The basics of skin care 101 teach us never to go a day without washing your face. Face washing is considered the most fundamental step of a well-rounded skin-care routine and necessary for creating a clean slate. While you wouldn’t (we hope!) think of going to bed without washing your face, a long-lasting debate has existed within the skin-care community around washing it in the morning—and viral TikToks are shedding light on it yet again. While some dermatologists say skipping washing your face in the morning is fine and beneficial to some skin types, others say never to omit it, which probably leads you to ask, “Should I wash my face in the morning?”
