{"id":204,"date":"2014-02-15T22:32:19","date_gmt":"2014-02-15T22:32:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theeuropeantouch.com\/wordpress\/?p=204"},"modified":"2014-02-25T19:31:52","modified_gmt":"2014-02-25T19:31:52","slug":"5-good-reasons-for-a-cleanser-toner-or-face-wash-routine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theeuropeantouch.com\/wordpress\/5-good-reasons-for-a-cleanser-toner-or-face-wash-routine\/","title":{"rendered":"5 good reasons for a cleanser \/ toner or face wash routine"},"content":{"rendered":"

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1. Regardless of skin type, cleansers remove makeup and pollution from the skin. Some cleansers are removable with water, others need to be removed with a tissue and then with a toner.<\/p>\n

2. Toners are needed to remove the last traces of cleanser without stripping the skin too much. The ph of the skin is balanced by the toner which leaves your skin with a ph of 4.5, a little on the acidic side, making sure bacteria do not make their home on your skin. Even if your skin is oily or acneic, you must make sure that your toner does NOT contain alcohol. This ingredient will strip the skin completely, just like soap will. Unprotected skin will then produce more sebum (oil) and the oiliness will come back with a vengeance.<\/p>\n

3. Oily skin may prefer the feeling of a foaming face wash, which works very well for this skin type. Many face washes for oily skin do not need a toner to follow.<\/p>\n

4. There are face washes for dry and mature skins. Some of them contain tiny granules which effect a gentle exfoliation while cleansing. Others contain ingredients such as glycolic acid, salicylic acid, plant and fruit extracts. If you wear a fair amount of makeup it is advisable to use a milk cleanser first and follow with an appropriate face wash.<\/p>\n

5. The night cream applied following a good cleansing will have a better chance of producing visible effects. Otherwise, applied on an uncleansed face, it will just add to the debris and be quite useless. Shame to pay all that money for a cream to just have it go to nought!<\/p>\n

Do you have a favourite cleanser\/toner or face wash?<\/p>\n

by Nadia Danay<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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