Every time I come back from vacation or out of town in general, my skin really struggles. With piling on the sunscreen, wearing hats constantly, being sweaty, getting out in the ocean, and drinking a few (hundred) beach side cocktails-my skin is struggling right now! I can just tell it's clogged and dehydrated!
This is going to be a quick rundown of my post travel (especially beach) ritual. Something about the sunscreen really clogs my pores so this regimen is a little heavy duty in the pore cleansing department. Here it goes-
I got this little beauty in my Birchbox, lord, I don't know how many years ago. I subscribed to Birchbox and loved it. But honestly, I do not need any more samples of Skincare coming into this house ever!! So they all just sit in a bag and well, sit. I pretty much stick to my own special Skincare regimen of my homemade goodies that i concoct in my kitchen and that's about it. But this little guy caught my eye and it has changed my world!!
I really am into natural products and that's what has steered me away from lots of product testing lately. But this little gem is 70% organic, made in the USA, & vegan! Like I said, I've really been into all natural ingredients and I LOVE activated charcoal (I'll write a whole blog about this ingredient later) and that's one of the active ingredients in this scrub. I also love that the exfoliation agent in this scrub is all natural jojoba wax beads. It also contains tea tree oil to disinfect!
Active charcoal pulls out impurities and toxins in the skin. Activated charcoal also saved me when I got shrimp food poisoning at the ladder of our vacation when I took it internally as a vitamin. Y'all, shellfish food poisoning is no joke, 6 days of sickness and today is my first day of eating real food! Woo wee. No need for that post-vacay cleanse I was talking about. Anywho, I stray. Back to activated charcoal, It's such an awesome little ingredient that packs a big punch. Its very absorbent and basically "detoxes" the skin. This ingredient is perfect for skin. It will cling right to those deeply clogged pores and really deep clean, but in a gentle manner.
Jojoba wax beads and spherical beads that aren't too gritty and harsh on the skin. So you don't have to worry about broken capillaries or more damage in the long run just from exfoliating your skin!
This scrub will smooth your skin, brighten, & deep clean all in one! Great for all skin types as well!
Me with the Jojoba Charcoal scrub on as a mask & me after with no makeup, just fresh faced!
Another tip-clean skin with a good ole regular cleanser (I love gel cleansers) then put this scrub on your skin and leave it on for 10 minutes. Then, add a little water to the hands and scrub your face & rinse off! Voila! Really beautiful, clean, glowy skin!
This brand has really, really impressed me! The price point is great too! This little scrub is only $19!! It'll last you a long time too because I would only use this when your skin feels congested or once every other week or so for maintenance! At most, use it once a week! I can't wait to try more Michael Todd products!
Seriously, it's that Simple! Wash face, use the magic scrub by Michael Todd, I use a toner afterwards (my own blend, if you want to buy some let me know!), then I use an essential oil blend serum I made, followed with eye cream and face cream, all made by me!
Go to www.michaeltoddusa.com to check out the whole line!
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