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Cleansing milk is a type of cleanser that helps remove makeup, dirt, and impurities from your face. While it doesn’t help with acne or preventing breakouts, it can help keep your face clean and beautiful. To use cleansing milk, wash your hands, apply to your face and neck, and then rinse away completely.
Steps
Applying Cleansing Milk
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1Pull your hair back. Because you will be leaning forward when you use cleansing milk, you need to secure your hair so it doesn’t fall into your face. Pin back your bangs with a clip. Pull your hair into a ponytail with a hair tie.[1]
- If you have short hair, you can hold it back with a headband instead.
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2Wash your hands. You should have clean hands before you apply cleansing milk. Wash your hands well with soap and warm water. Your hands may have bacteria that can cause acne or infection on your face.Advertisement
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3Warm the cleansing milk to skin temperature. Place the cleansing milk into your palm. Put your palms together and rub the cleansing milk to warm it up. Do this for a few seconds, until it’s approximately the temperature of your skin.[2]
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4Place the milk on your face. Cover your cheeks with your hands with light pressure. This transfers the milk to your skin. Keep your hands there for 10 seconds before removing your hands.[3]
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5Tap your face with your hands gently five times. Once you’ve transferred the milk to your face, gently place your hands back onto your face and pull them away quickly five or six times. This should create a kind of suction that will help pull impurities to the surface of your skin where they can be easily washed away.[4]
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6Massage the milk into your skin. Apply the cleansing milk all over your face and neck. Apply with gentle pressure and massage the milk lightly into your skin.
- By massaging the milk into your skin, you can reach areas, like the sides of your nose and the skin under your brows, where dirt and makeup often become trapped.
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7Rinse with warm water. After you are finished, rinse your face with warm water. This will remove any excess milk from your face. Or can also use a cotton ball or cloth to remove the leftover cleansing milk.
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8Remove residue with a warm cloth. Milk cleansers can leave a residue on your face. If you feel like you still have your cleanser on your face, soak a cloth in warm water. Cover your face with the cloth for five seconds. Wipe away the residue.[5]
- You can repeat this three or four times to remove any excess.
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9Tone and moisturize afterwards. Use your usual toner to tone your face. This will give your skin a deep clean and may help to prevent acne. Then, finish by using your regular face cream or lotion to moisturize and hydrate your face.[6]
- You can apply your makeup at this point.
Determining When to Use Cleansing Milk
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1Use cleansing milk in the morning and evening. Cleansing milk is gentle enough that you can use it in both the morning and the evening. You can replace your daily face wash with cleansing milk. At night, you can use cleansing milk to help remove light makeup.[7]
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2Use cleansing milk to remove foundation makeup. Cleansing milk is used to remove makeup, dirt, and impurities from your face. It isn’t meant to be used as a cleanser, to reduce sebum, or to unclog pores. To remove your foundation or powder, apply the cleansing milk on your face like a cleanser.[8]
- If you wear heavy makeup, use a makeup remover, then use cleansing milk to finish removing makeup and dirt.
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3Use it to remove eye makeup. Cleansing milk is used to remove makeup. To remove your eye makeup, dampen a cotton ball with warm water. Apply the cleansing milk. Gently sweep the cotton ball over the eye from the inside corner to the outside.[9]
- Rinse away any excess with warm water.
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QuestionHow do I use a cleanser?
Laura MartinLaura Martin is a Licensed Cosmetologist in Georgia. She has been a hair stylist since 2007 and a cosmetology teacher since 2013.
Licensed CosmetologistWet your face with warm water; wet hands, add a dime sized amount and rub hands together until it foams. Apply to face in circular motions; rinse away with cool water.
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QuestionCan I use cleansing milk daily?Laura MartinLaura Martin is a Licensed Cosmetologist in Georgia. She has been a hair stylist since 2007 and a cosmetology teacher since 2013.
Licensed CosmetologistAbsolutely. Cleansing milk is a gentle product designed for daily use for dry or normal skin.Support wikiHow by unlocking this expert answer.
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QuestionWhat is a milk cleanser?Laura MartinLaura Martin is a Licensed Cosmetologist in Georgia. She has been a hair stylist since 2007 and a cosmetology teacher since 2013.
Licensed CosmetologistMilk cleanser is an emulsion of natural oils and water that removes dirt and impurities from skin without stripping away natural oils.Support wikiHow by unlocking this expert answer.
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About This Article
To use cleansing milk, start by rubbing a quarter sized amount of cleanser between your palms for a few seconds to warm it up. Then, cover your cheeks with your hands and hold them there for 10 seconds to transfer the milk onto your skin. Next, gently massage the cleansing milk into your skin, and focus on areas like the sides of your nose and under your brows, where dirt and makeup often get trapped. Afterwards, rinse the cleansing milk off your face with warm water and apply a moisturizer to seal in your skin's natural moisture. For more advice from our Cosmetology reviewer, including how to use cleansing milk to remove eye makeup, keep reading.
