Cleansing the skin is a key step in the skincare routine, especially in the evening, to rid the skin of impurities and allow it to breathe.
Choosing natural and even organic ingredients in your beauty products, especially for your face, is a good guarantee of quality and gentleness. The aim is to purify without damaging the skin's hydrolipidic film.
In the case of heavily made-up skin, we recommend double cleansing: first, remove make-up with a greasy texture such as natural oil, then, to remove any residue, finish with a very gentle cleansing with water.
As a result, your skin is ready for the night. It can regenerate itself and in the morning, if you've slept well, your skin will also be rested and you won't need to cleanse it again. A simple spray of cold water, an ice cube in cotton gauze to wake it up, or a soothing, allergen-free mist will do the trick just fine.
In recent years, the range of facial cleansers has expanded considerably. Alongside purifying gels and classic milks, new solid textures are appearing, in pastes, creams and now powders. The aim of these new galenic formulations is often to remove controversial ingredients and choose natural and organic ingredients with little or no perfume. Solid or surgras soaps are making a comeback, but beware: the PH of these soaps is very basic, so they can tend to generate imperfections on the skin.
What's all the fuss about?
A classic liquid cleanser in the form of a gel, micellar water or milk is made up of over 80% water, surfactants responsible for foaming, and to preserve this liquid formula, preservatives. When they are organic, liquid cleansers generally contain essential oils or a fragrance based on essential oils.
However, the scarcity of water, which makes it a precious resource, and the growing number of sensitive or reactive skins around the world, have shown the interest of new, more concentrated textures, with active ingredients of purely natural origin and no sulfated or irritating active ingredients to create foam.
As with our food, choosing natural ingredients means knowing what you're putting on your skin.
Choose your natural cleanser with a minimum of ingredients.
Choose a cleanser with natural foaming agents: no sulfates, which can be harsh on the skin.
Check its PH: if it's too high (as is often the case with soap), the face cleanser will unbalance your skin and imperfections will appear. The PH of a good cleanser should be close to that of facial skin: around 5.
Avoid perfumes, especially those containing allergens. This is often the case with organic products.
Choose a cleanser with prebiotics to protect your skin's microbiome.
Choose gentle textures, enriched with oils and active ingredients adapted to your skin type.
The combination of foaming active ingredients and natural organic oils delivers a purifying effect without discomfort.
Rinse well to avoid leaving any product on the skin and allow it to oxygenate.
