7 Makeup Removers You Have At Home And Didn't Know

Makeup is part of the daily beauty routine of most Brazilian women. Put on in the morning, remove before bedtime. Simple. To make things even simpler, cosmetic companies launch new make-up makeup products for different areas of the face and skin types every year.

But a recurring situation is the woman sleeping outside the home, not taking the makeup remover and trying to remove makeup with water and soap, which in addition to making the process difficult can damage the skin of the face. "Worse when using soap and water with the help of toilet paper in an attempt to remove eye pencil or mascara, damaging the skin and risking makeup into the eyes," warns dermatologist Alessandra Lombardi.

Another alternative that should not be considered is poor skin hygiene, wiping with wet wipes, or just facial soap, ultimately neglecting cleansing and toning or moisturizing the skin.

Another very condemned habit is sleeping makeup. ? The pores need to breathe, even with all the technology: mineral products; base with protector; bb cream, shouldn't your skin be? stuffy? for more than 12 hours. The ideal is not to sleep with any product on the face ?, advises the doctor.

The function of makeup remover goes beyond assisting in the removal of apparent makeup. According to Alessandra, a good product removes impurities that are not visible to the naked eye. It is essential to invest in a product that really cleanses the skin, these makeup remnants bring damage to the face, aggravate skin problems like acne. As important as wearing good quality makeup is knowing how to remove this makeup ?, warns.

7 choices of makeshift homemade makeup remover

Although not recommended by dermatologists, there are substances you have at home that can help you remove makeup in an extreme situation where you need to remove makeup a lot, but you are missing the specific product.

There are seven improvised solutions: olive oil, baby oil, moisturizer, almond oil milk, intimate soap, baby shampoo and conditioner. They can serve as a jigsaw puzzle at one time or another, but according to the expert, none of them really spoils the face like a professional product, developed after years of study and testing.

1. Olive oil: Soak a cotton swab in olive oil and rub it in the eye area. It will facilitate the removal of makeup by preventing dryness of your skin by sequential washings. Rinse with warm water and if there is still residue repeat the process.
2. Baby Oil: Like olive oil, because it is oily, the product helps in removing makeup, especially in the eye area. Apply with the help of a cotton and wash your face in sequence. For salon makeup artist and eyebrow designer Torriton Taunay Luci Caldas in a makeshift situation, baby oil would surely be the best option. • Products made for special baby skin are not abrasive and will not cause irritation. Oil as a base property has the power to remove all makeup, including waterproof products, Luci says.
3. Face / Body Moisturizer: Moisturizer applied with a piece of cotton can facilitate the removal of strong makeup from the eyes and eyelashes. As it does not have a make-up property, the face should be washed afterwards and the moisturizer cannot be used many times for this purpose.
4. Almond Oil Milk: This ingredient so used in cosmetics can be a great aid for removing makeup. Soak a cotton wool in the milk, drip almond oil drops and rinse all over your face and then rinse with warm water.
5. Intimate soap: The intimate soap has the pH more suitable for cleansing the skin of the face than ordinary soaps. While the common ones are alkaline, with a pH between 6 and 9, the intimates have an average pH 4.4. It cleanses the face without dehydrating the skin, but has no makeup-removing components, so it can be used along with one of the above ingredients to maximize cleansing potential.
6. Baby Shampoo: Johnson shampoos are widely used by women as a makeup remover. They have pH balanced, are free of soap and alcohol, and instead replace the facial soap with a light, neutral formula that does not burn in the eyes. But it is not a makeup remover in itself. Like intimate soap, even if used multiple times, baby shampoo does not remove makeup residue invisible to the naked eye. Therefore, it also acts only as an adjunct to the other ingredients indicated.
7. Conditioner: Makeup artist Luci Caldas points out that conditioners are also used a lot in fashion shows when there is a lot of makeup change.? In cases of improvisation, it is an excellent option ?, indicates.

It is noteworthy that none of these solutions should be used in place of the makeup remover. They assist in removing makeup in atypical situations where it is not possible to access a makeup remover, but are unable to cleanse the skin properly. If in doubt, consult a dermatologist.

Cotton test: find out if your makeup remover is really good

Want to know if a makeup remover is really good? Do the cotton test with tonic. After cleansing, washing and drying, apply a tonic on your face? preferably without alcohol? And if the cotton comes out clean, the product is good.

This test was popularized by the Cologne Milk advertisement in which cotton with the product removes impurities from an apparently clean face.

Although it works for deep skin cleansing, cologne is not recommended by dermatologists. Dr. Alessandra Lombardi disapproves of the use of alcohol products such as cologne and rose milk, even for those with oily skin. • Alcohol dries out the skin, which causes long term aging. In the short term, it attacks the skin, which in turn tries to compensate by producing more oiliness ?, exemplifies.

Beauty blogger Karen Bachini from? tested the cotton with the Johnson & Johnson baby shampoo. Check out the result:

3 Important Steps: Cleanse, Tone, Moisturize

To have really clean skin you need to follow the basic steps every day: remove all excess makeup with makeup, wash your face with mild soap to remove skin impurities, apply a tonic to balance skin pH and finally a specific face moisturizer.

According to Alessandra, this basic routine combined with proper nutrition are the great secrets of perfect skin. The doctor reminds you that each skin is a case and not always a product that fits your best friend will serve you, so it is important to visit your dermatologist before choosing soaps, creams and even sunscreen.

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