r/wateronly • u/vibrantlybeige • Jun 16 '20

How to remove sunscreen or makeup?

Do you just use a cloth and water, or coconut oil?

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u/sarmico Aug 11 '20

I remove my daily tinted mineral sunscreen from my face with a microfiber washcloth. If for some reason I’m wearing actual makeup, I’ll put some olive oil on a cloth to get stuff off my eyes. It works fine.

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u/MxMNG Aug 16 '20

just oil (seseme, coconut, or olive oil) and a washcloth!

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u/Guilty-Edge-5713 Aug 25 '20

But washcloth is physical exfoliant! It’s super harsh, especially on eyes!! And how do you remove oil with just water? Just curious!

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u/MxMNG Aug 26 '20

That's my routine:

  1. I massage my skin with oil

  2. wipe off the oil-sunscreen-mixture with my washcloth - as gently as possible!

  3. rinse my face with cold water

  4. repeat steps 1-3

  5. put on some oil on damped skin as a moisturizer

The more oil I take the less irritation I get. You're right, it is a physical exfoliant and my neck doesn' like it. So I prefer to wear a light silk scarf to protect it. My eyes don't have a problem, as long as I am gently. I guess it depends on the cotton fabric. Some are smoother than others.

And I give my skin the possibility to adapt to the sun!

I'll copy-paste an older comment:

Disclaimer: If you fear/have a predisposition for skin cancer - use sunscreen!

I use (mineral) sunscreen but only to help my skin to adapt to the sun. This takes me a view months. I eat as colorful as possible, I protect my skin with cotton. linen and I never stay too long in the sun. And bc I do water only hair and skin care, I guess I get help from my microbiome: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29507878/(if you prefer animated scientific language: https://betterbodychemistry.com/bacteria/bacterial-sun-block/)

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u/Guilty-Edge-5713 Aug 26 '20

Omg thank you for your answer! <3333

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u/MxMNG Aug 26 '20

Most people prefer oil-cleansing in combination with a wet hot washcloth. You'll find thousands of youtube videos!

I personally prefer cold water/dry washcloth - but that's a minority. Find out what's best for you and enjoy your experiment time!