I'll say it a billion times, your makeup is only as good as the skin beneath it. It's so important for makeup wearers to have a great skincare regimen. Especially when you have oily, acne prone, sensitive skin & enlarged pores like moi. I have to be careful of irritants in both makeup & skincare products. & Let me tell you..... it's annoying & costly.
With all the crap they bottle, package & sell, it's hard to decide on face cleaners & moisturizers. You find a product that claims to soothe all your skin issues, you use it & it leaves you with more problems than what you started with. That, or it claims to be hypoallergenic, yet it smells like a bed of roses. NOBODY GOT TIME FOR THAT! lol I prefer my face products to be free of alcohol, fragrances & ingredients I can't pronounce. Sounds simple right? Hell naw! It's hard to find all natural stuff without alcohol or some crap to preserve self life. So, imagine how excited I was to learn that a good friend, Dani Stephens, makes all natural skincare products, including soap. When she gave me a bar, it was love at first wash.
As you can see in the pic, there's no fancy dyes or anything like that. It's made out of honey & oatmeal, & has no overwhelming scent. In fact, it doesn't really smell like anything at all. While I prefer a generous amount of lather for a deeper cleansing, this bar is more creamy than sudsy. However, I didn't mind because I used it in combination with ground apricot seeds (the brown dust in the pic) she gave me to exfoliate, clean & tighten my huge pores. The seeds are slightly scratchy. Not too rough as to cause any irritation, just enough to remove excess oil, dirt & makeup that cleansers alone would not. After rinsing & wiping everything away, my pores appeared smaller, my skin was left feeling smooth &, most importantly, I didn't feel dried out or stripped. I then slightly dabbed on wheat germ oil & went to bed pleased ;). The next day, I woke her up trying to place orders for more bars with different ingredients.
*Sidebar: Over washing & exfoliating the face may cause it to dry out, even if your skin is oily. Over washed &/or under moisturized skin may increase oil production. It's happening to me right now, since I've been using a sucky moisturizer :(. Don't make my mistake!*
Anywho, I'm hoping Dani gets her life soon, & starts putting product on the market.You all need to try this stuff is.
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