Make Up Remover – Necessity or Splurge?

Do we really need make up remover or can ordinary soap and water work just as well? What's the best way to take off makeup? It really depends on your skin type, the make up you use, and the way you generally treat your skin. Do you take time with your skin daily and treat it delicately?

These two factors are very important when it comes to skin care! To clean your face, I don't recommend buying make up removers. There are two 'staple' products, that when combined, work very effectively but are inexpensive. It doesn't have to cost a lot to remove makeup from your face. Who knew that clean skin could be so easy and cheap?

You really

don't need

make up remover

cloths

either!

The manufacturers of boxed cloths want you to believe that you DO need them, but that’s just not true. (Don't you believe it Rose!)

You can remove makeup effectively without facial cloths. I've been using two products to clean my face for years. Together they work great! If you’re on a budget like I am and have to pick and choose which products you buy for yourself, then check out these ideas to find out why they work so great.

Makeup Remover Tips

#1) Use Puff's Plus Kleenex to help you remove eye makeup. Not only do they work great, they're much more affordable than an eye make up remover! The aloe in the Puff's Plus helps keep the integrity of the wet kleenex. No falling apart on you unless you handle it really roughly!

You can also use baby wipes. (Buy the unscented kind so the smell won't overwhelm you!) To save money, use generic brands and buy them in bundles so you save even more. Either one is perfectly fine to use and works great!

#2 To remove makeup and clean the rest of your face and neck, I recommend that you use the same bar soap I use by Neutrogena. It works great and will last you a lot longer than any liquid soap you can buy. Your face will feel smooth, soft, clean and fresh!!

Of course, because I have oily skin, I sometimes just use the antibacterial hand soap that I have by the sink. It removes oils, kills bacteria on your skin, and cleans well. So what if it's not not labeled a 'makeup remover soap'. If it cleans well, use it! I remember when I was growing up, that many times my mom would just use bar soap to wash her hair. She had short, virgin hair so she could get away with it! She just used what she had on hand sometimes and made do. I learned that from her and it's more sensible to sometimes just use what you have on hand!

Beyond these two 'staple' products, there are two more products you might want to have nearby. They are also inexpensive to buy. You really don't have to buy a make up remover, unless you've been conditioned to using it.

#3) Use baby oil or Vaseline to remove any waterproof make up like mascara.

Waterproof makeup can be a bit harder to remove.

To use baby oil simply apply a small amount to a wash cloth or a cotton ball. With your eyes closed, gently rub the baby oil over your eyelids and lashes. Follow up with a moist wash cloth or a Puff's Plus tissue and then a soapy warm water wash.

Baby oil is cheap to buy, will last a long time, and is gentle on your skin. They make a creamy baby oil too, which works extremely well. It's gentle on your skin, and won't irritate your eyes. (It is made for babies ya know.)

To use Vaseline, simply warm up a small amount in your fingertips, and apply it to your eyes. Then very gently wipe it off with a Puffs Plus Kleenex. Voila! Bing Bang Gone!

You can also use cold cream products to remove makeup. They are a bit messy but work very well! It's so great to have so many inexpensive choices besides those pricey removers for your makeup.

Remember, when you clean makeup off around your delicate eyes, be sure to wipe it off from the outer corner down underneath your eye to the inner corner. Never go the opposite direction as you'll cause wrinkles!

#4 After you remove your makeup, you should tone your skin.

Toners help remove the rest of the dirt or makeup that you might miss with ordinary soap and water.

Toners not only help clean your face but they also help shrink pores, deep clean pores, promote regeneration of new skin cells, and help maintain the natural PH balance of your skin.

Toners do not discriminate! It matters not whether you buy a cheap or expensive brand.

A toner is a toner is a toner!

You don't choose one brand rubbing alcohol over the other do you? They all work about the same. Right?

So do toners! There is one thing you will have to consider when you use them, so please read this referring page for more info.

Do we really need a make up remover? I don't think we do! If you can learn to spend less on the products that really aren't that important, you can learn how to save money! You will have more money for things you really do want, (like makeup and clothes) if you just cut back when and where you can!

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