The 2 types of micellar waters available on the market today are marketed as ‘natural’ and ‘clean’ but the truth is that neither of them are these things. They have been ‘green washed’ by expert marketers who are luring consumers in with unsubstantiated and falsified claims.

 

1. The first type of Micellar Water is sold by companies that push that they are organic, natural, clean and green. This type of micellar water contains synthetic surfactants and are basically relabelled as a foaming cleanser.

 

2. The second type of Micellar Water is sold by the multi-national brands who use petrol-chemical derived glycols (Hexylene/Ethylene/Propylene).  These  chemicals are able to remove oil based makeup, but are soluble in water. Glycols were created for industrial purposes and have found their way into cosmetics. To understand this better, Car Coolant is produced from Glycols and do you really want to be putting that on your face?

 

So effectively micellar water ‘strips’ the makeup from your skin. It does this it dissolves the natural oils that form your skins 1st line of defence, its barrier/microbiome. If we continually disrupt the delicate ‘eco system’ that is your skins microbiome, the gradual breakdown can lead to redness, dryness, acne, accelerated ageing.  

 

Plus the big on is can cause your skin to be reactive to products that were fine in the past, rritations and TEWL.  All which can  leave your skin more vulnerable to UV light and the thing we get told the most is that you will have ‘sensitive skin’! You don’t have sensitive skin, it has just been desensitised from what you have been unwittingly or wittingly doing to it!

 

Our favourite way for you to take off your makeup is with a gentle cleansing cloth and warm water, then double cleanse with a skin loving cleanser! Not only will your skin thank you for it, it will save you money on purchasing Micellar Water!

 

So the hope this explains what is micellar water & why you shouldn’t use it!   wWe say save your money and most importantly your skin!