
preclense
what did your cleanser leave behind?
Everyone knows to cleanse their skin twice daily, but most people don’t realize that a single cleanse with a surfactant-based cleanser still leaves behind a film of oil-based debris, such as sunscreen, long-lasting make-up, pollutants and your skin’s own sebum (oil).
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Cleanser surfactants attach to top layer of oil debris, but cannot penetrate further. |
After first cleanse, much of the oil- soluble debris remains, trapping water-soluble debris. |
Even a second cleanse cannot remove all of the oil-based, which can block pores and follicles and prevent a thorough, deep cleansing. |
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what can you do about it?
You can come clean with PreCleanse and the Dermalogica Double Cleanse! Only PreCleanse is formulated with the plant-based oils that can melt the layers of oil-based debris on your skin because the oil molecules bond to each other, unlike the water molecules in your usual cleanser. These oils then emulsify when you add water, encapsulating and removing the trapped debris, and allowing your recommended Dermalogica Cleanser to penetrate even further than before.
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PreCleanse’s emulsifying agents attach to oil-based debris readying them for removal. |
Adding water forms as emulsion, encapsulating oil and water-soluble debris, and flushing them from the skin’s surface. |
Now your recommended Dermalogica Cleanser can reach the follicles and pores to remove trapped debris and metabolic waste. |
The result is your cleanest skin ever. |
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