I have a tad (very) aggressive skincare routine. I have a plethora of products and, though there are a few staples that always remain constant, I am constantly changing what I am using depending upon what my skin needs, the weather, season, and time of day. Because of this, I have decided to launch a series of blog posts explaining my skincare routine in sections. I by no means have perfect skin nor am I a professional when it comes to skincare, but I have a passion for skincare and finding not only good products for my skin, but also supporting brands that have natural and clean ingridents for my skin and the planet. To kick it off, we will start with the most important part: cleansing.
Though I do have a few cleaners to remove my makeup (Cinqiue, ONDA beauty, and Glossier) those will be included in another post because, for me at least, washing my face is very different from removing my makeup.
I have three staple facewashes in my skincare routine and they are all from Ole Henriksen. I absolutely love this brand: it is good for you and the planet and made with ingredients that are simple, clean, and easy to understand. To listen to me rave about Ole Henriksen in more detail, check out my blog post about the Find Your Balance Oil Control Cleanser here.
FIND YOUR BALANCE OIL CONTROL CLEANSER
This is my every day holy grail facewash. I used to use a SkinCeuticals one that I loved, but to be honest, the brand is super expensive and (an unknown fact) they test on animals, as they are owned by L'Oreal. I switched over to this cleanser about a year ago and I have been through two bottles since. It is AWESOME. I do not have particularly oily skin, but I was drawn to it because it has, a quoted from the website, "potent active botanicals—green tea, eucalyptus, algae (kelp) and Irish moss extracts—with natural antiseptic properties, and neem seed oil." I love the tingly feeling that this wash has on my face and it leaves my skin feeling clean, cool, and not irritated. I use this facewash at least once a day and I cannot recommend a product more.
TRANSFORMING WALNUT SCRUB
This exfoliator is, to say the least, transforming. I started using this a few months ago when my facialist recommended that I try to exfoliate three times a week. It has completely changed my skin for the better. It does an amazing job of getting off the dead skin cells on my skin while not being too rough to irritate my already very sensitive skin. I use this, as my facialist said, three times a week and what I do is use the find your balance cleanser first, leave it on my skin, and then apply the walnut scrub on top of it. I'll leave these two cleansers on for about a minute, using my hands to rub in the exfoliator, and it is like a mini facial!
THE CLEAN TRUTH FOAMING CLEANSER
This cleanser I usually only use about once a week when I am feeling like my skin really needs a pick me up. Since it contains African red tea extract and vitamin C, it really helps to revitalize and rejuvenate the skin. This cleanser is also intended to remove makeup, though I do not consider it to be more of a makeup remover. It does a great job of getting off excess makeup from, per say, the night before, but I would not use it as the only wash to get my makeup off. It is still gentle on my skin, but I do really see a difference in the vitality and coloring in my skin after I use it, not to mention the fact that it smells so good!
Xoxo,
Salut Sophie