I’m 54 and have NO wrinkles – my secret is something you’d never expect, it’s completely free too
A 54-YEAR-OLD woman has left people “shocked” after revealing the secret behind her flawless skin.
While we’ve been brought up to believe that a regular skincare regime – including cleansing twice a day – is the best plan for our skin, Lisa insists that couldn’t be further from the truth.
In fact, she swears by never using any cleansing products on her face – only water.
“This is a secret that the skincare industry would rather you don’t know,” Lisa said in a video on her YouTube page.
“I know this because I used to be in the skincare industry – I used to have my own beauty salon.
“And a big part of my business was selling skincare products, in particular anti-ageing products.
“But I don’t cleanse my face – I don’t wash my skin. Are you shocked?”
While Lisa will cleanse if she wears make-up, she rarely does – so the rest of the time she just splashes some water on her face.
And the only skincare products she uses are a light moisturiser with sunscreen and a very rich eye cream that she puts on nightly.
“The real reason I don’t wash my face any more is because I’m all about protecting my acid mantle,” she explained.
“The acid mantle is this oily film on top of your skin. We’ve all got it. It’s made up of your skin’s own oil and sweat.
“And it’s a great barrier – it keeps the bad stuff out and it keeps the good stuff in.
“It protects against external things like wind and cold weather, bacteria, pollution, and it seals in your skin’s natural moisture.
“Instead of washing, stripping away this acid mantle every day, I leave it there.
“And then I don’t have to put more moisture back into my skin all the time.
“The acid mantle does a perfectly good job on its own of sealing your skin.”
Her lack of skincare regimen is also responsible for giving her constantly “glowy” skin.
“It’s got a bit of an oily sheen but it doesn’t feel oily if that makes sense,” she said.
“It feels soft and smooth and plumped up, and I don’t really notice any fine lines.
“Even though I’m 54 -I would expect to have more lines than I do. But I think it’s because I leave my skin alone as much as I can.”
Lisa concluded by saying: “I suggest you try out what I’m saying – go out about your day and leave that nice oily film on your skin and see how nice it feels and see if it makes a difference to your skin.
“I really think you might get some good results from doing less to your skin.”
And women in the comments section admitted they’d noticed a big difference after trying Lisa’s regime – or lack thereof.
“Thank you so much for this informative video,” one wrote.
“A week and a half ago I stopped washing my face in the morning, I only splash water to wake myself up.
“I felt relieved to hear that you, and your other followers are reaping the benefits of moving toward a simpler routine.
“Less is definitely more!”
“I completely agree and this changed my skin for the better!” someone else added.
“I never expected to go out without foundation and now I do it all the time.”
“Sometimes I really do believe simple is best,” a third commented.
“I’ve noticed a huge difference in my skin for the better when I don’t actually ‘wash’ my face traditionally.
“Thanks for sharing your secret.”