Life can be complicated, intense, and overwhelming. We live in a fast paced society that values doing. I value finding clarity on what is most important in the moment. With a mind on simplicity I want to share my one thing for Spring skincare tip. I like to think of caring for your skin as not that different then caring for your body. You know what your basic requirements are to care for your body: water, fresh foods, exercise, sleep etc etc. Caring for your skin doesn't have to be complicated. The skincare industry makes it complicated so you buy a bunch of products that often times don't get used.
When you understand your basics, cleanse, tone, moisturize, you can make a more informed decision on your 'supplements'. Each month I check in with myself health wise, a kind of mind body/ taking stock. I don't care to take handfuls of vitamins and supplements so I am choosy about what I purchase. The days of having a cupboard overflowing with unused vitamins and supplements is over for me. Today to support myself I purchased the Indian herb ashwaganda. It's an all round tonic and great for the adrenals. Who doesn't need adrenal support.! That's my focus for this month. I have a few other vitamins and supplements I am taking but right now adding ashwaganda feels like what my body needs. If you have your basic skincare needs met, then I invite you to tune in and see what support your skin might be needing.
What I have noticed is that the majority of my clients seeing me in March are in need of one thing: Clay.
My cliental base are women mostly in their 50-60's and using a clay mask is not something they would consider. We are use to thinking that a clay mask is for oily, acne prone skin and for mature skin we conclude that clay would be drying. Not so with the Dr Hauschka Clarifying Clay Mask. In addition to using a rare form of clay (loess clay), this mask contains witch hazel and nasturtium, both are purifying for the skin.
What happens with mature skin is that the waste removal processes in the skin weaken as we age. This simply means our skin holds on to waste products longer. This can result is skin that is puffy or simply not vital looking. Another important point is that clay is a safe natural exfoliant. Mature skin has a harder time sloughing off dead skin cells, contributing to skin that feels rough, and lacks a healthy glow.
My training as a Dr Hauschka esthetician is grounded in Anthroposophic principals. The treatments I give and the Dr Hauschka products I use have been created on the basis of anthroposophic ideas. Clay is used in the facial treatment and the Clarifying Clay Mask was created to address the physical body which corresponds to the earth element. The Clay Mask gently absorbs dead skin cells while drawing impurities and toxins from the skin. The skin - the earthly, physical organ is cleansed and clarified. I uses this mask once a week as it smooths my skin, makes the texture of my skin feel soft and refined and also soothes inflammation in the skin ( redness). In addition clay promotes skin cell regeneration and as we age we can all use that.
The Clarifying Clay Mask 90g - $50
This will last you 4 months, based on using it 1x per week.
Dr Hauschka Facial Treatment with Clay Mask Application 60 minutes - $110
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