How to Remove Makeup

While many women prefer to skip this important part of their daily skin-care regime, removing your makeup before you go to bed is important to keep your skin clean and healthy-looking, let your skin “breathe” while you sleep, and prevent mascara smudges and foundation stains from making their way onto your pillow.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Towel and wash cloth
• Moisturizer
• Cotton balls and Q-tips, as needed
• Eye makeup remover
• Facial cleanser

1. Pull bangs and long hair back with a headband, clips or a ponytail holder.

2. Remove your eye makeup first using a suitable eye makeup remover.

3. Apply the remover to your wash cloth or a cotton ball, and gently wipe over your eyes, making sure to get the eye lashes, eye lids, brow line and area underneath the eyes.

4. Use a Q-tip to remove any traces of makeup you were unable to reach (particularly eye liner).

5. Rinse with warm water.

6. Apply your facial cleanser to your wash cloth or directly onto your face and neck, and massage in a circular motion until your entire facial and neck areas are covered in a nice, foamy lather. Make sure to avoid the eye area.

7. Leave the cleanser on your face and neck for several minutes to let it work its “magic.”

8. Rinse your face and neck with warm water and pat dry with a towel.

9. Apply a light layer of facial moisturizer to your face and neck before you head to bed.

Tips & Warnings

• Try using baby oil or baby shampoo with a cotton ball or Q-tip to remove waterproof mascara. Rinse with warm water.
• After removing makeup, exfoliate your skin with a facial exfoliator or exfoliation scrub and a facial loofah or sponge twice a week.
• Don’t use your facial cleanser to remove your eye makeup. This could irritate the eye area.
• Avoid using eye makeup remover to remove the rest of your makeup. This may cause breakouts.
• Don’t use regular soap to wash your face or remove makeup. Soap is generally too harsh and abrasive for facial cleansing.

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