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Sat Feb 24, 2007 12:54 am  |
I had been following Hpjrt's thread http://www.essentialdayspa.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=15674&start=0 with much interest, and decided to take the plunge and try using a pure silk/rice formulation on my skin on my face both night and day and the results are very encouraging for anyone else who was apprehensive about using powders on the skin at night.
My reasons for wanting to use a powder on the skin at night was for oil absorption. Despite going to bed with a well moisturised face, I often wake up with a greasy and itchy face because of oil build up after 8+ hours of no blotting.
I made a mixture of roughly 50/50 pure silk and rice powder and applied generous amounts on my face after all facial products were well absorbed, focusing more on t-zone and temple area. I do not get any dry or taut feeling on my skin and actually wake up feeling incredibly comfortable, without the urge to immediately wash my face to get rid of that 'slick' feeling - oily gals will know exactly what I'm talking about!
I had been a devout fan of Jurlique's silk dust (a holy grail for all oily skinned people who don't want to use chemical oil blockers) but like many other fans I couldn't justify paying around $30 for a jar of the stuff every 5-6 weeks, plus there were fillers in the powder which made repurchasing even less justifiable. I NEEDED to find a more natural solution, the silk dust would often dry my skin out so I couldn't apply too generously at once.
So after using this silk/rice mixture on my face day and night for more than a month, I can positively conclude that such a mixture does not cause blocked pores or blemishes, and just makes my face feel incredibly comfortable during the hot humid summer time. During this experiment, I did experience patches of stubborn spots and purging blemishes caused by stress, heat, continuous use of Dr H masks ... BUT if these were to be caused by the powder, the spots would have been in the form of heavily blocked pores (not pimples) and they would have occured throughout the entire experiment.
One of my worst skin habits is sleeping exclusively on my side, which means both sides of my face are continuously buried in some sort of fabric (and not helped by late night wet hair either!) but I have never had issues of those blocked pores/milia like bumps as I had when I was using an oil based skin care system. As Hpjrt had commented on her thread, she felt that using such a powder actually helped form a "barrier" against things like lint, dirt, bacteria etc. I agree with her observations as well, my clear pores are the testament to this almost incredulous claim.
I did not attempt to take a "breather" and not go without powder throughout the entire month, I didn't want to break such a comforting habit of having a matte smooth face going to bed and waking up, but my skin never became troubled by the powder so I did not see the need to stop.
Occassionally I use silk dust during the day, and sometimes at night - again with no side effects. If I am at home, I don't use MMU for extra oil absorption, so every 3-4 hours I blot any oil breakthrough and re-apply the powder to keep my face feeling comfortable.
In the coming winter months, I plan to make a new formulation with at least 70% silk powder to prevent over-drying my skin. I LOVE silk powder, it is soft and creamy and balances the skin so well, no matter how much you apply it could never dry your skin out.
I bought my ingredients in semi-bulk sized bags fromwww.fromnaturewithlove.com - they sell a very fine grade silk powder at reasonable prices, plus they have the rice powder which is in the same texture as the silk dust.
I hope to encourage all those sensitive and oily skinned gals out there to try making their own natural powders, to avoid over priced talc based finishing powders for oil control, and to experiment a little with using a light dusting of silk/rice powder for comfort and oil control! |
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Fri Mar 02, 2007 2:45 pm |
| maiea wrote: |
| Thank you! You make me want to try this! I am very close to purchasing silk powder from GOW, but was wondering about rice powder - is this the same as rice flour? We have a TON of Asian grocery stores here and rice flour is very cheap... so if it's the same thing then I'm going out tomorrow to buy it! lol. |
Your Asian grocery stores may have the fine powder. What we sell is very fine meshed and silky.
I am think 16 ounces may be overkill for some folks so I will offer smaller amounts as well.
Take care and good luck!
Markey 
Garden of Wisdom |
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