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Will washing your skin with cleanser and warm/hot water dry out your skin more than using cold with cleanser?or would cleanser already strip oils away
8 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
Totally depends...: ...on which cleanser you are using more than the water temperature. You have to really do your research while in the skin care aisle of the store, but there are gentle cleansers for oily but sensitive skin, as well as the "big gun" strong stuff that will really aggressively strip your skin of oils. But those can be countered by /supplemented with gentle astringent & non-comedogenic moisturizer.
Answered 4/24/2016
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No: If you have dry skin, apply a ceramide cream immediately after washing. If you have acne a dermatologist will help you.
Answered 11/30/2014
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Use: warm water with your cleanser as it opens up pores to cleanse better. I would then rinse with cold water to close the pores. Best of luck!
Answered 4/24/2016
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