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Why Take your make up off before bed.......

Monday 9th April 2018

Spring Clean
Why you should take off your make up before bed......
It is very important to remove makeup before going to bed as it can cause extensive damage to your skin during the night. In a world that never seems to stop, you may feel like you just don't have the energy to take your makeup off before crashing into bed for the night, but read on and you may just make time.......

1. You'll break out!
When you sleep in your makeup, it can mix with the dirt and oil that has built up throughout the day on the surface of your skin and this can lead to clogged pores—which can in turn lead to breakouts. Make-up blocks your pores and slows down the production of sebum which is responsible, not only for lubricating your skin, but it also helps remove dead skin cells and pollutants from your skin. If you don't cleanse your face, dirt and dead skin cells , chemicals and pollutants are not removed from your skin which in turn causes the pores to get infected and inflamed — causing pimples.

2. Your skin will look older — and you'll have more wrinkles!
Dirt and makeup trapped against your skin cause environmentally-induced oxidative damage. This leads to a breakdown of the skin barrier and prematurely ages your face. It slows down the renewal process that your skin goes through as you sleep. Your skin, coated with make-up is unable to breathe and the chemicals that permeate the skin interfere with the natural repair mechanism. So make-up along with the environmental pollutants stuck to it, when left on your skin give rise to oxidative stress that attack your skin with harmful free radicals. This damages the molecular structure of your skin and decreases the production of (this helps keep your skin healthy, elastic and line free) making your skin age faster.

3. Your skin will become dry and dehydrated!
Since make-up blocks your pores and slows down the production of sebum, this also leads to dry skin, which further worsens the way you look. Dry skin also slows down the repair process, which causes the formation of wrinkles and duller more tired looking skin. The skin needs hydration, this supports the collagen and elastin and plumps the skin.

4. Your skin will look dull!
If you sleep in your foundation, day-old foundation, powder, and eye makeup can settle into your creases and fine lines. Oils and dead skin cells on the outermost layers of the skin are matted up against the pillow all night, and natural turnover of this dull epidermal layer is diminished. Regular cleansing and exfoliation are important to revealing healthy new skin cells and allowing the natural repair processes of the skin to occur
Larger dirtier pores

5. Your pores will appear larger!
When you leave make-up on it causes your pores to get clogged with dirt and left over make-up. These pores become stretched as the skin loses its elasticity since it is dry, collagen production diminishes. Over time these clogged pores become larger and more visible. This not only looks unsightly but also allows the entry of infections.


So now we have established cleansing is the most important part of your routine. It removes make up, grime, and pollution and deeper cleansing the skin helps remove toxins and congestion, but cleansing also encourages you to massage your skin which is also good for lymph drainage, de-stressing muscle tissue and building circulation of blood which is rich in nutrients and oxygen for feeding skin cells, leaving your skin hydrated, refreshed and renewed.

A quick way to clean off all your makeup residue, dirt and oil, after a long tiring day, is to use a micellar cleanser with the cloud cloth. You can apply onto palms of hands and massage into skin really deeply cleansing. Remove with a warm damp cloud cloth/ the soft side is like cotton wool. You can use like a wipe, apply to cloud cloth and quickly sweep away all pore-clogging impurities and leave your skin thoroughly cleansed, without the need to wash your face afterwards. You may find this so quick and easy you'll go for the all out double cleanse. This way you can sleep without worry!

Morning cleanse is about removing sleepy skin, any puffiness and dead skin cells. So equally important for a fresh looking skin, and also so important for a flawless make up application!
Why not give our konjac sponge a try. Pure and pollutant free, our 100% pure, biodegradable Konjac is free chemicals,colorants, additives and irritants. The moisture rich plant fibre is loving hand blended with natural moisture rich volcanic water to create the ultimate skincare sponge.
You can use in the morning as it cleases without cleanser. ( you will need to use cleansers when removing oil based make ups) It gently cleanses, exfoliates and preps the skin for better application of make up.
Easy to use, just rinse and hydrate the sponge. Gently cleanse in circular motion. Rinse sponge and squeeze/ not wring to remove excess water. Leave to dry in an airy place ( they have a string on, so perfect for hanging)
Its all about the cleanse!
Go forth, remove that make up, try these quick efficient cleansing rituals and let us know your results in a month.
Helen