Don’t Use Soap On Your Face
Cleansing is the cornerstone of an effective skin care regimen. It is important for the long term health of your skin as it reduces bacteria, keeps pore ducts open and exfoliates surface skin cells. If waste is allowed to accumulate it can block the pores, thus blocking the secretion of the glands from coming to the top of the skin.
These secretions provide the skin with the weapons it needs to combat infections, toxic agents, etc. Cleansing stimulates the circulation, which improves the blood supply to the skin and nourishes it.
The best way to cleanse your face is the gentlest way; use a rinse off facial cleanser and forget about soap - its pH is too high. Cleansing also gives a healthy glow to the surface of the skin. A high pH soap will dry the skin and diminish its life expectancy.
The skin’s surface is mildly acidic, having a pH of around 5. Most soaps have a pH of well over 7, some as high as 10. Soaps with a high pH will not only dry the skin, but also eliminate its acid mantle (protective coating on the skin’s surface).
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July 29th, 2008 at 5:01 pm
But the Clinique Little Soap is a soap too.It seems very good.
July 29th, 2008 at 9:34 pm
Thanks for the information. I do heard of comments saying not to use too much soap on the skin as it make the skin dry. I didnt know the pH of skin is 5. I’m using the Neostrata cleanser of pH 5.4, so I guess its a good choice, hehe.
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July 29th, 2008 at 9:39 pm
I’ve also came across other comments that soap makes the skin dry. Now I know that the pH of skin is 5, and glad the cleanser I’m using has the same pH too.
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