I Bet You’re Using Something You’d Never Know Could Be Causing Your Acne..
On Saturday I was fortunate enough to attend live a beauty clinic with the Caroline Hirons, beauty expert and blogger behind Beauty Mouth where she dispelled beauty myths, recommended products, gave brilliant advice and just made everyone who attended laugh!
One particular piece of advice Caroline gave came as a surprise to me. She recommended us all to steer away from foaming face washes as they create an alkaline surface on the skin which therefore becomes a breeding ground for acne. With my acne prone skin, I really can’t afford to get breakouts so the second I find out that something is able to contribute to causing acne, it’s straight into the bin!
Instead, Caroline suggested using an oil or balm cleanser and flannel and to double cleanse daily if we’re wearing make-up or an SPF. She pointed out that many people complain about a sun cream breaking them out but as it gets deep into the pores, if you’re not cleansing properly then it’s inevitable that you’d break out.
oh wow. Thank you for this post. I find the the sun causes my skin bother. xxx
Ive been harping on about the benefits of double cleansing with a flannel all this week. It’s by far the best thing I have done for my skin. With regards to foaming face washes I’ve steered clear of them for ages after my boyfriends auntie (whose a facialist and skin care expert) said they often contain SLS which doesn’t help acne or blemish prone skin in the slightest. Great post as always Hafsa.
Rebecca xx – bebeautiful-beautyblog.com
Asalam waliykum,
Subhanallah, this was something i found out by myself. I have been using clearsil for years, then simple and nuetrogena. All of whcih are foaming gel face washes. Although they helped clean the skin and dry out spots they also dried out all my skin and did not stop spots comign back. I had to use a large amount of moisturiser after washing my face morning and night.
I knew something was not right, so i decided to make a big change and visit lush. Please check out my blog to see my two reviews on lush products, i have more to come inshallah.
Lush cleansers do not foam, and contain natural ingrediants. I use angels on bare skin. I have not had a break out in 4-5 weeks. When i do its been down to the wonderful time in the month but even then it has not been bad at all. my skin is a lot calmer, and not dry after i wash. I do highly reccomend lush, the first week my skin was in shock and was confused as i was using something completely different. But after 2months of using the products my skin is used to it and happy. I have had sooo many complements from family and freinds saying my skin is glowing and clear. Alhamdulillah. Can not say enough about Lush!
I can see that you really love Lush! I love them too and I’ve used the Angels on Bare Skin cleanser which worked well for my skin but for some strange reason, I never used it again after it finished.
Very good tip! But I wonder about gel cleansers….are those ok?
I think if they don’t really create a big lather I’d say they’re fine but don’t take my word for 100% truth!