Beauty Tip ~ Double Cleansing

One of the simplest and yet most effective beauty tricks I’ve picked up along the way is double cleansing. I can’t remember anymore where I read about it, but I believe it is a common beauty practice among the gorgeous ladies of Japan and I will be forever grateful to them for sharing it with the rest of us. The idea is to wash the face twice, once to remove makeup and then again to remove impurities from the pores, with either a makeup remover followed by cleanser or (as I do) a two in one cleanser like Purity Made Simple for both washes. Whether you wear makeup often or prefer a fresh face  I promise you will notice a difference in skin clarity and pore size after a few evenings with this routine! I have been double cleansing for a couple of years now and every time I get lazy (and don’t we all from time to time?) within a couple of days I can see that my skin is not looking its best.  Give it a try this evening, I’d love to know what you think!

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9 Responses to Beauty Tip ~ Double Cleansing
  1. Joan Hunter Dunn
    February 1, 2011 | 3:25 pm

    Perfect timed post for being over in Uk as it’s not long until I go to sleep. It will be a double cleansing night tonight. Hope the snow isn’t too bad.

  2. {be merry} kate
    February 1, 2011 | 3:26 pm

    Intriguing! I hardly every wear makeup (out of laziness usually!), but I will definitely try this out! Thanks for the tip!

    *kate

  3. Carrie
    February 1, 2011 | 4:45 pm

    Hey I used this stuff in the shower last night!! My sis-in-law got me a little kit for Christmas and I really like it.

    xo,
    Carrie

  4. Ashleigh
    February 1, 2011 | 4:48 pm

    Nice! I’ve been double cleansing forever (b/c my skin is super oily & I feel like one wash just isn’t enough) so glad to know I’m doing something good for my skin!

  5. Amanda
    February 1, 2011 | 5:13 pm

    See I do a wash, then a good swipe with a gentle toner and that helps me a ton. I only just started doing this a couple years ago and saw a huge difference.

    I’d love to try this out though.

  6. Kayla @ Exquisite Banana
    February 1, 2011 | 6:20 pm

    hmmm, considering the winter air is doing sketchy things to my face, I’m willing to spend an extra two minutes at the sink every night!

  7. Meagan
    February 1, 2011 | 9:06 pm

    Awesome advice, Em! Thanks for sharing! I will definitely try tonight as I don’t have the nicest skin..

  8. quintessence
    February 2, 2011 | 8:50 am

    I might have to give this tip a try. I use an eye make up remover, then my cleanser, then my toner. So maybe I’ll try an extra go around with my cleanser and see if I notice a difference. Fun advice.

  9. g.m.
    February 13, 2011 | 11:59 am

    i will try–i use kiehl’s now but am hearing such good things about purity made simple that i may just need to switch…

 ”Don’t listen to anyone. Trust what gives you pleasure. Trust the emotions. If you love something but can’t explain why, that’s enough.“ 

~ Calice Becker