What Happens When You Double Cleanse

August 30, 2017

Written by Jene Roestorf

August 30, 2017

Written by Jene Roestorf

Ever served a lovely casserole to your guests and ended up with dirty dishes veiled with a solid layer of olive oil? You’ve probably ran them under some water before loading up the dishwasher — to remove any extra oil and bits and pieces of food. Just to ensure things end up squeaky clean. A similar concept exists for skin, and it’s called pre-cleansing.

Pre-cleansing is when you wash your face with an oil-based cleanser before using your regular cleanser. You need a pre-cleanser to truly deep-clean skin—without compromising the delicate skin barrier. Only an oil-based solution can gently yet powerfully penetrate skin and clean out the excess sebum produced by your skin, the waterproof ingredients and oils from your skincare and cosmetics products as well as the dirt, grime and pollution you’ve accumulated throughout the day. Oil is potent enough to melt away the makeup and impurities, which then paves the way for following products.

When you pre-cleanse, your regular cream cleanser not only works more efficiently by easily dissolving the remainder of the impurities but also by infusing their beneficial ingredients into skin more deeply.

When and How to Pre-Cleanse

For the most part, you only need to pre-cleanse in the evening for two reasons. First, you have the most bacteria, dirt and oil on your skin before you sleep. Second, your skin needs to be at its cleanest at night since it’s when it works the hardest to repair itself. In fact, as you’re drifting in Dreamland, your skin’s natural antioxidant levels are higher than normal to combat the damage—and this process is most efficient when your skin isn’t congested.

Our Simple 2-Step Cleansing Routine

LUXE Botanics offers two botanically rich, purifying cleansers to ensure your skin is thoroughly cleansed—and remains as balanced and fresh as possible.

Step 1: On dry skin, massage the ultra-silky and velvety oil-based Marula Hydrating Pre Cleanser in circular motions to thoroughly remove dirt, excess oil, makeup, pollution and other impurities. Marula, jojoba and rosehip oils gently dissolve pore-clogging particulates and detoxify skin without disrupting the skin’s delicate natural lipid barrier. Rinse with comfortably warm water using either clean hands or a konjac sponge for extra-confident cleansing.

Your skin is now breathing easier and a lot more absorbable. It’s balanced, strong and hydrated.

Step 2: On still-damp skin, massage in Camu Brightening Cleanser, a lightweight cream cleanser that removes dirt, excess oil and other impurities to refresh and purify skin. High levels of vitamin C-rich Camu camu brightens and evens out skin tone while coconut oil, chamomile, cucumber and green tea work to calm and refine skin.

Your skin is now fully sparkling clean, ready to drink up your serums and moisturisers, and stronger and healthier for sleeptime rejuvenation!

Trust us — pre-cleansing before the cleansing will completely transform the way your skin looks and feels. Start today with one caveat: resist the temptation to touch your petal-soft face all day!

Naturally yours,

The LUXE Botanics Team