By Kate Sullivan, Allure
Makeup removing wipes are a lazy girl's best friend. Trust me, I'm superlazy: I once watched the Lifetime Movie Network for so many hours that the same movie about a deadly affair came on for a third time. But after giving my face a solid rubdown with my favorite towelettes (Pond's Exfoliating Renewal), I've often wondered if my face was really as clean as it would have been if I'd actually washed it. I asked dermatologist Ranella Hirsch for the real deal—and she came clean.
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Towelettes can be an effective way to clean your face. "Wipes get a bad rap," says Hirsch, a clinical assistant professor of dermatology at Boston University School of Medicine. "But it's not the wipes, it's the fact that nobody is using them properly. People just swipe superfast. You need to allow what's impregnated into the wipe to do its work." So how's that? Hirsch, who favors really damp, creamy wipes like those by Simple and Pond's, instructs wipers to close their eyes and let the cloth sit on top of them a moment. "Then gently rub it back and forth," she says. "It will do the job of taking the makeup off for you." But here's the surprise: When she's finished using a wipe, Hirsch still splashes her face with water. "It's never a bad idea," she says, though you can get away with skipping this part. "For the most part, everything used in moderation is fine."
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Towelettes can be an effective way to clean your face. "Wipes get a bad rap," says Hirsch, a clinical assistant professor of dermatology at Boston University School of Medicine. "But it's not the wipes, it's the fact that nobody is using them properly. People just swipe superfast. You need to allow what's impregnated into the wipe to do its work." So how's that? Hirsch, who favors really damp, creamy wipes like those by Simple and Pond's, instructs wipers to close their eyes and let the cloth sit on top of them a moment. "Then gently rub it back and forth," she says. "It will do the job of taking the makeup off for you." But here's the surprise: When she's finished using a wipe, Hirsch still splashes her face with water. "It's never a bad idea," she says, though you can get away with skipping this part. "For the most part, everything used in moderation is fine."
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