Facial Cleansing

Is Your Facial Cleanser Doing More Harm Than Good?

Many facial cleansers are not gentle on the skin's protective moisture barrier. Once disrupted, it can take up to 8 hours for your skin to restore the damaged moisture barrier. For people with already compromised skin, that's 8 hours of dirt and bacteria attacking your already sensitive skin, and 8 hours of partial moisture loss.

Here's how regular cleansers work. Most skin cleansers are made up of ingredients that clean your skin called surfactants. The most common surfactants used in bar soaps and liquid cleansers are sodium-based which clean by disrupting the skin's natural moisture barrier.

Many companies add moisturizers to their bar soaps and liquid cleansers to combat the drying effect of sodium-based surfactants however, the damage may have already been done. Your skin may feel softer but it's still losing moisture - for up to 8 hours - until your skin's protective barrier is restored.

Spectro® cleansers don't contain irritating foaming ingredients, like sodium lauryl sulphate, that are harsh on your skin. They do not contain sodium-based ingredients which can aggravate your skin, and they also don't contain dyes or other irritating ingredients. Check the ingredients label before buying and using your cleanser! The Spectro family of skin cleansers provide gentle yet effective cleansing for all skin conditions and are ideal for sensitive and problem prone skin. In addition, they are also suitable for the delicate skin of babies and for all members of the family.

Here is a handy guide to common cleanser ingredients.

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