The importance of washing your face is not always obvious when you are dead tired. We know the feeling… You get home late; you’ve been running around all day and the first thing you want to do is collapse from exhaustion and just fall asleep. Taking your make-up off may be the last thing you want to do. We all know it and have probably done it. Although it may not seem like a big deal, we want to tell you that it actually is and of course, why.
Naturally, when you sleep with makeup on, your pores get clogged. Throughout the day, makeup deposits pollutants and other bacteria on the skin, and if not washed off, dirt and bacteria can build up in the pores. This can lead to enlarged pores, dried out skin and painful pimples. Not to mention the fact that any moisturiser you apply won’t work its magic.
If you want to have a glowing complexion, you should definitely not wash your face. One of the key factors in glowing skin is exfoliation, but if there is a layer of make-up on top of it, the skin’s ability to exfoliate naturally is severely compromised. On average, we excrete 50 million skin cells every day. When there is a layer of make-up on the skin, it is unable to shed these dead skin cells. This can lead to a noticeably grey, dull, lacklustre complexion.
If you’re still not convinced of the importance of washing your face, this next fact will surely make you reach for the toner. Sleeping in your makeup not only clogs your pores, but it can also aggravate inflammatory skin conditions like rosacea and eczema, and even lead to infections like sties or conjunctivitis. After all, the eyes are the perfect petri dish for bacteria and dirt, and the longer eye make-up is left on, the higher the risk of infection.
Moral of the story: Wash your face!
