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Mon Oct 06, 2008 9:42 pm  |
I am just curious if a face cleanser (which only stays on your face for like a minute) can actually cause breakouts. What do you think?
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Mon Oct 06, 2008 10:38 pm |
I would say yes... but it might not be the cleanser itself.
Perhaps it is drying your skin out and thus you get excess oil production that could lead to breakouts
Or, perhaps it is not cleansing the face completely so pores are left with gunk or make-up in them and that could cause breakouts
But there are some ingredients I guess that could give you problems even if rinsed off. I cannot use creams etc with myristrate (please excuse spelling), famous for clogging pores. I bought a ROC sheet mask once and broke out from it. Upon investigating ingredients Myristrate was there - the mask was on for just 10 min or so and wiped/rinsed off, but still effected me. The same might apply if I used a cleanser with this ingredient.. I dunno, I am not game to try!  |
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SKIN: combination, reactive to climate changes and extremely fair. "Women complain about premenstrual syndrome, but I think of it as the only time of the month that I can be myself." --Roseanne |
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Tue Oct 07, 2008 5:39 am |
| Which cleanser broke you out? Was it a wash off cleanser? I think its very true that people don't cleanse their skin thoroughly enough and residue is left on the skin which can cause clogged pores and breakouts. |
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Tue Oct 07, 2008 10:25 am |
| Of course. You might be allergic to an ingredient or it might be comedogenic. Perhaps if you include the ingredients list, we can try to identify if it contains common allergens or irritants. |
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Tue Oct 07, 2008 2:36 pm |
Hey ladies!
A week or so ago I had a bit of a bad reaction (started of as small bumps but over the days they turned into pimples) to the multivitamin-biotin pills I was talking. I've been off them for a week and my skin has considerably cleared up since. I'm still getting some breakouts though. I don't think its the vitamins because its been almost two weeks and I've increased my water intake so they should be out of my system by now! I've been the Kate Somerville Detox Cleanser for the past 5 months. At the beginning I wasn't getting any breakouts at all so I don't know if my skin has gotten used to the cleanser and its not working as well anymore. After I wash my face I use Paula's choice 2% BHA then if needed I put Kate Somerville deep tissue repair on at night. I don't think its the BHA. I've been using that stuff for years. Here are the ingredients for the KS Detox Cleanser
aqua, sodium laureth sulfate, acrylates copolymer, glycerin, cocamidopropyl betaine, polysorbate 20, phytic acid, sodium hydroxide, sodium citrate, salicylic acid, butylene glycol, chlorphenesin, citrus reticulata (tangerine) peel oil, citric acid, disodium EDTA, melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) leaf oil, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, sodium PCA, sodium riboflavin phosphate, allantoin, panthenol, lactic acid, glycolic acid, aloe barbadensis leaf juice powder, cyanocobalamin, urea, limonene.
p.s. I have oily breakout prone skin. I've never had acne but those multivitamins I were taking definitely had an acne like effect, which totally freaked me out!
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Tue Oct 07, 2008 5:05 pm |
| Sodium Laureth Sulphate is very high on the ingredient list, second only to water. This can be vary irritating to the skin. There's a thread on the Forum somewhere which recommends using conditioner to wash hair, instead of shampoo (which contains SLS). The recommendation comes from a paper written by a university professor who specialises in skin conditions such as eczema - he concludes that SLS should not be used on skin that is prone to breakouts. So this might be something to consider. |
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Thu Mar 05, 2009 11:10 am |
| Keliu wrote: |
| Sodium Laureth Sulphate is very high on the ingredient list, second only to water. This can be vary irritating to the skin. |
Keliu is right, this ingredient is very irriating to some. A good cleanser to look into is PSF Green Tea Cleansing Milk. It is gentle, effective, inexpensive (for the size), and best of all leaves your face soft and clean. There are many threads on here about it, I highly recommend you check them out. |
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Thu Mar 05, 2009 11:26 am |
| i like decleor cleansing gel/foam/milk! they smell rreally goood too! |
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Thu Mar 05, 2009 11:53 am |
| I think that a cleanser that does not clean well can cause breakouts. But other then an allergic reaction that can look like a breakout, I dont think cleansers cause breakouts. |
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Thu Mar 05, 2009 11:55 am |
| GirlieGirl wrote: |
| I think that a cleanser that does not clean well can cause breakouts. But other then an allergic reaction that can look like a breakout, I dont think cleansers cause breakouts. |
I agree, if your cleanser is not cleaning your pore properly then it just sits in your pores and clogs them. You may want to look into the Clarisonic. Pricey but WELL worth the price. You can read reviews on here. I bought one and LOVE it. I rarely have break-outs. Pretty much when I forget to use it for a few days, but if I use it often I am break-out free. Not to mention it exfoliates your face well and helps smooth out fine lines. |
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Thu Mar 05, 2009 2:45 pm |
| Cleansers can absolutely break you out. My rule of thumb is to stay away from anything harsh. Whenever I sleep over at a girlfriend's house I break out if I use their cleanser (mostly drugstore). Kate Sommerville doesn't sound like it's great for sensitive skin from what I've heard and you should switch Multi-vits right away! |
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Sat Mar 28, 2009 7:56 pm |
I have used a few cleansers that have been an issue for me. I have a couple of allergies and did not realize that they could be in cleansers.
