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Choosing Herbs For Your Skin Type

Don’t know your skin type? I’ve mentioned a quick and easy skin test: wash your face and pat dry. Wait five or ten minutes, then apply a thin piece of paper to your cheeks and forehead. Tissue paper is great for this! If the paper stays perfectly clean and dry, chances are you have dry skin. If the paper has dark oily spots, you may have oily or combination skin. Healthy skin will leave faint oil spots on the paper, because your skin is supposed to have some oil — just not a lot. If you have oily skin, you … Continue reading →

Aromatherapy For Oily Skin

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My skin, especially on my face, is either very dry or very oily. It’s hard for me to reach a middle ground! These days, I feel like I could solve the current oil problems with just my face! If you aren’t sure whether or not you have oily skin, try this test: don’t put any sort of moisturizer on your skin before bed one night. The next morning, take three strips of brown paper bag and press one on your forehead, one on your nose, and one on your chin. If your skin is normal, you’ll see a little oil … Continue reading →