Removing makeup is important even though you just want to doze off when you come home. The makeup and dead skin cells may clog the pores and form a callus.

Before and After Make-up: How to Prep Your Skin and How to Clean It Off

Make-up application and removal is simply hygiene maintenance, evening out the skin for make-up and doing that one extra step to remove it all.

Before And After Make-Up: How To Prep Your Skin And How To Clean It Off

Overview

The internet contains a diverse plethora of multi-step regimens for make-up prep and its consequent removal. But good quality make-up-related skincare doesn&rsquo;t have to be taxing on the wallet. And it certainly shouldn&rsquo;t include creating mnemonics for the sequence of all the products you need to apply.

Good quality make-up-related <a href="https://merisehat.pk/article/how-to-layer-skincare">skincare </a>is simple. And it&rsquo;s not so different from simply staying hygienic. In this article, the author will explain how to prepare your skin for flawless make-up application and then how to take it off.&nbsp; 
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Before and After Make-up

There are five steps to make-up preparation: cleanse, exfoliate, tone, moisturize, and prime:

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	<li>Cleanse: This cleans the top or outermost layer of the skin, removes dead skin cells, and kills off harmful bacteria.&nbsp;</li>
	<li>Exfoliate: This cleans out the pores, further removes any leftover dead skin, and erases excess oil.</li>
	<li>Tone: This is a final attempt to clean up any dirt or harmful bacteria that&rsquo;s left over. It also closes the pores which open up during exfoliation (this delays aging in the long term).&nbsp;</li>
	<li>Moisturize: Since the three-step cleaning tends to strip the skin of essential oil, a moisturizer restores oil levels to optimum.&nbsp;</li>
	<li>Prime: This is the only step that&rsquo;s relevant only to make-up and allows for smooth application by creating an even texture throughout the face and neck (the primer creates a top layer that covers any uneven pores)</li>
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So, the first four steps of make-up prep are actually just basic skincare and hygiene maintenance. Only the last step is associated strictly with make-up application. 
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With make-up removal, the roles are reversed; here, only the first step is relevant strictly to make-up while the rest are exactly the same: remove, cleanse, exfoliate, tone, moisturize.&nbsp;

There is a vast variety of make-up removers in local and international markets and finding the right one for your skin type requires a bit of trial and error. However, you&rsquo;d want to purchase an eye make-up remover separately due to the difference in skin texture and the presence of eye lashes in the area. 
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Bottom Line

The best way to remove make-up is to use the product with a cotton swab. This is because cotton swabs are more absorptive than paper towels and will remove more quantities of your make-up faster. You can gently run the swab in outward motions along your face while using the nose as a center point; this will ensure that the motions along your skin are in the same direction as the blood streams underneath and will prevent unnecessary muscular tension.&nbsp;

This author recommends using coconut oil as a make-up remover; it is a natural bactericide, hydrates and is extremely gentle on the skin, stimulates collagen production, evens out the skin tone, reduces inflammation, and provides antioxidants. In fact, coconut oil can also be applied in small quantities as a moisturizer or as a base for exfoliation. This is because it makes it easier to remove dead skin and dirt from the pores.&nbsp;

In conclusion, make-up prep and removal is one and the same except that in the former, it requires a topical layer whereas the latter requires removing that layer and what&rsquo;s beyond it.&nbsp;

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