Skin Care Tips and Tricks

LSPoorEeyorick · 03-14-2008, 06:37 PM

I try to keep it clean (morning and night is best for me) with a gentle foaming cleanser. I use Shiseido Pureness Foaming Cleanser.

I love a good exfoliant - not one that scratches off dead skin, but which dissolves it away. The papaya enzymes in Origins' Never A Dull Moment make my skin very happy - but I only use it once a week or so. (I'll out my husband: he uses it before he shaves and he loves it too.)

After that, I like to sweep away any debris with Clinique Clarifying Lotion.

I'm super-oily so the only moisturizer that has ever worked for me is Lush brand Enzymion. I also love other fun Lush products, like their bath bombs and their shower bars.

In the more-embarrassing-skin-problem corner, I have seborrheic dermatitis so I pretty much absolutely have to shower within 24 hours of the previous shower - but if I miss it for any reason, I find that a rinse with apple cider vinegar pretty much immediately clears up any problems. Swapping back and forth between dandruff shampoos helps more than using just one, but really, the vinegar is better than anything else.

When doing home-made facials, I have quite enjoyed using egg whites in the past. You slather it on and let it dry, and then rinse, rinse, rinse (preferably in the shower so you can use full water power.) It's totally disgusting, I'll admit it. But my skin has never felt better.

Bottom line, though, is that not everything works on everyone. But it's fun to try to see what does.

03-14-2008, 06:37 PM	#2
LSPoorEeyorick scribblin' Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: in the moment Posts: 3,872	I try to keep it clean (morning and night is best for me) with a gentle foaming cleanser. I use Shiseido Pureness Foaming Cleanser. I love a good exfoliant - not one that scratches off dead skin, but which dissolves it away. The papaya enzymes in Origins' Never A Dull Moment make my skin very happy - but I only use it once a week or so. (I'll out my husband: he uses it before he shaves and he loves it too.) After that, I like to sweep away any debris with Clinique Clarifying Lotion. I'm super-oily so the only moisturizer that has ever worked for me is Lush brand Enzymion. I also love other fun Lush products, like their bath bombs and their shower bars. In the more-embarrassing-skin-problem corner, I have seborrheic dermatitis so I pretty much absolutely have to shower within 24 hours of the previous shower - but if I miss it for any reason, I find that a rinse with apple cider vinegar pretty much immediately clears up any problems. Swapping back and forth between dandruff shampoos helps more than using just one, but really, the vinegar is better than anything else. When doing home-made facials, I have quite enjoyed using egg whites in the past. You slather it on and let it dry, and then rinse, rinse, rinse (preferably in the shower so you can use full water power.) It's totally disgusting, I'll admit it. But my skin has never felt better. Bottom line, though, is that not everything works on everyone. But it's fun to try to see what does.
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