I decided to use Dr Bronner's baby mild castile liquid soap. I really like it. It does not dry out my skin, cleans it well (and makeup), and is quite inexpensive. I have rosacea and castile soap is highly recommended.
I am always nervous about chemicals that strip the skins oils. |
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Sat Mar 28, 2009 8:36 pm |
| if the cleanser is not strong enough. espacially for oilly skin. |
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Sun Mar 29, 2009 7:17 am |
I got some small inflamed red patches from Cellcosmet, maybe dermatitis?, and from Dr Hauschka something similar but more pimple like but I think their line promotes "purging" in the initial stages of use. In both cases it was in the same area just below the side of my mouth.
pieperd, can you say more about the castile soap and rosacea? I also have rosacea and had not heard that before. |
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Sun Mar 29, 2009 9:31 am |
| I get breakouts from cleansers and shampoos that have SLS's in them. I first realized it when I was getting lots of pimples on my scalp. Once I switched to a shampoo without SLS it cleared up. The same happened when I switched facial cleansers. |
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Sun Mar 29, 2009 1:43 pm |
| Sodium Laureth Sulphate is the problem for your breakout. You need watch out any cleanser which has this. |
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Mon Mar 30, 2009 3:04 pm |
| Uggg I'm out of my standard Merle Norman Luxiva so I've been using Solvere (a salycilic acid cleanser for a derm) I now have flaky dry patches. I can't stress the importance of a proper cleanser. For some people it's absolutel imperative. You might want to try the Luxiva in the pink squeeze bottle. It's probably the best I've ever had it makes such a huge difference for me. |
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Mon Mar 30, 2009 7:43 pm |
| A good cleaning product should be: do not take our water and the skin will not hurt the skin's sebum membrane |
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Tue Mar 31, 2009 6:33 am |
Hi You all, who says that SFS are bad in a cleanser. What do you use?
I'm looking for a cleanser that really clean all the mascara and foundation away too, I hate it when I apply the face water on a cotton pad and I still got foundation on it, after "cleaning". At the same time I don't want to dry out my skin or disturb the balance in the skin...Gentile but effective. Suggestions? |
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Tue Mar 31, 2009 10:53 am |
| I think it won't cause a breakouts because no matter how rich it is, it eventually will be wash out . |
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Tue Mar 31, 2009 10:54 am |
| Vanilj wrote: |
Hi You all, who says that SFS are bad in a cleanser. What do you use?
I'm looking for a cleanser that really clean all the mascara and foundation away too, I hate it when I apply the face water on a cotton pad and I still got foundation on it, after "cleaning". At the same time I don't want to dry out my skin or disturb the balance in the skin...Gentile but effective. Suggestions? |
I don't use foundation all the time because I hate having to cleanse it off. So I feel your pain. If I were using foundation, I would use a makeup remover first followed by gentle cleanser. Any cream cleanser out there should not have SLS in it. Foaming one probably does hence the foaming action. According to an esty, it strips your skin of its natural oil and causes dryness. |
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