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Thursday is Skin Day: Puff, Puff, Pass
Oct 22nd
The other day I received an email newsletter from Total Beauty letting me know about an article they recently published about dark circles and puffy eyes. I immediately clicked and started reading through a ton of information about dark circles, which seemed helpful, but I don’t have a problem with dark circles. Finally on page 8 of the article was information about temporary puffiness with the usual advice I had known for years. I clicked on to page 9 and got the following information for constant puffiness around the eye area:
If your eyes are constantly puffy due to a significant protrusion of the fat pads under your eyes, you will only get major improvement with surgery or injections — creams and home remedies just won’t cut it. You’ll potentially need a lower lid blepharoplasty (eye surgery) — to remove or reposition the fat pad. (Warning: if you do opt for this procedure, make sure your doctor doesn’t do too much or “you can trade a puffy lower lid for a hollow lid,” Waldorf says.) Or, some people may be able to get away with adding a filler like Restylane, Juvederm or Radiesse to the cheek area below and along the bony area under your eyes. “By elevating that area, you add structure and blunt the difference with the lower lid,” Waldorf says. Your dermatologist and/or surgeon will be able to tell you which option is best for you.
And so it goes. There’s nothing you can do at home or buy at a drugstore to cure constant eye puffiness short of injections or surgery. There is nothing I can do for my hereditary EYE FAT short of spending hundreds or thousands of dollars to watch needles or scalpels coming straight for me. My father has puffy eyes, his mother has puffy eyes, and her mother had them as well. Sometimes you get dealt a weird list of genetic traits, and even though you get straight teeth that never need braces, you will also wind up with EYE FAT.
Even if I had the money to do it, I would pass, mostly out of concern that if something went wrong, I would be paying out of pocket for years for the mistakes. I don’t want the risk of a mistake on my face, and thoughts of Tara Reid’s butt often come to mind as a reminder of the horrors of plastic surgery gone wrong. I’d rather appear to be on a constant crying jag than wind up having the appearance of a melted face.
I have no bony area under my eye, so the Restylane, Juvederm or Radiesse fillers would be of no help, not to mention I have very high cheekbones, so it would be noticeable in that “cat lady” type of way. No thanks, I say in a very resigned way. Other people will just have to accept my EYE FAT and move on. It’s here forever.
Thursday is Skin Day: Review of Fresh’s Soy Face Cleanser
Oct 15th
When I remove makeup, it’s usually a multi-tasking event. I step in the shower, shampoo my hair, and then start the suds on my face. Today I did not go my usual route and instead stood at the sink for a trial run of Fresh’s Soy Face Cleanser.
The cleanser itself is a clear filmy gel that had a light cucumber scent which I noticed right away. My face was already wet from warm water and when I started to apply the cleanser with my fingers, it slid from under me and started to run down my face. I worked quickly to stop it from all falling into the sink and then worked on making some suds with it. It took about thirty seconds to get everything to a more normalized situation, and then I made sure to get every inch of my face, including my eyelids, even though I had not been wearing any makeup or lotions or creams prior to washing.
The suds did come off quickly with warm water and I didn’t have a filmy feeling, which I was worried about after initially touching the cleanser for the first time. After drying, my face did feel refreshed and clean and still feels that way an hour later (I still have not put on any lotion or creams for the day).
I did not realize that this cleanser is considered of best use for removing makeup and such until I read reviews by others. I will try it again next week with a full face of makeup. I’m interested in seeing if it easily takes off mascara, one of the biggest challenges out there.
Thursday is Skin Day: A Pox Upon Your Skin
Oct 15th
I’ve been working a lot with my almost 2 yr old’s skin this week as he has the chicken pox.
Is caused me to look into how to keep him confortable with busting blisters. Gag me, right ?
The highest recommendation commonly over looked is, not to use products that would seal or not allow the blisters to breath.
We’ve been keeping away from Aloe and oils. The most common use while induring chicken pox is good old fashion Caladryl aka Calamine. Better refered to as “the pink stuff”.
A second runner up in keeping him content is Aveeno Skin Relif Bath Treatment. This product is 100% natural and not regular oatmeal you buy to bake a batch of cookies with. It’s Colloidal oatmeal, and although I do not understand the sceintific process of breaking down the oatmeal to the approperate stage. I do know my toddler is happy to soak in it twice a day.
The body is amazing to heal it’s self of viruses, even buy pushing the toxins out by the skin.
Here’s to hoping his healing continues !
Thursday is Skin Day: Soft as a Baby’s Bottom
Oct 8th
Sometimes I get the weirdest patches of dry skin on my feet and elbows. I’m not exactly sure how they get there, but I know exactly what to use to soften them away. Some people swear by Vaseline, but the smell of the petroleum makes my head spin. Instead I use Nivea Skin Creme, and I’m not sure what the ingredient difference is, but the stuff imported from Germany simply rocks. I slather it on, wrap my parts in plastic wrap, and then let the magic work overnight. The creme has a light rose scent that’s not too strong or annoying, and even after the next morning, the scent still lasts.
My other favorite skin softening product is Lubriderm’s Intense Skin Repair Calming Relief Body Lotion. My face gets incredibly dry, and this is what I use to whip it back in shape. It’s better than any face lotion or cream I’ve ever tried, crazy as that sounds. Most of the other lotions and creams wind up making my skin feel like ti’s on fire when I apply it, but I haven’t found Lubriderm to be irritating at all. And it’s unscented, so there’s no chance of added perfumes to sting my eyes. It works for me!
Thursday is Skin Day: Shaving
Oct 8th
Skin is the topic for today, and I’ll broach the topic of leg shaving. My favorite razor as of now is Venus by Gillette, I love that I need not to rub anything on my legs before shaving. The soap encases the razor, so it takes a step out of my bathing routine. I shave before my skin becomes, too soft from the hot water. When done, I do not dry my skin, but instead start liberally applying baby oil. I continue my routine, then apply a layer of lotion.
I can be really comfortable with dry legs, so I go the extra effort to be comfortable in my own skin. When I shave I stop at my knee caps because back in the day someone told my it would keep my hair soft. It may be the only advice I took in my teen years, but it was true.