Doing an experiment
I’ve embarked on an experiment. I’m 35 years old and have had mild acne for my entire adult life. For the last 3 or 4 years I’ve been using Differin and it seems to help, but I still get several zits each month. Plus it totally dries my skin out in the winter so not only do I have oily skin…it gets flakey too. Blech! I just want good healthy skin.
So, I’ve been making my own soap (oil, water, lye…) for years and I decided to use it to wash my face the other day and then moisturize with jojoba oil mixed with a little lavender oil. I’m skipping the morning wash in the shower. After all, all I’ve done before my morning shower is sleep and work out.
The first thing I noticed was that my homemade soap was not powerful enough to remove the Revlon Colorstay foundation I wear. Hmmm…must think about replacing that. So I had to grab a wash cloth to scrub my face. But it’s been 3 days and nothing crazy has happened. I had a couple of very tiny whiteheads yesterday, but nothing major. I plan on sticking with this for a month. If there is no significant increase in the acne or decrease in the appearance of my skin at the very least I can stop purchasing a bunch of beauty products. On the other hand, I might get great benefits from it. We’ll see.
Next up…I’m thinking of abandoning commercial shampoo.
February 3rd, 2006 at 9:58 am
I was into soapmaking a few years ago, and made some shampoo bars. I think there are recipes at the soapnuts.com website.
February 3rd, 2006 at 9:58 am
I was into soapmaking a few years ago, and made some shampoo bars. I think there are recipes at the soapnuts.com website.
February 14th, 2006 at 12:03 pm
I use Neutrogena Deep Clean for my acne prone skin and it works really well. I get the best results when I use it every day. It cleans my face without stripping it totally dry like soap does.
February 24th, 2006 at 2:00 am
reading the word Revlon makes me gape in horror. chuck it, chuck it all. i can make some recommendations if you’re interested.