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Showing posts with label clogged pores. Show all posts
Showing posts with label clogged pores. Show all posts
Clearing clogged pores: Hemp oil and the oil cleansing method
Get rid of clogged pores once and for all! Hemp oil can actually cure your closed comedone acne safely, naturally, and forever.
The oil cleansing method seems almost counter-intuitive, especially if you have any kind of acne. I mean, putting oil on your face on purpose? Weird. BUT applying oil to the face actually helps dissolve the sebum plugs that form in your pores. It will also make your wrinkles less noticeable, and the massaging makes your botox last longer!!!!!
diy this all-natural face primer that will not clog your pores!
love makeup primer, but afraid it'll clog your pores?
try this diy aloe and spearmint makeup primer.
it's super easy, effective, and it will keep your pores clog-free (i promise).
cleansing grains for every day
Cleanse your face without soap!
All natural cleansing grains remove makeup, exfoliate, clean your skin,
smell awesome, AND feel awesome.
clearing clogged pores: diy salicylic acid toner
A crucial ingredient in this regime is the salicylic acid toner (and masque, but that's for another post). Salicylic acid is a beta-hydroxy acid. It encourages the shedding of dead skin cells within the follicles, keeping them clear of debris that might cause sebum to clog. Sebum is an oily substance produced by the sebaceous gland within each hair follicle. It sort of slides out of each pore onto the skin, keeping it moisturized and healthy. It can easily become trapped with the pore, though, if there's some stuff going on (dead skin accumulation, pollutants, etc.), and can become riddled with bacteria, causing breakouts. If it can't find a way out, it will become an enlarged ugly cyst. If it gets big enough, it will rupture and push bacteria ridden yuckiness into the surrounding area underneath the skin. Salicylic acid helps keep the pore free and open, minimizing the clogged sebum horror.
make your own violet mineral color corrector / concealer!
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| everything you will need |
make your own yellow mineral color corrector / concealer!
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| everything we're going to need. |
product review: tkb trading's mineral makeup kit
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Raspberry Salicylic Acid Fruit Peel for Clogged Pores
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| smush the fruit |
Fruit peels are awesome! I've added salicylic acid to this one to make it even more effective on clogged pores / closed comedones.
Homemade Glycolic Acid Peel
Glycolic
acid is the way to go for freckles, age spots, and fine wrinkles. A
very effective glycolic acid peel can be made at home with fruits and
sugar!
Makeup for Clogged Pores: DIY Foundation with Sunscreen!
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| Adding a teaspoon of zinc oxide to my mineral base |
People who are prone to clogged pores need to be especially careful about their foundation. This is a recipe for homemade liquid and powder mineral foundation with sunscreen, using ingredients that will not cause clogs. Since the liquid foundation uses hemp oil, it's actually GOOD for your clog-prone skin!
I've been using this for several months now and it works GREAT.
Seaweed Bath
Cradle cap
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| Does any baby really look like this when you're washing its hair? I think we all know the answer to that. |
Cradle cap is a bohemian beauty issue for our little minions and for some of us grown folk, too!
Sun damage: Licorice Extract and Salicylic Acid Masque
So now that I'm down to a very very basic regimen for my
closed comedone (cloggy pores!) acne, I'm going add licorice extract to
the mask I already use. Please see my post about how licorice root works on skin pigmentation.
And here's a recipe for licorice skin toner. And here's a post on how it worked out for me.
To review a bit:
The production of melanin is regulated by tyrosinase, an enzyme present in the melanocytes. It converts an amino acid called tyrosine into dopaquinone. This in turn is convered to melanin granules. In order to prevent hyperpigmentation, tyrosinase action can be disrupted.The transfer of melanin from the melanocytes to the keratinocytes is regulated by the cleavage of PAR-2 (protease-activated receptor). Soybean trypsin inhibitor (STI) and Bowman-Birk inhibitor (BBI), both proteins found in soy, and niacinamide, a vitamin B3 derivative, have all been found to inhibit the cleavage of PAR-2.So in order to be an effective lightener, the formula should contain:
- A tyrosinase inhibitor to decrease melanin production (it can't be stopped completely);
- A PAR-2 cleavage inhibitor to disrupt the transfer of any melanin to the skin surface;
- An exfoliant to remove any cells with excess melanin that do manage to make it to the top.
