Today’s Featured Comment
An expensive facial creme alone is like using high-end paint on a crumbling plaster wall. It’ll look good for a few hours because most high end cremes (like Chanel’s Sublimage) contain optical brighteners which make your skin LOOK radiant and glowing but are really smoke and mirrors.
For a creme to perform really well, the rest of the skincare regimen needs to be in order: cleansing, exfoliation, then moisturization.
And it probably the jar and not the formula that costs all the cash!
A “good” creme is one that your skin can tolerate – and that simply isn’t a universal. SOME people break-out from La Mer – it doesn’t make it bad, it just makes it unsuitable for that person.
As an organic formulator, I keep the creme at skin’s pH: 5.5. And I add only substances are helpful in the moisturization process: Grapeseed oil, jojoba oil and my particular favorite: tamanu oil. But this would be like handing out a treasured recipe so I’ll stop there!
At any rate, the point is that skin cremes can only penetrate so far. And last so long. You put on your creme, then you may brush against your face with clothing, scarves or people, dab your forehead or nose, add make-up and on and on and your losing that creme all of the time.
My point is even if you can afford it, I always recommend to put yourself on a “creme budget” because some of the very best options are less than $50.
[This comment was originally posted in this conversation. ~ Eds.]
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Loved your poem and will share with my yoga class tonight!
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You’ve made a good point. I use Olay products because of their price and they seem to have all the right ingredients. I just wish they didn’t introduce so many different skin care lines and new products under the Regenerist label. It’s too confusing!!
I too have used Olay for years now,wish they would not jump around so much…..I like it simple and easy,i dont go for hype because it says so..iam 65,and my skin is in good shape,my best thing…sun screen!
Bren
Ingredients matter. I now look for paraben content in products.
There are many brands that are safer to use than others. I have read Kat James’s “The Truth About Beauty”-highly recommend.
Elizabeth
Thanks to a VN sister , I was introduced to Organic coconut oil. I massage it into my skin every morning and my skins looks amazing! I also use it a night before going to bed. I do NOT use it before applying makeup because it makes my eye makeup smear a little. I have been using Olay cream under my makeup for years and I am very happy with the results.p.s. I am 61 and have never had Botox or had any surgical procedure. I am blessed with great skin. My secret is staying out of the sun, keeping my skin moisturized and never smoking.I also smile a lot which is an instant facelift!
Debi….Can you tell me where you find your organic coconut oil? and is it actually an oil or an emulsified cream… I have really been wanting to try it and can’t find it anywhere..any info you have would be much appreciated…
http://www.amazon.com/Spectrum-Naturals-Coconut-Organic-liquid/dp/B00014D37W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1344627074&sr=8-1&keywords=spectrum+organic+coconut+oil
Debi, thanks for the coconut oil link, I just ordered it too! Loved reading all the reviews for other uses on Amazon… hair, nails, and cooking, oh my! I will definitely divide up my precious stash into several glass jars! Debi, which Olay creme do you like the best? I’d like to use the coconut oil at night on my face, and then something else for day, preferably with an spf… what do you ladies recommend? I’m very light skinned and hate how heavy most spfs feel! Thanks again, Kelly in Reno