Published: November 30, 2024
While makeup can be a great way to give your skin a smooth, even, and radiant finish, it’s also important to understand how your makeup habits are affecting your skin. You may not realize it, but making just a small mistake with your makeup routine could leave you dealing with a number of skin concerns that even the most skilled makeup artists would struggle to hide.
How can you determine if your makeup routine is harming your skin? If you can relate to any of the following, it’s time to change your ways. The good news? CBGärdN is here to help.
You Sometimes Forget to Remove Your Makeup Before Going to Bed
Let’s skip ahead to the end of the day, after you’ve already been wearing makeup for hours. Why? Because neglecting to remove your makeup before heading to bed is one of the most detrimental things that you could do to your skin.
By the end of the day, it’s not just makeup that’ll be sitting on your skin’s surface. Those makeup products will be joined by oil, dead skin cells, dirt, pollutants, and other impurities. Once they all mix together, you’ll be left with clogged pores, dull-looking skin, and a rough skin texture. Plus, those impurities will also trigger free radical damage in the skin, accelerating the skin aging process.
Cleansing at the end of the day is crucial for everyone. However, it becomes even more so if you’ve been wearing makeup. Ideally, you should start with a makeup remover before following up with a gentle cleanser, like the CB Facial Cleanser from CBGärdN. Alternatively, give double cleansing a try. This is when you first cleanse with an oil-based cleanser before cleansing again with a water-based cleanser. Whichever method you choose, make sure that you never again go to bed with makeup on your face!
You Often Deal With Clogged Pores and Breakouts After Wearing Makeup
Have you noticed that your skin often feels bumpy, with breakouts becoming more prevalent, after you’ve been wearing makeup? If so, you’re not alone. This is an extremely common issue, one that’s caused by using makeup products that aren’t suitable for your skin type.
If your skin is prone to clogged pores and breakouts, then there’s a good chance that your skin type is oily or combination. Either way, if your makeup products are making things worse, then this means that they likely contain comedogenic ingredients. In other words, ingredients that are known for clogging up the pores.
The best way to prevent this is to seek out makeup products that are suitable for combination/oily skin. These will usually be lighter in texture and won’t be laden with oils.
Again, thoroughly cleansing your makeup away at the end of the day will help to counter the subsequent breakouts. Take things further by exfoliating too. An exfoliator, like the CB Microexfoliant Peel, will dive even further down, leaving your pores feeling clear at a deeper level.
Your Skin Turns Dry and Flaky After Applying Makeup
While people with oily skin can sometimes experience an increase in breakouts after wearing makeup, those with dry skin may notice that their skin becomes even drier and flakier. This can often happen while you’re wearing your makeup, which is always a nightmare!
Once again, this is a problem caused by using makeup that isn’t right for your skin type. If your skin type is dry, it won’t take much for your skin to start flaking. If your makeup contains ingredients that are drying your skin out even further, then it’s hardly surprising that it, along with your skin, is peeling off.
Fortunately, there are plenty of makeup products out there that have been designed with dry skin in mind. They’ll be richer formulas that contain moisturizing ingredients to help ensure that your skin remains soft and supple.
Another way to prevent excessive dryness while wearing makeup is to ensure that you properly prep your skin before applying any makeup. How? Keep reading…
You Don’t Prep Your Skin Before Applying Makeup
We’ve already talked about how important it is to cleanse your skin before applying makeup. However, that’s not all that you should be doing. Ideally, you should have a pre-makeup skincare routine that you can turn to on a regular basis – one that will enable you to give your skin the nutrients that it needs to keep it feeling healthy. This will also help to prevent your makeup products from having a negative impact on your skin.
So, other than cleansing, what does this prep work involve?
Once you’re done cleansing, a hydrating toner, like the CB Facial Toner, would be a good next step. Then, follow up with a serum. Pick a formula that will provide an additional layer of hydration while also improving your complexion’s luminosity. The CB Illuminating Vita C Serum does this well! Next, seal your skin with a moisturizer. Go with a lightweight, non-greasy formula that won’t interfere with your makeup application, just like the CB Rehydration Cream. This moisturizer is packed with ingredients that will give your skin a gorgeous glow!
