According to one woman, you can skip fancy facial cleansers and serums because all you need is water.
TiKTok creator Candice, who says she’s suffered from acne since she was 15, decided to forgo facial cleansing and instead “cleanses” her face with a dry brush.
Candice, who lives in the US, uses her page to promote ‘all things non-toxic’ and swears that less is more when it comes to healing her acne.
Instead of using a multi-step routine with countless products, Candice now just uses a dry brush and water to clean her face – and claims it has worked wonders and brightened her skin.
“It’s been a year since I washed my face and it healed my skin,” she said in the video posted online.
TikTok creator Candice, who says she’s suffered from acne since she was 15, decided to ditch facial cleansing and instead “cleanse” her face with a dry brush
Candice said she’s been plagued by troublesome skin since she was a teenager – and the only thing that could cure it was cutting back on her skincare routine
Candice also shared photos showing red pimples along her jawline before she started dry brushing, and photos afterward showing her skin looking brighter.
According to Candice, people have been “overcomplicating” their skincare routines with “harsh chemicals and hormone-disrupting ingredients.”
Candice explained that she removed “dry and oily” patches with a dry brush and eliminated face wash from her skincare routine.
“I always believed that this extensive, long skincare routine and all these beautiful products would cure my acne and heal my skin,” she shared in the now-viral TikTok, which has been viewed more than six million times. time.
However, Candice said her complicated skincare routine did the “opposite” for her skin.
“In fact, cleansing my skin every day, morning and night, was actually destroying my skin’s moisture barrier,” she shared.
Instead, Candice opted to wash her face with warm water at night to cleanse it and use a dry brush in the morning to exfoliate.
“Let’s get back to basics and let our bodies heal themselves,” she encouraged alongside the clip.
When removing makeup, Candice revealed that she uses animal fat — usually beef tallow — or coconut oil when she needs a deeper cleanse.
Candice said her complicated skincare routine did the “opposite” for her skin.
Candice also shared photos showing red pimples along her jawline before she started dry brushing (left), and photos afterward showing her skin looking brighter (right)
TikTok users shared their own experiences trying a water and dry brushing routine
The content creator admitted that many people struggled with the idea of using only water to wash her face, due to the many products available, and found it “gross.”
“So let’s normalize not washing your face every day and using products with a single real ingredient to moisturize — and that’s it,” she encouraged.
Candice said she found it “sad” that the beauty industry was always trying to get people to buy more products all the time.
“There’s so much junk in the market,” she complained.
“We don’t realize the simplicity and healing power of the most basic things,” she continued.
Users flocked to the video’s comments section, many with differing opinions on which products have affected their skin.
‘It left me alone at night!!’ one user gushed.
‘Yes, water to wash the face, beef tallow to moisturize. The skin is glowing and clear. When I use facial cleanser I immediately break out,” another agreed.
Others said they didn’t have the same experience when they stopped using products and their skin broke out.
‘I’m the exact opposite. Finding a good cleanser and using simple skincare products has slowly healed my VERY sensitive skin (it’s so bad my face burns when I sweat),” one user shared.
‘For me it’s the opposite. I have hormonal acne and never wash my face. Now I’m on Winlevi, Trentinoin and washing m/n and cleaning up,” said another.
According to dermatologists, skin cycling is often recommended by dermatologists and estheticians, which gives the skin time to repair, hydrate and treat certain problems.
For example, this could involve using an exfoliating acid on the first night, a retinol on the second night, and three and four could be dedicated to hydration to “help repair the skin,” explains celebrity esthetician Renée Rouleau.
“I’m a fan of this trend because it gives people a good blueprint for building a good skincare routine,” Rouleau told DailyMail.com.
“As you get used to this basic routine, you can start to adjust it based on your own needs and tolerance (for example, using retinol for two nights or taking just one recovery day). I do think that skin cycling is actually beneficial for people’s skin and can be applied for a long time.’