Face Wash, Cleansers and Cleansing Tips from Dermatologists
How to wash your face?
Washing your face properly is important because cleansing can affect the health of your skin.
If you are building a face washing routine, here are some dermatologist tips to consider.
These are the 9 steps to cleanse your face correctly:
Choose a cleanser according to your Baumann Skin Type
Fill palm of hand with a teaspoon of warm filtered water
Add 1/4 teaspoon of cleanser to water in your palm
Swirl to mix
Apply to face in circular motion
Massage gently over nose, cheeks, chin, forehead and jaw line.
Slash warm filtered water to rinse
Rinse a second time
Pat dry with a soft cloth
The way you cleanse your face and body affect the strength of your skin barrier.
Many cleansers injure the skin barrier.
Make sure you shop by your Baumann Skin Type when choosing a cleanser.
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How to wash your face in the shower?
The best way to wash you face in the shower is after you rinse out your hair conditioner. Hair conditioners can have pore clogging ingredients.
These are the 13 steps to washing your face in the shower
Keep the cleanser for your Baumann Skin Type in the shower
Turn on the water. It is ok if it is hot
Wash your hair and rest of the body first to let pores open
Rinse shampoo and apply conditioner to hair
Leave conditioner on hair
Turn water temperature to warm
Rinse conditioner out of hair thoroughly
Squeeze 1/4 teaspoon of cleanser into wet hand
Don’t wash your face with shampoo
Apply gently to skin in a circular movement
Massage gently over cheeks, chin, forehead and nose
Rinse for 30 seconds to remove all cleansers
Once you leave the shower- pat dry
Can I just wash my face with water?
If you washed your face thoroughly before bedtime and did not apply any products, you can wash with water in the morning.
However, cleansers can help the products that follow it in the skin care routine absorb better.
So using the correct cleanser in a skin care routine customized for your Baumann Skin Type helps your other products work better.
Should you use a washcloth to wash your face?
You do not need to use a washcloth to wash your face unless you are trying to remove any of the following:
Sunscreen
Makeup
Face paint
Face Oils
Heavy creams
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How often should you wash your face?
How many times a day you should wash you face really depends upon your Baumann Skin Type® .
In general:
Oily skin types should wash the face 2-3 times a day depending on amount of sebum production.
Acne-prone types should wash 2 times a day
If you get clogged pores wash 2 times a day
Dry types can wash the face only at night
Rosacea- prone types can wash only at night
Melasma skin types need to wash 2 times a day
However, there are 16 Baumann Skin types and each needs a different skin care routine.
So to know for sure how frequently to cleanse your face, get custom skin care routine advice by knowing which of the 16 skin types you are.
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Is it Ok to wash your face everyday?
Yes! You should wash your face every day.
Choose a cleanser that is right for your Baumann Skin Type.
Can I wash my face 3 times a day?
If you have extremally oily skin, you can wash your face in the am, in the afternoon, and in the evening.
Make sure you really have oily skin- because most people are wrong about how oily their skin is.
You can also wash 3 times a day if you exercise during the day, but make sure you use a gentle cleanser for your skin type.
Do not use a hydroxy acid cleanser more than 2 times a day.
How Often Should I Wash My Face If I Have Dry Skin?
When you have dry skin, you can skip washing your face in the morning if you went to bed with a clean face.
However, if you are using an expensive serum such as Vitamin C in the am, we recommend using a hydroxyacid cleanser in the morning.
This will help the serum absorb into the skin.
How Often Should I Wash My Face If I Have Oily Skin?
If you have oily skin you should wash your face in the morning and the evening.
If your skin is very oily, you can also wash it mid day using a face wash or cleansing pads.
Cleansing wipes for extremely oily skin:
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How Often Should I Wash My Face If I Have Acne?
You should wash 2 times a day if you have acne.
Make sure you are using the best acne cleanser for your Baumann Skin Type.
Cleansers will help your other acne medications and skin care products work better if you choose the correct face wash.
How Often Should I Wash My Face If I Have Rosacea?
If you have stinging and inflamed skin because your rosacea is flaring, you may choose to only wash your face at night.
Make sure you choose a rosacea cleanser that matches your sensitive Baumann Skin Type.
It should have soothing anti-redness ingredients.
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Should I wash my face with soap?
Very oily skin types may be able to use soap on the face. However, most skin types cannot use bar soap.
If you have dry or sensitive skin, or are using a retinoid, soap should not be used to wash the face or body unless it is a syndet bar such as Dove bar soap. Syndet means a synthetic detergent which is more gentle.
If you have dry skin, avoid any cleansers with strong foam because they have a lot of damaging detergents.
