A staple of Korean skincare is the concept of double cleansing. Or using two separate cleansing products on your skin. This makes up the first two steps of the Korean skincare routine and it's celebrated throughout the culture of Korean skincare. But why should you use double cleansing, and how is it effective?
What is Double Cleansing?
Double cleansing is a Korean skincare method used to completely clean skin to make it clear and get you one step closer to coveted glassy skin. Like the name suggests it’s a two-step washing process, and the first is using an oil-based cleanser.
The second step is to be using a water-based cleanser. Using two stages with different products that do different things deep cleans your skin to ensure that any harmful impurities have been removed while setting your skin up to get the most out of the next products you nourish it with.
How Does Double Cleansing Work?
- Step 1- Oil Cleanser
This first step in the K-beauty routine is crucial if you have any oil-based impurities on your skin. This includes makeup, sebum, SPF, or pollutants. It must be an oil-based cleanser because oil and water don't mix. Using a water-based cleanser will repel the oily impurities, moving them around your skin but not removing them. Using an oil-based cleanser first removes those impurities because they can mix with the cleanser before being whisked away.
- Step 2- Water Cleanser
Since water and oil repel, the water-based cleanser is needed to remove water-based debris like sweat and dirt. Just rubbing with cotton pads or a cleaning cloth won’t do enough. Going at it with a water cleaner prevents breakouts and smooths away impurities.
Benefits of Double Cleansing
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Using specific cleansing products geared toward the stage of cleaning your face will ensure it gets thoroughly clean. K-beauty uses science to create the skin you want and leverages our understanding of how oil and water interact through double cleansing to ensure everything is cleaned from your skin.
Fewer Breakouts
Ensuring we remove all the impurities from your skin keeps your skin clean and happy. This means fewer breakouts from contaminants working their way into your pores and less time worrying about black or whiteheads.
Greater Absorption of Products
Thoroughly cleaning your skin of all impurities, oil and water-based, leaves your skin completely clean and clear for whatever the next thing you'll put on it.
In addition, for those who are treating conditions or using products to try to reach a skin ideal (such as brighter skin, clearer skin, fewer wrinkles, or blemish and redness reduction), fully cleaning all the dirt and grit off your skin will ensure that the products you use go on your skin instead of on a layer of dirt and oil. This will make the product work better and last longer.
Double Cleansing in Korean Skincare
Using the double cleansing technique in Korean skincare is an excellent way to prevent breakouts, heighten the look and feel of your skin, and expertly prep your skin for other skincare products and makeup. There's a reason the double cleansing technique is what kicks off the iconic Korean skincare routine. For more hints and tips on how to get the skin you want with K-beauty, visit our website.