Want to know if you should double cleanse your face? Here’s a beginner’s guide to double cleansing and its benefits for your skin.
Do you often feel that your skin can’t breathe after a long day due to makeup and the day’s dirt and grime that have taken up residence on your face? If yes, then your regular cleansing ritual isn’t going to cut it. You need to incorporate an additional cleansing step into your routine. A double cleanse can help remove dirt and excess oil and leave your skin squeaky clean for the rest of your routine. But what exactly is double cleansing, and is it necessary for achieving clear skin?
What is double cleansing?
Double cleansing doesn’t mean that you have to wash your face twice. This K-beauty ritual is a two-step cleansing method that involves using an oil-based cleanser followed by a water-based cleanser to thoroughly remove makeup, sunscreen, dirt, and excess oil from your skin. Since makeup and sebum are lipophilic, you need an oil-based cleanser in your routine to melt them off. Getting rid of this stuff first allows the second water-based cleanser to effectively penetrate the skin and remove impurities. The second step of the double cleanse helps you tackle sweat, dirt, and debris, thus leaving you with clear skin. For your second step, you can try Dr G Sebum Control Face Wash. Infused with natural tea tree oil, salicylic acid, and niacinamide, this gentle face wash refines your skin without stripping off the skin of its natural oils.
What are the benefits of a double cleanse?
To achieve healthy and clear skin, it is crucial to double-cleanse your skin every night. Here’s how this additional step in your skincare routine can transform your skin:
- Deeper cleanse
Double cleansing your face ensures a deeper level of cleaning by allowing you to target both water- and oil-based impurities with two different kinds of cleansers. Over time, this can help you achieve a brighter, more luminous complexion by preventing breakouts, clogged pores, and other skin issues.
- Through makeup removal
If you are a regular makeup user, you need to double-cleanse your face. It works especially well at getting rid of heavy makeup, long-wearing sunscreen, and other stubborn products that might not come off completely in one wash.
- Banishes acne
If you have oily, acne-prone skin, double cleansing your skin can help you fend off acne-related flare-ups. Acne is caused by an infection brought on by sebum accumulation. Oil-based cleansers work wonders at getting rid of makeup, oil-based dirt, and—most importantly—excess sebum, which is overproduced when one has acne.
- Boosts product absorption
Are you wondering why your carefully curated skincare routine is not delivering the desired results? Double-cleansing your face might help. Performing a double cleanse to ensure your skin is squeaky clean might also help improve the absorption of skincare products. You may optimise the efficacy of your skincare products and attain better results by removing surface pollutants and promoting deeper skin penetration.
How to double cleanse your skin?
Here’s how to double cleanse your face for radiant, clear skin:
- Using micellar water, cleansing oil, or balm is the first step in the double cleansing process. Use it on dry skin to remove sebum, pollutants, toxins, makeup, and pollution. To reduce irritation and drying out of the skin, massage the cleanser into your face before washing it off with lukewarm water.
- For the second step, keep your skin damp and apply the water-based cleanser the same way as before. This step provides thorough cleansing to ensure that all impurities are removed. It also removes residues of the preceding step of oil-based cleansers.
A double cleanse is the secret to clear skin because it can leave your skin feeling clean, balanced, and radiant. If you want to learn more about how to double cleanse your face, schedule a consultation with me. Click here.