Can regular soap be used to wash your face?

Soap has many uses, and is generally used for bathing. It is best not to use soap to wash your face, because soap itself is specifically used for washing your face. Washing your face with soap may cause your skin to become sensitive and your skin quality to deteriorate. You can use a special facial soap to wash your face, so as not to hurt your skin too much. When choosing a facial soap, you must choose one that suits you. If it is not suitable for you, it will be a harm to you.

Some soaps also contain alkaline ingredients, which can damage the skin when used to wash the face. However, we can pay attention to the method of using soap to wash the face and remove dirt. We can choose to wash our face once every morning with soap. After removing the dirt, the alkalinity can be neutralized under the buffering effect of human skin.

After washing your face with soap, you will often feel your skin is dry. This is because when the soap removes dirt, it damages the sebum membrane secreted on the surface of the epidermis to resist external stimuli. Once the sebum loses the sebum membrane, it is equivalent to losing the protective layer, and our skin is also easily damaged.

However, this sebum film can be secreted again and will reappear after two hours. However, during this period we should immediately apply lotion to maintain moisture. During the cleansing process, we must wash off the soap on our face. The residual soap liquid can easily cause small wrinkles on our skin, some of which are even serious enough to cause skin cracking.

Generally speaking, it is more convenient and hygienic to wash your face with facial cleanser. After all, soap is used repeatedly, so it is inevitable that there will be bacteria. The facial cleanser is squeezed out directly without contaminating the unused facial cleanser. Whether it is facial cleanser or soap, if your face feels uncomfortable or reacts after use, you should stop using it. If you have an allergic reaction, you should go to a dermatologist for treatment.