Ways of removing make up - milk, cream, make up wipes, liquids, baby wipes, home remedies!

In the past I have used both cream cleansers, make up remover wipes and baby wipes to try and do the job of taking off my make-up. I thought I'd do a little review/explanation of each method as well as others, and recommend which is the best for which people :-) Hope you enjoy!


Cream Cleansers
Cream cleansers gently remove make up, and they're often good at removing eye make up, particularly mascara. However be careful because sometimes they can sting when they get in your eye! All cream cleanser can sting, even sensitive ones, and it's kind of difficult not to get them in your eye when you're trying to remove make up at the very edges of your eyelids! Apart from that they're fairly easy to use. However you must remember to buy cottonwool pads as well. In theory, cream cleansers will cost more because of the extra 'equipment' needed, but some cottonwool pads aren't too expensive. Some cream cleansers can also be quite expensive. They don't drip as much as cleansing milks and liquids will, but they still can so just be careful. Some can smell quite nice too! Cream cleansers are good because you can use as much as you want, rather than however much moisture is in the wipe you pulled out. You can get ones that are sensitive for your skin too.


Cleansing  Milk
The main thing about 'milks' is that they can drip easily. However, like cream cleansers, they can also smell really nice (such as the Garnier milk that smells of roses, pictured left). Again some can be a little pricey, but your skin can benefit from the softening qualities that most cleansing milks tend to possess. They're kinder to skin than clear liquids (e.g. special eye make up removers). Again you will need cotton wool to use this.
















Make up remover wipes

 You do not need to spend more on cotton wool in order to use these - yay! However just because a product is labelled as a 'face wipe', it doesn't mean it is actually designed to remove make up, rather that it just cleanses the skin. There is a bit of difference, and a specific 'make up wipe' will be able to tackle make up such as mascara. However, I'm yet to find a make up wipe which actually removes waterproof mascara easily. I often end up having to use my fingernails like 'pincers' in order to remove it, but please don't do that yourself as you risk pulling out a couple of eyelashes (believe me I know!) Some make up wipes are ridiculously expensive (with some not being far off the £5.00 mark), and you usually only get 25 wipes. What a rip-off! However they are specialised at removing make up, or should be anyway, so at least you know they should be relatively nice on your skin, compared to other general wipes.


Liquids

Liquids are the ones that are at risk of dripping the most. But they're usually clear so at least too much damage should not get done, however all cleansers are at risk of discolouring a fabric, for example. But if you are careful you shouldn't have any problems. Liquids are more often found to be specialised for the eye area, such as this 'Tesco sensitive eye make up remover' pictured opposite. They're not as common as general make up removers. However Garnier do have a '3 in 1 make up dissolver' which has 2 separated liquids in a bottle that you have to shake up to use. It's for sensitive skin and apparently removes waterproof make up! If it's not too expensive or on offer one day, I want to try it. I really want to see if it really works, plus it'd be fun to shake the bottle up!


Baby wipes



This is the method I've been using for the past few months. And I've even been using these particular wipes that you see to the left of the screen. A while ago I was getting fed up with how expensive make up wipes can actually be, and I'd heard that some people use baby wipes, so I thought I'd try them. These 'Johnson' wipes were on offer at the time, for only £1! You get 64 wipes in this particular pack, and for me that was a no-brainer. The wipes are huge as well, and sometimes if I'm only wearing a small bit of make up or just want to cleanse my make up free face, I rip a wipe in half and put the other half back in the pack to use another time. I picked these because the packet says: "As mild as pure water to skin and eyes". Anything that suggests something is skin friendly is good enough for me. These are indeed good at removing make up, but just be careful (as with any wipe I suppose) as when I need to removed eyeliner and mascara (they're okay at removing waterproof mascara), I sometimes find that the skin on the eye area feels ever so slightly sore from the continuous rubbing, particularly when I put my fingernail behind the wipe to get the precise lash line cleaning done! (That's a tip btw, that I might discuss more in another post). Overall, you get a lot more babywipes for your money (in any pack) than you do in a pack of make up wipes. So these are better value. Just make sure you get ones that clearly state somewhere (like on the front of these) that they're mild/face friendly, and/or they won't cause irritation. Some baby wipe fabrics can actually irritate the face, as in the actual material they're made from, so just be careful at that too. These pictured aren't too bad at all. Just don't scrub away too heavily as with anything!


Home remedies

• Olive oil & baby oil = Some people use these individually or together (together you get the caring properties of the baby oil along with the cleaning properties of the olive oil). They're particularly good at removing eye make up, and this is usually just what they're used for. They won't contain too many nasty chemicals, however I wouldn't recommend this if you have oily skin, or you don't want to increase the possibility of getting spots, as you'll only be putting more oil on your skin using this method!
• Natural unflavoured yoghurt = Using a cotton wool ball, this apparently is a good face make up remover. Not for eyes though!
• Baby shampoos = can remove mascara that is difficult to take off.

...and there you have it! My comprehensive overview of different methods of removing make up. Why not decide which one is best for you. 

See ya soon xxx