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Do I Recommend Reusable Cotton Make Up Remover Rounds?

Like most people right now, I am always looking for more sustainable solutions. As someone pretty into skincare and makeup, I undergo a decent quantity of cotton pads every day, so it made sense for me to seek out an alternative.

Posts about reusable cotton pads were doing the rounds social media, so I decided to give them a try. While some people on Twitter and Instagram were buying packs of reusable cotton pads for just a couple of pounds, I truly wanted this to be a long lasting solution, so decided something a bit pricier so I could get much better quality cotton.

But while the concept is a great idea, ultimately, reusable cotton pads simply haven't worked for me.

The pads I chose were from Maca Valley, and explained as Reusable Makeup Remover Pads, which also came with a Muslin Cloth. The collection comprises of 18 organic bamboo and cotton pads and a muslin cloth.

Each pad is bigger than your typical cotton mat, meaning one of those reusable pads is about the equivalent of 3 disposable cotton pads. When it comes to getting off your makeup, these pads do a pretty good job.

The only matter to be careful with is pouring about the makeup remover liquid, since the pads are not the very absorbent, so anything you pour on it has a tendency of rolling off if you don't let it sit for a couple of seconds. Aside from that, using the cotton pads and muslin cloth is simple. Regrettably, the cleanup process is much more difficult, and is why I would not recommend these reusable cotton pads.

The washing instructions for all these cotton pads say to set the pads at the mesh bag and wash in 30-40 degrees Celsius. I had washed the first couple of cotton pads in the sink shortly after using thembut they were never 100 percent clean, therefore I decided to wash each the pads as described in the directions.

But after one round in the washing machine, none of the pads were still clean. After a second go through the machine, I wasn't satisfied with the outcomes. Some looked clean at first glance, but upon closer inspection were more gray than white, and clearly were not fully clean.

Others were nearly as filthy as if they went in the wash -- particularly those which had lipstick or eyeliner on them. While I can understand that some cosmetics might be more likely to cause staining, these pads were promoted as makeup remover pads, therefore I would have expected them to be able to deal with makeup!

Since the washing machine had not cleaned them, I took to soaking the pads in the sink. I hand washed each of those pads baby shampoo to try to change some of the cosmetics, but this didn't do a terrific thing. As a last effort, I boiled the pads in a pan of water, in order that they would at least be sterile.

As you can see, that the amount of product that stays on the pads makes them fairly unusable. While lots of the makeup has gone, the pads stay fairly grey and mucky looking, and a few marks won't shift in any respect.

Overall, the cleaning and drying procedure was such a hassle, and I feel as if I've wasted water and energy in the amount of times I needed to unsuccessfully wash them and have the heating in June -- neither of which actually make these"reusable pads" environmentally friendly.

I'm certain these pads are great enough for many people, but I wanted a simple solution, and not to need to spend hours scrubbing these wipes. I will be placing these pads to another use -- probably re-purposed as a home cleaning cloth, but they just are not clean enough to use in my face !


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