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When applying skincare products, does the way you apply them matter?
I’ve been wondering about this for a while. Say, for a toner product, it says to apply with a cotton pad or sheet… Does it matter if you just apply it with your fingers like a lotion?
For exfoliators, it usually says to scrub in a circular motion, and for some creams it says to “apply in gentle, upward strokes” and etc. Does the way you apply skincare products matter?
Think of toner as a cleaner. – You could apply windex to a mirror without the paper towel… but it would mostly just be smearing things around. You need the cotton to actually sweep the gunk away. Thats why the cotton is tinted grey/brown when it is used.
Exfoliators, the circles are to keep you moving GENTLY and not overscrubbing the same spot.
Creams, the upward strokes may be a hogwash. It comes from the idea that you should never “drag your skin down” because it will cause it to be droopy. In theory… if you really pulled hard, and did it everyday for 20 years I guess that would be true… but I dont think most people do that – so I think the risk is minimal.
DO follow dirrections about how close you can put things to your eyes, especially with harsh ingredients – those can damage delicate eye tissue. Otherwise I would consider the dirrections on the bottle to be a hint, not a command.
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