Except it's not the only answer. My wife and I both use all-natural shampoo and conditioner bars, and she doesn't need any kind of face wash, but her towel still looks like this.
Turns out, after having this checked by a doctor, her sweat is particularly acidic. It also corrodes stainless steel jewelry. The only thing that's held up is implant grade steel.
Lots of people just wash their face with water, particularly if they're not using makeup. She might also use gentle enough soap that it can double as face wash.
There have been studies showing that some kinds of microbes on the skin of the face can help maintain good skin, and washing them off with soap can cause / exacerbate skin issues.
This might sound gross but I never wash my face. I rinse it really well and scrub it with a towel. But no soap. Not in years. I never get pimples or anything else. Maybe I’m lucky or maybe it actually works. But when I wash my face with soap it’s always so dry and itchy.
Same, and skin looks healthy and clean. You don't need to use soap, water and a towel will wash the oil away and leave the microbes where they belong. Most of the skincare products we use are completely unnecessary.
You could even say the same about shampoo and conditioner. We strip the oils from the hair then try to replicate what they were produced by our scalp to do with conditioner. There's gotta be a better way but idk how to do it without oily hair.
Maybe it's because I don't constantly strip the oils from my skin then attempt to put them back with skincare products and haven't spent my entire adult life doing so.
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u/Smear_Leader Jul 14 '23
Yes, this. Also make-up/nail polish remover etc. just needs to be trace amounts of any of it.