Elizabeth Warren says ‘I never wash my face’ when asked about skincare routine

Presidential candidate makes surprising admission in interview with lifestyle magazine

Elizabeth Warren is one of a number of Democratic candidates who have revealed their skincare routines to 'Cosmopolitan' magazine (EPA)

Democratic candidate Elizabeth Warren has revealed that she never washes her face in an interview for her 2020 presidential campaign.

The surprising admission came during a piece for Cosmopolitan’s series of interviews with presidential candidates, in which Democratic challengers have been consistently asked to explain their skincare routines.

Ms Warren told the magazine’s editor Jessica Pels that she uses a moisturiser every morning and night but never washes her face.

When Ms Pels appeared to react with surprise at the claim, the Massachusetts senator explained that she was inspired by an older cousin of hers called Tootsie.

“Tootsie was beautiful. I looked over at her, and I said, ‘Toots, how do you have such gorgeous skin?’ She said, ‘Pond’s Moisturiser every morning, every night, and never wash your face,’” Ms Warren said.

The skincare question has generally divided the Democratic candidates into two categories: female candidates who know how to moisturise and male candidates who do nothing.

Senators Amy Klobuchar and Kamala Harris, who has since dropped out of the race, gave detailed descriptions of their routines when asked by the magazine in 2019.

However, senator Bernie Sanders and Pete Buttigieg both seemed perplexed by the question.

When Ms Pels asked Mr Buttigieg about his routine, he replied: “I take a shower every day. I use soap.”

The editor then pushed him on what he did to keep his face from getting dry, prompting the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, to ask if aftershave counted as a type of moisturiser.

“This is probably not the answer that you were looking for,” he admitted.

Mr Sanders told the magazine editor that he was not entirely sure what he did for his skincare routine.

“I put something on. I got something, the doctor gave me something years ago, I put it on. I’m not quite sure,” the Vermont senator said in September.

The only male candidate with a detailed routine so far is senator Cory Booker, who attributed his knowledge to his apparent friendship with professional makeup artist Bobbi Brown.

Joe Biden, the Democratic frontrunner, has not been asked about his skincare routine by Cosmopolitan yet, but he told The Rachael Ray Show in 2014 that he had learned to moisturise from his wife Jill.

"You have the most glowing, perfect skin of any person I've even seen," Ms Ray told the then-vice president.