Soap verses Cleansers!
Not all soaps are the same and not all cleansers either. However understanding how these work needs a little bit of science.
On a scale from 1 to 14, a neutral pH is 7, pure water is said to be neutral, with a pH close to 7.0 at 25 °C (77 °F). The skin’s normal pH level is between a 4 and a 5 (acidic). The majority of soaps are made from lye or potassium hydroxide: alkaline ingredients that can reach in the opposite direction, all the way up to 14 on the pH scale.
Using soaps that are high in alkalinity take skin from an acidic state to an alkaline state and strip natural lipids from our skin. This accounts for the tight, pulled feeling you may have experienced after cleansing with soap. While you may interpret this feeling as “cleanliness,” it is actually your skin suffering from a loss of lipids!
Cleansers
Cleansers work by emulsifying dirt and oils that collect on our skin. While this step is critical to skin health, the use of soap-based cleansers can irritate the skin’s protective barrier and raise the skin’s pH level.
Every Dermalogica Cleanser is soap free, and pH-balanced to protect the skin’s natural moisture barrier. It’s the ultimate start to your healthy skin regimen.
Soap-free Dermalogica Cleansers lift impurities, address skin issues and prep skin for treatment.
Thorough cleansing is the most critical step in both a successful professional treatment and at-home regimen. Because it is so important, Wendy O’Hare Skin Care prescribe the Dermalogica Double Cleanse, the two-part cleansing routine that begins with PreCleanse and finishes with your prescribed Dermalogica Cleanser.
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Thank you for reading.
Wendy x
Source: Dermalogica/Wendy O’Hare