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If you wear sunscreen daily (you should), one cleanser isn’t enough. Sunscreen and the sebum your skin makes are oil-based — water and a quick foam won’t fully break them down. That’s the entire logic of double cleansing: oil cleanser first to dissolve the oily stuff, then a foam to finish.
Step 1 — The oil cleanser (Hanyul Pure Artemisia)
I use the Hanyul Pure Artemisia (mugwort) Cleansing Oil. The mugwort line is calming, which my skin likes. You massage it onto dry skin, it melts the sunscreen, then you add water to emulsify and rinse.
My honest gripe: it doesn’t rinse off as cleanly as I’d like — it can leave a slight film if you rush. The fix is to emulsify properly (work in water until it turns milky) before rinsing. That’s why step 2 matters.
Step 2 — The foam (Hanyul Pure Artemisia)
Then I follow with the Hanyul Pure Artemisia Cleansing Foam. Two things I like: it genuinely lifts the gunk out of my pores, and it doubles as a wash-off mask if I leave it on a minute. Same calming mugwort line, so the two work together.
Who needs to double cleanse
If you wear sunscreen or get oily/clogged, yes. If you do nothing all day and your skin is bone dry, a single gentle cleanse is probably fine.
FAQ
Oil or foam first? Oil first (on dry skin), then foam. Always.
Is the oil cleanser worth it despite the rinse issue? For removing sunscreen, yes — just emulsify well. See it on Amazon →
