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Waxelene
Waxelene
https://waxelene.com/ Keeping with my theme of natural / organic products, thought I'd share my experience with Waxelene. I first learned about this product in the April 2012 issue of Prevention. Now it's used by -4- generations in my family! As I mentioned, I am really into skin care so I was happy to find this healthier alternative. It's a real treat for my feet and hands and it's safe for use all over. I did a search to see if it had been mentioned before but it seems it hasn't. Any other Waxelene fans here?
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Stopped the oil cleansing method (OCM) about a week ago. I had already pretty much decided that the 1:1 castor oil ratio was too drying and had been meaning to add more argan oil to the mixture. However, I finally admitted to myself that it was making my pale skin blotchier than usual, I was getting breakouts in unusual places (for me) and I was unhappy with the texture/hydration of my skin despite trying different moisturizers. I tried vanicream and argan+tamanu oil at night (argan+tamanu was not good for my skin as far as how it felt and may have contributed to breakouts). So after ditching the OCM, I reverted back to raw honey which is so much easier to rinse off than oil and reduces redness around my blemishes. One note on honey: Awhile back I tried a more syrupy organic wild collected raw honey bought from Trader Joe’s, but I swear it made me breakout more so I threw it out less than halfway through the jar. Plus, I prefer the more solid, grainy texture of Trader Joe’s regular organic raw honey so that’s what I went back to. For face moisturizer, I am now using vanicream lite (which can now be bought at Target in 2 sizes!). I used to only be able to find vanicream stuff at walgreens or online. I had been using it as a body lotion previously. I also use vanicream sunscreen for long days in the sun. Vanicream lite is definitely too light for hands/elbows/feet IMO. I also purchased vanicream moisturizing skin cream to try as a nighttime moisturizer (it’s thicker and a little greasy at first), but I’m afraid to change any of my skin variables right now. Years ago I tried vanicream’s bar soap but found it extremely drying on my face. So far, the raw honey/vanicream lite experiment is swiftly clearing up the fallout from the OCM. I’ll wait a few more weeks before deciding how well it’s actually working long-term. So far I'm just dealing with dead skin buildup, which I only really notice if I put on foundation. Mixing a scrub powder with the honey occasionally seems to help exfoliate. I also have some proactiv pore refining peel thingies to try out (10% glycolic acid). |
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02-28-14, 10:57 AM | ||
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As you can probably tell, I'm now in search of natural / organic products and was glad to learn about this company.
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Andalou Naturals makes some lightweight moisturizers that absorb well. I was using the age defying moisturizer until the winter air demanded a change to something heavier. adawn, I've been using vanicream sunscreen for over a decade now. It is effective and one of the few my skin tolerates (I can only take zinc and titanium formulas). I can't say it's the loveliest of sunscreens, but it gets the job done and doesn't make me break out. I do have to put foundation on to cover the masking that comes from the zinc and whatnot. |
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02-28-14, 12:34 PM | |
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Anders Natural Soap - Regenerative Moisturizer
yahoo205, I use this Regenerative Moisturizer and have been very pleased: http://www.andersnaturalsoap.com/facial_products.php
It meets your requirements including being natural / organic, but not for being scented. From the label: "90% natural + 99.9% organic."
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02-28-14, 03:16 PM | |||
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What you said about TJ's Wild Collected Raw Honey is interesting, because I tried that on my face and it didn't seem to agree with me, either! I'll have to give the other one a shot. Even if my face doesn't like daily honey washes, the occasional wash or mask seems to have a brightening effect.
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