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Soap or Facial Cleanser - What's the Difference?
August 10, 2010

If you really want to take care of the skin on your face, then the first thing you need to do is throw out that supermarket bought bar of soap. Dermalogica's Clean Bar is the perfect replacement for those who must use a soap bar, it is designed specifically for the face and won't dry your skin out.

But without a doubt, facial cleansers - especially cream facial cleansers - are vastly preferable to supermarket bar soap when it comes to washing the skin on your face. There are many Skin Products available for cleaning your face, and the number one rule is to steer clear of drying supermarket bar soaps.

Bar Soap Dries Out Your Skin-

One of the main reasons why you should use facial cleansers instead of bar soap is that bar soap is horribly drying to your skin. After using bar soap, you're bound to feel a "tightness" in the skin on your face. Although many love that feeling, this isn't a good thing - it is actually a sign that a lot of the moisture has been leeched right out of your skin. All of the anti aging products in the world can't do a whole lot against that kind of drying out effect.

Facial Cleansers Have Low pH-

Chemistry may be a boring topic to many of us, but it definitely comes in handy once in a while. In the case of facial cleansers, for instance, it is important to point out that they have very low pH. This means that they are more acidic, much like your skin - and that is good news for your skin. Bar soap has high pH, or is more alkaline, which can really wreak havoc on the skin on your face. Why subject your face to that kind of trauma?

Bar Soaps Are More Irritating-

Since the skin on your face is so incredibly delicate when compared with the skin around the rest of your body, it makes sense to use a cleanser that is gentle. Bar soaps are abrasive and contain high amounts of salt. That salt goes to work on the compounds in your skin, irritating it and causing all sorts of problems. When you use bar soap, you're likely to notice a lot more breakouts - that's your skin's way of telling you that it does not like it when you use bar soap.

Stick With Facial Cleansers-

Without a doubt, cream or gel facial cleansers are the best way to go when you want to take care of the skin on your face. They are usually available in several different varieties, too, allowing you to figure out a formula that is best for you and your Anti Aging Products regime. For instance, if your skin is oily, you can choose a facial cleanser that addresses that issue, such as Md Formulations Facial Cleanser with Glycolic. If you are prone to breakouts, you can use a facial cleanser with salicylic acid, like Dermalogica MediBac Clearing Skin Wash, which reduces them. All around, facial cleansers are much, much better than bar soap.

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