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free skin care · Wed Jan 09, 2008 4:27 pm

This is such a great topic, Paris. I know what you mean about not repurchasing the things that WORK for you, as if I'm in some constant quest for an even better product -- kind of ridiculous. But then again, I'll find something I THINK is great (like for a while it was Juice Beauty's sunscreen) but then I read some forum or article that makes me change my mind (such as UVA/PPD discussions that made me decide to ditch the titanium-based SS in favor of something zinc-based).

I also think my skin has changed a lot in the past few years -- transitioning from an oily teen to a wrinkle-prone adult has definitely been an adjustment, as has my off-and-on relationship with hormonal birth control methods. Now that I'm firmly off all hormones, and I'm firmly free of my teen years, I'm starting to actually stick with products more.

But I still get sucked into the capitalism cycle of things! I still wind up sampling new stuff kind of needlessly. And I have a chronic habit of soliciting input on a product and then buying it before I actually read the reviews, and I also have a chronic problem of buying lots of products in order to qualify for the minimum amount for free shipping. Laughing

However, I'm proud to say that I've settled on several products now that I've re-purchased time and again, and I imagine I'll continue to do so:

Burt's Bees Orange Essence Facial Cleanser -- this stuff is great at removing makeup and dirt and oil, and even though it stings when it gets in my eyes, I love using it to remove eye makeup because it's so effective and gentle, and not too greasy but still very moisturizing.

Devita Solar Protection Creme 30 -- still addicted to this stuff. It's the most cosmetically elegant sunscreen I've ever tried ever, and I love that it isn't too oily or sticky or shiny. I sometimes use it with another moisturizer underneath or mixed in, but in that way, I can get this stuff to work for me year-round. I still have some questions as to the exact particle size and protection offered, but it's better than anything else I've come across.

MyChelle Fruit Enzyme Mist -- I'm new to bothering with toners at all, but this stuff is fab. Never stings, not drying, helps with acne AND with dryness, and it smells like vanilla and pineapple. I just love it. I also think it helps brighten and even out my skin a bit.

I've also been making my own home blends of facial and body moisturizing oil, as well as my own homemade deodorant, and those are better than anything I've found for sale. If I get lazy about DIYing either, I just buy plain macadamia nut oil on my face/body, and LUSH Aromacreme as my natural deodorant.

Still searching high and low for my holy grail eye cream, the ultimate acne/blackhead solution, and a nighttime cream/serum to help chase away these first signs of aging. And I never seem to settle on a scrub -- I waffle between EpidermxII and Mychelle Fruit Enzyme Scrub and Best Bath Store Dead Sea Scrub and microfiber cloths. So I imagine I'll keep trying things out until I find a winner there! I would've kept buying Best Bath Store's eye cream, as I LOVE the effect, but both jars I've gotten went moldy before I was even 1/4 of the way through them. At $35 a jar, that's just not something I can get in the habit of! I think an HG eye cream is the #1 thing I'm in search of, since that's where my beginner wrinkles are most evident.

free skin care · Sat Mar 15, 2008 7:58 pm

Combination. When time goes by, technology changes, we get older & so we do need some new substance to try, improve, upgrade or maintain ourselves.

For me, I've been looking around because I keep my momentum to get the best product out of the market.

Mon Mar 17, 2008 9:14 am

I had moderate acne in my teens, and would get a few here in there in my early twenties. I am 30 years old and I have a two year old son. After I had my son it is like my hormones went crazy and my face exploded. I have very oily skin, almost like I need to wash my hair twice a day, and huge crater size pores in my t-zone. Not to mention all the blackheads and pimples. Little pimples and big pimples that really hurt anytime you talk or smile or move your face slightly. I'm a single mom and I don't have insurance so going to a dermatologist for any meds isn't an option. I have tried everything. I tried proactive and it helped, a little, but not enough for the price. I was looking on the web for home remedies for acne and started trying some of them, THIS DOES NOT INVOLVE ANY APPLES! If you do a search for home remedy for acne you can find all kinds of stuff. I just tried the ones that involve stuff I all ready had at home. The first thing is:
WASH YOUR FACE (kind of) WITH A MIXTURE OF BUTTERMILK AND TABLE SALT 3 OR 4 TIMES A WEEK
I got a little bowl and put some table salt about 2 tblspoons and poured a little buttermilk over it and mixed it up. I grabbed a handful and massaged it all over my face I alternate letting it set and lightly rubbing it for about 5 minutes and then I rinse it off.
the next one is
USE LEMON JUICE OR APPLE CIDER VINEGAR AS A TONER
I alternate one or the other, use them about 3 times a day if you can, if not morning and night. It recommended freshly squeezed, but all I had was the stuff in the plastic lemon, seems to work ok.
next POTATOES, WHO KNEW! TAKE A 1/4 OF A RAW PLAIN OLD POTATO AND PUT IT IN THE FOOD PROCESSOR OR BULLET OR WHATEVER YOU HAVE THAT WILL PULVERIZE IT AND MAKE A KIND OF PASTE WITH IT. next put it on your face esp. where you have blackheads or scars or uneven skin tone and let it sit for about 15 min. until it dries. oh and YOU WILL LOOK SCARY. My son screamed when he saw me, poor thing.
I have been doing this for a little over a week and it has helped clear up the acne I had and I haven't had any new breakouts yet. I still have some blackheads but I'm sure it is going to take awhile to get rid of those. But the major thing is WHEN I GET UP IN THE MORNING I'M NOT OILY. Before it was like I had a 10k oil spill on my face when i got up in the morning. I would wash my face and 30 minutes later I would be oily again. Not anymore, and my pores seem to be shrinking a little I don't know if it is the buttermilk or salt or lemon juice. But it has definately helped. The potato is supposed to help for age spots, dark pigmentation and blackheads and all kinds of stuff. I have only been able to do it a couple of times. I'm not sure if it has helped yet or not. But I will keep you posted

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