Cleansing is the foundation of any skin care routine. lt helps in removing pollutants, debris, pollen and toxins that end up on the skin daily. In removing the pollutants from the day, you also make way for the active ingredients in your serums and moisturizers to properly penetrate the skin. In a skin care consultation, one of the key products I will always recommend a client has, is a cleanser suited for their skin type. This is because the wrong cleanser can destroy your skin and throw off your entire skin care routine. 

What makes a good cleanser? 

A well formulated cleanser is one that doesn’t leave your skin feeling tight, flaky and dehydrated. It should have the ability to effectively clean the skin whilst at the same time leaving behind your vital skin lipids in order to maintain and protect the integrity of your skin’s barrier. It also shouldn’t leave behind a film from the cleanser either. If your skin is repeatedly stripped of its lipid structure, the dehydration of the skin can lead to inflammation which causes acne and accelerates aging to name a few. By using a good cleanser your skin should feel clean, but soft and hydrated after the cleanse. 

Effects of an inferior cleanser 



Apart from completely destroying your skin’s barrier, because your skin is now so dry, you have to use so much of serums and moisturizers to compensate for what is lost as usually your skin is going to suck all that moisturizer up. It encourages excessive use and wastage of products. Keep in mind also that professional products are not cheap. Having a bad cleanser and using expensive moisturizing products is counterproductive.  You are literally constantly creating problems within in your skin via cleansing but trying to fight it off with serums and moisturizers all in one skin care routine and DAILY at that! It just doesn’t make sense. 

It also affects the way your makeup sits on your skin. If your skin is really dry, unfortunately the makeup tends to accentuate wrinkles, and goes on looking ashy in some cases and your skin may look crepey. 

As you can see, having a proper cleanser is more important than you think. It is one of the main reasons why people’s barrier becomes destroyed leading to many other skin issues. Here at Star Naturale Beauty, there is a wide range of cleansers well formulated for every skin type that will effectively cleanse the skin without stripping it making sure that the skin’s barrier becomes or remains healthy. To determine which cleanser and skin care routine is right for you, schedule your skin care consultation for a customized at-home treatment plan by selecting the “Book Appointment” link below!