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This week at Beauty Review, we're all about getting clean with Simple! Our aim is to convince everyone that finding the right cleanser is essential for their skincare routine.
Yesterday we featured the Simple Micellar Water and today we're showcasing something completely different. A Cleansing Oil.
Those that have already discovered, and fallen in love with cleansing oils, will no doubt think of them as the superhero of facial cleansers. They not only cleanse the skin, they do what many other gentle cleansers can't - they thoroughly remove make up. You might be wondering how on earth slathering oil on your face can clean it right? We know it seems backwards but read on!
Your skin is always producing and secreting sebum, even when it feels dry and flaky it's still producing natural oils. If your cleanser is too harsh, it will not only clean your face, but strip it of natural oils - your skin then thinks it's not making enough and begins to overproduce oil. Now if you have oily or acne prone skin you're probably thinking the last thing you would want to do is add more oil. This is where a little scientific premise comes in. Like dissolves like. So when you use a cleansing oil, the oils in the product dissolve and remove all the built up dirty oil and replace it with fresh, nourishing oil.
It's important to use cleansing oils correctly - you use them differently from foaming cleansers. You apply the product to dry skin using your hands, massaging in nice upwards motions. Leave the oil for a minute or so before adding a little water, then rinse with warm water. Voila, clean, balanced and healthy skin!
We're putting Simple Kind to Skin Hydrating Cleansing Oil to the test. Made of 100% pure grape-seed oil this product gives a deep cleanse without leaving a greasy feel. Like all Simple products it's perfect for sensitive skin with no harsh chemicals, no artificial fragrances or colours.
Sounds pretty good right? So if you fancy a place on this trial team, why not tell us if you've ever tried a cleansing oil before? If you haven't, why not? Does the whole concept seem too strange for you? How effective is your current cleansing routine and do you think switching to an oil would prove more beneficial?
Get chatting below and we might just pick you to join this trial team!
I have never used an oil cleanser for my face but I would love to test one out :)