Ho Hum Everday Skin Type
This skin type is normal and doesn’t need a lot of attention.
Do any of these descriptions sound like your skin:
- skin needs minimal attention
- oiliness and dryness may fluctuate but neither is predominate
- you may break out or have a rash occasionally
- your skin is smooth and even textured
- you have average pore size
What to use:
Cleansing: Wash your face once, or if necessary, twice a day (remember washing your face too often strips the natural oils from your skin) with DIRTY GIRL FARM’s, SEA KELP FACIAL SOAP. Spirulina , kelp and red algae combine in this nutrient rich soap. Providing iodine, protein and trace minerals that are directly absorbed into the skin.
Exfoliating:Two or three times a week use DIRTY GIRL FARM’s AYURVEDIC TURMERIC AND NEEM FACIAL SCRUB.Turmeric is a long used herb in Ayurvedic (Indian) skin care. It has naturally occurring anti-inflammatory antibacterial and anti-microbial properties. Indian women have long known turmeric makes the skin glow. This is a great scrub for any skin type. We have combined the best ingredients to balance your skin!
Toner: Use DIRTY GIRL FARM’S, SEA MINERAL TONER. This toner brings the magnificent minerals and nutrients abundantly available in the ocean to your skin.
Moisturizing: Try DIRTY GIRL FARM’S yummy ORGANIC TEA LOTION. This terrific lotion is packed with teas and herbs. Aloe and rooibos tea both have a soothing effect on the skin. Rooibos is a powerful player in the team of antioxidants this crème brings to your skin. Recently, Japanese scientists found that rooibos tea contains a mimic of the enzyme Super Oxide Dismutase (S.O.D.) which is an antioxidant that attacks the free radicals and limits their damaging effects on the skin. Besides rooibos tea this lotion includes green tea, nettle leaf, chickweed, slippery elm, milk thistle, marshmallow root, oatstraw, blue green algae and black willow bark. This loton is pH balanced and gentle enough to use as both a face and body crème.
Skin Fitness: Eat a wide variety of organic fresh fruits, vegetables, and whole grains. If you are eating meat, stick to the organic versions and boost your intake of oily fish.
To really improve your skin’s fitness, increase your intake of phytonutrients and antioxidants. These chemical compounds help to clean up cellular damage caused by free radicals. The is a snap to do by zeroing in on the colorful foods that host and abundance of these natural chemicals such as, tomatoes, red peppers, beets, strawberries, grapes, raspberries, watermelon, cherries, cantaloupe, oranges, mangoes, papayas, apricots, grapefruit, carrots, sweet potatoes, corn, squash, bananas, nectarines, spinach, avocados, kale, broccoli, Brussel sprouts, pears, apples, grapes, green tea, eggplant,plums, & blueberries.
Herbal Remedies: Drink 5 cups of Green Tea daily.
Skinceuticals: Take a mulitvitamin daily. Take extra doses of vitamin C during stressful periods to bolster your immune system and to support the collagen and elastin matrix of the skin.
Beauty & Balance:Select a relaxing ritual to practice daily. Yoga, knitting, gardening. Try to incorporate a monthly massage into your schedule.
- use a face mask once a week to brighten your complexion. Try:DIRTY GIRL FARM’s LAVENDER BALANCING BLEND facial mask.
- Begin each day with a Lavender Compress to boost skin circulation.
- Get a deep cleansing facial four times a year.
