How to use Face Oil as a natural moisturizer

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Beauty is the application of scientific knowledge

HYDROPHOBIC (Chemistry) tending not to dissolve in, mix with, or be wetted by water
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

SHEER Face oil by Dirty Beauty is hydrophobic in nature and moisturizes by preventing/minimizing the evaporation or escape of water from your skin.

SHEER Light Face Oil holds moisturizing water droplets to your face and makes your skin glow and look radiant instantly. 

SHEER makes your skin look smooth with a satin-like finish and it has a non-greasy feel.

Here's how to use it : 

1. First, cleanse and/or exfoliate your skin and rinse well (You can use Dirty Beauty's STRIP + REVEAL for this)
2. Allow your skin to remain wet. 
3. Dispense 1 pump or 1 to 2 drops of SHEER into your clean hands and rub your hands together to slightly warm the oil. 
4. Gently press your hands to your still wet face and allow SHEER to moisturize by holding the hydration to your skin.

You can make a perfect dewy-look tinted moisturizer by placing your current powder foundation in the palm of your clean hand along with a few drops of SHEER. 

Mix it well and apply with your fingertips or with a foundation brush.

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Advice for Parents - natural things you can do when your child has dry skin

We've been getting lots of questions lately from moms about what to do with young children that have dry skin.  One mom stated that even some of the oils she's tried makes her child's skin 'itchy'.

Here are a few suggestions:

•  Try using a natural cleaning solution when you (or your cleaning team) cleans your child's bathtub.  We make cleaners in our house, we mix equal parts of Borax, table salt, and baking soda and use it to clean tub and shower surfaces.  Household cleaners can be very very harsh, and they have to be rinsed extremely well to remove all traces from surfaces.  So if you have been using conventional cleaners, some of the residual chemicals could be ending up in your child's bath water, drying out skin, and causing itching.

• Double check the ingredients in your laundry detergent.  Sometimes new moms start using gentle detergent like DreftTM and when children get older we switch to the 'family' brand and sometimes the brand on sale.  Just take note and remember if you've switched detergents or fabric softener or dryer sheets that it could be a culprit in skin dryness.  (Also, even if you still use gentle detergent for clothes, if you wash sheets in something different, that could be irritating skin and air quality during sleep).

•  Some non-natural oils like petroleum jelly and mineral oil that is plain with no fragrance can gently soothe dry sensitive skin.  Some 'baby oils' have baby oil fragrance, try to find the plain ole' mineral oil or petroleum jelly from one of the dollar stores.

•  Try gentle soaps, farmer's markets are GREAT sources for all natural detergent free high moisturizing cleansing gentle soaps!  It's awesome to find a artisan soapmaker in your area.  Many times they will have blends that are just for children, they're extra gentle and moisturizing!  Dove is a more pure option, too.

•  You can also try a little natural bath and body oil like extra virgin olive oil (EVOO!) as an effective natural skin moisturizer without harsh solvents and fragrances.

•  Glycerin is also available at discount drug stores as well as solid cocoa butter and are simple one-ingredient-fixes.  They're inexpensive and very effective in the right cases.  Many of these are store brands and are kind of hidden among the many other brands in the vast skincare aisle.  Glycerin is actually a moisturizer, it attracts moisture to our skin.  And cocoa butter is a pure plant vegetable solid that traps in moisture as a pure simple dry skin solution - and it smells like chocolate!

All in all just see everything that touches your child's skin as a potential irritant or possible skin-nurturer, reduce/eliminate irritants and increase skin pampering products for happy feelings!

PS--consult your physician when skin is regularly cracked or broken, and for expert advice/prescription on treating skin issues : )

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What does dirt have to do with beauty?

Much of the mass of our bodies is made up of 6 elements - oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, calcium, and phosphorous.  (our chemistry teacher is a big beauty guru?!)

And where are these elements found?  

Yes, you guessed it, In the earth's crust - aka dirt, soil, earth, the ground.

We get beauty benefits when we use plant or nature-based skincare ingredients.  

Our healthy beauty depends on our skins' ability to perform natural functions that keep skin smooth and resilient. 

When our skin has the tools it needs to replenish and maintain itself, beauty is the result.  

What's the best dirty beauty secret?  

Enjoying a healthy diet with plenty of fruits, leafy greens, vegetables, fiber, and water - all from the ground!

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