How Many Different Cleansers Do I Need?
The number of cleansers we recommend in the skin care routine customized for your Baumann Skin Type will depend upon:
Your Baumann Skin Type®
Your doctor’s preferences (if you are using a provider code then the routines are the ones recommended by your doctor)
Which Skin care routine option you choose: Pre-Built Kit or a Fully Custom Kit. These are options when you don’t have a STS approved doctor selected.
Which phase you are in the skin care routines. (Each month may have a different phase of products as your skin type improves.)
In some cases, you will have one cleanser in your regimen and in others, you may have 2 cleansers. In some cases, you may choose to use an exfoliating scrub to brighten the skin 2-3 times a week. (Use sparingly if you have sensitive skin or are using any other exfoliators including retinoids).
Is Double Cleansing the Skin Important?
You only need to double cleanse your face if you have waterproof or sticky sunscreen, streak-resistant makeup, or face paint that is hard to remove.
When you double cleanse, first use a cleansing oil or makeup remover, followed by the best cleanser for your skin type.
How to remove makeup?
A micellular water is a good cleanser to use as a makeup remover.
These are good micellar waters to use to remove makeup:
Avene Micellar Lotion
Bioderma Hydrabio H2O Micellar Water
La Roche Posay Micellar Water for Sensitive Skin
Nuxe Very Rose 3-in-1 Soothing Micellar Water
$22.00
Out of Stock
Meder Beauty Nrj-Net Revitalising Cleansing Mask
$75.00
Add to Cart
Murad Soothing Oat and Peptide Cleanser
$42.00
Add to Cart
RevitaLash Micellar Water Lash Wash
$33.00
Add to Cart
ISDIN Micellar Sollution
$54.00
Add to Cart
La Roche-Posay Effaclar Micellar Water Ultra for Oily Skin
$17.99
Add to Cart
La Roche-Posay Effaclar Micellar Water Ultra for Oily Skin
$26.99
Out of Stock
Bioderma Sebium H2O Micellar Water
$5.99
Add to Cart
La Roche-Posay Micellar Water Ultra for Sensitive Skin
$12.99
Out of Stock
Vichy Pureté Thermale Mineral Micellar Water for Sensitive Skin
$15.00
Add to Cart
Nuxe Very Rose 3-in-1 Soothing Micellar Water
$22.00
Out of Stock
Meder Beauty Nrj-Net Revitalising Cleansing Mask
$75.00
Add to Cart
Murad Soothing Oat and Peptide Cleanser
$42.00
Add to Cart
RevitaLash Micellar Water Lash Wash
$33.00
Add to Cart
ISDIN Micellar Sollution
$54.00
Add to Cart
La Roche-Posay Effaclar Micellar Water Ultra for Oily Skin
$17.99
Add to Cart
La Roche-Posay Effaclar Micellar Water Ultra for Oily Skin
$26.99
Out of Stock
Bioderma Sebium H2O Micellar Water
$5.99
Add to Cart
La Roche-Posay Micellar Water Ultra for Sensitive Skin
$12.99
Out of Stock
Vichy Pureté Thermale Mineral Micellar Water for Sensitive Skin
$15.00
Add to Cart
Nuxe Very Rose 3-in-1 Soothing Micellar Water
$22.00
Out of Stock
Meder Beauty Nrj-Net Revitalising Cleansing Mask
$75.00
Add to Cart
Murad Soothing Oat and Peptide Cleanser
$42.00
Add to Cart
RevitaLash Micellar Water Lash Wash
$33.00
Add to Cart
ISDIN Micellar Sollution
$54.00
Add to Cart
La Roche-Posay Effaclar Micellar Water Ultra for Oily Skin
$17.99
Add to Cart
La Roche-Posay Effaclar Micellar Water Ultra for Oily Skin
$26.99
Out of Stock
Bioderma Sebium H2O Micellar Water
$5.99
Add to Cart
La Roche-Posay Micellar Water Ultra for Sensitive Skin
$12.99
Out of Stock
Vichy Pureté Thermale Mineral Micellar Water for Sensitive Skin
$15.00
Add to Cart
How to remove makeup without makeup remover?
You can remove makeup easiest with cleansing oils, creamy cleansers and foaming cleansers- but make sure you choose one correct for your Baumann Skin Type.
If you do not use a makeup remover before cleansing, use a double cleanse technique.
You can:
Use your normal cleanser twice
Use 2 different cleansers
Use a cleansing oil followed by your normal cleanser
Can I use the same cleanser for my face and body?
You can use a face cleanser on your body.
Do not use a body cleanser on your face.
