Three Steps for Effective Teen Facial Skin Care

For teenagers this is an important time to start learning some effective skin care and forming habits to help in avoiding avoid skin care problems. There are three areas of effective teen facial skin care;

Facial Cleansing

It's important to cleanse the skin daily to remove dirt, oil, and the dead skin cells that are continually accumulating on the skin surface. Washing your skin also rids the skin of excess oil, which can prevent acne.

Teens shouldn't be using anything other than a gentle cleanser on their skin, and realistically need to only wash the face thoroughly once a day, unless they have been active in activities where they have become very sweaty and dirty.

Our Patchouli Lavender Natural Face Wash is a hydrating face wash made with 100% Olive Oil Liquid Castile Soap to gently and thoroughly clean the skin. Castile is probably the most gentle skin cleanser available, and with this face wash being 100% natural and without the usual synthetic additives and artificial fragrances found in any other products there is less potential to aggravate sensitive teenage skins.

Hydrate/Moisturize

When you hydrate your skin, you simply add water, such as when washing your face. To moisturize your skin, you add water, oil, or both.

The idea that those with oily skin don't need a moisturizer is just plain false. Always moisturize after washing and drying the face. If your skin is very oily, you may choose to just moisturize in the morning.

Our Essence Des Plantes Organic Face Oil is a unique blend of five certified organic botanical oils designed to nourish and protect all skin types across all age groups. Because this face oil does not contain any synthetic ingredients or artificial fragrances it is particularly suited to teenage skins as it is often these artificial ingredients that cause skin problems in younger age groups.

Use a weekly exfoliator.  

Exfoliation is important in effective skin care, even for teenage skins, as it removes the top layer of dead skin cells which can create a dull appearance and attract dirt and oil.

The Indochine Natural Face Loofah are approximately 100 mm x 70 mm and made from specially selected loofah pieces cut to a convenient shape for the face. The way to use the face loofah is to lather up the face with Patchouli Lavender Natural Face Wash, thoroughly moisten the face loofah with water to soften it up, and then exfoliate with gentle circular motions of the face loofah. Don’t over do it!!!

Regards,

Dr. Mike

Co-founder & Managing Director,

Indochine Natural

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WILL SOAP DRY OUT MY SKIN? DR. MIKE RESPONDS

This is a question that often comes to me, especially when referring to facial cleansing. Unfortunately bar soap has received a lot of negative criticism as marketers have duped consumers into thinking that soap strips necessary oils from the skin. Consequently bar soap has had a tough time competing with the overabundance of liquids, creams and foams that skin care companies effectively market these days.

Commercial soap companies mass produce soap using industrial processes that decrease or remove glycerin, and to compensate they add a range of synthetic ingredients to create what they perceive as the perfect bar. Take the time to check out the ingredient labels of supermarket bars and you will see for yourself. Liquid washes can be just as drying or even worse than these mass-produced soap bars, since many contain harsh chemical surfactants that can be very drying on the skin. Again, take a close look at the ingredient lists of liquid washes and you can confirm this for yourself. Some industry professionals are of the opinion that these big companies want these products to dry your skin so as to create a demand for their lotions and moisturizers.  

However enlightened consumers are now demanding products that are free from preservatives, added chemicals and synthetic fragrances. Natural handmade soap bars fit this bill, especially as these soap bars are more economical and have environmentally friendly packaging.

And why don’t handmade natural soap bars dry out the skin? The answer is very simple……in the hands of a competent soap maker, the recipes for these soap bars are “super-fatted.” What this means is that the soap-making recipe leaves a portion of unincorporated natural vegetable oils in the finished soap, and these super-fatted soaps have superior moisturizing and emollient qualities. This is something that the large commercial soap makers can never achieve, as it takes at least thirty day to make one batch of cold-process handmade natural soap.

I do hope that the above answers the many questions we receive on this topic.

Kind regards,

Dr. Mike

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