The answer is simple: because good skin hygiene starts with clean skin. To better understand this, it's important to look at how your skin works and make washing your face twice a day an integral part of your skincare routine.
In this guide, we'll examine skincare to define what a cleanser is and why facial cleansers play an important role in any routine. Since every skin type can benefit from a unique cleanser, we'll review the different types of cleansers available and determine the best product for your skin type.
Get to Know Your Skin
It’s not visible to the naked eye, but intense microscopic activity takes place on the surface of your skin. Tiny particles from your environment, ranging from dead skin cells to pollutants, can end up on your face. If you wear makeup and sunscreen daily, these products can cause even more deposits on your skin. Add to that natural secretions, like sebum, that your body produces throughout the day and night.
Skin Congestion
When sebum comes into contact with environmental pollutants, makeup, sunscreen, and sweat, a significant amount of buildup can clog your skin.
Balancing Your Skin with Cleansers
Cleansers are products that gently remove impurities from the surface of skin. They are formulated to attract dirt while keeping the skin's natural pH balance intact.
Makeup Remover vs. Facial Cleanser
You might have seen bottles of makeup removers and facial cleansers on store shelves — and while they may look similar, they offer different benefits.
Makeup removers generally have a creamy, gel-like, or watery texture. They are designed to moisturize and soothe dry skin, while cleansing it at the same time.
Facial cleansers, on the other hand, are designed to deeply clean pores. The consistency of a cleanser becomes foamy and lathers a lot when massaged onto skin.
Démaquillant vs nettoyant pour le visage
Vous avez peut-être vu des flacons de démaquillants et de nettoyants pour le visage sur les étagères des magasins — et bien qu’ils se ressemblent, ils offrent des bénéfices différents.
Les démaquillants pour le visage ont généralement une texture crémeuse, gélatineuse ou aqueuse. Ils sont conçus pour hydrater et apaiser la peau sèche, tout en la nettoyant.
Les nettoyants pour le visage, quant à eux, sont conçus pour nettoyer les pores en profondeur. La consistance d’un nettoyant devient mousseuse et mousse beaucoup lorsqu’on le masse sur la peau.
BRIGHT BOTANICAL
WHO
Perfect for normal to combination skin, ideal for blemish-prone skin in need of gentle care. Also suitable for sensitive skin.
WHAT
At first, this cleansing mousse looks like a fairly thick cream in your hand. When emulsified with water, then it turns out to be a very smooth and relatively compact foam. It deeply cleanses and effectively removes all impurities without drying skin out.
KEY BENEFIT
More gentle than cleansing gels, mousses cleanse and remove impurities as effectively as gels do, and are suitable for sensitive skin.
HOW TO USE
On wet face. Gently massage avoiding the eye contour area, then rinse.
PURE ALGUE
WHO
For normal to combination skin that may feel tight, lack moisture or look dull.
WHAT
This cleansing gel is formulated with Micro-Algae Tetraselmis with oxygenating* properties, cultivated responsibly and sustainably off the coast of Brittany.
KEY BENEFIT
Perfectly cleanses, oxygenates and refreshes skin.
Rids skin of impurities and traces of makeup.
HOW TO USE?
Apply morning and evening on damp face.
Massage gently, then rinse.
Avoid contact with eyes.
PURE MENTHE
WHAT IS IT?
This cleansing gel is formulated with organic Peppermint, known for its refreshing properties, and cultivated using an agroecological approach in our fields in La Gacilly. It perfectly cleanses and purifies skin, gently removing impurities, traces of makeup, and excess sebum.
WHO IS IT FOR?
Suitable for combination to oily skin and/or blemish-prone skin.
KEY BENEFITS
Plus : Mattified, clear, and purified skin.
HOW TO USE?
Apply morning and evening on a damp face. Gently massage and then rinse. Avoid contact with eyes.