30-12-2012, 07:00
In my late 30s, I began to get hormonal breakouts. I switched my body wash and facial cleanser for castile soap and black soap. My daughter uses a tea tree castile soap (for bacne) that I found. I use the black soap every day. It doesn't strip the skin for that squeaky clean feeling, but leaves your skin hydrated. It gently exfoliates as it cleans, and I haven't had a problem with breakouts since.
I also use the castor oil deep cleanse once a week, usually with olive oil. It's an extremely strong cleanser. A good friend makes natural cleansers and body care products, and she told me she uses castor oil as one of the bases for her castile soap (which uses vegetable-based oils instead of animal-based ones.
If you want to moisturize acne-prone skin, I prefer oils that have essential fatty acids that nourish the skin, but aren't comedogenic. Apricot kernel oil and almond oil are good choices, as is grapeseed oil. Almond oil has a bleaching effect, so if you have dark spots you'd like to fade, you could try it. Grapeseed oil is astringent, while apricot kernel is suitable for skin with fine lines.
I also use the castor oil deep cleanse once a week, usually with olive oil. It's an extremely strong cleanser. A good friend makes natural cleansers and body care products, and she told me she uses castor oil as one of the bases for her castile soap (which uses vegetable-based oils instead of animal-based ones.
If you want to moisturize acne-prone skin, I prefer oils that have essential fatty acids that nourish the skin, but aren't comedogenic. Apricot kernel oil and almond oil are good choices, as is grapeseed oil. Almond oil has a bleaching effect, so if you have dark spots you'd like to fade, you could try it. Grapeseed oil is astringent, while apricot kernel is suitable for skin with fine lines.