Before you completely freak out, let me tell you right now that this article nowhere as disgusting as the title makes it out to be. But it is true, though: about two weeks ago, I stopped washing my face with facial soap. This completely goes against all our previous campaigns to encourage you to double cleanse, but I stopped washing my face two weeks ago and here’s what happened:
Nothing.
So the whole thing started by accident: I came home late one night and was so tired that I did not have the energy to take off my makeup. But because I write for a beauty website and know better than to hit the sack with a face full of makeup, I dug deep and made the walk to the bathroom. I only went as far as getting rid of my foundation, eye makeup, and lipstick with Bioderma Sensibio H2O solution, before I thought “THAT’S IT I’M TIRED WE’RE DONE LET’S GO.” I slapped on some of my beloved Kiehl’s Midnight Recovery Concentrate and proceeded to fall back asleep on the couch.
I woke up the next morning, my mind racked with guilt for skipping out on my double cleansing. But when I inspected my face in the mirror, I was shocked to find that my skin didn’t look terrible…in fact, it looked kind of okay. I did the same single Bioderma swipe-cleanse that night and woke up to the results that were pretty good. So I did it again the following night, and the night after that, and the night after that…
But while I’ve been skipping the facial soap, here’s what I haven’t stopped doing:
- using toner, serum, moisturizer, SPF, makeup every day
- having a facial once every two weeks
- using a mud mask once a week
- exfoliating with a scrub twice a week
There have of course, been pros and cons since I started cleansing daily only with the Bioderma solution. Click on to find out:
