Live in the Now
January 13th, 20115 Things I’d Like to See Happen This Year
via stopagingnow.com
Is there something odd about this headline on a site called “Live In The Now”, or is it just me?
How to restore the natural beauty of dry sensitive skin -- gentle, effective ways to soothe dry itchy skin and rejuvenate dry red skin with natural products that put an end to irritation and eruptions.
Dry Skin Brushing
January 13th, 2011Brush once a day on dry skin and follow with a hot and cold shower. Once you do this consistently over a period of a few months, you will notice the benefits of the dry skin brushing. The benefits will be so noticeable that you will miss it if you forget to brush a couple of days.
This post is very clear and straight-forward on the benefits and how-tos of dry skin brushing. Only thing I would disagree with – the results start to show almost immediately, especially in the form of a greater sense of vitality and glow.
Safe Cosmetics – Information we all need to know
January 13th, 2011On an average, women use about 12 personal care products each day. Now these products could be shower gels, face creams, body lotions, mascara, lipstick, perfumes and the list goes on. The basic idea is to look good and smell nice, it is a nice thing; No arguments about that. But, do we have to compromise our health and safety for all this?
via suite101.com
This article advises getting behind the Safe Cosmetics Act as a way to improve the safety of our skin care products. Personally, I think the proposed Act is based on scare-mongering more than science and that it will actually set the organic movement backwards if it is implemented. Many people in the organic movement agree with this opinion. I wrote more here about Cosmetic Safety. Of course we all want our cosmetics to be safe. But the Safe Cosmetics Act is not the way to get the job done.
A Natural Cure For Dry Sensitive Skin
August 9th, 2010Dry sensitive skin is one of the most annoying things a person can have to deal with. It can create uncomfortable itching and unsightly areas that only get worse if they are scratched in an attempt to relieve the irritation. On top of that, many of the things we put on to dry sensitive skin to deal with problems only make them worse. The good news is the problems can be solved once we stop abusing our skin and give it the care it really needs.
However, in their search for relief, people do things that make the problems worse. Scratching is an obvious example. It is very hard to resist scratching your skin if you are being driven to distraction by non-stop itching! But beyond involuntary scratching, the products we use to try and improve our skin can often make it worse.
My experience has been that dry sensitive skin is mainly caused by environmental factors that we can control, rather than by internal factors, such as genes, that we cannot do much about. And that is very good news.
There are 80,000 man-made chemicals in our environment. They are so much a part of our daily lives that we have come to take them for granted. However, their safety has not been established, not even those that are put into skin care products. If your skin is reacting to them, you will find yourself very uncomfortable, without knowing why.
For instance, manufacturers use sodium laurel or lauryl sulphate (SLS) to make soaps and shampoos that really cut grease and give us a “clean” feeling. SLS is used in animal testing labs to create skin irritation; it is used to clean oil deposits from garage floors. If you are using regular commercial soaps and shampoos, there are many chemicals in them, like SLS, that are harsh in their effect, but are selected because they give a temporary impression of benefit. The “fragrances” in many products fall into the same category. These products are packaged and marketed as though they were the gentlest, most nourishing things you could pamper your skin with. They are not! Your dry sensitive skin may, in fact, be the proof of it.
My number one recommendation is that you give your skin a chance to heal itself by liberating it from the attacks of harmful chemicals in your skin care products. Set them aside for a month or two while you try something different.
Consider switching to soap, toner, and moisturizers made from organic, plant-based oils and emollients. They protect, nourish, and moisturize the skin, without destroying its natural resources. Organic oils derived from plants bring rich nutrients to your skin. They can smooth, soothe, and moisturize your skin, leaving it balanced and healthy, without eruptions and flare-ups. They are natural cures for dry sensitive skin.
Often, our skin becomes sensitive because, frankly, we neglect it. That’s why it is so important to have a skincare routine that is easy to follow – every day counts! I recommend just 4 products – a moisturizing cleanser , an all natural facial toner (alcohol-free), an organic moisturizer and a natural exfoliant.
There is no need to use tons of products on your face. In fact, the fewer you use, the better. The key is to switch out of low-quality, synthetic products (no matter how seductively they are packaged) into natural, organic alternatives. That is how you can experience your own natural cure for dry sensitive skin.
