I love make-up, I love everything about make-up, how it can make you feel, how it can be transforming, magical, therapeutic, expressive, an outlet and sooo much more to sooo many different people. I just love make-up.
The only thing I dislike about make-up, is taking it off. I used to dread taking off my make-up, due to the fact it would hurt. To be clear it would hurt my eyeballs, yes my actual eyeballs, as I have extremely sensitive skin and most of all eyeballs, if any make-up remover/cleansers got in them, one ouch and two I would look like I was ready for a casting of the black swan.
The Hunt
I scoured the beauty world to find something that wouldn't react with my eyes, and yet take my make-up off properly. So in turn I tired a lot of make-up removers/cleansers. A lot.
And I'll tell you what, eventually, with the help of the delightful thing called the internet and YouTube, I found it!! I found the one, the one that has helped me get over my one and only dislike of make-up. I discovered BIODERMA Crealine H2O.
I think if memory serves me correctly I was watching one of Lisa Eldridge's YouTube video's and there is was. I was intrigued, I trust her opinion, she knows her stuff, so what was this mystical bottle?
So I researched it, purchased it, used it and well it was.. glorious!! It was like heaven!! It just kind of, dissolves your make-up, even water proof mascara and best of all no pain if it gets in your eyes.
But how?
BIODERMA is a French Pharmaceutical company whom specialises in dermatology, basically they have super intelligent people working on things for the skin that actually work. They have a range of products which I would like to try more of but first things first back to BIODERMA Crealine H2O.
As the bottle was in French (didn't do too well at French at school) I didn't really understand what it was and how it worked, I was so very intrigued. It was like water but got rid of waterproof mascara?
Actually even after reading the English translation I still didn't quite understand it, micellar water? What is that? So I have asked the help of my beloved husband whom is a Pharmacist and has a much higher grasp of Chemistry terms than myself to explain it to me in a way I would understand.. So here goes.
How it actually works? (in layman's terms)
BIODERMA Crealine H2O is basically like some of the two part oil in water make-up removers/cleansers that you shake to mix up, but with a little extra magic thrown in. The main ingredient is water, at a higher ratio than most other removers/cleansers. This is due to it being a micellar/micellaire water based cleanser. It is also free from SLS, parabens and benzoates, which are known to cause sensitivity reactions. Good to know.
So what is micellar/micellaire water? Basically the oil part is wrapped up into little spheres (a micelle) by a surfactant. The easiest way to explain a surfactant is to think of a sperm, yup just like that. So the head is attracted to water and the tail is attracted to the oil, this attraction forms tiny spheres of oil with the tails going in and the heads facing out, protecting the oil from grouping together in the water. Just imagine a load of sperm all around the oil or an orange covered in cloves.
Now in the case BIODERMA Crealine H2O the surfactant is such a small size that the micelles they form can't be seen by the naked eye and so it appears clear. When you put it onto a cotton pad and remove your make-up the surfactant (mixed with the water) and oil both help break down the make-up, the oil parts removing oil based (waterproof) make-up and the water part with surfactants removing the rest. There are also a few lovely things in there that help firm and refresh your skin as well.
Try not to think about sperm next time you are taking off your make-up and please note there is NO actual sperm in BIODERMA its just an analogy. If you don't understand it, don't worry, just think of it as fairy dust in water.
Why I love it?
Because it makes taking off my make-up a joy. Just put some on to a cotton pad, put it on your eye, leave it there for a few moments and wipe away, your make-up comes off without any scrubbing, rubbing or soreness. My eyes don't nip, no redness and what's better is my skin adores it. I feel actually clean after using this and it feels like there is nothing on my skin, no slimy oily residue, no smell, nothing. Must be those little micelle thingies working their magic.
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Another major plus, you can reapply make-up straight away. As with some make-up removers, if you try and reapply your make-up after taking it off, it will just slip right off your face but not with this bad boy it's like a completely fresh face to work with. Yay!!
This is by far one of best things I have ever purchased. I just couldn't live without it. If you are considering trying this, go for it. It has lived up to every positive review I've read and more. I love it!! And Beautylish has just started stocking it as well, which will hopefully make it a lot easier for everyone to get a hold of! Whoop whoop!
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