There was a time when I used to work in Lush and so was educated extensively on what was good and bad for my skin.
One of the things I did take away with me and stick to, to this day, is we are so health conscious about what we put into our bodies but why don't we think about what we put onto our bodies?
One of the scariest facts I learnt when I was researching a workshop was baby oil. The gloriously smelling oil that we wipe on our babies, use ourselves and pour in for a scrumptious hot bath. Yes that very oil contains a by product of petrol...PETROL. The stuff thats corrosive for skin, that can cause blindness yet we happily put it onto our babes delicate skin.
I use a few basic products that give even better results that the Neutrogenas and clearsols
Face
I use rose water on my face, its amazing, I use it as a toner/cleanser/make up remover, I try to use organic, but I have had to be flexible on that since living in Turkey. I use it with cotton wool, and leaves my face feeling soft and clean.
Hair
From previous posts you can see I tried the no shampoo challenge, however I struggled because I couldn't find any oil ( I only came with hand luggage, as I have a good amount of clothes etc here)
I finally found some oil I liked but alas it was too late as I had already started washing my hair again. However I adore oil on my hair, its incredible. Its a conditioner, treatment, softener, it does everything! My hair is getting longer now and so when I wash it gets knottier so the oil really helps with the brushing.
My hair does have a tendency to get greasy quickly, when I am in and out of the ocean its fine but living slightly inland here and when I am in London, it does get greasy. Since living in a small town here in Turkey its hard to find the same products I would use back home so I have to improvise, so my next favourite product is baby powder. Its what they use in batiste so I am just using the pure form :)
One of the things I did take away with me and stick to, to this day, is we are so health conscious about what we put into our bodies but why don't we think about what we put onto our bodies?
One of the scariest facts I learnt when I was researching a workshop was baby oil. The gloriously smelling oil that we wipe on our babies, use ourselves and pour in for a scrumptious hot bath. Yes that very oil contains a by product of petrol...PETROL. The stuff thats corrosive for skin, that can cause blindness yet we happily put it onto our babes delicate skin.
I use a few basic products that give even better results that the Neutrogenas and clearsols
Face
Hair
From previous posts you can see I tried the no shampoo challenge, however I struggled because I couldn't find any oil ( I only came with hand luggage, as I have a good amount of clothes etc here)
I finally found some oil I liked but alas it was too late as I had already started washing my hair again. However I adore oil on my hair, its incredible. Its a conditioner, treatment, softener, it does everything! My hair is getting longer now and so when I wash it gets knottier so the oil really helps with the brushing.
My hair does have a tendency to get greasy quickly, when I am in and out of the ocean its fine but living slightly inland here and when I am in London, it does get greasy. Since living in a small town here in Turkey its hard to find the same products I would use back home so I have to improvise, so my next favourite product is baby powder. Its what they use in batiste so I am just using the pure form :)
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