Do You Really Need to Wash Your Face in the Morning?

It all depends on who you ask. Patel, for one, is pretty firmly in the twice-daily face washing camp. She says it's just as important to wash off your nightly skin care products each morning as it is to wash off the day, toxins and pollutants each night before starting your evening beauty regimen. Patel recommends Visha Skincare Advanced Purifying Cleanser, $30, for nighttime cleansing since it's pH balanced and lightly exfoliating.

Gohara, on the other hand, says you have a little bit more flexibility when it comes to your AM/PM skin care routines, though she says you should definitely wash your face at least once per day. "The key is to cleanse away oils, build-up from products and other residuals. I wash my face in the morning to wake me up, get the blood flowing to my face and add radiance before I get the day started."

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