Purging -- Part 2

Last month I wrote about how I have emotional attachments to everything in my closet.  I'm thinking there are many others like me.

Occasionally I am asked if I consider crossdressing an addiction.  Admittedly, there are some addiction characteristics that are similar to crossdressing characteristics.  The #1 similar characteristic is our inability to "stop".  Purging is not a permanent solution because sooner or later, the crossdresser will start obtaining clothes for his closet.  I have been told that if I cannot stop, then I may have an addiction and should be treated accordingly. Ha!  Good luck with that!

The one characteristic that is VERY different is our emotional attachment to our clothes.  Purging is like throwing away part of us, part of who we are.  Any purge does not remove the emotional attachments, the memories.  I remember the dresses, their color, their material, in one of my purges.

An addict has no emotional attachment to their addiction.  That is, the alcoholic is not sentimental about the bottle of booze they just finished.  The drug addict is not emotional about the drugs they just used. The food addict has no emotional attachment to the food they eat.

I have heard about one crossdresser who throws away EVERYTHING, clothes, wig, makeup, after their dressing session is finished.  Eventually the desire or need to crossdress grows and grows until it is satisfied.  This sounds like a very expensive way to crossdress. Even though everything is tossed, this doesn't mean there isn't an emotional attachment.  

I think this concept of "emotional attachment" is applicable to only a segment of the trans community.  For example, I doubt anyone with a fetish has an emotional attachment to the item of the fetish. Also, I don't recall any researchers discussing this but I may be wrong.

Finally, I have no idea WHY there is for some an emotional attachment to clothes.  There may be some strong neural pathways that crossdressing creates, uses, and reuses in the brain.

Makeup Removal

I have lost count of all the different things I have tried or used to remove makeup quickly and efficiently.  The past couple of years I have been using makeup removal towelettes. I usually used a separate eye makeup remover. 

Recently I discovered microfiber makeup removal towels.  I was very skeptical about their effectiveness.  Just put some water on the microfiber makeup removal towel and EVERYTHING comes off including eye makeup and lipstick. 

It turns out there are microfiber towels for just about anything.  I have microfiber towels in the kitchen to dry dishes and special microfiber towels to wash and dry my car.  The microfiber makeup removal towels are made specifically to remove makeup only. 

I ordered a set of three and, so far, have only used one.  It is AMAZING how quickly and effective these towels are!  I tested how much makeup was actually removed by using a makeup remover towelette after the microfiber towel.  There was no makeup on the towelette!  

Many of the online reviews say that after use, the towel is tossed into the laundry.  Personally, I think this is bad advice.  The makeup that is removed ends up in the microfibers of the towel. (The makeup has to go SOMEWHERE...)  When the towel is washed, the makeup comes out.  I don't want the removed makeup to float out into the wash water used by the clothes. Also, I don't want any dirt in the wash water being trapped in the microfibers of the towel.  

I wash the used towel after each use in the sink using a gentle soap.  The makeup comes out into the water and then down the drain. The towel is air dried and ready for use the next night. 

There are a variety of manufactures of microfiber makeup removal towels but I have only used one so far.  I do not know if others are as effective. 

Do you use microfiber makeup removal towels? If not, what makeup remover do you use?