Can you wash your face too much?

DoUBLE cleansing — where you wash your face twice to remove make-up and clean the skin — was big news in beauty last year. But it can leave skin feeling dry and tight.

If you suffer from dry skin, you can still cleanse twice — just opt for more nourishing products.

to remove make-up, use an oil-based cleanser, such as Elemental Herbology’s Harmonising cleanse facial cleansing oil (left, £29, spaceNK).

then, for a really thorough doublecleanse, follow up with a gentle face wash. try a soap-free formula, such as Green People foaming face Wash (£12,

greenpeople.co.uk), which gently foams as it is massaged in.

the result? a deep cleanse that won’t aggravate the skin.