A client in Dallas told me she only uses bar soap on her face

She came in for a facial last month and her skin was really tight and flaky. I asked about her routine, and she said she washes with a basic bar of soap twice a day because it gets her 'squeaky clean.' I explained how that strips the skin's natural oils, but she was firm that her way worked fine for her. Has anyone else had a client stick to a method you know is hurting their skin?

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noah32613d ago

My aunt in Phoenix did the same thing with that pink soap from the drugstore. Her face looked like a dried-up riverbed, all cracked and red. She swore it was the only thing that cut through her makeup after work. I finally got her to try a gentle cleanser by buying it for her as a gift. She admitted after a week that her skin didn't feel like it was screaming anymore. Why do people think that painful tight feeling means clean?

paige_harris12d ago

My mom used that same pink soap for twenty years and called it her holy grail. I finally got her to switch by showing her my own routine, which never leaves my skin tight. @noah326 your story about your aunt is so familiar. It took me forever to unlearn that squeaky clean feeling meant I'd stripped my skin raw. Now I know if my face feels tight after washing, I've actually done more harm than good. It's a hard habit to break because that feeling is so linked to the idea of being really clean.