The Do's & Don'ts of Cleansing Your Skin

By Shelley Foster. This column first appeared in the Weekend Sun on the weekend of Jan 21st, 2022.

For something so apparently simple, there is a lot you can get wrong when it comes to cleansing your face each day.

At the beginning of a new year, let’s make sure this basic daily habit is supporting beautiful skin, not working against it. Let me introduce you to three key cleansing do’s and don’ts.

Don’t use foaming cleansers - ever! 

The active ingredient in foaming cleansers is sodium laurel sulphate, which strips away the protective upper layer of your skin. This leaves your skin vulnerable to the ageing effects of environmental pollutants. Don’t be fooled by that squeaky clean feeling.

Do use gentle, creamy cleansers that support the skin barrier.

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Don’t cleanse your face in the morning (yes, we’re serious).

Over-cleansing also weakens the skin barrier and your skin simply doesn’t need cleansing after a resting on your pillow overnight. In the morning, simply dampen your skin with a warm, soft cloth before applying your other skincare products.

The Janesce Soaking Ritual is a beautiful way to begin and end the day and can be used in conjunction with other skincare ranges.

Don’t skip your evening cleanse.

If you go to bed wearing makeup, over time your lashes will become brittle and you will have trouble with blackheads and congested skin. You can avoid these pit-falls with a regular evening cleansing routine where you cleanse your skin twice.

Do double cleanse your skin.

The first cleanse removes make-up and the grime and dust of the day. The second is the one that deep cleanses your skin.

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