It’s a shame that taking off your makeup is never as fun as putting it on. We all spent lots of time perfecting our mascara and eyeliner but we also need to be perfecting how we remove makeup at the end of the day to avoid serious damage to your eyes and skin.
Here are just a few of the common mistakes that are made when removing makeup and how to fix your routine.
You’re Being Too Rough
Removing makeup should be done with a delicate swipe and not rubbing too hard on your very delicate eye area. The skin around your eyes is some of the thinnest on your entire body and it needs to be treated more carefully than the rest of your skin.
If you are pulling and tugging at the skin to remove makeup, you’re making eye wrinkles much worse and can be causing damage that you can’t reverse later. To make sure you’re avoiding wrinkles, don’t apply too much pressure to the area when removing makeup and don’t tug too hard at the skin. The right product will remove any makeup with only a little bit of effort.
You’re Not Washing Your Face After
We were shocked to learn that most Americans don’t follow up their eye makeup removal with a full face wash. This is so important for avoiding infection and keeping your skin as healthy as possible!
When you skip washing your face after using makeup remover, you’re leaving oil, dirt and even makeup on your face to fester into your pores. This can lead to more wrinkles, dull skin, sagging eyelids, and even irritation. To make sure you’re leaving nothing behind, use your Olive Oil Cleanser to gently remove anything your makeup remover left behind.
You’re Using The Wrong Ingredients
Makeup remover is far from natural and to be able to defeat even the most waterproof eye makeup, it is often packed with harsh chemicals and synthetic ingredients that can hurt your skin. Aside from the basic risk of irritation or inflammation from these ingredients, many of them are not approved by the FDA or have been cleared as safe to use in the USA.
When removing makeup, look for natural ingredients that work in synergy to gently and safely remove makeup without too much hard work. Olive oil is one of the best ingredients for this because it bonds to the oils in your makeup to completely remove makeup on the first wash and is completely natural. That’s why we made it the key ingredient in our Olive Oil Cleanser which has been proven to remove 99% of eye makeup!