The best and cheapest facial cleansers, check out which one is right for you

There are some relatively good and affordable facial cleansers. Ladies, take a look and see which one is suitable for you. Don’t miss it if you pass by.

Affordable facial cleanser

Cleansing is such an important thing. A few days ago we talked about the first step - removing makeup. Review the full text☞How can you maintain good skin if you wear makeup every day?

After removing makeup, it’s time to wash your face. The culprits of many facial problems, such as blackheads and enlarged pores, are closely related to improper face washing. But now there are so many cleansing products on the market, how do you choose a cleansing product that suits you ?

Let's give some tips to the ladies today~

▎ Cleaning power

The first function of facial cleanser is definitely to cleanse . So first let’s look at it from the perspective of cleaning power.

The main ingredients of facial cleansers on the market are soap base and amino acid . They can be collectively referred to as surfactants. Proficient in wetting, adsorption, solubilization, emulsification and foaming. It is the core ingredient of facial cleanser and it also affects the acidity and alkalinity.

Generally speaking, soap-based facial cleansers have stronger cleaning power . Strong foaming ability, easy rinsing, convenient formula and low cost are factors that also make many cheap facial cleansers in supermarkets soap-based. However, because the cleansing power is too strong, it can easily damage the barrier on the skin surface, and it is also easy to feel a pulling sensation during use.

The higher the soap base content, the rougher the skin feels, and the more likely it is to experience tightness and dryness after washing . Long-term use can easily damage the stratum corneum and cause the loss of natural moisturizing factors, leading to thinning of the skin's stratum corneum and becoming sensitive skin.

If fatty acids and alkalis appear at the same time in the ingredient list and are relatively early in the list, they can generally be considered as soap bases.

In comparison, products containing amino acids are much gentler . The first thing on the ingredient list is surfactants such as fatty acids + amino acids + alkalis.

Although amino acids have weaker cleaning ability, they are non-drying, mild and non-irritating. These advantages have made amino acid surfactants very popular in recent years.

Since sebum and stratum corneum are important barriers to protect our skin, usually if you feel a rough feeling after washing your face, it means you have over-removed fat . Whether you have oily skin or dry skin, excessive removable fat will damage the skin.

So for now, gentle and non-irritating amino acid cleansers are more suitable for the daily cleansing needs of a wide range of people. However, amino acid products made with poor quality raw materials may cause as much damage to the skin as saponified products. So don’t let your eyes light up when you see amino acid ingredients.

Skin Type

Since everyone's skin type is different, the choice of cleansing products is also different.

For girls with oily or combination skin , you can choose a facial cleanser with a slightly stronger cleansing power and a little soap base , which can more easily remove oil stains.

For dry skin , it is more moisturizing. When cleansing your face, you also need a facial cleanser with moisturizing ingredients so that your face will not feel dry after washing.

It's very gentle for sensitive skin . Avoid damaging the skin's stratum corneum. It is safer for pregnant women to choose products specially made for pregnant women.

▎Efficacy

Facial cleansers have basic cleansing effects . For some exfoliation, blackhead removal, acne removal, etc., some facial cleansers with special functions are needed. Of course, blackheads that have already formed cannot be washed away by washing your face alone. Washing your face can only help prevent blackheads.

Most exfoliating facial cleansers have strong cleaning power. So it cannot be used every day, once or twice a week is enough to avoid excessive cleansing that damages the skin.

As for the facial cleansers on the market that claim to have functions such as oil control, whitening, and acne removal, I personally feel that their effects are very, very small, and most of them may even be counterproductive if used improperly.

Even if anti-acne and whitening ingredients are added, because the facial cleanser stays on the skin for only a few tens of seconds, these ingredients will be washed away before they are absorbed and will not be able to work. Well-formulated "oil-control and acne-removing" facial cleansers usually contain a small amount of salicylic acid, which can remove some dead skin cells, but prevention is also the main focus. Moreover, most of these facial cleansers are saponified formulas. Long-term use will damage the cuticle and easily aggravate acne.

In fact, for facial cleansers, nourishing ingredients, whitening ingredients, etc. are just icing on the cake after the previous cleansing effect , and cannot replace subsequent skin care! The most important thing a facial cleanser should do is to clean thoroughly without leaving your skin feeling tight or damaging . Keep this in mind and you won’t be fooled by exaggerated advertising slogans.