And when do I manage to think squeaky clean?  Yeah, mostly when I’m contemplating cleansers. Beauty articles tend to focus on the serious long-term stuff like serums and sunblock, and for good reason.  A decade from now, you’re going to care a lot more about your Vitamin C serum and how much SPF you used than whether your facial moisturizer was too heavy one summer.  At the same time, though, there are few parts of your beauty regimen that really make as much immediate difference in the way your skin behaves as how and when you wash your face.

This, unfortunately, is a lesson that I had to learn over and over again during my acne-prone years: wash your face before bed, Kai.  No, I mean it.   Get your lazy ass up and wash your face NOW.  Having finally realized the power of the simple cleanser, though, I have been converted.  Never again shall I go to bed without freshening up first.  To that end, here are a few of my favorite cleansers:

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