The longer I live by the beach, the more of a dirty hippie I become.
I already try not to drive or wear shoes on the weekends.
I already eat happy animals, get a farm box of veggies delivered, and cook with healthy oils.
I already work out, take long walks, play, laugh, breathe deeply, appreciate life, and so on.
I already use chemical-free beauty and body products and green cleaners (vinegar + lemon ftw).
These things make a wonderful, happy life, but are also considered to be “dirty hippie”ish.
Adding my jeep to the mix makes everything even MORE free-spirited: hair blowing in the wind, bare feet hanging out the door, sun shining on my (natural-sunscreened) face.
However. Some shit is happening on my face. I used Retin-A throughout junior high and high school, so I managed to skip teenage acne and most pimples all together (we don’t talk about the month or so of rashy, red skin that accompanied that first adjustment to Retin-A). As an adult, however, I get zits on the reg and I am tired of it. I mean, wtf? Middle of the cheek pimple? Are you joking? I am a PROFESHIONAL. (=stress zits)
So perhaps this post on No More Dirty Looks caught me in a particularly vulnerable state:
“Random tips: to really give acne the boot, I make two masks once or twice weekly: (1) Fuller’s earth clay, and (2) this Ayurveda inspired hydrating and purifying face mask. Fuller’s earth is the strongest of all clays and is super effective at pulling out all kinds of gunk, so it’s probably not the best choice for really sensitive or mature skin. The Ayurvedic mask uses pretty simple ingredients, but it packs a powerful punch. I first let the clay sit for half an hour, then wash it off and follow with the Ayurvedic one. Why I use them together—the clay pulls everything out and the second one puts nutrients in. It works.”
You can bet my happy self clicked on over to amazon and ordered fuller’s earth powdered clay and some sort of powdered tryptophan triphala (I had to go look that b up) asap. Shipped to my door (thanks, Prime membership, leftover from living in Aspen!).
And I got to work. Gettin’ beautified. (Remember my days as a beauty editor? Those were fun. Back then, doing stupid stuff like this was my job.)
I put this mess on my face (this is the clay).
I left that on my face for 30 minutes. It dried on there hard, but came off nicely with warm water.
Then I put some honey + turmeric + triphala on my face. I left that on for 15 minutes. It did not dry. In fact, it dripped down into my mouth (mmmm honey). But it’s all edible ingredients, so I went for it. It came off nicely with warm water as well. Clearly I live alone.
Afterward, I used a nice serum and some lotion. My face was all glowy, and the zits seemed to subside for a day or two.
A week later, I did the routine again. Same thing: face gets glowy, zits subside. HAPPINESS! So I recommend. Get thee to Amazon.com.
Shopping list:
- Fuller’s earth powdered clay
- Triphala powder
- turmeric
- raw honey
- nutmeg
*Note: Real celebrities have people who do this shit for them (then charge them a gazillion dollars). Further proof I am only faux celeb.