Everyone knows that makeup clogs pores and doesn’t allow your skin to breath. However, removing makeup that you have applied neatly on your skin is quite tricky. Most foundations, blushes, mascaras, liners and eye shadows are quite stubborn and do not come out easily. Rubbing harder will not help as you will end up chafing your skin.

Removing make-up – Do it in a correct manner…

1. Be gentle with your skin

Use only a gentle cleanser on your face and slap on some toner immediately after washing it. A makeup remover also helps to wipe off the cosmetics you have applied. Pick a top quality make up remover that scours your skin gently without over drying it. Some good ones are Estee Lauder Take It Away Total Makeup Remover and L’Oreal Skin Genesis Pore Minimizing Gel Cleanser.

2. Use the right products

People with oily or combination skin should try foaming cleansers. Milk or lotion based cleansers are a good choice for normal or dry skin. Cream based cleansers can remove make up in a jiffy. Avoid using scrubs or peels to remove make up. You can also purchase wipes for makeup removal like Korres wipes, EveryDayMinerals cleansing wipes or the Olay daily facials express for sensitive skin available in aloe and vitamin E.

3. Eye and lip make up

The skin on your eyes is very delicate as it is ten times thinner than facial skin. Hence, purchasing a good quality and gentle eye makeup remover is a must. You can also clean eye makeup with a moist cotton ball. To remove a lip color, just dab some petroleum jelly on your lips and then blob out the lipstick with a tissue. Neutrogena Ultra-Soft eye makeup remover pads are simply great. Clinique Take The Day Off Makeup Remover is a product formulated for the eye lids, lashes and lips. While, the Rimmel London Gentle Eye Make Up Remover can sweep your eyes clean in a single go without drying them out.

4. Home based treatments

This is a good way to avoid splurging cash on makeup products. Just try steaming your face. It opens up pores, loosens makeup applied and makes cleaning your face a lot easier. After steaming, just wipe off your face with a damp cotton swab, thin muslin or microfiber cloth. Then, wash your face with cool water to close the pores. Lastly, apply a light moisturizer to hydrate the skin.

5. Wipe off with oils

Oils also come in handy while removing make up. You can use baby oil, olive oil or even almond oil. Douse a cotton ball, tissue or thin muslin cloth in any of these oils. Then, gently massage your face or eyes with it. You must try the Shu Uemura Skin Purifier High Performance Cleansing Oil.

If you want healthy and good looking skin then removing your makeup is a must do. Make sure that you are gentle on your skin and use only good quality products to remove make up.

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Kate is a blogger by profession. She is fond of reading, writing and shopping. She is also a big Fashion freak. These days she is busy doing a research on fitness formulas for her blog.