A couple months after MakeupFix.net was born, I took baby steps into changing my skin care routine around by slowly shying away from commercial cleansers and using natural ingredients. Going this route doesn't work for everyone but no matter what your skin care routine consists of, makeup needs a canvas to work with.
Some may recollect my post on the Oil Cleansing Method, which I started at the beginning of the year and even until now (nearly half a year later!) I'm still going strong in. I still use Kukui Nut Oil as an everyday moisturizer and over a month's time, I have also incorporated a Red Wine Vinegar/Aloe Vera Juice toner into my daily routine. My face gets spot treated with a Glacial Clay and Aloe Vera Juice mixture about once a week for those annoying to dry out any blemishes that appear and masked with the same mixture every couple of weeks because it can be a bit drying for my face as a whole. My more frequent weekly exfoliation is carried out using the Garden of Wisdom's Takrai Lemongrass Cleanser and Perfekt Pumpken Mask every few or so days, depending on how game my skin wants to be. And compared to others I've seen, my routine is the "simple" routine!
But with my Garden of Wisdom (GoW) samples running out and a thirst to incorporate more into my routine, I upped the ante BIG TIME!
I've been a lurker on the Garden of Wisdom Forum from time to time, but over the past couple of weeks, I've really been cramming my brain with knowledge on finding out which products would best suit my skin type and address certain concerns I have with it (you can say I'm targeting specifics now like smoothing out fine lines, more pore degunking, maintaining hydration, even out my skin texture, etc...).
The Garden of Wisdom Forum is where all the priceless information is contained. It's a friendly and safe environment where even a newbie like myself was welcomed without intimidation. All the moderators on the forum are extremely knowledgeable, friendly, and have an eager willingness to help everyone.
The Garden of Wisdom Store is an online shop that has an endless amount of raw ingredients (from essential oils to preservatives to packaging equipment) and a great place for those who like concocting their own mixtures. And within the store there's even a GoW Finished Products section dedicated to those who want to just pick ready-made products rather than doing the science behind it.
With the help of Lain (GoW Moderator and quite the enabler - BEWARE, she's better at adding to your cart than taking away!) and Li, another GoW Moderator, who has also been kind and insightful with her immense knowledge on the subject through her posts, responses, and blog, I got together a potential regime to take my routine to another level.
These are the products I'm looking forward to experimenting with once they arrive:
Some may recollect my post on the Oil Cleansing Method, which I started at the beginning of the year and even until now (nearly half a year later!) I'm still going strong in. I still use Kukui Nut Oil as an everyday moisturizer and over a month's time, I have also incorporated a Red Wine Vinegar/Aloe Vera Juice toner into my daily routine. My face gets spot treated with a Glacial Clay and Aloe Vera Juice mixture about once a week for those annoying to dry out any blemishes that appear and masked with the same mixture every couple of weeks because it can be a bit drying for my face as a whole. My more frequent weekly exfoliation is carried out using the Garden of Wisdom's Takrai Lemongrass Cleanser and Perfekt Pumpken Mask every few or so days, depending on how game my skin wants to be. And compared to others I've seen, my routine is the "simple" routine!
But with my Garden of Wisdom (GoW) samples running out and a thirst to incorporate more into my routine, I upped the ante BIG TIME!
I've been a lurker on the Garden of Wisdom Forum from time to time, but over the past couple of weeks, I've really been cramming my brain with knowledge on finding out which products would best suit my skin type and address certain concerns I have with it (you can say I'm targeting specifics now like smoothing out fine lines, more pore degunking, maintaining hydration, even out my skin texture, etc...).
From there I've been insanely filling my shopping cart with product recommendations from the forum participants at the Garden of Wisdom Store.
The Garden of Wisdom Forum is where all the priceless information is contained. It's a friendly and safe environment where even a newbie like myself was welcomed without intimidation. All the moderators on the forum are extremely knowledgeable, friendly, and have an eager willingness to help everyone.
The Garden of Wisdom Store is an online shop that has an endless amount of raw ingredients (from essential oils to preservatives to packaging equipment) and a great place for those who like concocting their own mixtures. And within the store there's even a GoW Finished Products section dedicated to those who want to just pick ready-made products rather than doing the science behind it.
With the help of Lain (GoW Moderator and quite the enabler - BEWARE, she's better at adding to your cart than taking away!) and Li, another GoW Moderator, who has also been kind and insightful with her immense knowledge on the subject through her posts, responses, and blog, I got together a potential regime to take my routine to another level.
These are the products I'm looking forward to experimenting with once they arrive:
All this may sound and look a little foreign to those who are more familiar with commercial skin care products (I know it did to me!) but thank goodness for the Internet because that's where the "I don't know" slowly turns into knowledge gained.
If this subject is something that interests you but you don't know where to begin, or perhaps you're still hesitant and/or skeptical about the whole natural approach, definitely check out the forum and lurk the posts, or go in and introduce yourself! I'll warn you now that information overload is definitely a side effect to the wealth of information you'll find, but they are a great bunch who really know what they're talking about and are always willing to help.
I hope everyone is ready for yet another week :) I know I'm as ready as I'll ever be, hah.
Aloha,
Mrs. Lynne
To stay current with my experiments and findings as I incorporate more natural skin care products into my skin care regimen, please subscribe to the feed or enter your email and have posts like this, and many more, sent directly to you!
If this subject is something that interests you but you don't know where to begin, or perhaps you're still hesitant and/or skeptical about the whole natural approach, definitely check out the forum and lurk the posts, or go in and introduce yourself! I'll warn you now that information overload is definitely a side effect to the wealth of information you'll find, but they are a great bunch who really know what they're talking about and are always willing to help.
I hope everyone is ready for yet another week :) I know I'm as ready as I'll ever be, hah.
Aloha,
Mrs. Lynne
To stay current with my experiments and findings as I incorporate more natural skin care products into my skin care regimen, please subscribe to the feed or enter your email and have posts like this, and many more, sent directly to you!
