I know that removing makeup is boring and can feel like such a core sometimes, especially when you’re exhausted. When you come home after a long, tiring day at work or a night out, or you spent the evening studying for an important exam, the only thing you want to do is just go to bed straight away. We know how important it is to remove our makeup and wash our faces but we just tell ourselves we can always do that in the morning. After all, what difference can a few hours make? A lot, actually.
1. Removing dirt and makeup will avoid blemishes and breakouts
Doesn’t matter how tired you are, washing your face at night is not something you can skip. Leaving makeup on your face at night can clog your pores and cause breakouts. And dealing with pimples is never fun, and it is even more irritating when you think you could have avoided it by taking off your makeup at night (trust me, I’ve been there). But don’t think that you can avoid washing your face at night if you don’t wear makeup. Whenever we touch our faces with our hands, even though we do so unintentionally, we could transfer bacteria and dirt on it that will still cause problems if not properly removed before going to sleep.
2. When your skin is clean, it better absorbs skincare products
Our skin repairs itself at night so it is important we take care of it even when we sleep by applying a good moisturizer that will keep it hydrated overnight (the one you applied in the morning has completely evaporated by now) and any other skincare product of our choice to target any concerns we may have (like anti-aging creams and serums or AHA/BHA exfoliators for example). But before using these products, we need to wash our skin to improve their efficacy. When applied on clean skin, in fact, skincare products penetrate better and more deeply into the skin, performing better overall. After spending money on retinol or anti-acne treatments, you wouldn’t want to somewhat compromise their efficacy but applying them on a dirty canvas, would you?
3. Washing your face at night helps to prevent acne
If you have acne or your skin is prone to this condition, or you just get breakouts often, then washing your face at night will help. We have already seen how makeup clogs our pores causing blemishes if not properly removed but that’s not all. Our skin at night produces oil, which can get trapped into the pores. And the acne-causing bacteria thrives on this oil. Washing our faces will help keeping the pores clean, thus reducing the ability of bacteria to flourish and inflame our skin.
Do you wash your face at night?
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I picked up some cleansing/makeup remover disposable towelettes at, of all places, Staples, the other day. For those not in the know, Staples is an office supply store. But they had the wipes for $1 for 25 wipes. Very good deal and they’re awesome, so I’ve been using them at night. I think I’ll go get a couple more packs.
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Trisha, that’s a great deal, I would stock up on them! They are a quick way to remove all makeup at night when we’re tired.
I have to wash off my face completely every night. If I don’t, not only do I feel guilty, I can’t go to sleep knowing I still have gunk on my face, lol. I do agree on point #2. Skin care products absorb so much better on a clean face!
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Dee, I’m the same. I can’t sleep thinking of all the stuff that’s on my face and what it could do to my skin. I feel much better when everything’s off and skincare products works better on a clean canvas anyway.
I agree! I definitely can’t go to sleep without washing my face and removing my makeup. I just feel so much better afterwards
I didn’t know the thing about skincare absorbing better on a clean face, that’s good to know!
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Makeup Morsels, I’m the same. I could never sleep knowing my face is so dirty! And it helps with skincare products too which is great too.
Taking off makeup before bed is pretty much my only beauty rule. I don’t care how late it is, how tired you are, or even how drunk you are, take off your dang makeup before you hit the hay!
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Tammy, well said! I couldn’t agree more!
I can’t stress enough how important it is to remove your makeup before going to bed! Excellent post Gio!
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Stavroula, thanks and I so agree! Makeup removal at night is essential and so good for our skin.
Wow, great info. Thank God I am doing atleast one thing right.
I wash my face daily before going to bed.
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Shruti, that’s great!
and thanks. 
I experience exactly same thing at the end of the day. I am so tired to get up from my bed if I have forgotten to wash my face. Sometimes I just think let it be. I know it is a bad habit but at that time I don’t get the will power to get up and go to the washbasin.
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LatestGirls, I so know how you feel! I used to be like that when I was younger too but my skin feels so much better when I remove everything before going to bed. If you’re tired at the end of the day, you can just wash your face and apply moisturizer as soon as you get home in the evening. Doing in at 7/8pm is better than not at all.