Friday, January 10, 2014

Hair remover and face wash update

Anyone else have unwanted facial hair? I am 3/4 South American and 1/4 British which has left me with very light skin and pretty dark hair, especially on my face and legs. This is an unfortunate combination.

I had not considered adding a hair remover to my list of natural beauty experiments(mostly because I forgot), but I think it might be necessary. In the past I have been professionally waxed, a painful endeavor for sure. Also, it's inconvenient and adds up over time. I am very allergic to nair, it causes me to break out in hives everywhere, and I don't want to be putting those kinds of chemicals on my skin anyway. Bleaching is another option, but it has the same chemical problem as nair.

While on pinterest, a place where I spend entirely too much of my free time, I came across a recipe for natural hair remover. It consists of honey, lemon juice, and oatmeal. The original website described its effect as "controversial." I did some more research and found a few other sites boasting the hair removing abilities of a honey and lemon mask, but none of them could tell me why.

Most sites say that it will remove hair if applied 2-3 times a week. One site guaranteed permanent hair removal after 6 months of use. I'm going to give it the old college try. If nothing else, there are benefits to having honey and lemon on the skin, so what do I have to loose?

The recipe I will be using is as follows:

1 tbs Honey
1/2 tbs ground Oatmeal
a few drops of lemon juice

Apply the mask to desired areas, let sit for 15 minutes, and rinse. Repeat 2-3 times a week.
(recipe from www.benefits-of-honey.com)

Jojoba face wash update:
I have been washing my face faithfully for the last 4 days with my jojoba oil, and so far I am pretty happy with it. I was surprised at how easily the oil is absorbed into the skin. After I have wiped of excess oil and patted my face dry its feels refreshed and not the least bit greasy, and even seems to have a bit of a glow afterwards. Yesterday morning my skin still had a bit of a natural glow to it, something I have never seen or noticed before, and I decided to forgo the makeup, apart from a little blush. My skin's overall oiliness has not seemed to decrease in the last few days, but some people said to allow 2 weeks to see results. My skin has not begun to purge anything. I have noticed a reduction of acne in some of my problem areas, still plenty of black heads though.

Overall I am quite satisfied with using it so far. I'm excited to see how else it might improve my skin :)

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