If Your Skin Feels Dry, It's Time to Rethink Your Cleansing Routine
With chilly mornings and evenings, it's starting to feel like winter is just around the corner.
As the season progresses, not only does the outside air turn cold and dry, but indoor humidity tends to drop too, thanks to heating.
Being surrounded by dry air all day makes this a tough season for skin.
Before you know it, your skin may lose some of its flexibility, or fine dry lines may appear around the eyes and mouth. If dryness progresses further, it can lead to flaking, eczema, and other skin troubles.
When you start to feel your skin drying out, the first thing worth revisiting is your everyday "cleansing" routine. This time, we'll talk about cleansing methods worth reconsidering during this dry-prone season.
Cleansing Mistakes Can Make Dryness Worse
Makeup products tend to contain a lot of oil-based ingredients, which water or a face wash alone can't fully remove.
If makeup isn't completely removed, it can oxidize on the skin's surface, leading to pigmentation and other skin troubles. Cleansing is essential for properly removing makeup.
A cleanser uses water, oil, and surfactants to lift and wash away makeup, allowing it to thoroughly remove buildup from the skin.
Cleansing properly every day to remove buildup is key to maintaining healthy skin.
That said, cleansing done the wrong way can end up washing away not just dirt, but the moisture and oils your skin actually needs.
Improper cleansing can actually make dryness worse. To avoid drying out your skin during cleansing, it's important to work quickly.
Spending more time than necessary on cleansing, in an effort to remove every last trace of buildup, can leave skin feeling tight and prone to dryness.
Oil-based cleansers containing a lot of surfactants are effective at removing buildup, but they can also strip away moisture more easily.
Especially during this dry-prone season, we recommend choosing a gentler cleansing option, like a milk cleanser.
KOTOSHINA's Cleanser: Thorough Cleansing That Protects Moisture
KOTOSHINA, the Kyoto-born organic skincare brand, offers a Cleansing Milk that thoroughly removes makeup and buildup while helping preserve your skin's moisture.
Ideal for Caring for Summer-Tired Skin: KOTOSHINA's Cream White
Thoroughly removes makeup buildup while leaving skin soft and smooth
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Cleansing Milk
¥4,950 (tax included)
Formulated with natural spa water from France, along with moisturizing ingredients like organic green tea and tea seed oil from Uji, Kyoto.
Sunflower seed oil and coconut oil help cleanse gently while protecting the skin's moisture.
It rinses off cleanly without leaving any greasy residue, thoroughly removing makeup and impurities while leaving skin feeling soft and moisturized.
Coconut oil helps soften hardened dead skin cells, making them easier to remove, so skin tone appears brighter after cleansing.
As a bonus, skincare items used afterward, like toner, absorb even better.
Give KOTOSHINA's Cleansing Milk a try — it thoroughly removes buildup while protecting the moisture your skin needs during the dry winter season.
You'll likely notice your skin feeling softer the more you use it.
