As a few people know, I am a bit of a hippy in that I like to use things that are all natural. This all came out of research I did after my husband had cancer, not from living in a commune :) Going to a natural foods store or a supplement store to buy all natural products can be pricey though, so I make a lot of my own. This year my skin has gotten super sensitive and I started getting a lot of irritation on my face. Even my all natural cleaner was bothering my skin. So, I researched and researched. Plain yogurt works well, but you have to grab it from the fridge before heading to the shower and half the time I forgot. Other options were a bit messy...
Well, 2 months ago I found this page : http://www.theoilcleansingmethod.com/ and I have had great success with it. I keep a small bottle in the shower, it travels well, removes even waterproof mascara, doesn't strip my skin, has given my skin a nice glow, and it is cheap!!!! From reading it can work well for all skin types, oily to dry. So, I am sold :)
My method is to massage it in for a minute at the beginning of the shower, let it sit on skin for the whole shower and then use a washcloth to remove at the end. I usually don't wash my face at night because I don't wear face makeup...and I'm lazy! But if I wore eye makeup I will massage it on at night and then just remove with a washcloth. I use extra virgin olive oil and castor oil right now, but recently bought sunflower seed oil and will try that next go around.
Currently I follow this with a spritz of rosewater and then a burts bees face lotion I really like. I have yet to find a good recipe to make a face lotion myself, they all end up too greasy.
Hope you are all enjoying the nice weather!
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