What do you use to wash your skin?

[Hex Goblinglow]

Soap or rather some other detergent like shower gel or washing lotion or cream cleanser? And what do you use to clean your face? Just curious because I'm looking for a new routine. Oh, please also mention your skin type. Thanks!

[wtchmel]

Hmmm, I only wash my face in the shower, and I don't use anything but Estee lauder scrub. I don't wear makeup though.

[LongRed]

I use oil of olay sometimes,
Mary Kay cleanser sometimes,
Body Shop Tea Tree facial foam
the other times....I'm a real facial
cleanser junkie!!!
My skin is normal/combination with
no acne and few wrinkles. I don't wear
makeup.

[memphisluvr]

Right now I'm using pink Camay soap for my body, and a mixture of about 60%CO (Castor Oil), 40% EVOO with a few drops of Lavender EO for scent for my face.

I'm loving the oil only BTW. My skin is quite nice and getting nicer. I do think my next mixture will use less CO. That stuff is hard to get off you face!

[Gaijin]

I use Dr. Bronners Liquid Soap in Peppermint for the body and Clearasil face wash, it doesn't dry out my skin. I like the pump bottle a lot better than the hard to squeeze tubes.

ETA: I have fairly sensitive skin that has dry patches, and gets oily in the t-zone.

[Dulci]

I alternate between Dr. Bronner's Peppermint soap and Johnson & Johnson's Head to Toe babywash. I wash my whole body, face included with either one of those two, but not every day. I mean I wash my face every day, but only soap up my body in the shower 1-2 times a week. The other days I take a hot bath (no soap).

My skin is oily.

[Hex Goblinglow]

Thanks everyone. My skin has some minor impurities but at the same time it can be slightly flaky/dry. I wonder if this is due to wrong treatment. I wash my face twice a day using shower gel or washing gel, but I think I'll try something different. I can't use oil because I wear contact lenses. But maybe I'll start washing just once a day...

[Snowymoon]

This may sound odd, but I have had no problems yet washing my face in the same conditioner I have used to CO my hair. . I wash 2 to 3 times a day, as I am oily usually, but I can get flaky around my nose. I tone with an ACV/water mix and use NG Herbal Lotion/Aveeno brightning lotion mix. Before that, I used Nutragena Pore Refining cleansing scrub and toner with the Aveeno skin brightning lotion. When this quits working, I will switch. .

[anixia]

I only wash my face once a day, at night, either in the shower or at the sink, whereever I happen to be. I use either Lavender Baby Moose (I think made by J&J) or a Foaming Milk Bath Cleanser for babies. Both are lightly foaming cleansers without being too drying and they have soothing ingredients, good smells and remove all my makeup, including mascara and eyeliner. I follow this up with a few drops of AHA 8% lotion and after it sits a bit, I take about a dime sized amount of unrefined Shea Butter rub it into an oil and smooth on my face. In the morning I just rinse with cool water and apply a sunscreen containing light lotion.

My skin rarely breaks out and since doing the AHA and Shea Butter it looks so baby smooth and most of the blackheads are gone.

Edited to add: My skin is pretty dry, but I get blackheads on my nose and if I breakout its on the jawline.

[Climber]

I use homemade soap on my body (and sometimes on my face)--it's a batch with lots of luscious oils in it (avocado, olive, etc.) and nothing artificial

My skin is normal to dry-ish, with occasional oily patches. On my face I use Burt's Bees Orange Facial Wash (or something like that--comes in a tube). I love Burt.

[rainee]

I use either Johnson & Johnson head to toe baby wash or suave kids cherry blast shampoo and conditioner in one (doesn't seem to break me out, and is kinda moisturizing). I use either st ives scrub or baking soda mixed with cleanser every few days; and a facial mask every 3rd day (when i wash my hair).

[Stephanie]

I'm currently using Cetaphil for oily skin (the foaming liquid, not the bar). I also am a huge fan of Johnson & Johnson's Head-to-Toe. I love the oil cleansing method, but I tend to use that just for deep cleansing now because I love foamies.

I'm dying to try a good, homemade goats milk soap, though.

Oh, skin type: Normal to oily (mostly normal - not too dry, not too oily). I am very prone to breakouts, though. I think that's a sensitivity to rough handling, though.

[Grey_Lady]

For body washing, I use whatever smells good. Except Lever 2000, which gives me a rash.

My face is a whole 'nother story. I have tried so many things on my face it's unbelieveable. Right now, I can only use two products that don't give me zits, blackheads or a rash. St. Ives Apricot scrub, and Queen Helene's Mint Julep Masque.

I've heard lots of people complain about the apricot scrub, saying the grit is too sharp and tears your skin or something. It makes my face happy, anyway. Smells kind of nasty, though.

[Madeleine]

I use NuSkin cream cleanser for dry skin. My skin is dry to normal (combination) and more or less sensitive. I cannot tolerate any soaps, no matter how well made or oily they are. Mild detergents do work, but on the face (and scalp for that matter) I prefer something that's even less stripping.

[Rain]

I use jojoba oil to wash my face twice a day. I used to use Dove in the shower but I recently switched back to Kiss My Face Olive Oil Soap. It's great for my skin but I'd stopped using it because of the mess it makes in the shower. I decided I'd rather have good skin than worry about the shower.

My skin is...normal/combination, I guess. My cheeks get a bit dry during the fall and winter. I occasionally get tiny breakouts in my t-zone. They're almost always small enough to totally hide under makeup. I am nearly 30 and don't have anything resembling a hint of a wrinkle.