Let’s be honest — washing your face can be a pretty tedious task. You have to hover over the sink while hoping that you won’t splash your fresh pajamas and your face at the same time, and that’s before you have to deal with the soap suds that then wash into your mouth, seep into your eyes, and then go up your nostrils. It’s often a traumatic ordeal, which is why you’ll probably be pretty happy to know that everyone is loving hot cloth cleansers at the moment – and you should be too.

The Basics

So, what is a hot cloth cleanser? Well, this is one of those cases where the name really does give it away. Many people believe that the best way to clean your face and remove your makeup properly is by using this method, and many cleansers will come with the cloth included — so you don’t even need to shell out more of your money. That’s because, to embrace the hot cloth cleanser lifestyle, you have to massage the cleanser over your face. Then, instead of splashing water into your face or rubbing the cleanser into a foam, you run the cloth under hot water and then place it over your face for a few seconds. This allows the steam to open up your pores, and it’s then down to you to rub the cloth in circular motions across your face to remove the makeup and any excess dirt in your skin.

The Best Options

There are so many hot cloth cleansers out there, but it’s fair to say that some big names have become the talk of the town over the past few months. For example, Liz Earle has customers falling over their feet to buy her Cleanse & Polish Hot Cloth Cleanser set, and that’s before we mention the Boots Botanics Cleansing Balm and the Eve Lom Cleanser.

So, why not try it out?

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