The virtues of double cleansing
You've probably heard it many times: cleansing your face in the evening is crucial to rid your skin of all the impurities it may have accumulated during the day. By staying under this layer of dust and makeup for too long, your skin risks suffocating and becoming damaged. Indeed, the pores become clogged and blackheads appear. Cleansing is therefore a simple and quick way to let your skin breathe and help it regenerate thanks to the facial care you apply to it. There are many methods for cleansing your face, but double cleansing is one of the most effective, and perhaps the one you will adopt!
What is double cleansing?
Like many other beauty treatments and techniques, double cleansing comes to us straight from Japan. This method is actually the very first step of layering, a routine that consists of superimposing different layers of skincare on the face for deep repair.
Quickly adopted by Japanese and Korean women, double cleansing includes a makeup removal step and a cleansing step. It thus helps to better prepare the skin for lotions, serums or treatment creams. In addition, it also helps to refine the skin's texture to facilitate the application of foundation and promote the hold of all makeup.
Double cleansing: the secret to Japanese beauty
It is not enough to remove stains from our clothes to make them clean. In fact, it is necessary to put them in the washing machine. Well, for our face, it is a bit the same! It is not enough to use a makeup remover to remove makeup. If you only remove makeup from your face, you will only remove a first layer of impurities.
This is why our Asian friends use the double cleansing technique to take care of their face. Constantly attacked by pollution, their skin is both sensitive and fragile. The art of double cleansing is an ancestral secret that allows their skin to regain its radiance and purity. It is certainly the most effective beauty secret of Japanese women.
No more micellar waters and other harsh, stripping products. Double cleansing invites you to use only gentle, natural products. And double cleansing of the face means two fundamental steps that we will present to you below.
Step One: Remove Makeup and Impurities
The first step is to remove makeup . Since makeup, sebum and certain impurities (particularly pollution particles) are oily in nature, nothing is better than another oily substance to remove them! Rather than a milk or micellar water, it is the makeup remover oil that appears to be an excellent ally during this step. Its properties allow to respect the skin's hydrolipidic film without stripping or attacking the skin. Contrary to popular belief, an oil is therefore perfectly suitable for oily skin since it only removes excess sebum, where another type of treatment would tend to remove everything and therefore alter the skin barrier.
But if oils seem magical, always monitor the active ingredients and active ingredients included in their composition. In general, favor vegetable oils over mineral oils, derived from petrochemicals, which can be harmful to your skin or even your health. In any case, to gently cleanse your face, always prefer products based on natural ingredients.
After warming the cleansing oil between your hands, apply it directly to the face with your fingers. It removes all makeup and most impurities. By massaging the skin in circular movements, you will treat yourself to a moment of relaxation, but also a real lifting and anti-aging massage by activating subcutaneous blood circulation and tightening the facial muscles. It is a gentle but powerful cleanse that removes makeup, cleanses and purifies so that you can quickly regain beautiful skin. This is a perfect method for sensitive and reactive skin.
Step Two: Clean and Repair
After rinsing the cleansing oil with clear water, it's the cleanser that takes over. It is applied to still damp skin to remove the last impurities and dead cells that the first step would have let escape.
It is recommended to choose a gentle and moisturizing cleanser, which the skin will tolerate better. Those with a pH that is too basic (above 7) should be avoided since they will tend to alter the skin's hydrolipidic barrier.
This step also allows you to target a specific need of the skin. Moisturize, nourish, smooth, purify, regulate… Choose a treatment that will listen to your skin and treat it gently. In addition, rinsing the skin thoroughly with clean water after each of these two steps removes the impurities that you have only detached.
If you have acne-prone skin, you can complete this beauty routine with a scrub 1 to 2 times a week. Exfoliating your skin will help tighten your pores. The skin on your face will be much smoother and clearer.
Optional step: a little touch of hydration
After cleaning and drying your face with a clean towel, you can apply a lotion, usually rich in water. This last step is not mandatory, but it allows you to remove small traces of makeup that you may not have insisted on enough, for example. It is also effective against slightly more calcareous or chlorinated tap water that can dry out the skin. Lotion is ideal for dehydrated skin since it provides additional hydration and best prepares the epidermis to receive the next treatments (fabric mask, serum, cream, etc.). Indeed, makeup residue will be easily removed and you will be able to better enjoy the action of the cosmetics.
What are the benefits of double cleansing?
Double cleansing offers many benefits for the skin. By combining the action of the two steps, this routine respects its main function which is, above all, to cleanse the skin. But it does so gently, respecting the epidermis and its possible needs and sensitivities. The skin comes out clean and hydrated; it makes room for the future treatments in your routine which will continue to regenerate it in depth and restore all its radiance.
Double cleansing also has the advantage of being suitable for all skin types, even combination or oily skin and very sensitive skin. For skin affected by acne, it is necessary to monitor the comedogenicity index of the vegetable oils used to avoid the appearance of pimples. The most reactive skin will appreciate a make-up remover oil adapted to its sensitivity (rich in coconut, for example). This will eliminate the risk of irritation or aggression.
A question of hydration
For dry skin, richer cleansing oils (such as those based on Argan) and more nourishing cleansers are ideal for regaining the comfort of skin that does not feel tight. If you have any doubts, you can also opt for a cleansing oil rich in vegetable oil that takes care of all skin types, such as Sunflower oil for example.
Because that's the secret to a successful double cleanse: the ingredients and treatments you use must be perfectly suited to your skin. Similarly, if this routine is originally part of the layering routine, you don't have to follow the latter if you don't see the need for it.
A question of protection
Every skin has its own particularities, and it is necessary to listen to them to take better care of them. Don't start a multi-layered beauty routine if your skin is already doing wonderfully with double cleansing and a night cream!
While double cleansing has many benefits for the skin, it will also appreciate not being pulled by the successive passes of a cotton pad. Massaging the skin with bare hands is also doing something for the environment by avoiding excessive use of cotton, the most polluting fiber in the world.
A question of sweetness
So if you're ready to take the plunge and try this beauty routine, you'll be delighted to learn that Collosol is currently working on formulating an oil!
And if you are already a fan of this evening ritual, Collosol Eau de Lait helps to hydrate the skin after cleansing. With its soft, velvety texture and delicate powdery fragrance, Eau de Lait delights the senses, smoothes the skin and restores all its hydration to better prepare it for the next treatments.
Misconceptions about double cleansing your face
Below we have gathered all the misconceptions about double cleansing your face so that you don't miss out on this technique that is so beneficial for your skin.
“Oil is not good for oily skin!”
Contrary to what you may think, if you have oily skin, oil is the ideal solution to regulate excess sebum without destroying your skin barrier. It can be suitable for all skin types and it eliminates all impurities by treating imperfections. Your skin will be softer, smoother and above all healthier!
