| Can using castor oil for acne treating skin care | | | | make soap yourself, or you can buy handcrafted |
| products really clear up your skin? Believe it or not, the | | | | soaps from a reputable company that is most |
| answer is absolutely yes! This natural oil has wonderful | | | | concerned with producing a quality product and not |
| moisturizing and healing properties that few can match. | | | | passing last quarter's sales goal. The important part is |
| OK, so you understand the healing properties part, but | | | | that you steer clear of "fake" ingredients and go 100% |
| why exactly would keeping your skin moisturized help | | | | all natural. |
| your acne? After all, doesn't moisture clog pores and | | | | There are a ton of different oils and fats that can be |
| cause immediate break outs in the first place? In reality | | | | used to make soap, but I believe that castor oil for |
| this is a very common fallacy that many have | | | | acne treating soaps is definitely the best because of |
| wrongfully accepted... including me at one time. | | | | its ability to moisturize and quickly heal the skin. |
| For years I tried everything in my power to keep my | | | | In order to make soap out of castor oil you will need to |
| skin as dry as possible only to find that my condition | | | | mix it with lye (sodium hydroxide) in order to create a |
| became worse and worse. Not only did my acne | | | | chemical reaction called saponification. During |
| break outs increase, but I had red, scaly and chronically | | | | saponification, the oil (acid) reacts with the lye (base) to |
| dry skin. Only after I stopped this practice and started | | | | form a salt (your soap). I bet you never knew that |
| moisturizing regularly in a healthy way did I start to see | | | | soap was actually a salt! |
| improvements. | | | | Never use just castor oil in a soap making recipe as it |
| Now don't run out to your local drug store and pick up | | | | will produce a soft bar that will become rancid |
| the first moisturizer that you see! Store bought lotions | | | | prematurely. I recommend combing the castor oil with |
| and moisturizing soaps usually incorporate synthetic | | | | a percentage of avocado oil, coconut oil and palm oil |
| elements and harmful carcinogens in order to | | | | to produce an amazing finished product that will |
| decrease costs and increase shelf life. Unfortunately, in | | | | withstand the test of time. |
| the cosmetic industry ingredients don't need to be | | | | Give homemade soaps a try. I don't think you will ever |
| disclosed to the consumer. In other words... you have | | | | regret it! Getting rid of the "fake stuff" and using only |
| no clue what you're putting on your skin! | | | | natural ingredients on your skin could be the missing link |
| So how do you moisturize in a "healthy way"? Simple... | | | | in your skin care regimen that will make all the |
| By using homemade all natural soaps. You can either | | | | difference in the world. |