Removing sunscreen is as important as applying it or else it can trigger multiple skin issues. Yes, not removing sunscreen can make your skin feel greasy and block pores resulting in acne, blackheads, and whiteheads. Therefore, it is necessary to remove sunscreen from your skin before going to bed.
Why Should You Remove Sunscreen?
We use sunscreen to protect our skin from UV damage, sun damage, sunburns, tan, and dullness. Applying sunscreen every day is a must to keep our skin from harm. Sunscreens are generally of thicker formulation compared to all the products we use in our daily skincare, which is why it is always the last step.
Throughout the day, we are exposed to innumerable amounts of dirt, debris, and pollution that accumulate on our faces. If we do not cleanse our face and remove the thick layer of sunscreen, all that dirt gets trapped in our skin which leads to clogged pores and eventually acne. It triggers many skin allergies and harmful reactions.
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Ways To Remove Sunscreen From Your Skin
Removing sunscreen is cleansing your face and removing all the dirt that has accumulated on top of your SPF during the entire day. You may cleanse your face in one way or the other:
- Face Wash
The most commonly used method of cleansing is with a face wash. A gentle formulation with mild exfoliating ingredients gets rid of the layer of sunscreen along with all the dirt, pollution, and impurities from the skin. Probably the easiest and fuss-free method of cleansing is face wash. Remember to take a generous amount of your face wash and gently lather it all over your face. Massage your face in an upward motion for thirty seconds and rinse with water thoroughly. Voila! You get clean and dirt-free skin.Check Out: Skin Q’s Ph-balanced Daily Glow Cleanser for all skin types. This Dermatologist-formulated soap-free cleanser comes with built-in potent ingredients of Niacinamide, Glycerine, and Evening Primrose Oil. It has been clinically proven to deep cleanse the skin and remove surface oil and dirt without damaging the skin barrier.
- Oil Cleanser
Most water-resistant sunscreens are oil-soluble. Hence, you can’t get them off with only water. Even the physical sunscreen creams are oil-based which is why you cannot just wash them off. This is where oil or oil-based cleansers come to the rescue. You can pick any oil-based cleanser or oil like regular coconut oil, sweet almond oil, jojoba oil, or olive oil that suits your skin to remove sunscreen. However, this method should ideally be opted by dry and normal skin types. Oily skin types might find this method too greasy and it might even clog their pores. - Remove with micellar water
One of the gentlest and quickest ways of cleansing your face is using micellar water. Probably, one of the best inventions in the skincare world, micellar water gets rid of sunscreen, dirt, and debris with just a cotton swipe all over the face. This light cleanser contains primarily two ingredients—water and surfactants or emulsifiers. Besides cleansing, micellar water also helps to manage excess sebum, opens up your skin pores, and works as a toner and moisturizer.
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So, it’s not just applying sunscreen but removing it is equally important. If you do neither then it’s time to take your skin seriously. Nobody said taking care of skin would be easy. But it isn’t tough either!
