Holy Grail Beautyy . . .

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I haven't stayed loyal to any face cleansing wipes thus far, and tend to buy the ones that are on sale.  I decided to try this brand of wipes by Nivea and let you all know how these wipes worked out!

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These wipes contain argan oil and aloe vera.  Its made for all types of skin.  Basically, yes it does remove cosmetic products from your face but when I used it on my eyes it stung! I tried it again and again it stung! So now I avoid my eye area completely because of something contained within the wipes.  The wipes are for sensitive skin as well as stated on the packet twice.  My skin is oily and can usually handle more chemicals or substances than sensitive skin but this is a no go for me.  The stinging goes away as long as I don't keep using it near my eyes.  So I won't be buying it again because I need the wipe to remove everything before I cleanse properly.  What baffles me is that Nivea states that this is suitable for sensitive skin as well as all skin types and is compatible with dermatologists tests yet it contains multiple high irritant ingredients.  So no wonder my eyes sting so much! I would say the majority of the ingredients are irritants.  Why Nivea?

Ingredients

• Water
• Isopropyl Stearate
• Argan Oil
• Aloe Vera
• Tocopherol
• Glycerin
• VP/Hexadecene Copolymer
• Sodium Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyle Acrylate Crosspolymer
• Ethylhexylglycerin
• Phenoxyethanol
• Methylparaben
• Linalool
• Limonene
• Citronellol
• Benzyl Alcohol
• Butylphenyl Methylpropional
• Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone
• Geraniol
• Parfum  

I cannot recommend this product because it stings my eyes badly and the false advertising that it is safe for sensitive skin and all skin types is simply not true.



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I was really happy with my skincare routine and recently we have all seen and read how glycerin products, particularly the Nivea Post Shave Balm, have been a holy grail product for so many because it's main ingredient is glycerin and it helps adhere your foundation to your skin better than a lot of silicone primer products.  I didn't use the Nivea Post Shave Balm because of the heavy fragrance its too much for my nose and asthma.  However, I did find a glycerin containing moisturiser and I started featuring it in my daily morning makeup routine.

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I don't often get pimples except for that time of the month, but I started to get little bumps over my cheeks above pores.  They were very small kind of like a tiny see through pimple.  However,it was not pimples it was blocked pores.  But from what? Then I happened across a video by YouTube'r beauty blogger Michael Finch Michael Finch - The Truth About Nivea Post Shave Balm  and his video addressed the craze of using glycerin containing products and how he too was getting these little bumps over the face and he started to discuss the benefits of glycerin in regards to skincare and makeup application but you can overdo it.  I was over doing it.  I was using one moisturiser by Malin & Goetz and my new vitamin C serum by Serumtologie *review coming after I have used it for three months* as well as my Olay Regenerist Night Resurfacing Elixir, Neutrogena Anti Wrinkle Deep Wrinkle Night SA Moisturiser, Revlon Photoready BB Cream Skin Perfector so that is five products all great products but all containing glycerin!

I removed the daytime moisturiser to start off with and did not replace it.  I used night time products on alternate nights so I could see if it made a genuine difference to my skin.  It did, it was remarkable!

This is only a problem if you are seeing these tiny bumps on top of your pores.  Unfortunately, my skin gets annoyed by too much glycerin and if you suspect your skin does too, check out your daily products ingredients to see if your over doing the glycerin and try removing them from your routine and see if you get the same result as I did or similar.

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