What if, all these years, you've been adopting a habit that's damaging your skin when your goal is to enhance it? Daily facial cleansing is essential, but it must be tailored to your skin type to preserve its natural balance. Discover our experts' recommendations.
A cleaning with unsuspected impacts
Cleansing your face with micellar water or a foaming cleanser helps remove impurities, pollution residue, and traces of sunscreen accumulated throughout the day. However, this routine is not without consequences for the hydrolipidic film: this thin barrier composed of water and lipids protects the epidermis against external aggressions.
Indeed, while cleansing rids the skin of impurities, it also removes good bacteria, lipids, and water that stagnate on its surface. If cleansing is inappropriate, too abrasive, or too frequent, this impacts the skin microbiome. The result? The skin is drier, or conversely, sebum production is stimulated to compensate for losses.
While evening cleansing is essential to rid your skin of the day's impurities, should you cleanse your face first thing in the morning? The answer is yes, but with an approach tailored to your skin type.
Morning cleansing: go gentle
For normal skin: a delicate ritual
If you have normal skin, maintain your morning routine with a gentle cleanser like Gentle Cleansing Foam. It respects the skin's natural balance while removing excess sebum produced overnight. Follow with a serum and moisturizer to strengthen the skin barrier.
For dry or sensitive skin: avoid hard water
Dry or fragile skin is particularly sensitive to limescale in water, which can exacerbate dryness and redness. In this case, it's best to avoid traditional morning cleansing. Instead, use a thermal water diffuser to gently refresh your skin. Then, pat with a soft cotton pad to absorb excess skincare from the day before and preserve the hydrolipidic film. This cleansing method is particularly suitable for sensitive skin and will help restore its comfort.
For combination to oily skin: rebalance the microbiome
Oily skin produces more sebum when it feels stressed, especially if the skin microbiome is unbalanced. To avoid this, there's no need to cleanse your skin thoroughly—on the contrary! Limit cleansing to the evening and opt for a gentle lotion or a little thermal water in the morning.
Which accessories should you choose for optimal cleaning?
No accessory is essential, but the choice of one must respect the sensitivity of your skin.
Ultra-soft washable makeup remover squares: To replace cotton pads, this is the solution suitable for all skin types to remove makeup without irritating and respecting your skin and the environment.
The Konjac Sponge : Perfect for completing a gentle double cleanse thanks to its natural purifying and exfoliating properties.
Whichever accessory you choose, be sure to clean it regularly to prevent the proliferation of bacteria, especially if you have combination skin with imperfections.
By adopting these appropriate actions, you optimize the cleansing of your skin while respecting its natural balance.
The key? Listen to your skin and adjust your routine accordingly to reveal its full radiance.
