Mi-Essence Organic Skincare Chatter

[Laranna]

Thanks Kelly I ended up ordering the balancing one a week ago (delivery was quicker than I expected too!). So far, it seems to be working well...I also got the garnet scrub but haven't really been able to use it as they say not to if you have breakouts...

[Tracey Habron]

Glad you got the balancing range - I start almost everyone on that and then move them if they find it too oily or not moisturising enough or are sensitive. I do this because the natural tendency of the skin is to be combination - we just wreck it with synthetic products and it becomes sensitive, dry or too oily as it tries to compensate for the rubbish we use.

As for the garnet exfoliant......it is my absolute favourite.....although the new body milk may give it a bit of competition!! It is not yet out for individual sale but I got a bottle as part of the new product release pack I bought last month.

But I digress.....my personal recomendation is to use the exfoliant but don't scrub too hard......break outs can be caused by dead skin cell buildup or by excess oil so just experiment and find your unique balance. If it gets significantly worse, then discontinue until the breakouts clear but it may well help.

I really recommend that next time you buy anything (if you don't have it already), that you buy the purifying blemish gel....it works a treat. My husband uses it - 59 years old and he still gets pimples.....One day he was in the toilet at work when some young guy around the tender age of 24 was putting cream on his pimples. He asked my husband what age he was when he stopped getting pimples.....to which my husband casually replied "What do you mean stopped...??!!'

[Laranna]

Thanks Tracey! I think my skin is slowly starting clear up. I figure it is just sorting itself out with the switch from chemical products to the organic ones. I will try out the scrub then and see how I go.

I’ve already started a wish list for my next purchase and will add the blemish gel to it thanks for the advice, it’s much appreciated. Sometimes I don’t think I will ever stop getting pimples though!!

[Tracey Habron]

If you get pimples 'cos you have a bit more oil than others - be thankful...the positive to that is as you age, you should get wrinkles more slowly than those with dry skin....