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Beauty Blog (Archive)
Friday, November 14, 2003
posted by TheBroadroom.Net at
4:28 PM (Pacific)
The olive oil is supposed to be moisturizing and the castor oil purportedly has drawing properties. So, if you're acne prone the mix should be 75% CO to 25% EVOO if you're drier then reverse it, 75%EVOO to 25% CO. I started with 75/co-25/CO and its too drying/drawing to my face, I'm really super tight feeling afterwards, so I made my mix about 50-50 each. I'll give that a try tonight and see if it helps. I've not used the mix to moisturize afterwards, I just use jojoba and maybe a spray of lavender water.
My skin looks good. Its that time of the month when I can break out with a monster zit and so far I've not had any major blemishes at all. I've had a few small red spots come up, but they've not come to a head and most are starting to fade.
I do notice ALOT of blackheads. More than I've ever seen on my face before and on places I've never,ever seen blackheads. To me, this is a good thing, all the junk is coming up out of my pores. I do gently squeeze or scrape some of them off/out. Mostly, I just leave my skin alone and figure nature will take its course.
I've had this weird rash on my chin for ages. It comes and goes. It'll get red, itchy flaky sometime and sometimes bumpy. I've had no idea what it actually is. Its getting better now. I think it was from my toothpaste. I've brushed with baking soda and mouthwash the past few days.
So, I'm not using shampoo on my hair, soap on my face or body, or toothpaste. I'm also trying different variations of natural deodorants as well. No, I do not stink. Not one bit. The best deo I've found so far is a mix of baking soda, cornstarch and lavender oil. I've read that not using soap on ones body actually changes the bacteria culture on your skin, people have gotten less stinky not using soap. We'll see how that goes.
I also came across one of the best de-tox programs here:
http://www.ivillage.co.uk/health/hlive/style/articles/0,,181167_534728,00.html
I'm hoping to try this myself soon.
I'm also hoping my mineral makeup order will be here soon. I can't wait to give that a try.
~carolm
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