In the search for the most effective first step in creating healthy, radiant skin, there has been micellar cleansing, oil cleansing, double cleansing, and dry cleansing, each taking their turn in the spotlight. Whichever method is used, it is important to cleanse every morning and every night to remove makeup, pollution, and other environmental stressors leaving their mark on skin.

With this in mind, is it possible to over-cleanse? If so, does over-cleansing necessarily increase oiliness? When it comes right down to it, the issue is not the process of over-cleansing. Rather, it depends on what is in the cleanser.