Showing posts with label Clay. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Clay. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 19, 2020

Facial Scrub for Face Yoga

premixed masks (in packet or tube)
Moisturizing:  Body Shop British Rose
Daily Exfoliant: Freeman feelingbeautiful Cleansing Apple cider vinegar Clay Mask + Scrub
After makeup and workouts: Nature Republic Bamboo Charcoal mud pack

I stopped to get toothpaste the other day and paroozed the discount bin near the register.
So, since my Clarisonic went m.i.a. with a phone I had in Upstate, NY, I've been out of my usual exfoliating treatment for a while. It's really tough to fight aging now that I'm in my 40's and everyone still looks at me strange because they wish I were a 20 year old. Sadly, the white genetics in my Hapa mix aren't working in my favor at my age. Even as a still photo extra in makeup on Hawaii 5-0 I got the lecture about the eyebagssetting in. (see photo in same color-pop outfit I used for stills)
My work done- due to the eyebags see above.
Surgery not recommended due to "a lot of mess-ups" the Industry has seen. 
No amount of Vitamin C flush or Saltwaterflushes are working. The Beautiful Hawaii Hapa girls at the Club bars tell me what makeup solutions their moms use. And, yet, I still don't look as old as my white counterparts.

There was this mask... now fully finished that I used gently for 3 scrubs.
It's a Freeman feelingbeautiful Cleansing apple cider vinegar Clay Mask + Scrub.
I applied 1/2 of it the first time and let it dry. It has a color like calamine lotion when it's dry. And, it's super viscous when I go to wash it off.  So the last 1/2 I split into two thin applications. And, it says that it's for daily use too. Remembering that most face yoga and stretches require about 50 strokes in each direction, I upped it to 75 with this scrub at each part of my face. Keeping in mind that it takes about a minute for the old face brush to go over my face and clean up makeup. I'm trading off for the traditional self-care face wash moves with actual pressure from my hands.
On the third wash, my skin feels extremely smooth.
So this is a surprising addition I'll definitely pick up again to pack in my bag.


Monday, August 05, 2013

Vegan combatting allergies

I, a vegan for over 20 years, just finished a series of 3 colon hydrotherapy sessions ($85/session) over a 3 week period at Island Health & Beauty Clinique. I may return 1x a month or quarter. On week 2, I started taking 560-1120mg of Activated Charcoal ($9.99/bottle) daily. At end of 3rd session, I began taking Bentonite clay ($12/bottle). I picked up both  the Nature's Way Activated Charcoal and Great Plains Bentonite (liquid) at the Vitamin Shoppe. No bad reaction to either Charcoal or Clay of them and am easing into "detoxifying" my system from pesticides and other chemicals for another 3-4 weeks. In theory, this should help me regain my tolerance for certain chemicals and laundry detergents that are commonplace in American society, building allergies aside.

What I've changed in my diet in the past 3 weeks being vegan for 20+ years:
I've limited my Wheat intake, despite Gluten/Seitan being a major protein source. Switching to fermented Soy in Tempeh and Natto.

Drinking lots of lemon water, sometimes with chocolate mint or mint.
Drinking Aloe gLoe...just because it's low calorie.

Stopped drinking or cut back on Coffee-- since it contains heavy pesticides. Though there are Local Hawaiian coffees that are sold in bags marked "pesticide free" everywhere,  even at the Walmarts on Oahu.

Just a few more weeks to go.