The best way to clean your face - professional tips per skin type

The first and most important step of any skincare routine: cleansing your face. This removes make-up, waste and dead skin cells, leaving your skin radiant again. Cleaning your face well also ensures that the rest of your care products are better absorbed. An essential part of you natural face care So!

The more often you clean your face, the better?

You would think so, and this idea is of course happily encouraged by cosmetic brands. But did you know that cleaning your face twice a day with a cleanser is often not necessary at all? In fact, it can damage your skin's natural protective layer, causing it to become unbalanced. View professional tips below that suit the condition of your face and clean your face like a pro!

NB: These tips also apply to men's skin. View more information in our category facial care men.

Cleansing the face: tips per skin type

Don't know which facial cleansing tips apply to you? Also read: what skin type do I have?k? We treat the different skin types (dry, oily en sensitive skin), but also how best to wash your face when you suffer from skin problems such as acne. Do you suffer from eczema? Also read our tips for treating eczema on the face.

Your skin condition may change, for example due to hormone fluctuations or weather influences. Feel free to adjust your facial cleansing accordingly.

DRY SKIN: use oil to cleanse your face

Although the Oil Cleansing Method (OCM) is suitable for all skin types, this method of natural facial cleansing is perfect for the dry skin. To do this, massage a few drops of oil on your face. Take a few minutes to gently massage the oil, focusing on the areas where dirt accumulates, such as around your nose. Then wet a (muslin) cloth with warm water and wring it out well. Place it on your face and let the heat do its work. Wipe the oil off your face and you will be surprised how clean and soft your skin feels!

Why does the oil cleanser method for facial cleansing work? Very simple: oil dissolves oil. This makes it act as a magnet for make-up residue, bacteria and dead skin cells. A natural facial oil is also suitable for cleaning your eye makeup, even when you use waterproof products.

Extra cleansing of dry facial skin
For a deeper facial cleansing or to remove flakes, you can use a mild one up to once a week fruit acid peeling to use. Our fruit acid mask LingonBerry Bright contains fruit enzymes from papaya (papain) and pineapple (bromelain). Vitamin C has also been added as a powder. In this form it keeps all the ingredients in the mask active before you use it. This is particularly important for vitamin C because it quickly loses its effectiveness and strength after contact with water.

Cleaning dry skin tip: Use an oil-based one natural cleanser. Avoid drying (and unnecessary) substances such as sulphates or alcohol. These can disrupt your natural 'barrier lipid layer'. Lipids can be compared to the cement of the building blocks of your skin and are the first defense against drying factors. Be careful with scrubbing gloves or strong exfoliating products, as this will aggravate one dry skin face.

OILY SKIN: bring your sebum back into balance

People with a fat skin people often think that it is necessary to remove their shiny layer by scrubbing it regularly. Unfortunately, most cleansers for oily skin are far too strong. This not only removes oiliness, but also your natural protective layer. The skin then produces more sebum, which makes your skin even oilier. And before you know it you are in a vicious circle of washing and increasingly oily skin. Therefore, always use a mild facial cleanser so that the natural skin balance has the opportunity to restore. Your facial skin gets an extra deep cleansing with an exfoliating agent natural face mask.

Cleaning skin with acne
Do you suffer from acne? Then cleaning your face is extra important because clogged pores cause annoying pimples and pimples. Tea tree and activated charcoal are perfect ingredients for cleaning acne skin and are therefore part of the best acne products. When used regularly, they give the same professional results as in the salon!

Cleaning tip for oily skin: rinse oily skin with cold water. This is not only refreshing, it helps shrink pores and regulate sebum production. Exactly what you want for oily skin.

SENSITIVE SKIN: choose mild and nourishing products

For cleaning the sensitive skin it is best to use mild ingredients. Preferably do this with products that contain unprocessed organic substances and are rich in antioxidants and restorative fatty acids. Wash with lukewarm water and ensure as little friction as possible on the skin. Gently pat your face dry with a soft towel. Do this immediately after cleaning.

It is best to clean your sensitive face only in the evening
Do not cleanse your skin in the morning with a cleanser, but use a mild one toner for your face. Why? At night, a protective layer is formed on the skin's surface that protects your face from irritation. Excessive cleansing can therefore make the skin unnecessarily sensitive and therefore you are more likely to develop problems such as: clown eczema. Spray an organic one moisturizing facial spray on your face, neck and décolleté and wipe off with a cotton ball or muslin cloth. Then apply your favorite cream or serum and end your routine with a facial oil suitable for sensitive skin.

Cleaning tip for sensitive skin: honey is a perfect ingredient for dry skin, such as in Honey Milk luxury facial cleanser. This facial soap does not dry out the skin and leaves behind valuable nutrients. Also read: is your washing face with soap good or bad?

Are you looking for the right facial cleansing that suits you? skincare routines? In our webshop you can easily filter by skin type or skin problem and find the products for the best natural cleaning of your face!