use in your skincare? Let me know in the comments :)
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