How to choose a good facial cleansing product?

Choosing a good facial cleansing product is easy as long as you know how to decipher the label.

The price of a natural cream with active ingredients and that is of quality will always be quite high. It is understandable: natural cosmetics promote the youth and beauty of the skin without damaging it, maintaining the balance of microbiota. Most women don't care about the cost of the cream. They value quality and that it is an effective product.

But at the same time, they often do not give much importance when choosing a facial cleansing product.

For example, they do not pay attention to their composition. And, of course, they make a big mistake.

In the article, Natura Belaya experts give the answer to the question of how to choose a good facial cleansing product and not make mistakes.

The composition of the facial cleansing product.

Facial cleansers often contain very harsh exfoliating ingredients. Aggressive ingredients gradually destroy the lipid barrier.

As a result, the skin's natural moisture delivery system is disrupted. Now imagine what it's like to hydrate your skin with an altered system. It's like pouring water through a sieve. That's why the skin becomes dehydrated and loses more and more water.

What is transepidermal water loss (TEWL ) ?

TEWL stands for TransEpidermal Water Loss.

The epidermis is the outer layer of the skin. In its normal state, moisture is retained inside and passively evaporates from the skin. The epidermis is a barrier that prevents excessive evaporation of water to the outside. The epidermis contains cells and lipids. They are glued to each other and facial cleansing must respect this.

Cleansers not only dissolve makeup residue, dirt, sweat, oil, but also skin lipids. Therefore, the lipid barrier is altered. The epidermis loses its ability to retain water inside. It evaporates outwards.

As a result:

dryness;

the skin tightens;

peeling;

loss of elasticity;

flaccidity;

appearance of wrinkles.

Damage to the lipid barrier leads to the penetration of bacteria into the skin. There are also many cases where cleansers with aggressive compositions cause allergies and skin irritation.

Keep the following information in mind!

Negative effects do not appear immediately after using a harsh facial cleansing product. A woman thinks the cause of the problem is the face cream and changes it to another one.

How to choose a good facial cleanser when cosmetic compositions are full of names of unknown substances?

The answer is simple. Below you will learn the tricks and know how to read and decipher the label.

1. Anionic surfactants

In reality, buying a cleansing cream and not checking its composition for aggressive substances means, a priori, damaging your skin.

What are surfactants?

The following names: Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS), Sodium Laureth Sulfate (SLES), Sodium Myreth Sulfate (SMS).

2. Mineral oil

The composition of body or facial milk often contains mineral oils. That's why it softens the skin so well. No dryness is observed after washing your face in the morning. At first glance a woman is delighted with this effect. But here is one thing to remember: due to clogged pores, acne and comedones will appear.

That is why the presence of this component in the composition of cosmetics is not recommended.

The essential cosmetic ingredients in a good facial cleansing product that respects your skin are, first of all, mild surfactants.

What are gentle cleansing ingredients?

Coco-Betaine • Cocamidopropyl Betaine • Coco-glucoside • Caprylyl / capryl glucoside and Carpylyl / capryl glucoside.

It is these mild surfactants that perfectly clean the skin and do not damage the lipid barrier. As a result, water does not evaporate.

What else should be part of a good cleaning?

To clean oily, combination and problem skin, it is preferable that it contains glycolic, lactic or salicylic acid. These acids exfoliate dead cells, unclog pores, reduce sebum production and prevent the formation of blackheads.

The following components you need are:

Glycolic acid – Glycolic Acid, Lactic acid – Lactic Acid, Salicylic acid – Salicylic Acid

Cleansers to soften dry and normal skin can and should contain BIO natural oils.

Important points to take into account when choosing cleaners:

1. Check the composition and detect surfactants and mineral oils.

2. The presence in the composition of mild cleaning components, natural oils, acids is required.

See how easy it is to choose a good face cleanser?! Take note of these tricks and read the labels carefully.