Practical For Cleaning The Face, It Turns Out That Makeup Cleaning Wipes Have A Myriad Of Dangers

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JAKARTA - Come home from work, tired, want to lie down immediately, but have to remove makeup first! Makeup cleansing wipes are usually used as a quick step to remove makeup. Facial cleansing wipes are practical and don't take much time. However, you should abandon the use of this facial cleanser. Why? Because there is a danger of makeup cleaning wipes.

It can be hard to leave these handy makeup remover wipes out of your daily skincare routine. Its compact form is even travel-friendly. But believe me, facial cleansing wipes are not good for the skin or the environment.

Makes Skin Irritation

Have you ever thought about why makeup remover wipes still smell nice and wet without bacterial contamination? Yup, that's because it contains fragrances and preservatives. As we know, both are chemicals that are harmful to the health of the skin and body. These ingredients, including surfactants and emulsifiers, can increase the risk of inflammation and other skin problems if not followed up with other cleansers.

Makes Wrinkles

Which areas need extra scrubbing when removing makeup? Mascara? Foundations? Remember, rubbing your face too hard while cleaning with makeup remover wipes can scratch your skin. Worse, can accelerate the appearance of wrinkles and hyperpigmentation. Of course this is not what you would expect from using facial cleansing wipes.

Cause Breakout

It is a big mistake to remove makeup only with facial cleansing wipes. Wipes do not completely remove makeup and dirt on the face. Instead, tissue can leave chemical residues on the skin. This remaining makeup and dirt can clog pores. This leads to breakouts and the appearance of acne.

Polluting the environment

Makeup remover wipes are disposable. It's dirty, throw it away. Dangers of other makeup cleaning wipes. Wipes are usually made of polyester, polypropylene, cotton, wood pulp, or rayon fiber which takes 100 years to destroy a single sheet of tissue and only become environmental pollutant waste. How many cleaning wipes have you thrown away so far?