Muslin cloths when cleansing your face

Testee

Not being a mum I haven't seen the muslin wipes for baby but I would think they're pretty much the same and they sound like excellent value.

I should also have said that apart from the money I've saved using these cloths there has also been a great saving to the environment - over three years I'd probably have thrown away something like 2000 cotton wool pads. Sounds scary when you think about it like that.

Downsizing__for_sanity

I bought a few metres of cotton muslin for using as an ironing cloth, so my suits don't get all shiny when I press them. It came from John Lewis' fabric department and was only about £1.50 a metre. I just fold and cut into squares. I don't use that v expensive range MATH is on about (Eve Lom maybe?) but one of the Boots No 7/Time Delay cleanser comes with a couple of muslin cloths which are identical to my fabric, but hemmed around the edges. :rolleyes:

DFS

lady_lucan

Anyone tried those microfibre facial cloths being touted now?

chickadee

I use an ordinary face flannel, well not just one, I have dozens of them... They got thrown into the washing machine with my towels on a 60 degree was and they work great. If i line dry then instead of tumbling them they exfoliate better too.

Anne_Marie_2

lady_lucan wrote:

Anyone tried those microfibre facial cloths being touted now?

Got one of those a while back for £2. It's okay, but can leave the face a wee bit on the red side if you have tender skin. In my opinion, save your money and go for the muslin cloth and use with your normal exfoliator, cleanser and toner. Am sure there are others who swear by them though!

Gingham_Ribbon

Testee wrote:

I should also have said that apart from the money I've saved using these cloths there has also been a great saving to the environment - over three years I'd probably have thrown away something like 2000 cotton wool pads. Sounds scary when you think about it like that.

You're right! Plus the packaging it all came in!

It's funny how we've been conditioned to use things we throw away and then have to relearn how to find things that we can use over and over. Surely disposable, instead of having an image of convenience and speed, should have an image of inconvenience and expense. Something that cannot be reused that we have to go out and buy again and again instead of only once.

Of course, that kind of attitude doesn't make companies money!

dontblink

Can I just add that not only is it a great green money saving idea it is also good for your face-no need to exfoliate or exfoliate less as the cloth helps clean your face much better! That is my experience anyway, I've been using cloths for washing my face for years (with different cleansers, doesn't seem to make any difference what cleanser I use!)
db xx

Seakay

chickadee wrote: »

I use an ordinary face flannel, well not just one, I have dozens of them... They got thrown into the washing machine with my towels on a 60 degree was and they work great. If i line dry then instead of tumbling them they exfoliate better too.

I got 4 flannels for £1 in a shelf-end sale at Tesco and have been using them in rotation as cleansing and exfoliating cloths ever since. Before that I was using a 'made for purpose' cloth which cost a lot more but which eventually fell apart in the wash and which didn't exfoliate at all (it stil lasted long enough to be cheaper in the long run than cotton wool!)