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Unlike your hair, your skin will lap up humidity. But it won’t feel the same love for chlorine, salt and the extra showers required to wash off sunblock. A gentle cleanser is one answer since it won’t strip lipids and further compromise the skin’s barrier function. At $ 123 for 100ml, Eve Lom’s Facial Cleanser is pricey, but what it lacks in economy, it makes up for in awards and accolades. Mecca’s top- selling cleanser, described by BritishVogue as the “best cleanser in the world”, combines chamomile, hops and eucalyptus oil and should be washed off with a muslin cloth ( handily, the product comes with one). It’s also multi- purpose: a cleanser, exfoliator, skin- soother, decongestant, and makeup remover in one. A little also goes a very long way.