Dr. Shereene Idris
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How are you supposed to wash your face?
So...
I recommend using a cleanser at night for the most part, right?
This is a general rule.
And ideally just using water in the morning.
Once you've gotten the day off at the end of the day and you've put on your moisturizer and you go to sleep in the morning, do you really need to use a cleanser to get all of the extra gunk off?
Probably not.
And just having water run on your face is going to be enough.
I mean, again, I said it's a general rule of thumb.
I don't know.
But here's the thing.
I can do it with water.
But even going through menopause, right?
Yeah.
Your skin is in a more dehydrated state.
It is?
Yes.
And so you're losing that ability to hold onto hydration.
And that's why you feel a little creepier.
If you're compounding on top of that, over stripping your skin,