I was on my way to bed the other night when my roomie stopped me and asked me, "You sleep with foundation on your face now?"...He's a guy, so I had to excuse him for just not knowing...but it made me take a double look at the progression of my skin since I'd started using something I'd read about online 2 months earlier. Yes, he was right..my skin was very clear and looked like I had touched it up a tab just before hitting the sack. However, I knew the real reason and it lies in my pantry cabinet and probably in yours as well.
My one cant live with out beauty secret: The olive oil treatments that I preform on my face at night. Ok, so you REALLY cant call it a "treatment" since the only ingredient is simple olive oil...but it REALLY does work! So, I'm sharing it with you and I hope you have similar or even better results then me. Here is what you will need:
Facial soap or wash, nothing fancy-skip the stuff with the Salicylic Acid & Benzoyl Peroxide Acne Medicines...this method should reduce your need for those all together.
I use Black Soap. I purchase mine at the local store that sells natural face products but you can get it just about anywhere, including your local beauty supply. Using the SPLASH method, i clean my face at night time with this. This is inexpensive and easy. Splashing the water on the face improves circulation to the face and also aids in healing. More on that in my next blog.
You will also need olive oil.
Extra virgin olive oil works best..or light oilive oil. Its like 3-6 bucks at the grocery store for the smaller bottles. A use those small ziplock cups and fill those about 1/3 of the way and just recover it once I'm done. I prefer to pour the oil into something first in order to not contaminate the olive oil in the actual bottle. I cook with the same oilve oil so this is just me putting some to the side for my face:)
Wash your hands. never use unwashed hands with this method because that same dirt will end up in your olive oil and on your face..yuck!
Right before bed, clean your face, pat it dry, apply a thin layer of the oilve oil to your entire face (avoiding the entire eye area completely) and go to sleep. Try not to sleep on your sides before the oil has evaporated into your skin. Wake up and gently wipe any residue off..there should not be any left over after a good night sleep but you should wipe and clean your face anyway.
The splashing method can be a pain to clean up in the morning when you are rushing so I usually just wash my face with my normal face wash or use the black soap for a quick wash off in the shower in the mornings. Just be gentle...your face should be super soft and any breakouts you had the day before should already be reduced in size. Place a light moisturizer on your face and some eye cream and you are good to go. Your normal beauty routine should follow and in a few weeks you should be looking at a nice smooth, clear canvas to work with!
WHY THIS WORKS:
Simple..you are so used to drying out your skin with meds and serums aimed at reducing the appearance of ance and pimples... Olive oil is natural and it works with your natural oils to REPAIR the skin. No, it wont clog your pores! So no worries there...it works twice as fast as most acne meds or pimple creams and it super cheap! Why spend $75 bucks on something that would cost you less then $10 and give you better results? Your skin should not only feel soft and less dry (if you are having problems with dry skin) but it will heal your acne prone skin and the scars you have lived with in the past can also start to heal a tad and lighten naturally. This method works on oily-dry skin. If you prefer and are skeptical like I was when I heard about this...try ONLY using it on your problem areas for a few weeks. You will notice a difference this way as well but your skin will feel so nice, you will want to use it all over.
Just TRY it..and let me know if it works as well for you as it has for me:)
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