do your skin a favor

and buy some unrefined coconut oil. TRUST. i'm a skin/hair product junkie - and when i say i've tried damn near everything out there...you can really believe that. i've had good skin on and off since high school, really. i've never had fully blown acne - so when i use those cleansers they are too harsh and do more harm than good. then i have really sensitive skin, so i can't use salicylic acid or strong astringents. THEN i have oily skin, so its hard to find a product that can handle all of that!

i turned to mother nature ::uplifting disney movie music::

seriously. my mom is starting a line of natural-ingredient based beauty products as she retires and she buys her unrefined ingredients in bulk - i took some sweet almond oil, coconut oil, and jojoba oil.

after a FEW DAYS - my skin is virtually clear, much softer - it just feels amazing!

my regime:

1. optional: use makeup remover wipes to remove obvious makeup
2. take a dime size amount of coconut oil (slightly below room temperature it turns into a melt-able solid (dangit i can't remember the scientific word for that and its bugging me!!!!! is it malleable? pah!) and massage it into your skin, even over your eyelids, for 30 seconds
3. optional: heat a washcloth with hot water and let it sit over your face for a minute or two to open those pores
4. rinse with organic cleanser, and apply any organic moisturizer! i lourvvv aveda's gel cleanser and moisturizing face lotion, OR C.O. Bigelow's Foaming Gel Cleanser for Oily Skin (i got mine at bath and body works).

someone try it out and tell me how it feels!

any other beauty secrets?