To Wash Or Not To Wash

RECENTLY I HAD A GIRLFRIEND STAYING WITH ME WHO WAS COMMENTING THAT HER SKIN WAS CHANGING. SHE WAS GETTING PIMPLES AT 48 AND WAS SURPRISED THAT HER SKIN STILL SEEMED TO BE GOING THROUGH PUBERTY! I SUGGESTED THAT SHE MIGHT WANT TO CONSIDER NOT WASHING HER FACE IN THE MORNING - THIS WAS MET WITH SURPRISE. ‘BUT THAT IS WHAT YOUR SUPPOSE TO DO’ SHE SAID. ‘WASH YOUR SKIN MORNING AND NIGHT- RIGHT?’

WELL I WILL SAY THAT SINCE I STOPPED THE MORNING RITUAL OF WASHING MY FACE I GET A LOT MORE COMPLIMENTS ON MY SKIN. IN FACT I HARDLY NEED TO WEAR MAKEUP AT ALL, EXCEPT FOR A LITTLE CONCEALER OR BB CREAM ON SOME RED OR DARK AREAS AROUND MY NOSE AND UNDER MY EYES. WHY?  BECAUSE MY PORES ARE SMALLER AND MY SKIN SEEMS TO NEED LESS IN THE WAY OF COVERAGE. ALL BECAUSE I AM NOT STRIPPING IT OF WHAT IT NATURALLY NEEDS. NOW I EMPHASIZE WHAT I HAVE, INSTEAD OF COVERING IMPERFECTIONS – BECAUSE TO MY NAKED EYE THERE SEEM TO BE FEWER OF THOSE AND AREN'T OUR IMPERFECTIONS WHAT MAKES US WHO WE ARE?

SO HERE IS THE SKINNY ABOUT WASHING YOUR FACE IN THE A.M.:

1) YOUR TAKING SEBUM OR OIL OFF YOUR SKIN THAT IT NEEDS TO STAY HYDRATED AND IN TURN YOUTHFUL. SEBUM LOCKS MOISTURE OR WATER INTO THE SKIN - SO DON’T STRIP IT AWAY. BECAUSE WHEN YOU DO YOUR BODY OVER COMPENSATES BY PRODUCiNG MORE OIL AND THAT IS ONE OF THE CAUSES OF PIMPLES.

2) WASHING IN THE MORNING REMOVES DEAD SKIN CELLS THAT HAVE ACCUMULATED ON YOUR FACE OVER NIGHT. AGAIN DON’T REMOVE THEM! THEY ARE A NATURAL BARRIER TO ALL THE ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS AND IRRITANTS OF THE WORLD - YOU NEED THOSE CELLS - ESPECIALLY DURING THE DAY.

REMOVE THE DEAD SKIN CELLS AS WELL AS ANY DIRT AND MAKEUP AT NIGHT BEFORE YOU GO TO BED - LEAVING YOUR FACE READY TO HEAL AND RECHARGE WHILE YOU ARE SLEEPING

3) YOU NEED TO REMOVE DIRT FROM YOUR SKIN IN THE MORNING. UNLESS YOU FORGOT TO WASH YOUR FACE THE NIGHT BEFORE, THERE SHOULD BE NO DIRT ACCUMULATING ON YOUR SKIN OVER NIGHT. IF YOU NEED TO REMOVE DIRT BECAUSE YOU LIVE IN A CITY AND YOUR WINDOWS ARE OPEN OR YOU MISS YOUR MORNING RITUAL, THEN GO TO STEP 4 WHICH IS:

4) IF YOU FEEL THAT YOU NEED SOME FRESHENING IN THE MORNING THEN DO WHAT I DO: TRY  USING A THERMAL WATER. LA ROCHE POSEY  AND AVENE BOTH MAKE LOVELY THERMAL WATERS IN SPRAY FORM. THERMAL WATERS FRESHEN YOUR SKIN, AND PROVIDE IT WITH NUTRIENTS AND MINERALS. AND BECAUSE THE WATER MOLECULE IN THERMAL WATER IS HEAVIER  THAN REGULAR WATER IT BRINGS ANY OILS OR MOISTURIZERS THAT YOU HAVE USED DOWN INTO YOUR SKIN AND SEEMINGLY LOCKS THEM IN.

OR YOU CAN FRESHEN YOUR SKIN WITH ROSE WATER OR A HYDROSOL. BOTH WILL GIVE YOU THAT CLEAN FEELING - WITHOUT THE STRIPPING QUALITY OF USING A CLEANSER.

AND LASTLY SALMA HAYEK DOESN’T WASH HER FACE IN THE MORNING. THE 52 YEAR OLD LOOKS GREAT - WHETHER BECAUSE OF GENETICS OR LACK OF FACE WASHING - I AM NOT SURE - BUT WHAT THE HELL - IF IT’S GOOD ENOUGH FOR SALMA HAYEK IT MIGHT JUST WORK WONDERS  FOR THE REST OF US!!!

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