Finally, you’ll need to apply some sun protection, which we’re about to discuss in more detail…
You Mix Your Foundation With Your Sunscreen
It shouldn’t need to be said that sunscreen is vital for keeping your skin looking and feeling healthy. After all, the sun causes everything from wrinkles to dark spots to skin cancer!
While that may be the case, people often struggle with combining sunscreen and makeup. Why? Because many sunscreens leave the skin feeling greasy. They can also give the skin a white tinge.
In an attempt to get around this, some choose to mix their sunscreen with their foundation before applying it to their skin. While this may give you a lighter and more natural finish, it’s a bad idea. Doing so will reduce the efficacy of your sunscreen by directly diluting it with other ingredients. This will mean that your skin will still be very susceptible to sun damage.
Instead of doing this, find yourself a lightweight SPF moisturizer, like the CB Multi-Active Moisturizer With SPF 30. This cream has a non-greasy texture that quickly sinks into the skin. It also pretty much primes the skin, meaning that you may not need to apply a primer over the top.
You Wear Makeup While Working Out
We’ve already mentioned how bad it is to go to bed with makeup on. However, working out while you’re wearing makeup is almost as harmful…
Why? Because when you exercise, your pore openings dilate to release sweat, along with any trapped dirt, oil, and other toxins. If your pore openings are covered over with a layer of makeup, all of those impurities will remain trapped in your skin. This will quickly result in clogged pores and inflammation. Plus, your skin will also struggle to regulate its oil levels. Over time, this can cause the skin to produce excess amounts of oil.
The solution to this is simple; cleanse your skin before working out. What happens if you need makeup to give you the confidence to step into the gym in the first place? Then, ideally, wear as little as possible and make sure that all of the products you choose are non-comedogenic. It will also be even more important for you to thoroughly wash your face once you’re done exercising.
You Don’t Regularly Wash Your Makeup Brushes
Even if you properly prep your skin before applying makeup, your makeup brushes will still be picking up sebum and dead skin cells each time they touch your face. Plus, they’ll also be holding onto residue from the makeup products you’ve used. The next time you use your brushes, that residue, oil, and dead skin will end up transferring back onto your face. Once there, they’ll cause clogged pores while also stimulating free radical damage.
This is why every beauty expert stresses the importance of keeping makeup brushes clean. While you don’t necessarily need to fully clean each brush after every use (unless you’re prone to sensitivities or acne breakouts), cleaning them once a week would still be a good habit to get into. Once a month, you should aim to spend a little more time on this process, giving your brushes a deep clean.
You Never Pay Attention to Expiration Dates
Although makeup products may not seem perishable, they are. Just like food and skincare, all makeup products have an expiration date, and this shouldn’t be ignored.
What happens if you use expired makeup products? In addition to clogged pores and breakouts, you may also find yourself dealing with infections in both your skin and your eyes. Expired makeup products also tend to be less effective than those that are in-date. This can affect how they sit on your skin or how long they last.
To keep your skin safe, make sure that you regularly sort through your makeup stash and toss any products that have recently expired.
You Share Makeup With Other People
While sharing beauty products with your friends may have been the norm when you were younger, this is another habit that can seriously harm your skin. It may not seem like a big deal but with each new person that uses a makeup product, new bacteria ends up infiltrating that product. When it’s your turn to use it again, that bacteria will spread onto your skin, potentially causing a wide range of problems.
Ideally, keep your makeup products to yourself and avoid borrowing makeup from other people. While you may have enjoyed sharing makeup in the past, this really isn’t doing your skin any favors.
Summary
When worn (and removed) in the correct way, makeup is relatively harmless and won’t cause any big problems to your skin. However, the same can’t be said if you’re making any of the above mistakes with your makeup routine. If you want to ensure that your skin looks and feels as healthy as possible, it’s time to change any bad makeup habits that you may have so that your skin is prioritized.
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