African Black Soap
First I tried Shea Terra's Organics - Rose Hips Black Soap Deep Pore Facial Wash & Mask and loved it! My face felt so much cleaner and smoother immediately!! Plus, I had much less break outs. It even seemed like my complexion changed within a few weeks.
Then I tried Alaffia Aunthentic African Black Soap and I think I like this one even better. Not only is the price better, but its Fair Trade and has an awesome peppermint scent. LOVE IT! It has Shea Butter in it and all sales help fund enhancement projects in Togolese communities...how awesome is that?
Now, I will advice, when you first start using this stuff you may find your skin will first breakout as its adjusting to this product but give it about 7-14 days and your skin will be in much better condition then before you started!
If you haven't tried African Black Soap before, its a must try! You will love the way it makes your skin feel!
Witch Hazel/Rose Water Toner
Now, one of the things that I was still have problems with is my pores-the African black soap was awesome but my pores were not shrinking and were fairly large. So, I started using Thayer's Witch Hazel and Rose Water toner-I cannot say enough about how much I LOVE this stuff! It feels so good on your skin! It has a light rose smell (not real musky just light) and is so refreshing! Even Daniel loves this stuff! You can use it multiple times a day to lightly freshen your skin and it even balances the ph in your skin. After a few days of using it, I found my pores were tightening...that's when I became for sure hooked! This stuff is amazing...I am a little addicted! lol!
Aloe Vera Moisturizer
The last thing I started working on is a natural face moisturizer...that has been much more of a challenge. I found a great recipe on this blog my sister in-law told me about (which I have gotten a lot of inspiration from) www.overthrownmartha.com. Her site really has inspired me to try some new things! The recipe is for an Aloe Vera Moisturizer. I have been using it for probably a couple of months now and I do like it but I am feeling the need for some tweaking. I will say I LOVE using the Aloe Vera directly on my skin everyday-you know that has to be awesome for your skin for sure! I have noticed a positive change in my skin since using it but am not yet thrilled with it fully. Two problems I have noticed so far:
The consistency-now, I realize when you go to natural products you are not going to get the same thing as what you can find in the stores but, it seems if it were thicker you could get more to penetrate into your skin.
The smell-it doesn't really smell bad but very, very "earthy" to me. I tried to put some on my daughter one day and her response was "yuck, that stinks" so it definitely isn't what I would consider pleasing to the nose. I am looking into adding an essential oil that has a light smell that is also beneficial to your skin to help with that.
I already have a few more ideas on my list to try but since we are in the middle of moving, I may wait until we get settled before I try more. :)
What have you tried? I would love to hear about it! :)
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