June 26, 2023

My Toxic Trait Is Neutrogena Taught Me How to Wash My Face

You know what the problem is with skincare society? It’s the fact some of us grew up in the 90s believing that we should wash our face like the chick (PS We see you, Jennifer Garner! You’re guilty too!) in the Neutrogena commercials! My toxic trait is I’m still washing my face like that. Sincerely.

Show of hands, who here makes the biggest mess when they wash their face? I feel like Neutrogena taught me how to wash my face and I deserve some sort of cleaning compensation for this. Someone should come in every time I wash my face and clean the bathroom for me and it should be paid for by Neutrogena. I get water on both his sink and my sink. I get water all over the mirror, I get water on the floor, I get water across the room and splashed onto the walls. It’s a freaking free for all and it’s all Neutrogena’s fault.

They were the ones that glamourized washing our faces. A simple thing like splashing water on our face turned into splashing water on your face from 50 feet above the basin of your sink. Not cool, Neutrogena, not cool! To this day I still pretend I’m in a commercial when I was my face.

I’ve purchased the wristbands, I’ve purchased the hairbands, but the water is still everywhere.

I’m either just a messy facial cleaner or Neutrogena conditioned me to believe I should be splashing water all over my face when I was it.

How about you? Tell me I’m not alone please!

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  • Amy

    I blame Clinique 3-step for teaching me to do that! But I learned better (from Caroline Hirons): now I soak a washcloth in warm water and moisten my face with the smooth side. I dab cleanser on my forehead, nose, chin, and cheeks, then gently scrub it around with the rough side of the washcloth. Then I rinse the washcloth under running water and wipe remaining cleanser off my face with the smooth side. One last rinse of the washcloth, and the bathroom stays much drier! (FWIW, I have oily skin and use a gel cleanser.)

    • Isabella Muse

      my other toxic trait is believing I can do this but going back to splashing water all over the place haha! But good method!

  • CL

    I’ve always just used a very wet washcloth. Even as a kid, I couldn’t stand getting water everywhere, especially on the floor or my clothes.

  • Traci

    LOL, same. I started using the Neutrogena wipes to try and cut down on the mess, but now I am trying the Tatcha rice cleanser, so back to the mess. Gotta always make sure to have a hand towel nearby.

  • Carrie

    I’m definitely messy when washing my face, which is why I love it when I can do it in the bath or shower. No matter how neat I try to be, I still get water everywhere.