Facial cleansers for tweens with breakouts? - Page 2

[karika]

skin issues are a result of diet. is she dairy/casein, gluten, soy free? Perhaps corn too. food colorings, preservatives, msg, processed sugar, caffeine... all these cause imbalances in the body IMO (and there are studies to this effect). Products (and soaps) are not necessary for human skin IMO. If I have a need to put something on my skin for antiseptic reasons, I use a carrier oil with tea tree oil. I like coconut oil now that I am soy free. I went to look and see if witch hazel is in a base of mineral oil due to the pp (mineral oil is a product of crude oil which I am trying not to support) but I didn't find out. I did find this good article with recipes! looks good!
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art48232.asp

[blessedwithboys]

start with diet, then...

i like raw honey washes once or twice a week. i keep a plastic squeeze bottle in the shower. i only use the honey after i have done a deeper cleanse, bc i rub it in and leave it for a few mins.

for moisturizing, i use only jojoba oil. occasioanlly, i'll add some lavender to it. it takes literally one drop to cover my damp face.

for cleansing, i like jason's apricot scrub, they have one that feels like it uses oatmeal for the abrasive and another that feels like ground nutshell. i like the rougher one, but i would say start with the softer one to avoid irritation.

for homemade, i have my own OCM, ummm, method. LOL i mix castor oil and bronners baby mild 50/50. i might drop in a bit of jojoba or lavender now and then. put the CO and soap in a plastic squeeze bottle and shake like mad til it turns thick and creamy. this is great when i start going through a greasy phase, the CO cuts it right down.

i also like scrubbing with white sugar, but scrubbing should be done rarely as it can be very irritating.