{"id":13103,"date":"2013-09-05T08:30:01","date_gmt":"2013-09-05T00:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mywomenstuff.com\/?p=13103"},"modified":"2019-05-24T14:07:00","modified_gmt":"2019-05-24T06:07:00","slug":"use-face-cloth-cheap-effective-cleansing-better-skin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mywomenstuff.com\/2013\/09\/use-face-cloth-cheap-effective-cleansing-better-skin\/","title":{"rendered":"Tip: Use a Face Cloth for cheap, effective cleansing and brighter, clearer skin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"face<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

I wanted to share with you today a skincare tip that I have been trying out with increasing success. There’s no point sharing a beauty tip unless you have tried it for yourself and know that it works, you know \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is a very cheap tip and importantly, it is very effective!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The tip is thus :<\/strong> Use a face cloth when cleansing your face. It cleans your skin, gently exfoliates and leaves your skin looking cleaner, clearer and brighter. No more need for any fancy face washing gadget, yo! \ud83d\ude00<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

I take no credit for this tip. It is in fact, a tip I learned from the blogger and skincare guru (I don’t throw words like ‘guru’ around lightly, mind you!) Caroline Hirons<\/a>\u00a0who is a very strong advocate of using what she calls a ‘flannel’ which is essentially a face cloth, or wash cloth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ve been trying this out for almost a month, every day and it’s been so good, I couldn’t wait to share \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

I mostly decided to try using a face cloth, because I’m now using cleansing balms in the evening. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I started out with the Antipodes Grapeseed Butter Cleanser<\/a> and I like it so much, I’m thinking of trying another one soon. If you read my review on the Antipodes cleansing balm however, you may notice that I say it doesn’t clean off very well using a muslin cloth. I didn’t find it effective because a muslin cloth is quite light, and there just wasn’t enough “grip” for me to move it around my skin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, it all changed when I dug around my cupboard and found a square face towel and decided to try that. Changed my life! \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is a face cloth or face flannel?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A face cloth is basically a face towel or also known as a wash cloth. It is usually a square piece of absorbent terry cloth material with varying thickness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where do I buy face cloths?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Good question! I found mine while digging around my cupboards. You can buy them from most linen departments or even Ikea where they aren’t very pricey at all. Sometimes, they are sold as part of a set of fancy towels. Or better yet, locally, look in the baby department \ud83d\ude00 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most people will buy a set of absorbent handkerchiefs for their babies and these will work as well. Get one of the thicker ones. I’m nicking a few from my nephew HAHA!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are these face cloths expensive?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Nope! Well, ok mine were random non-matching pieces that I managed to scrounge up. I don’t know how I came to be in possession of them, but I somehow did. Sometimes you get them free as a GWP. I never knew what to do with these square face towels but now I do! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Otherwise, they aren’t very expensive to buy at all, just a few bucks each, or maybe a wee bit more for a better one. Some beauty stores like The Body Shop and Crabtree & Evelyn carry these too (I happen to own one from each – don’t ask how!) but I can’t imagine they are as cheap. For the record, I much prefer my generic white ones to the fancy ones \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How often do you change them?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Daily. I have one for each day of the week so I have a minimum of 7 pieces. I plan to pick up a few more because I change them daily, as you should. Moist cloths can harbour bacteria and you don’t end up spreading bacteria over your face. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Daily, after using, I rinse them out and hang them up to dry. When they’re dry, I toss them into the laundry basket. At the end of the week, or mid-week, depending on when I do my laundry, I launder them with the rest of my laundry and they’re good to go for the coming week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How often do you use them?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I use them once a day, in the evening. In the mornings, I use a lighter face wash but in the evenings, after the rigours of the day, I bring out the heavy artillery. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, I choose to use a face cloth then as part of my first step of cleansing, to remove my cleansing balm. If you don’t use a cleansing balm, I read you can also use a face cloth to remove your cleansing oil or cleansing milk or foaming cleanser. But it is used in the the first step of your cleansing. You are double cleansing right? \ud83d\ude1b<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Can you use a face cloth twice a day?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Erm… overkill methinks! You run the risk of over exfoliation. You could I suppose, if you had a lot of time in the mornings but I don’t double cleanse in the morning and I just think it too much. So, it’s just an evening routine for me. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"face<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

How do you use a face cloth to cleanse your face?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Here’s how I do it:-<\/p>\n\n\n\n