Available in various shapes, sizes, colours, packing and frangrances soaps look as an appealing option to wash your face with.
But have you ever wondered if they are the right choice? Here is an insights on why soaps can harm your skin.
1. Soaps damage by extracting useful lipids from the cells of the skin.
3. Soaps hyper-hydrate the upper layer of skin and this damages the building block of skin i.e keratinocytes. There is also swelling of cells and collagen fibers .
4. Keratin protein develops secondary and tertiary change &there is an overall increase in trans Epidermal water loss.
All these effects result in decreased barriers function of skin and therefore irritates the skin.
Liquid face washes with appropriate pH of 5.5 are always a better option when it comes to washing your face. On one hand soap remove dirt and also takes of the essential lipid barrier from skin. On the other hand face wash will take of the dirt but will maintain healthy oils and the pH of skin. Therefor washing your face wash is advised as it will not harm the skin the way soaps do.
Washing face with face wash twice every day removes dirt. Pollutants , makeup ,oil & grime that builds up on the skin. In a nut shell bar soaps dries up, are abrasive & irritate the Skin. They must contain moisturizing ingredients to maintain skin health & barrier.
