Micellar Water Is Gentle — Until You Use It Like a Scrub

Try the 15-Second No-Rub Rule.

Saturate the pad.
Press over makeup-heavy areas.
Wait 10–15 seconds.
Glide gently — don’t rub.
Use a fresh pad when needed.

After sunscreen, makeup, pollution, or a sweaty day outdoors, micellar water may start the cleanse.
It does not always finish it.

If skin feels tight, sticky, stinging, bumpy, or irritated, rinse or follow with a gentle cleanser.

Doctor Note: Post-procedure, peeling, burning, or very sensitive skin needs clinician-approved cleansing — not friction.

A gentle product is only gentle when used gently.