Readers Debate Water Use Behind 'Double Cleansing' Beauty Trend
Letters published by The Guardian respond to an article questioning whether the double-cleansing skincare routine benefits consumers or the beauty industry.
Readers wrote to The Guardian in response to an article examining whether people should be washing themselves twice per shower, a practice known as double cleansing.
One reader described showering once a week and washing daily with soap, a flannel and a bowl of water instead, citing concern over the planet's water resources; the letter noted a prediction that the UK will face a 5 billion litre-a-day shortfall in public water supplies by 2055, with a further 1 billion litre-a-day deficit for the wider economy, according to The Guardian. Another reader said he had not used body wash or shampoo in nearly ten years and kept showers to two or three minutes, arguing that runoff from such cleansing products is not environmentally friendly.
Sources
- Double cleansing benefits the beauty industry, not consumers | Letters — The Guardian — Opinion
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