{"product_id":"hydrating-face-wash","title":"Hydrating Face Wash","description":"\u003cp class=\"q-lead\"\u003eA daily face wash built around humectants, for skin that feels tight and papery once\nit has dried. This is the second gentle wash in the range, and it exists for a narrower reason than the\nfirst one. Alcohol-based scalp treatments can dry the forehead, the temples and the hairline within the\nfirst few weeks, and that dryness is a common reason routines get abandoned before they have had time to\ndo anything.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is in it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA humectant blend in a mild surfactant base, and it is worth separating what each half does. The\nsurfactants do the cleaning. The humectants, the water-binding ingredients of the glycerin family, are\nthere mainly to offset the drying potential of the detergent while it is sitting on your face.\nDermatology literature on cleansers as a class points the same way. Classic alkaline soaps at around\npH 10 have been reported to thin the stratum corneum and strip the lipids between the cells, while\nsynthetic detergents formulated near the skin's own pH appear to leave both better preserved, and mild\ncleansers pair their surfactants with emollients and humectants for that reason. That is ingredient\nclass reasoning, drawn from small studies, and it has not been tested on this particular bottle. It is\nthe honest basis for the formula and no more than that.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOn the phrase water locking.\u003c\/strong\u003e It is on the carton, so it deserves a translation. A\nrinse-off product is on your skin for about a minute, which means the humectants here will not leave\nbehind the reservoir of moisture that a leave-on cream does. What a wash of this kind can honestly do is\nremove less water and less lipid than a foaming bar or a stripping gel, so your face is closer to\ncomfortable when you walk away from the sink. Lasting hydration comes from what you put on afterwards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is nothing in this bottle aimed at hair, and that means no minoxidil, no caffeine, no peptides\nand no botanical growth story. It is a cosmetic face wash and it does nothing to a follicle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy it belongs here\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo things in this range dry facial skin out. Topical minoxidil is carried in alcohol, and the\nsolution also contains propylene glycol, which is the ingredient most often behind a dry, tight,\nitchy reaction. The \u003ca href=\"\/products\/minoxidil-signature-spray\"\u003eSignature Spray\u003c\/a\u003e adds tretinoin,\nwhich speeds up skin turnover. Somewhere between week two and week six, the skin around the hairline\ncan start to feel tight and look flaky, and people quietly stop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis overlaps with the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/face-cleanser\"\u003eFace Cleanser\u003c\/a\u003e, and you do not need both.\nTake the Face Cleanser if you want the mildest, lowest-foaming wash in the range with aloe and cucumber\nbehind it. Take this one if your skin is dry and your face also gets genuinely dirty during the day,\nbecause it cleans more thoroughly while carrying humectants to make that survivable. If your skin runs\noily or breaks out, neither is right for you, and the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/zinc-face-wash\"\u003eZinc PCA Face\nWash\u003c\/a\u003e or the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/salicylic-face-wash\"\u003eSalicylic Acid Face Wash\u003c\/a\u003e is the product to\nlook at. Whichever wash you land on, the step that actually addresses dryness is the leave-on one, so\nfollow it with the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/face-hydration-cream\"\u003eFace Hydration Cream\u003c\/a\u003e, or the\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/ceramide-barrier-cream\"\u003eCeramide Barrier Cream\u003c\/a\u003e if your skin has got to the point\nof flaking and stinging.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne boundary worth stating. This is a face product and it stays on the face. The minoxidil label\ninstructs users not to apply other medicines to the scalp, so do not carry this or any face product up\nonto a treated scalp. The scalp has its own washes in this range.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHow to use it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUse one pump twice a day, morning and evening.\u003c\/strong\u003e The 120 mL bottle holds roughly a\nhundred pumps, so at that rate it lasts a little under two months.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWet your face with lukewarm water. Hot water pulls lipid out of skin that a topical treatment is\n    already drying.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eTake one pump, roughly a millilitre, into wet hands and work it into a light lather. Enough to\n    lift oil and dirt is enough, and a thick foam is a sign you have used too much.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eMassage it over your face for about thirty seconds, taking it up to the hairline and along the\n    temples where a topical tends to run. Keep it away from the eye area.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eRinse thoroughly with lukewarm water and pat your face dry with a towel rather than rubbing it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eApply your moisturiser within a minute, while the skin is still slightly damp. Dermatologists\n    generally advise moisturising damp skin rather than fully dried skin, and it is worth doing on a\n    face that has been under treatment.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWash first, treat second.\u003c\/strong\u003e A topical goes on after the wash, once your skin and scalp\nare completely dry, never before it. Applying minoxidil and then washing an hour or two later throws the\ndose away, and the label asks for at least four hours between the two.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat to expect\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe effect is cosmetic and it arrives with the first wash. Your face should feel clean without that\ndrawn, tight sensation as it dries, and if tightness was your main complaint you will know within a\ncouple of days whether the change of wash has helped. Nothing accumulates and nothing needs months.\nIf your skin is still tight after a week of using this and moisturising properly, look at the topical\nitself or the amount of it running down onto your face. This\nproduct will not affect your hair in any way at any point, and it is not meant to.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWarnings\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor external use only. Use it on the face, not on the scalp. Avoid the eye area, and rinse with\nplenty of water if it gets into your eyes. If your skin is already irritated or reacts easily, patch\ntest it first on the inner forearm and wait twenty-four hours. Do not use it on skin that is broken,\ncracked, sunburnt or inflamed. Stop using it if you develop redness, stinging or a rash that does not\nsettle. This is a cosmetic wash and it is not a treatment for eczema, dermatitis, acne or any other skin\ncondition. If your scalp becomes red, inflamed, irritated or painful while you are using minoxidil, that\nis a stop-use signal on the drug's own label, so speak to a doctor rather than washing your way through\nit. Keep out of reach of children.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quintéa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57981147545982,"sku":"QN-HYDRATINGFACEWASH","price":24.99,"currency_code":"RON","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1019\/9849\/4078\/files\/hydrating-face-wash.png?v=1790587708","url":"https:\/\/quintea.eu\/products\/hydrating-face-wash","provider":"Quintéa","version":"1.0","type":"link"}