The Formula
So the licorice is the tyrosinase inhibitor
The salicylic acid is our exfoliant
I'm
going to start with just these two. I already know the salicylic acid
has a positive impact on my clogging issues, so I'll add just the
licorice first. If the licorice works out I'll add the PAR-2 cleavage
inhibitor (B3 niacinamide) to my next formula and see if my clear pores
are maintained.
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| Licorice Extract from Makingcosmetics.com |
Masque Recipe
Okay!
So I'm starting by adding the licorice extract to my regular salicylic
face mask. Makingcosmetics.com suggests a 5 to 7 % concentration of the
licorice extract. It's water soluble, so it will dissolve in the honey.
Here's my recipe:
I made this recipe based on 1/4 teaspoons.
1/4 teaspoon salicylic acid powder (10%)
1/2 teaspoon alcohol (20%)
3/16 teaspoon licorice extract (@ 7%)
1.6 teaspoons raw, unfiltered, local honey
Okay,
this is probably not the most scientific way to do things, but since
the salicylic acid content is only about 10 %, it seems safe enough.
(It's not good to play around too much with salicylic acid. For me, a 15
% concentration is too much, so if I'm unsure or trying out a new
recipe, I'd keep it to around 10 %).
So I estimated the ingredients.
Put
1/4 teaspoon of salicylic acid powder in a glass bowl. Add 1/2 teaspoon
of alcohol and stir with a wooden chopstick until dissolved. Add 1/4
teaspoon of licorice extract, then add half that again into the mix, so
it's around 3/16 of a teaspoon (I did it this way because I don't have,
nor have I ever seen, a 1/16 teaspoon!). Stir it up, and add a little
more than 1 1/2 teaspoons of your honey.
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| Salicilic acid from Makingcosmetics.com |
Mix it up good!
Put
it on your face. I use the whole thing, and it tingles at first, for
about 5 minutes. Leave it on for 45 minutes to an hour and then rinse it
off with cool water. Wipe your face with a clean, cool washcloth and
rinse again. Moisturize with a little hemp oil. I usually put the hemp
oil on my face without drying it. That keeps more moisture in your skin.
The
immediate result was a very very soft and clean face. After a few weeks of using this maybe once a week and the toner every day, lightening should be visible. It works for me!
Sun damage: Licorice and Salicylic Acid Toner
Continuing with the lightening theme and the experimental theme, I'm going to add licorice extract to my already tried and proven toner formula.
I already know my toner recipe works really well for clogged pores, so if my pores start getting clogged again, I'll know the licorice extract is the culprit.
Sun damage: Licorice Extract
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| No. Plus, look at the lady on the box. Crazy eyes. |
A friend asked if I knew how to get rid of sun damage on the face. I've had freckles my whole life. I hated them. When I was about 10 I heard someone say something about "skin bleaching" so I dabbed cotton balls in Clorox and wiped it on my face one morning. DON'T TRY IT! NO GOOD!!! Plus it didn't even PRETEND to lighten my freckles. I was sad.
Clearing clogged pores: Mineral Fusion Makeup Review
Mineral Fusion Pressed Foundation: 0 stars
Clearing Clogged Pores: Mineral Makeup Review
Ella Rose Mineral Foundation: 5 stars!!!
Ella Rose Minerals is an Etsy store that provides handmade mineral makeup. The makeup contains none of the harmful ingredients commonly found in mass-produced mineral makeups, and she has a foundation that she says is 0 on the comedogenicity scale.
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| Ella Rose Foundation |
Clearing clogged pores: Makeup
When I FINALLY got rid of all those horrific closed comedones (BUMPS! WHITEHEADS! MINI HORROR SHOWS!) on my face, I started looking around for a makeup that I could use that would not negate all that work. I sing in a band, and like to wear matte makeup with full coverage and good adherance on stage so my face doesn't look like an oil slick under the lights. That's really the only time I wear makeup.
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| Carry Nation! Back in the day when all I needed was a wonderbra and black eyeliner. |
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