Ive just started using the neutrogena extra gentle cleanser and it does what it says (moisturises as you cleanse) and i was wondering if i would still have to use a moisturiser afterwards? i mean, if my skins not dry and not oily, why use a moisturiser? if i should use a moisturiser, can anyone recommend one to go with this cleanser? (im 16, male and in australia with sensitive fair skin) thanks
oh and also, dermaveen cleanser or neutrogena extra gentle cleanser?
dermaveen ingredients: purified water, cocamidopropyl betaine, glycerol, sodium laureth sulfate, ethylene glycol monostearate, colloidal oatmeal, sodium pca, benzyl alcohol, sodium citrate, sodium chloride, diazolidinylurea, disodium edetate, citric acid, benzaldehyde.
Contains no lanolin, parabens, dyes or perfumes
neutrogena ingredients: Water, Glycerin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Cetyl Ricinoleate, Isohexadecane, TEA-Cocoyl Glutamate, Methyl Glucose Sesquistearate, Stearyl Alcohol, Cetyl Alcohol, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, PEG-20 Methyl Glucose Sesquistearate, Bisabolol, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Extract, Tocopheryl Acetate, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Stearyl Glycyrrhetinate, Tetrasodium EDTA, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Triethanolamine, BHT, Geranium Maculatum Extract, Dipropylene Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Propylparaben, Methylparaben
Personally I think it's OK not to use a face moisturizer. It's one less variable in my mind. I've tried using them a number of times but have always had bad results (i.e. skin issues). I have found that if I use gentle, non-drying, non-irritating products that I don't need a moisturizer. My skin is extremely sensitive and tends to be a bit oily, which also influences my decision. My opinion, if you don't need a moisturizer than don't use.
Regarding those cleansers, I wouldn't use either. My skin is too sensitive to handle the sulfate / alcohols and I seem to recollect castor oil can be a pore clogger. Good luck.