Proper cleansing is an important strategy in protecting your skin and enhancing its appearance. Apply a gentle cleansing cream and wipe it off with tissue. To remove eye makeup, use cotton balls and a hypoallergenic eye makeup remover solution. Occasionally, use a washcloth to remove dead cells. When bathing, never use hot water or strong soap.
Frequent bathing has the tendency to dry out the skin.
Use a moisturizer. Moisturizers are designed to replace natural skin oils that normally form a barrier to prevent water evaporation from the skin. If you have oily skin, you probably don't need a moisturizer. If you have dry skin, combination skin, or even a normal skin, you will need to use a moisturizer after washing your face and before applying makeup. Moisturizers are especially beneficial if the humidity is low, as happens when cold weather and central heating create dry environmental conditions, and if excessive bathing strips away too much of your natural sebum, creating dry, cracked skin.