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I just bought a jar of coconut oil, and find it way too oily to use on my face as a daily moisturizer. My face just looks greasy with it on. I love it for a body moisturizer though.
Can anybody suggest a good facial moisturizer? I find that my skin feels dryer since I have cut out meat and dairy. I am about 80% raw, and do drink plenty of water.
According to Natalia Rose’s book “The Raw Food Detox Diet”, ‘dry brushing on a regular basis lightens the burden of excess waste on your liver and spleen. The skin is the largest organ in the body and is key to delivering oxygen to your cells (the skin breathes). Dry brushing lifts off all the waste matter (your body releases 2 to 5 pounds of toxins a day through your skin) and allows the skin to take in more oxygen, as well as throw off more waste matter. Also, dry brushing stimulates the lymphatic system, which moves the waste through the body to eliminative organs and lymphatic drainage areas.
Use a natural bristle skin brush, which you can get at your local health food store.
She says to remove your clothes, then take the brush off its handle for easier mobility. Start with the soles of your feet and dry brush in long upward strokes. Brush from the ankles to the calves, concentrating on the area behind the knees. Then brush from the knees to the groin, the thighs, and the buttocks. If you’re a woman, make circular strokes around your thighs and buttocks to help mobilize fat stores ( cellulite). Then brush the torso (avoiding the breasts). Finally, make long strokes from the wrists to the shoulders and underarms. It should take no more than five minutes. The best times to brush are in the morning before exercising or showering, or before retiring at night.
I use aloe gel for a face moisturizer. I use the one made by Lilly of the Valley. I use it to twist my locs too.
Thanks for all the lovely tips guys- I bought a jar of coconut oil from my local health food store on Saturday and applied it after dry brushing and bathing on Saturday night and I felt smooth as a baby! I’ve also invested in some lavender epsom salts for the bath which I’ll test out tonight :-)
Isn’t coconut oil the most magic thing ever? :D
I started using is as a body lotion after showering, with fantastic results. As one book warned, if an animal is nearby they’re always trying to lick your legs! In the past I was using olive oil as my “soap” without dry brushing first and the results were also good. I just didn’t feel too stable in the shower with all that oil everywhere. Plus I love to really exfoliate – I swear I’m the queen of regenerating new skin – and having the oil on prior to getting in the shower seems to totally prevent that. I use these waffle weave cloths from eBay (but you can probably buy many other places) that are SO GOOD at sloughing off dead skin. I will have to try dry brushing then oil then shower and see how that works, tho. Always like trying new things…
For my face I was using LUSH moisturizer for years. It was good stuff. But after going totally raw my skin needed much less tending and now I can usually get away with water, a skinvac.com cloth, and some coconut oil. The trick to not making your face a grease slick is to make sure it’s still damp. Mist with water or toner if need be, then slather a few drops coconut oil in your palms and gently smooth over your wet face. My skin is absolutely glowing with this routine. High five for the freedom of raw!
SCRUB RECIPE : -Jar (with lid, glass or ceramic) -Coconut Oil, Almond Oil, Avacado Oil, or Apricot Oil ect. ect.! (any or all) -Sugar or Salt & or Coffee -Any “Esential Oils” you wish.. Lime, Orange, Wintergreen, Vanilla, Eucalyptus, Tea Tree.. ect. ect.
WHAL LA! The best, cheapest, funest scrubs in the world!!! YEA!
I scrub my body & face.. Really gives you a nice glow.
Maybe I should elaborate…
Put whatever oils u want in jar (coconut, almond, whatever u choose). Then mix in drops esential oils. Mix. Smell. Keeep adding drops, till you love smell!! Then add sugar/coffee or salt. Done!:)
Then Happy Time in shower!!! I know.. I’m a little crazy. Must be the raw food.:)