An Ignoble Experiment: [Parent Hacks] 1 new post in Parent Hacks

2011/11/16

[Parent Hacks] 1 new post in Parent Hacks

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Baby wipes as face cleansing cloths

As one who owns a total of maybe three skin care products, I appreciate Erin's hack:

I know that baby wipes have been extolled on this site as being able to clean any surface in addition to squirmy little ones. But I recently started using baby wipes to remove my makeup. I have pretty sensitive skin, but due to hormonal acne breakouts (good times!) I've added it to my routine. I've found baby wipes make an excellent makeup remover that doesn't irritate my skin, I don't have to wash off and I already have plenty of.

For those of us scrabbling with basic grooming and self-care, this is a simple, practical way to treat yourself nicely at the end of the day.

I know nothing about the beauty product industry, but I have ALWAYS questioned the need for millions of specialized facial and body cleansers (among other things). If there's a good reason why using baby wipes on one's face is a problem, I'd love to hear about it in the comments.