Swapping out my beauty routine for sustainable products is one of my big goals for 2019. Around Christmas time, I had heard a lot of things about the Makeup Eraser washcloths and saw videos of them truly melting away people's makeup with warm water and nothing else. I was skeptical of this at first but was so glad when I received two Makeup Erasers for Christmas, which meant that I could give them a try for myself.
I have to say that I am a total convert! I don't wear a ton of makeup on a daily basis (you can see my makeup routine for work here), and these cloths are perfect for wiping away every last drop of makeup that I wear. I will usually take my makeup off with the Eraser before going in the shower, where I will wash my face more thoroughly. Though I haven't tried heavy duty makeup removal with the Eraser, I am confident that it would take off everything or almost everything rather easily. I probably use each cloth for a week before I put it in the wash and use my second cloth (the perk of having more than one) but you can wash yours more or less frequently depending on the amount of makeup you wear and how often you do your laundry.
Here are the before and after shots of my Makeup Eraser washcloth! The before image is right out of the wash, and the after image is after using the cloth for a few days to take off my makeup which, as you can see, is mostly mascara.
I really, really love this washcloth for removing my makeup! Not only is it so soft and great at removing my makeup gently, but it doesn't contribute to landfill waste like normal makeup remover wipes do. Most regular makeup wipes take around 100 years to decompose in a landfill, and though the Makeup Eraser will still require you to wash either by hand or in the washing machine, the footprint that one Eraser cloth has on the environment is far less than all the Neutrogena wipes I've used in my lifetime.
A small caveat here: the Makeup Eraser is made of polyester, which can take 200+ years to decompose, but ultimately is a single purchase that will last years and years, if not a lifetime. By comparison to the disposable wipes, the Makeup Eraser is more sustainable by a long shot, but it would be great to see the Makeup Eraser technology being used on natural fabrics, like cotton, that will decompose over time.
My overall opinion is to highly recommend the Makeup Eraser if you are looking for a way to swap out your routine purchase of makeup remover wipes by the case-full. The cloth is so soft, gentle on skin, and not stripping at all, plus the environmental impact it will have on keeping wipes out of landfills is worth it!
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