FACIAL WASH

In general, you should wash or cleanse your face once a day, and this is pretty much sufficent for most men. Washing your face twice a day with any cleanser is just too much in my opinion and a waste of time. Yes I had washed my face twice a day for a period of time before, and I can honestly say that the difference in terms of cleanliness is hardly perceptible than washing your face twice a day. Washing your face twice a day, I think, is only recommended for the extremely oily skin people; in which case you should get a deep deep cleanser for oily skin.

I wash my face when I take a shower(another article in the future) because I just find it easier to wash everything all at once. You can do what I do, or simply wash your face in the morning, starting the day fresh and clean. I always splash my face with warm water in the morning, cleaning off a bit more of oil acculmated from the night's sleep.

I had tried many brands of cleansers in my life: Murad, Benefit, Shiseido for Men and Women(lol), Tea Tree Oil from Bath and Body Works, Neutrogena, Oil Olay, and others. Currently I'm using a Seaweed cleanser from Bath and Body Works for oily skin. I really like it, it gives your skin a clean and tingling feeling. So, if you have oily skin, I would recommend this product. If you have dry or average skin, the Benefit cleanser will do, but sadly it's expensive. For those of you that have a acne-sensitive skin, try a cleanser with salicylic acid or gyloclic acid. Murad has a cleanserthat is just dedicated to acne skin. So go to Sephora and ask them about it, and they will be more likely to address your skin problems. They will recommend you a good cleanser if you ask them.

NEVER wash your face with soap, it will make your skin very dry and flaky and you don't want that. Also, NEVER purchase any cleanser with a grainy or sandy feel to it, for these cleansers will more than likely spread bacteria on your face and might cause more acne. The general assumption is that these grainy or sandy cleansers will clean better than most other types of cleansers, but this is simply not true.

So in conclusion, wash your face once a day with a cleanser for your skin type.