Everyone is different and I have tried everything under the sun. Especially chemical products. Proactive, Murad, everything the dermo prescribed and it would either work for a while and stop or destroy my skin. I've used other natural products with minimal results. But I have just discovered Lush products and it has saved my skin. Very noticeable results for me. If chemicals haven't been serving you well try lush. Here is my routine with their products.
Fresh Farmacy soap in the mornings
Followed by tea tree water
and Enzymion moisturizer
I use their coal face soap at night
And their Ocean water scrub 3 times a week.
It's not cheap or expensive but this stuff will last forever.
Just wanted to pass along what has been working for me.
Here is the site Lush.com
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Fresh pharmacy facewash great against acne, Ultra bland a creamy makeup remover that also works as eye cream, Mr T deo powder that helps against moisture and rashes, figs and leafs soap so soft on the skin, all the shampoos are great.
It's worth trying.
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My acne also improves with natural products as opposed to chemical type products.
I use mostly Weleda and I love it, but I'm going to try some Lush stuff too as it sounds great!
i looooove lush!!! both my DH and i use coal face daily.. it's amazing! i love fresh farmacy as well.. and i use enzimion & tea tree water. i love their products.. only wish i lived near a store!
I have some Lush stuff but it still contains some chemicals - parabens and/or surfactants, I think? Not sure if they list ingredients online because I think there was some criticism. My kids have the solid shampoos simply because they're boys and they love them so actually use them! Handy for when you go swimming, too. And my little uns love the bath bombs - I buy them as a treat. I buy the soaps for my niece from time to time as she loves them and they contain a lot less chemicals than the stuff she'd otherwise buy! I can;t use their stuff near my face cos of the chemicals in it, though.
I'm sure everything thinks I'm an agent for them by now, but this is the only stuff (apart from homemade) i put on my face:
www.DrHauschka.co.uk
And the neem soap from here is also chemical free:
www.TheNeemPeople.com/Skin
It has nothing unnatural in it whatsoever and weightwise, probably no dearer than Lush. You can get a trial tin of the skincare products for £12 - cleanser, toner, cream. Haushka is unique in that it balances the skin's natural pH so doesn't destroy the acid mantle of your skin. Also because they advocate only using the cleanser and toner, at night, no creams - just creams in the daytime. They also have a moisturiser with a low factor sunblock in, which is brilliant in the summer. The deodorants contain no aluminium and everything is scented with natural rose oil so everything automatically goes with everything else! I can't praise them highly enough.
For shampoos I like the base one from Neals Yard Remedies cos you can add your own essential oils to it!
www.nealsyardremedies.com/
Great with neem oil.
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I have some Lush stuff but it still contains some chemicals - parabens (chemical preservatives) and/or surfactants, (look out for things like *lauryl sulfate* in ingredients) I think?
It is cleverly marketed as 'natural' and some of the products are. Others contain exactly the same chemicals you'd find in any other mass market brand, the only difference being they are cruelty free and contain some natural ingredients.
Not to decry what you're using as it obviously works and it's still cruelty free, and still contains more fresh and natural ingredients than most. I buy there too, but I do think the marketing is disingenuous.
My kids have the solid shampoos simply because they're boys and they love them so actually use them! Handy for when you go swimming, too. And my little uns love the bath bombs - I buy them as a treat. I buy the soaps for my niece from time to time as she loves them and they contain a lot less chemicals than the stuff she'd otherwise buy! I can;t use their stuff near my face cos of the chemicals in it, though.
I'm sure everything thinks I'm an agent for them by now, but this is the only stuff (apart from homemade) I put on my face - no surfactants, no chemicals, no chemical preservatives:
http://www.drhauschka.co.uk/
And the neem soap from here is also chemical free:
http://www.theneempeople.com/
It has nothing unnatural in it whatsoever and weightwise, probably no dearer than Lush. You can get a trial tin of the skincare products for £12 - cleanser, toner, cream. Haushka is unique in that it balances the skin's natural pH so doesn't destroy the acid mantle of your skin. Also because they advocate only using the cleanser and toner, at night, no creams - just creams in the daytime. They also have a moisturiser with a low factor sunblock in, which is brilliant in the summer. The deodorants contain no aluminium and everything is scented with natural rose oil so everything automatically goes with everything else! I can't praise them highly enough.
For shampoos I like the base one from Neals Yard Remedies cos you can add your own essential oils to it!
http://shop.nealsyardremedies.com/
Great with neem oil, or lavender.
Think it's good to have a holistic view of skin as well, as what you put into your body affects it even more than what you use on the outside. I found when I forced myself to do the 2 litres of water a day - and I struggle with it as hate water - my skin was a lot better. Less excema. Also eating organic when you can as your skin is reacting to the toxins in food it's trying to flush out. The less toxins go in, in the first place, the less hard your skin has to work - or so I reckon!
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Dx: Thin PCOS w/IR after 7 mo. of being told I don't present normally and don't need an ultrasound ( To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. )!
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Lush saved my Skin 
