Washing your face shouldn’t be complicated, yet it’s somehow become a multi-step, multi-product, time-consuming ordeal. There are wipes to remove makeup (incompletely), oils and balms to melt waterproof mascara and long-wearing foundation, and micellar waters, foams, or gel cleansers to clear off the film left by the oils.
As everyone who’s ever had a mother knows, you want to remove your makeup before you go to bed because makeup can trap oils, pollution, and skin cells on the face. And that, as your mother told you, can cause breakouts. Also, you’re not a barbarian. What’s more, if you don’t remove all this gunk, your skin will be less likely to absorb the expensive, beneficial ingredients in your serums and creams.
