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Mon Oct 23, 2006 9:08 am  |
I am not sure why but I am plagued by masses of bumps at the moment. Well I have a suspicion, I have been wearing foundation recently and my current cleansing balm does not take my make up off properly. I now have some spots too. Grr!!
I have some important outings this week and also this situation is v depressing so I need a quick fix solution. Please help..!!
I would rather avoid buying any new products right now and find something from what I already have (although I am planning to buy some Eve Lom cleansing balm soon as I used to have great skin when I used it as a make up remover earlier this year - or go onto OCM - for now I am avoiding make up)
The reluctance to buy new products is partly money (anything I need in a hurry basically means Space NK prices) and partly I am worried about adding too many new products in. However, I'll mention that less than 4 mins walk away is a great healthfood shop where I can get stuff like HA serum or lotion and jojoba oil for reasonable prices (as I have seen these things mentioned on here).
Current routine:
AM:
- Organic Pharmacy Rose Gel or Peter Thomas Roth 3% glycolic face wash
- Organic Pharmacy Rose spritz
- Organic Pharmacy double rose rejevenating (light fluid texture)
PM:
- Organic Pharmacy carrot balm with muslin cloth for make up removal (though this is shortly being put up on MUA swaps, though Im tempted to chuck it through their shop window)
- Peter Thomas Roth gentle correction pad or two
- Peter Thomas Roth 10% glycolic hydrating lotion
(eyes - Peter Thomas Roth oxygen eye cream)
2 times a week Organic Pharmacy seaweed and clay mask.
3-4 nights a month Decleor Essential Balm
These are the other things I have to hand that I could use:
Peter Thomas Roth max sheer day cream
Peter Thomas Roth oxygen mask
IS clinical active serum - 2 samples
Decleor ylang ylang oil - 2 samples
Decleor ylang ylang balm - 2 samples
Juice beauty - blemish clearing serum - 1 sample
Lavender oil
Rose hip oil
Soluble aspirin
What shall I do? Just use the PTR products and hope the glycolics sort out (but this might be too drying?) Or just do gentle cleansing and then put some decleor oil/balm on (but then my skin's not getting exfoliation)?
I tried some ylang ylang on its own today. Is that enough as a moisturiser?
I am tempted try the ISC active serum but doesn't it need something else on afterwards? Is it ok to use the PTR hydrating lotion afterwards or is that too much chemical stuff together?
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Mon Oct 23, 2006 10:03 am |
| Try the aspirin mask. I also sometimes do Carekate super sonic one - I mix brown sugar with aspirin and add a dollop of sour cream. Good luck |
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Mon Oct 23, 2006 10:28 am |
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| Try the aspirin mask. I also sometimes do Carekate super sonic one - I mix brown sugar with aspirin and add a dollop of sour cream. Good luck |
I second this! Something else from the DIY thread, If you can afford it pick of some ACV too and use it as a toner. Good luck! |
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Mon Oct 23, 2006 2:32 pm |
I would go ahead and buy the Eve Lom, or at least go to Space NK and get samples of the cleanser and rescue mask to tide you over until you can afford to buy them.
The sooner you clean your face with the Eve Lom and muslin then use the rescue mask, the sooner your bumps will be on the way to disappearing.
I hope the OP has a refund policy so you can chuck the carrot cleanser right back at them and get your money back! |
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Tue Oct 24, 2006 2:17 am |
Ooh thanks girls, yes I will try aspirin mask in one of the interesting combos..!
Any thoughts on my routine? Should I omit the glycolics till my skin calms down or carry on using them to help the situation?
stellamaris, you are right, I am going to get a pot of Eve Lom and get a couple of samples of Rescue Mask. That should help. I was planning that purchase anyway, a good cleanser is an 'essential'. I was just trying to avoid high ticket purchases, particularly stuff that costs twice as much as it does on EDS!
Organic Pharmacy on their site just say return within 14 days in original condition so I don't think I can take it back. Probably they are scared of the amount of returns they would have! |
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Tue Oct 24, 2006 3:58 am |
They want it returned in "original condition'? This means unused, I assume? Then how would you know you wanted to return it?
Doesn't sound like very good customer service to me! |
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Tue Oct 24, 2006 7:42 am |
Ok I used the aspirin mask this morning. Feels nice on I didn't notice any big improvement but let's see. I just used a wet muslin cloth afterwards and after 10 mins put a couple of drops of ylang ylang on.
Just looked at my skin and the surface looks dry. I don't know what best to use to hydrate it. |
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Tue Oct 24, 2006 8:09 am |
In addition to making/using a variation of my Super Sonic mask as previously recommended by Agent-OO-Cat and Dealated and making some ACV toner, I would also suggest that you use your Lavender EO as a spot-treatment, you can safely apply it directly to the bumps without diluting it in a carrier oil – this will kill the zits very quickly.
You’ll want to moisturize those areas afterwards with a bit of your RoseHip oil or another light-textured oil. Skip Jojoba oil as it can aggrevate acne and clog pores. Instead go for Grapeseed oil, Safflower or Sunflower oil, Sesame oil, or – if you can easily find it – Emu oil. |
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Tue Oct 24, 2006 8:40 am |
Ooh thanks carekate. I will try your supersonic mask.
Is rosehip oil ok to use on its own?
The rosehip oil I have got (cold pressed from Organic Pharmacy) seems *really* thick.
I also have some 'toasted sesame oil' in my kitchen cupboard, would that do? Or do i need a special one from the health food shop?
What about sweet almond oil? I have some of that.
Thanks for your help, I appreciate it. |
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Tue Oct 24, 2006 9:03 am |
Sweet almond oil will work. I’m not sure about the toasted Sesame...you’d have to check the ingredients to see if it contains anything else, but I’m thinking it probably wouldn’t work as well as a simple cold-pressed sesame....
Regarding the RHO, I would go ahead and use it as a spot moisturizer after you apply the Lavender EO to the bumps – or you could mix some Rose Hip oil with a few drops of lavender oil and use it as a spot treatment directly on the bumps instead: the Lavender will kill the bacteria and dry the spots while the RHO will prevent them from becoming over-dried (so the skin won’t get flaky as it heals).
If you have a small container or bottle, you could mix say 1 Tbs RHO with 25 drops of Lavender oil and keep it as a spot treatment for now and in the future when you feel a bump coming on.
If you are prone to these type of breakouts, you might also think about trying the homemade Yonka Emulsion Pure, which is a miracle for taking care of those horrid, “subterranean” bumps that get really sore but don’t ever seem to come to a “head” so that you can purge the gunk out. The homemade Emulsion Pure will do one of two things: it’ll either completely stop the bump in its tracks so that by the next morning it has all but faded into a bad memory, or else it will – within an hour of treatment – bring the bump to a head so that you can purge the debris from the pore and then apply additional EP to the spot to quickly fade it. It’s truly wonderful stuff!
I doubt you can find all the ingredients for the Emulsion Pure at your local health food store so the Lavender/RHO spot treatment will work in your current urgent situation, but I find it’s always good to have a bottle of homemade Emulsion Pure on hand to deal with future breakouts. If you (or anyone else!) don’t want to go to the expense of buying all the necessary ingredients to make your own, I’d be happy to make you a bottle and ship it to you for a nominal fee – as is the case with any of the homemade recipes that I have posted – so just PM me to work something out. |
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