For washing face, is no soap better than all-natural soap? page 2

[avocadogirl]

Sounds pretty good compared to a lot of stuff to me. Whether plain water would be better is an interesting question. I don't know, and don't know if anyone's got any hard evidence on that -- I doubt it. I can't see it would do a lot of harm, but maybe not every day?

You can check personal care products in EWG's Cosmetics Database:

Skin Deep® Cosmetics Database | Environmental Working Group

This is a great resource. They also have an annual review of sunscreens that is invaluable.

I also like oils for cleansing and moisturizing. Plain olive oil can be used to cleanse, and coconut oil is a good moisturizer. Another good oil is jojoba. It's chemically the closest to the oil your skin naturally produces: sebum.

[Kristy2078]

I like to use witchhazel to rinse my face with (and sometimes my arms after work--I just get pimples like crazy on the backs of my arms for some reasono and washing with witch hazel helps a lot).

[noodletoy]

since i stopped using facial cleansers, my skin has improved dramatically.

face cloth, water, steam.

depends on your water though.