Radiant Complexion - Washing Your Mug

Let us begin our adventure in at home beauty with setting up a good facial cleansing routine. Washing your mug is meant to remove makeup, dirt, impurities, dead skin, and excess oils. Cleansing your skin may seem like a no brainer but there are to many folks out there either over or under cleansing. If your idea of cleansing is washing your face during your morning shower and then going to bed at night without washing off your makeup then you are guilty of under cleansing. While you are getting your beauty sleep your skin is busy excreting toxins for your benefit. It can not do this properly if your pores are clogged with makeup and grime. Scrubbing your face as hard as you would a toilet till it is squeaky clean is over doing it for your delicate facial skin. Hard scrubbing and over cleansing can strip the skin of its natural protective oils which keep your skin supple and hydrated. Washing your face too much can actually cause nasty skin irritations. I take a daily 3 step process to cleansing my expression maker.

STEP 1

In the morning cleanse your face using a very gentle face wash that does not strip the skin but removes surface junk. I make my favorite face wash concoctions using castile soap put together with other beneficial ingredients. You could use castile soap alone as a face wash but I find it too harsh for my dainty face.

STEP 2

Before you jump in the sack at night use a cleansing oil or cream to gently dissolves make up and nasty grime. As the name implies cleansing oils are primarily a carrier oil with a few additives. Using just a carrier oil is a perfectly fine way to do this step. Now those of you with oily skin don’t go freaking out. This will not make you skin more oily. It is very nourishing for your skin and in step 3 we will be removing and left over oil residue. Apply the cleansing oil to dry skin and massage it in for a minute or 2 using circular strokes. Wipe off using a cotton face cloth.

STEP 3

After using cleansing oil we move on to a yummy facial scrub / exfolliant. Using a scrub will remove any last traces of oil residue left behind from the cleansing oil, improve the skin’s texture, help to retain moisture, polishes skin’s surface, removes dead skin cells, and clean pores. I know what your thinking and I agree, scrubs rock!! Remember when using a scrub be gentle and let the product do the work for you. There are a few ways you can apply a scrub. Wet your hands and pour some scrub mixture into you palm. Then rub you palms lightly together to make the mixture moist and apply to your face using light circular strokes. Remove using a damp cotton face cloth. You can also put some of your scrub mixture into a bowl, add a small amount of liquid, mix it to make a paste, and apply.

There you have it and although it may take some getting use to you skin will thank you for it.
Of the next few days I will be sharing some of my favorite homemade recipes. I can't wait!

Quinn Bouley

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