We’re All Tired. Are Makeup Wipes Our Salvation?

The exhausted person’s guide to skin care

Mariana Lenharo
Elemental
Published in
4 min readDec 13, 2019

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MMakeup wipes are high on the list of bestselling beauty and personal care products on Amazon — that’s before lip balm, makeup brushes, and teeth-whitening kits. Made from materials such as cotton, wood pulp, and polyester, these disposable cleaning cloths usually contain ingredients similar to those found in face…

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Mariana Lenharo
Elemental

Science and health journalist with a special interest in evidence-based medicine and epidemics. Columbia Journalism School alumna. mari.lenharo@gmail.com.