Hi {!firstname_fix}, and happy July! How are you and your sensitive skin doing? I hope our updates can be useful to you in finding new solutions for your sensitive skin care.
I just got back from visiting my family and it was SO great to see them! I haven't had time to go through the pictures yet but I'll share a few with you in my next update.
OK, for many of us it is summer right now, however this tip applies to anyone, no matter what season it is where you live!!
Now lemonades, iced teas, fruit drinks, vitamin C drinks and juices all add some liquid to your diet, but what you MOST need to help your body to function at it's most optimal level, is pure, clean water.
Water helps to purify and detoxify your body, and helps all your other elimination systems to work properly.
When your elimination gets clogged, your skin ends up with the brunt of the job. Ouch! That can mean pimples, rashes
and other unsightly and embarrassing skin problems.
Naturopathic doctors recommend that we drink half our body weight in ounces every day. I don't know how to calculate that in the metric system, but that means if you weigh 150 lbs, it is recommended to drink 75 ounces of pure water a day.
That's between 9 and 10 cups a day, which may sound like a lot, but you'll be amazed at how much better you feel! Try it for a week and see what happens.
If you tend to forget to drink enough water, there are several ways you can remind yourself.
Here are some additional tips to get the most benefit from drinking your water to clear your skin.
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New From Cleure
Cleure, of my favorite companies that makes hypoallergenic products for sensitive skin just created a new travel kit which you can take with you when you travel.
I always run into more skin problems when I travel, and this is a great new option for allergy free and blemish free vacations!
You can also use this kit
to sample some of their products. It contains the following hypoallergenic products in small travel sizes:
- Shampoo
- Conditioner
- Facial and Body Cleanser
- Facial Toner
- Sunscreen
- Body Lotion
- Toothpaste
- Toothbrush and brush picks
- Travel bag
Cleure products are the only ones I've found that are BOTH hypoallergenic AND free from irritating chemicals ...
AND perhaps one of their best benefits is that they work really well. It's really difficult to find high performance hypoallergenic products.
Most hypoallergenic brands I have tried simply don't work! Or, they actually end up causing skin rashes anyways!!
I took travel sizes of their shampoo, conditioner, toothpaste and sunscreen with me on my recent travels. My family just loved how my hair looked!! I haven't yet told them about my
saga of finding a good hypoallergenic shampoo. :-)
Your Questions And Comments
Please join in and add your comments, and offer help if you can! Sometimes just one new idea can set someone free from a painful skin problem!
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New Home Recipes for Sensitive Skin
Remember to do a skin test first, even when using natural ingredients!
Amazing Facial Mask for Sensitive Skin
This mask will tighten pores, reduce acne, improve the complexion and will make your face glow, without a lot of potential for irritation.
Blend one part organic chickpea flour, also know as gram flour, garbanzo flour, or besan, with two parts of pure water. You can get this at a health food store or Indian food store.
Apply to your face and leave for 10 to 20 minutes. Before
washing off, gently rub your skin in a circular motion to increase the exfoliation benefits.
You can also make this paste with a little yogurt or milk (if you know you're not allergic to milk) which provides natural alpha hydroxy acids for the skin.
You can also add a spoonful of honey to the mixture if you wish. Honey has many natural healing benefits for the skin.
Some people add a touch of turmeric to this mixture, which has natural anti-inflammatory and skin lightening properties, however turmeric can potentially cause skin irritation so is not the best choice for sensitive skin.
Simple Natural Moisturizers
If you have sensitive skin, products that contain a long list of ingredients have more potential to cause skin irritation. If your skin problems are very intense, you may want to go on a skincare product "fast" by stopping all products until your rashes improve.
There are several natural "one
ingredient" natural moisturizers you can try. They may be all you need! Be sure to do a skin test, and don't use if you know you have a known allergy to the ingredients.
Here are some of them:
- Shea butter contains natural sun protection and is one of the best moisturizers for sensitive skin. It van be used on the face, body and even the hair, and has a very low potential for creating allergic reactions. Many people find it helps to calms down skin rashes, quicken scar healing, and protect skin against the elements. Many of the Cleure Skincare products contain shea butter.
- Ghee, also known as clarified butter, contains many beneficial healing properties, and is use in Ayurvedic medicine for skin irritation, wound healing and many other conditions. In India Ghee is used as a massage oil, so the beneficial properties can be absorbed
directly into the skin. Don't use if you are allergic to dairy.
- Jojoba oil - is not actually an oil but a wax ester which closely resembles the natural oils of our skin. It does not clog pores and may even help to balance out excessively oily skin. A few drops can be a simple natural moisturizer for your face or body, although I personally find my eyes get irritated if I leave it on overnight. Jojoba oil can also be used as a lip gloss, to remove makeup, as an oil for your cuticle, or to add to your shampoo for extra shine and conditioning.
- Cocoa butter smells absolutely delicious, (like chocolate!) and is a natural anti-inflammatory which is good for skin rashes. It protects and moisturizes the skin with natural antioxidants and fatty acids. Don't use if you have nut allergies.
- Olive oil - many people have found this to be a great natural moisturizer, though I find it a bit greasy.
Now using
a one ingredient moisturizer may not give you everything you are looking for in a moisturizer, however it is a great start especially right after you are recovering from a skin inflammation or breakout.
Then, when your skin rashes are more under control, try using hypoallergenic products that have a shorter list of ingredients (which means they are less likely to have one ingredient that will cause a problem).
That's one of the reasons I recommend Cleure products as they manage to create safe and very effective products without irritants, plant allergens or a long list of ingredients.
{!firstname_fix}, I hope you have an absolutely fantastic month! Please let me know how we can continue to be of help to you with your sensitive skin!
Best wishes,
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