What Skin Really needs

What skin really needs.

The body's largest organ is quite the multi tasker. Regulating temperature, ridding the body of toxins, protecting the sub dermis. Your skin has a lot going on, every second of the day.

Basic needs, rest, hydration via water intake, to be cleansed, exfoliated, moisturized.....

Not too complicated. Skin loves routine, so, how do you go about one that works for you.

Normal, oily dry, we grew up being told our skin was one of these. But, no one told our skin that. Our skin thinks it is normal, and goes about it's daily routine. We have spent a lifetime trying to fit our skin into one of these categories. When all our skin wants to do is it's job.

Cleanse, tone, moisturise. The regime most of were told would work.

 Cleanser, Dermatologists recommend Dove soap everyday. We are told bar soap is evil incarnate. So are thousands of Doctors wrong?. No, not all bar soap is bad for the skin. Dove, Dermalogica, Erno Laszlo, all make a fine bar product for the face. If it works for you, that is what matters. I would rather see a person use Dove, than just rinse with water. I hear that at least once a week. How that is cleansing the skin is beyond me.


Toner, why? if your cleanser is doing it's job properly, why does it need a second step? Most of them are sensation, basically Witch Hazel. That tight ,close to stinging sensation we have been taught to think " clean " skin feels like... wrong. Forget the toner.

Moisturise, yes please, and one with a SPF. Some are better than others. I will be listing the things you do not want in any skin care products very soon.

Two very important steps, exfoliate, and masque. Once a week, talk about the best anti aging things we can do for our skin. I will go into that in my next post.

Until then, be good to your skin!