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Worthy Natural Skin Care

by Kim on November 2nd, 2006

Hi Kim,

I’d love to see some info on good, simple, basic skin care (besides the “drink lots of water/use sunscreen” thing, which I already do). I’m in my mid-30’s and my skin has changed drastically in the last few years, as will happen. My tried and true products don’t work the same as they used to … and given that the consultants at the beauty counters have their own products to push, how can I be certain that what they recommend is really the best choice for me? What’s really necessary and what can someone on a budget do without? And of all the “natural” skin care lines out there, which are really worth looking into?

Larissa.

Hi Larissa and thank you so much for stopping by!

I can only tell you what has worked for me, although I don’t know what you are using now and what your skin type is so I will be as thorough as possible here.

First, I use Kiehl’s Supremely Gentle Eye Makeup Remover. This is not good for waterproof makeup and at the same time I will say I am not a fan of waterproof mascara, although I am a huge fan of the MAC and Bobbi waterproof eye liner gels, so I think it would work okay with those. This eye makeup remover keeps the eye area soft and yet the remover is not greasy or oily and does not give little white bumpies.

I really do like the Kiehl’s line of eye creams, particularly the Cryste Marine (promoting firmness and discouraging dark circles) and the Imperial Reperateur Eye Balm which is for a more mature skin (read: a little greasy) but is good for night time.
Other skin care can be a little tricky: it all depends on what your skin is like. I will tell you what brands I love and you can write back and tell me what kind of skin type you have and we can hash it out a little bit more finely:

I have never used a better cleanser than the Astara Gelee Cleanser.

I love this product. It’s gentle yet thorough and it leaves my skin feeling perfect. If you have dry skin, you might want to try the Alba Creamy Cleanser. I keep wanting to love Alba but I find that it makes me break out a little and I think it’s because my skin is super-combo and I think you need to be on the drier side.

Right now I am using the Korres Rose Moisturizer and I really like it. Korres appeals to me because it is homeopathic, has no mineral oils, no parabens and no sodium laureth sulfates yet their products feel normal and not like they are missing anything. Other brands to try are Ole Henrikson, which is affordable and fairly natural and really hot right now and Dr. Haushka, which I absolutely adore. I love their lip balm which is the only thing that will work in winter months.

Sanoflore is also a very organic, natural, vital line with a high percentage of organic ingredients and they use orange water instead of regular water so the products are really activated.

I was going to recommend one particular cream, but thankfully I can’t seem to find it: it had amazing ingredients but the head shot of the doctor whose brand it is was so scary, that I just as soon not encourage people to use his products. Honestly, I don’t understand what passes for good looking these days.

In any case, I hope that gives you something to chew on, please let me know if you have any other questions.

Best,

Kim

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