Happy Fall! If the colder weather has you thinking of pumpkin pie, pumpkin spice lattes, pumpkin carving... there's a facial mask that looks and smells exactly like pumpkin pie filling. Enter Andalou Naturals Pumpkin Honey Glycolic Mask! (Amazon, $12.00)
Not only does is smell good enough to eat, it has amazing, natural ingredients:
gommage facial exfoliant
The first time I saw that word, I thought, "French food?" Yes, I'm woefully ignorant of French. Gommage is a type of exfoliant that Koreans use in place of facial scrubs - the idea being that facial scrubs can be damaging and scarring to your face. A gommage is a physical exfoliant that has chemicals that when rubbed on your face, pill and ball up, gently pulling to them dead skin, dirt, and other unpleasantries from your face. It's a common mistake to think that the pills you see when rubbing is actually your skin coming off. It isn't. It's the product itself reacting to the friction on your skin. The end result, though, is lovely. It takes about 3 minutes, tops, and after rinsing, your face looks so fresh, soft, and clean. It's also much more gentle than using a pore scrub. It also works wonders on dry body skin, like on your legs, knees, elbows, or arms. I apply it to dry skin, stand in the shower (because it flakes off), rub, and then shower.
Favorite Cleansers
The first step of any skincare routine is cleansing. I follow a 2-step routine to remove makeup, wash my face, and get it ready for the application of skincare treatments. After oil cleansing, I follow with a normal soap cleanser. Following are reviews of a few of my standby facial cleansers.
Neogen Bio-Peel
Product ProfileAvailable on Amazon, Sephora, and Soko Glam
$17.00 for 30 pads
Uses: Brightening treatment, pores, mild exfoliant
Pros: Easy to use, gentle on skin, instant brightening
Cons: Expensive if you use only once
Ever heard of AHAs? That's alpha hydroxy acids and there are several of them - glycolic acid, lactic acid, mandelic acid, to name a few. If you've ever found yourself googling, "how to fix everything about my face" (just me? ok 😜), you'll see them. Together with BHAs, these acids are little wonderworkers that clear acne, shrink pores, encourage healthy skin-turn over, get rid of whiteheads and blackheads, and soften wrinkles. If you want to read more about how they work, check out this article and this article from The Klog.
Oil Cleansing Product Review
This begs the question, "What IS oil cleansing?" Oil cleansing is a facial cleansing technique where you clean your face first with an oil cleanser or balm that removes makeup, unclogs pores, moisturizes the skin, and removes impurities. Then you rinse, and follow with a normal soap cleanser to remove all residue. IT.IS.PHENOMENAL. Lots of people shy away from the idea because they think that adding oil to your face is going to make it oilier. Actually, quite the opposite. First of all, your face produces oil during the day. Also, most of the products you put on your face have oil in them. In order to dissolve oil, you need to use an oil to do that. Secondly, when you remove all the oils from your face, your body thinks your face needs more moisture and so produces more. Vicious cycle.
I went on a mission to find THE oil cleanser. My criteria was specific:
I went on a mission to find THE oil cleanser. My criteria was specific:
Anskin Cool Ice Modeling Mask
Quick Notes
Price: $9.00
Available: Amazon
Reviewer Rating: Amazing
Will buy again? Yes
User effort: Moderate. Have to mix it yourself and it's not the easiest to apply.
Uses: Pores, Calming, Redness, Acne, Soothing, Cooling
Cons: The edges stick to your face, so you have to rinse and use a towel to remove
Ingredients: Diatomite, Glucose, Sodium Alginate, Calcium Sulfate, Betaine, Zinc Oxide, Peppermint Extract (1%),Tetra Sodium Pyro Phosphate, Hydrolyzed Wheat Gluten, Licorice Extract, Allantoin, Hyaluronic Acid, Cl 45410.
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