Opinions on cleansing astringents?

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Sydney H.

Sep 22, 2013

Sydney H.

Hey, so I'm really lazy.
I honestly hate washing my face with soap, so I just use astringent (alchohol based meant for acne prone skin) and I've been doing that for a couple months. Recently my skins gotten a lot worse (more acne more oily) is that because of the astringent or just natural? Do you guys know any good substitutes?

Dorothea S.

Sep 22, 2013

Dorothea S.

Astringent is very drying. It's alcohol. You need moisturize your skin afterwards and before that make sure you're cleansing your face. Astringents are generally meant for after you wash your face with a scrub or whatever because it gets into your pores better. If you're not moisturizing after the astringent your skin is becoming more oily (causing more acne) because it's making up for the lack of moisture in your skin.

Sydney H.

Sep 22, 2013

Sydney H.

Ok thanx so much definitely going to moisturize!

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