In the last 2-3 years I had a maximum of 2, 3 nights in which I slept with makeup on, and those were exceptional circumstances. To be honest, I regret them, considering how I felt when I woke up. The face skin is really important for me, I try to keep it away from solar, dehydration, cigars, bacteria or any other thing that would age it.
Not cleansing you make-up definitely ages the skin by not letting it breathe, it submits it to irritations and much more. I give you 5 reasons not to overlook this ritual anymore which doesn’t really last more than 5 minutes:
1. For the eyes and eyelids. The skin around the eyes is 100 times more thin and sensible compared to the rest of the body. We apply makeup to it which is mostly made out of chemical substances. It should not be there, at least during sleep time, it about your health. Also, mascara, we could lose considerable hair threads from the eyelids if we leave them full of mascara overnight.
2. The skin ages each day, in especially during night time. For this reason it would be best to let it breath, to get enough oxygen and have a natural maturation process.
3. You will look very bad the next morning. Well, that is if you don’t want to wake up in the mirror and come across a little zombie…
4. It eliminates the chemical substances from the skin. Cosmetics also have chemical substances in their composition, which in large quantities or used abusively could affect the skin’s PH. We all know that we can’t live without them during the day, but at least at night we can do something about them.
5. Bacteria, bacteria everywhere! During the day we come into contact with diverse bacteria which impregnates into our skin. When I look at them cotton pads after I use them and I see them loaded, I find it horrible. How would it be to sleep with all that’s on those cotton pads impregnated on my face? Where I could add the pillow, the pillow case, where I leave some more microbes and so on.
Regarding the products, I can honestly tell you that I started using, after many years in which I kept hearing of it, Doina milk. I tried lots and lots of products. From Lancome, Biotherm, Chanel, Dior la Vichy, Yves Roche, Garnier or what I would find in the supermarket. Eh, my face looks now the best, with milk that costs 7 lei and a natural cream with marigold and other plants that I keep in the fridge.
Simona Preda 
