{"id":336,"date":"2018-04-15T23:45:56","date_gmt":"2018-04-15T23:45:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theeuropeantouch.com\/wordpress\/?p=336"},"modified":"2018-04-15T23:45:56","modified_gmt":"2018-04-15T23:45:56","slug":"336-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theeuropeantouch.com\/wordpress\/336-2\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

Are Cleansers and Lotions Really Necessary?<\/strong><\/p>\n

“I don’t use make-up, so just a splash with water should be enough”. As any esthetician can tell you, this is a common comment. Yet, it couldn’t be more wrong.<\/p>\n

We live in a relatively polluted world, the air is full of dust particles that are happy to land on our exposed face. Mixed with the dead cells the skin sheds daily, this becomes a build up similar to a dry sponge. Water alone cannot dislodge the buildup and any cream applied will be absorbed by the “dry sponge” before it gets anywhere to do some good to the skin.<\/p>\n

Gentle cleansers followed by a lotion will remove the daily buildup and leave the skin ready to receive the nourishing night cream.<\/p>\n

Saving money on cleansers and lotions is a false savings, because if the skin is not properly cleansed, no expensive night cream is going to do much good, in fact it would be a case of penny wise and pound foolish.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Are Cleansers and Lotions Really Necessary? “I don’t use make-up, so just a splash with water should be enough”. As any esthetician can tell you, this is a common comment. Yet, it couldn’t be more wrong. We live in a … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,1],"tags":[60,59,62,15,61],"class_list":["post-336","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-skin-care-fundamentals","category-uncategorized","tag-cleanser","tag-cleansing-skin","tag-lotion","tag-skin-care","tag-toner"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t