Wipe away the week for well under $10; here is the simple, streamline, travel-friendly and budget-savvy way to get cleaner skin in one fell swoop.
On the hop? Running around? Gotta Go? Join the club. When your daily world becomes a whirlwind as soon as that alarm clock arcs up, it’s increasingly difficult to prioritize your skin.
But don’t be fooled. Consistent cleansing is no folly; it’s an epidermal essential. And there is a way to make it fit into every day – often twice!
Cleansing Wipes are hygienically packaged sheets that have been infused with cleansing agents – and sometimes hydrating or active ingredients too. These imbedded ingredients eliminate the need for a separate cleanser and cloth, downsizing two steps into one simple one.
Cleansing Wipes can wipe away makeup and grit and grime. But you will need to use more than one wipe each time to ensure that you are not just recycling all that dirt back into the skin.
To do so, use one wipe to clean one side of your face, starting at the middle forehead and sweeping outwards. Then repeat across the cheeks and chin. Ditch this wipe now. However if your face is particularly sweaty, dirty or you wear a lot of coverage, you can repeat this action with a new wipe.
Once completed, repeat identically on the other, leaving just eye makeup and lip colour. Use one separate wipe on each eye – as this is a breeding ground for bacteria so you don’t want to transfer anything from on eye to the other- sweeping pigment from the lid outwards always removing any under eye makeup or mascara with inwards strokes and pats.
Use a new wipe or towelette for lips and a final clean one to sweep over the entire face removing any traces left.
Too easy, right? Well they are also stupidly cost-effective ensuring cleansing is affordable and achievable anywhere, anytime.
Emma-Charlotte’s Top Ten Under $10
Kosmea Facial Wipes, $9.95 are eco-friendly, rosehip oil soaked makeup removers from one of my all-time favourite skincare brands. These little guys never let you down, leaving skin clear and hydrated.
Palmers Cocoa Butter Formula Gentle Facial Cleansing Wipes, $6.99, feature a light scent of white lily and contain antioxidants to soothe skin.
Simple Spotless Quick Fix Cleansing Wipes, $6.99, remove makeup and impurities on all skin types – from delicate teen complexions through to older, ageing skins.
Balance 6 in 1 Cleansing Facial Wipes, $5.99, help to cleanse, tone and remove make up, with an aloe vera, vitamin E and chamomile blend.
Biore Make-up Removing Wipes, $8.99 lock onto dirt and make-up including waterproof mascara and lift it away without leaving a greasy residue.
Neutrogena Rapid Clear Deep Cleansing wipes, $7.99 contains Microclear technology to clear pores and reveal visible clarity of complexion daily and long-term.
QV Face Cleansing Wipes, $7.15, are strong enough to remove waterproof make-up, yet gentle enough for sensitive skin as they are lanolin, fragrance and soap free.
Swisspers Facial Cleansing Wipes, $6 contain active moisturizing ingredients to cleanse the skin without drying, leaving it supple and refreshed. They are pH balanced, alcohol-free and dermatologically approved.
NIVEA Visage Gentle Facial Cleansing Wipes, $7.50 are soft fleece wipes soaked with a mild cleansing emulsion to remove the smallest traces of make-up and impurities
L’Oréal Paris Age Perfect Cleansing Wipes, $7.95 are biodegradable cleansing wipes made from 100 per cent organic fibres offering an instant anti-fatigue and fortifying action to prevent the skin from drying.
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