I have been given two gifts.
I was given a Norwex body cloth and a Norwex makeup removal cloth. Supposedly, between the two of them soap becomes irrelevant.
How can you feel clean without soap? How do you get that smell off? What about oily skin? Am I going to break out (more than I already do)? This sounds like a TERRIBLE IDEA!
Terrible or not, my curiosity has gotten the better of me. I started with my face. I used the makeup removal cloth first but just for washing. I had friends tell me how "amazing" this thing was but how can fabric and water remove mascara without just smearing it around? Sounds dumb. I have oily skin and often have a zit or two hanging around and I read that the microfiber on the makeup removal cloth can actually pick up oil and debris off of the face. It is true. I have not used soap on my face for 2 weeks and I have no more zits than usual, in fact I may even have a bit less acne now. It cleans off the oils and the dirt amazingly. As for makeup removal and mascara, the creator of raccoon eyes everywhere, I was floored. Not kidding, floored!
Over the years, I have perfected a makeup routine that stays on oily skin. No budging, no smearing, nothing. I have also become a connoisseur of eye makeup removal products. NONE can hold a candle to my makeup removal cloth! It didn't smear around the mascara with oil, it didn't irritate my eyes, I didn't have to scrub, and it left NOTHING behind. Crazy. I am sold beyond belief. I will never buy another makeup removal product for the rest of my life. This fact alone amazes me. One thing is, you cannot expect that your Norwex face cloth will never get stained. Let's be realistic here. Mascara and eyeliner will leave their mark behind. I used a dab of Norwex dish soap (which doesn't have any fillers) and most of the black came out.
I have not used soap on the rest of my body either, with the exception of my armpits. (I haven't switched over to the Norwex crystal deodorant yet and won't until I finish my Costco stock. I'd rather not waste what I have already paid for. I wasn't sure if I wanted to get nasty deodorant stuck in my microfiber, so I use a little bar soap to wash off the pit stick.) So, in a tub with plain old water, I used the Norwex Body Cloth by itself to clean me. Not sure if it worked or not, I gave the cloth a bit of a hand wash in the tub to see if anything came out. I was disgusted when I saw the edges of the water in the tub were starting to turn brown. The dirt, oil, and dead skin that came off of me was sticking to the soap scum on the tub! I couldn't believe how much came off of me without soap, and I felt clean. There was no film left over, no false scent, just me. Squeaky clean. I am actually looking forward to the day that I run out of deodorant! No need for soap! Love It! Enough texture to exfoliate, gentle enough to use on my face as well.
As for the brown ring around the tub, an Enviro cloth with the same tub water cleaned that off and took the soap scum with it. Gone forever and good riddance.
Keep us the great blog, Kim!
ReplyDeleteWow... I may need you to introduce me to your system. I am feeling that my high maintenance self-care is extremely expensive. Is your fantastic route much affordable?
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