The Skin Nerd: Five reasons you should wash your face in the morning as well as at night

Let’s settle a skincare debate doing the rounds on TikTok: is cleansing necessary in the morning?

Keep reading for my nerdie reasoning on why cleansing in the morning is key to skin health.

I adore cleansing and enjoy removing makeup as much as applying it, and when it comes to my morning cleanse, I am an advocate of waking up and getting my cleanse on first thing.

Yet some believe that cleansing in the morning disrupts our skin’s microbiome and damages the skin barrier that provides us with vital protection throughout the day.