The Girl with Freckles & Curly Hair

Saturday, March 30, 2013

Equal

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Thursday, March 21, 2013

So, I hate to say it but my poor face and skin has taken the back seat the past 6-7 years while I've tried to figure out what was going on with the rest of my body. But now that I've realized i'm going to be turning 26 this year ..ugh I didn't say that, sorry I meant 25...I'll be turning 25 for the next 20 years just FYI. Anyways, i'm going to be turning..whichever age.. and I'm STILL dealing with acne. I've always been told that I would "grow out of it" but I haven't "grown" in years and I think i'm past the point where it'll just go away on it's own. Now, I've known people who've had the acne situation alot worse then me. And honestly I am TERRIBLE with washing the makeup off my face at night.. so do I think it would help if I did that every night yes, do I think that would make it completely go away.. No. So i've started doing my research. And i'm going all natural... which I've also been working towards on eating habits, getting healthy in general which I think will improve not only my skin but the rest of my body..but that's a whole nother story. So, between Pinterest, a Co-Worker, and the rest of the internet.. giving me tips.. I'm on DAY #2. Well 1:30 AM #2...of my all natural no more acne trial. So here is what I started with on day 1. I bought Raw Honey at Publix... It was expensive and I think although probably still expensive I would've had more options at the health food store. But I had to get the one kind they had. But I figured..raw honey is raw honey. I also bought raw coconut oil. A hint/tip: When you go look for this in the store. You'll probably be like me and are looking for OIL. But wait.. it's deceiving. It's actually solid white. You can melt it, but i've come to find if I leave mine at room temperature for 20-30 minutes it melts in my hands for what I need. You'll also need powdered oats. (The girl who's website I got this off of did not explain what powdered oats was..and all though I had a little clue, I googled it. All it is in the plan oats you guys buy for oatmeal rather then the Fruits ..or flavored kind. Throw it in the blender and it becomes a powder!!.. I know you're thinking well duh Shannon. Did I mention I was doing this all at about 1 am and wasn't in the sharpest frame of mind.) Don't worry my blender isn't the best on the block and mine didn't blend it down completely to powder.. But it won't hurt anything but be a little extra messy if there's still some full oats. And you'll also need baking soda. So you'll need to keep most of your honey seperate. But I took about 1 cup honey, 3-4 tablespoons of baking soda, and about 1 cup powdered oats and combined together. I added some filtered water to make it a little less solid, if that makes sense.. a little less sticky. (I'll add pictures late btw) So once you have all this down..Here's how it goes. You'll want to take a hand towel and run it under pretty warm water. The warmer but not scalding the better, because it'll cool off really fast. Again..before this next step, make sure it's as only as hot as you would stand under the same temp in the shower. So if you're body or you can't handle scalding hot water.. Then you'll place the hand towel on your face.. I also did my neck as I break out there too. And leave it on for a couple minutes.. After about 2 minutes mine started to cool. Then you'll want to rub your honey all over your face. Keep that on from anywhere to 5 minutes or an hour. Depending on how much time you have. Then you'll want to repeat the hot compress. After this you'll take your honey, baking soda, and oats mixture and use it on a scrub on your face. Then rinse off and lightly pat dry your face. Add coconut oil as a moisturizer. Now here's what I've tweaked and added in Day #2. One I didn't google how long to leave the honey on and the website I got this off of didn't mention. So I immediately did the hot compress. This is one reason why I think it didn't work as well today bc I have a huge under the skin pimple.. Those are the worse..bc they're so hard to pop! But anyways. I've also discovered an all natural astringent. Apple Cider Vinegar and water! Your about 1/4 cup of each. The site I got this off of said probably best to dilute it a little more with water if you have more sensitive skin. I do so I put almost a whole nother 1/4 cup of water in my mixture. I'm going to be doing this in between the honey, oats, and baking soda scrub and the coconut oil moisturizer. For this astringent you're not supposed to wash it off as well. You'll just let it air dry. So since I've been sitting here writing this I've had honey on my face. So I think it's time to go do hot compress #2!