Body cleansers are more likely to have comedogenic ingredients in them that can lead to clogged pores, blackheads, whiteheads and milia.
Can I wash my face with shampoo?
In general, you should never wash you face with shampoo. It has detergents that can be irritating.
Even using Baby Shampoo to wash the face is a bad idea.
There is only one shampoo that you can use on your face- dandruff shampoo.
Zinc pyrithione shampoos like Head and Shoulders can help a skin condition called seborrheic dermatitis.
However, these dandruff shampoos it can be drying to the face so make sure you use a soothing moisturizer with anti-inflammatory ingredients like Zerafite Soothing and Calming.
Biopelle Tensage Gentle Gel Cleanser
$33.00
Out of Stock
Biopelle Tensage Intensive Serum 40, (10 ampoules)
$149.60
Add to Cart
Biopelle Tensage Intensive Serum 50 (10 ampoules)
$195.00
Out of Stock
Biopelle Tensage Radiance Eye Cream
$95.70
Add to Cart
DermAvance Arnika Forte Capsules
$40.00
Add to Cart
Bioderma Sensibio Foaming Gel Cleanser
$7.19
Add to Cart
Biopelle Brightening KNR Serum
$126.00
Add to Cart
Biopelle Retriderm Serum Plus 0.75% Retinol
$89.50
Add to Cart
Biopelle Tensage Advanced Cream Moisturizer
$89.66
Add to Cart
Biopelle Tensage Daily Serum SCA 15
$149.60
Add to Cart
Biopelle Tensage Gentle Gel Cleanser
$33.00
Out of Stock
Biopelle Tensage Intensive Serum 40, (10 ampoules)
$149.60
Add to Cart
Biopelle Tensage Intensive Serum 50 (10 ampoules)
$195.00
Out of Stock
Biopelle Tensage Radiance Eye Cream
$95.70
Add to Cart
DermAvance Arnika Forte Capsules
$40.00
Add to Cart
Bioderma Sensibio Foaming Gel Cleanser
$7.19
Add to Cart
Biopelle Brightening KNR Serum
$126.00
Add to Cart
Biopelle Retriderm Serum Plus 0.75% Retinol
$89.50
Add to Cart
Biopelle Tensage Advanced Cream Moisturizer
$89.66
Add to Cart
Biopelle Tensage Daily Serum SCA 15
$149.60
Add to Cart
Biopelle Tensage Gentle Gel Cleanser
$33.00
Out of Stock
Biopelle Tensage Intensive Serum 40, (10 ampoules)
$149.60
Add to Cart
Biopelle Tensage Intensive Serum 50 (10 ampoules)
$195.00
Out of Stock
Biopelle Tensage Radiance Eye Cream
$95.70
Add to Cart
DermAvance Arnika Forte Capsules
$40.00
Add to Cart
Bioderma Sensibio Foaming Gel Cleanser
$7.19
Add to Cart
Biopelle Brightening KNR Serum
$126.00
Add to Cart
Biopelle Retriderm Serum Plus 0.75% Retinol
$89.50
Add to Cart
Biopelle Tensage Advanced Cream Moisturizer
$89.66
Add to Cart
Biopelle Tensage Daily Serum SCA 15
$149.60
Add to Cart
Why Do I Have Dry Skin After Washing Face?
Many people, even most oily skin types, feel dry for the first 15-20 minutes after washing the face.
This dryness you are feeling and the tightness and skin roughness occurs from the lack of sebum (oil) on the skin’s surface.
It takes 15- 20 minutes for your sebaceous glands to begin replacing the sebum on your skin that you just washed off.
This is why when my research team is evaluating how dry the skin is, we wait 20 minutes before taking any measurements.
In my dermatology clinic, we also try to wash your face right when you arrive and do your intake interview before we take your photos with the Canfield Visia Camera System so we can more accurately assess oil production and skin texture measurements in the images.
The point is- many people think they have dry skin when they do not.
The best way to know is take the quiz.
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How to wash face if I have dry skin?
The best dry skin cleansers for the face and body should protect your skin barrier with fatty acids.
Many face washes dry out the skin. You need to use barrier safe cleansers with soothing and hydrating fatty acid and lipids.
If you have dry skin, choose a creamy non-foaming cleanser.
Avoid face washes and cleansers with a lot of detergent and a thick foam that damage the skin barrier
Should I Use Both A Face Wash And A Cleanser?
Face washes, soaps and cleansers are all words that mean similar things.
However, the word soap usually means a bar soap with a lot of detergents.
Avoid using soap on your face because it extremely damages the skin barrier. You can use the words face wash and cleanser interchangeably.
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