clense/tone/exfoliate/mask/moisturiser.... which ones

[BrightSparkles]

I'm looking into some products that i'd like to use. Whats your favourites and why.
My skin changes every other week so open to all kinds of suggestions.

[LuluHB]

I use mainly Estee Lauder. Its expensive but it does last really well and I love the feel of their products - especially the Idealist. I have extremely sensitive skin and find that a lot of stuff both cheap and expensive aggravates my skin so back in my single, childless days I found EL and have stuck with it ever since. THey also have lots of gift with purchase offers throughout the year, so I find I can often buy one product that I need, and get enough freebies to boost the life I have of other products until the next offer.

[PumpkinZulu]

I've tried expensive and cheap products, I've had the same face routine for a good few years now, which is:

Scrub with St. Ives Apricot scrub
Tone with Witch Hazel
Moisturise with Bio Oil

Works well for my skin. I just use any old mud mask

[toomanyshoes]

Dr brandt microdermabrasion in a jar! *drool* best scrub ever, baby soft skin but be gentle with it if you try it!

[LionsandBears]

To exfoliate - a gentle, dry brush. On the face but also all over the body. Helps with lymphatic system and keeps skin firm and supple. I've only just started this
to cleanse - cold pressed organic coconut oil. Only use a little and it lasts for ages. The good stuff is about $20 a litre, so still cheap compared to most things from cosmetic companies. It is the best make up remover ever.
to moisturise - cold pressed organic coconut oil. You don't even need a different bottle

Another benefit of coconut oil is that it is antibacterial and anti fungal, so can be used for so many things.

I don't tone. I've never understood why one should tone. Doesn't skin firmness come from nutrition? Happy to be educated. I'm wondering if the dry brushing will take care of this as well.

Eta - also drinking lots of water, getting a good nights sleep, eating well, getting a little sun but not too much and not smoking do wonders for the skin. The body's toxic load can be seen in the skin. If you have a high level of heavy metals or bad bacteria, it will affect your skin. A good probiotic helps as well.

Hmmm. I am such a hippy

[BrightSparkles]

Where do u get coconut oil??

[LionsandBears]

Health food shop. It can look solid or liquid, depending on the temperature. Coconut oil/butter doesn't go rancid which is great, because it changes consistency at about 30 degrees.

You can also buy cheaper at Asian groceries, but I don't know if they are cold pressed, in which case they may have been heated, which will destroy many of the properties.

Eating a teaspoon a day is good for you too. It's also better for you to cook with it than olive or canola or other vegetable oils. But that's another thread.

[PumpkinZulu]

Oh yes coconut oil is amazing. I use it as a hair treatment, in cooking, take two teaspoons daily, for dry patches of skin, in smoothies, sometimes as a moisturiser. Good stuff. I have in the last purchased cold pressed from Indian grocery stores, not in the cooking section but in the beauty section. Lovely smell too