How Japanese women use cleansing milk

Ever owned a bottle of cleansing milk but never really known the difference between the milk and a normal cleanser?

Cleansing milk is generally a gentler, milder product to use on your skin, and you normally use it with water, a flannel or damp muslin.

Cleansers are usually thicker, more emulsified and used on cotton wool on dry skin.

Both are used exclusively of each other – you use one or the other. However, a method used by Japanese women uses both – and promises extremely efficient results.

Double cleansing: this is the Japanese technique used to thoroughly cleanse the skin. First of all, you use your cleansing milk and then wash your face with your regular cleanser to feel squeaky clean. this method ensures your skin is free of all the grime, makeup and dirt that collects on the skin.

According to the WiseShe.com, there are other uses for cleansing milk.

Use it as a massage cream:
I often tend use a  cleansing milk as a massage cream when my skin feels dull and then wipe it with a cotton pad and rinse off. Want to include a toner in your regimen? Toner works it’s best when it follows a mild cleanser and not a harsh chemical loaded cleanser. As foaming cleansers are already harsh on the skin and using a toner after that can do your skin more harm than good specially if you have dry/ sensitive skin type. Use cleansing milk in place of your regular cleanser and follow it up with a good toner to get the best results.

Not a fan of oil based makeup removers? Your cleansing milk will work good. Massage the cleansing milk gently on your skin focusing more on the areas like cheeks/ eyelids and lips. Though it cannot match the way oil works on the water proof makeup but you can go for the double cleansing technique to ensure you get rid of all the makeup and dirt.

It works really well for DIY manicure as well, all you need is to take a generous amount of cleansing milk on your palm and rub it on your hands doing one after the other or both together when you’re in hurry, putting a little pressure on knuckles/nails and then Wipe it off with a tissue or a cotton pad and rinse with plain water. Voila! you have clean, soft and beautiful hands and nails