Why you should ditch the face wipes!

I know face wipes are convenient, but are they doing more harm than good?

The short answer is yes. The long answer is there are many reasons why face wipes are bad for your skin care.

Curious, reader? Then read on!

• To keep wipes moist there’s plenty of skin stripping ingredients. These harmful ingredients can break down your protective barrier causing irritation, redness, dryness and sensitivity.

• Your makeup and/or daily grime isn’t rinsed away so it tends to be smeared about (some of it comes off which obviously you’ll see on the wipe) and then sits there ready to attract more dirt and block pores. Clean skin? Nope, not with wipes.

• Think about it, what type of condition do bacteria thrive on? That’s right, moisture! What are wipes? Wet! Wait…what…you’re loading your skin with that? Eurgh.

• In my opinion, and from what some clients admit, wipes are a last minute and lazy way to clean the face. I know some people keep them by the bed so they can climb in and quickly wipe over. Job done. Well, actually no. Cleansing the day off your skin is so important. Now, I’m not saying I’ve never done a quick job at cleansing my own skin, particularly if I’ve had a late (and possibly slightly boozy) night out. But that’s a rarity. On the whole, makeup or no makeup I make cleansing a ritual where I use my product, massage over with my finger tips and wipe off with tepid (never hot) water. I then repeat if necessary. It should not be a chore. Allow that extra bit of time, and if you’ve no makeup on it really is only a teeny bit of extra time, and do the job properly to keep your skin happy.

• A very high proportion of wipes contain plastic. Care for the environment? Ditch the wipes.

• Not saying every face wipe user does this, but there’s still people out there who don’t know what should and shouldn’t go down the loo. Enough said.

If you don’t know what to use or how to clean your skin reach out to me. You do not have to buy from me, but I’m more than happy to show you how to cleanse thoroughly and offer advice.

Please ditch the wipes and do the right thing for your clever, beautiful and amazing skin. 💙