How interesting. Yes, the ingredients found in your cleansers and lotions are just as important as how you take care of your skin. Generally, using a soap is not good for your face, it strips off the natural oils causing your body to produce even more oil to compensate. I switched about a year ago to completely natural face products, and began to make my own toner, and my skin has shown the sign in a better balance of oils, I don't have dry patches in one spot and oil in another, pimples have decreased (I also have upped my water intake).

I was taught that if you can't eat it, don't put it on your skin, since your skin absorbs it right into your body anyway. Check the labels of your products for SLF, any petroleum, any fragrancing products, any coloring chemicals, these are all unnatural and not good for you.

I will check the article you added there Linda.

> Just a wee addition. I used to get these
> patches of what I thought was dry skin,
> between my eyebrows, etc. Then I discovered
> that it was actually clogged pores (or an
> overproduction of cells) due to slathering
> so much cream on my face to fight
> "dry" skin. If you have this
> problem, try using a facial scrub instead
> (oatmeal also works). This unclogs the pores
> and makes those spots nice a smooth again.
> Then you can add cream.

> Another point, try to use a cream that has
> only natural ingredients. This means, no
> perfume but essential oil is okay and no...I
> repeat...NO MINERAL OIL! Mineral oil sucks
> the B vitamins out of your skin. Not good.
> Baby oil is full of the stuff. Also, any
> cream with parafin is unhealthy.

> Oh, what the heck. Go to this site an check
> it all out:
> http://hghoralspray.com/harmful_ingredients/toxic_ingredients.htm