by Rosemarie Quintal

Created on: July 11, 2009   Last Updated: April 08, 2010

Often asked why I look young, I hesitate to tell people that I never wash my face with soap.I recently found support for my intuition that it is better to never use soap on your face. MD Heather Brannon describes how facial skin is more delicate and sensitive than other human body skin. She refers to brushing the face and cleansing the face with facial cloths soaked in cleansing products. See Brannon at ihttp://dermatology.about.com/od/cleansingyourskin/a /wash_face_guide.htm

Authorities on cleansing for the body's overall beneficence suggest that the skin is an organ that helps to remove toxins from the body, helps to regulate our body temperature, and helps our body absorb beneficial nutrients when skin is clean and healthy. Scrubbing the facial skin and the entire body with a vegetable brush is the first thing anyone should do to cleanse their face. Brushing removes dead skin cells exposing the new cells and their pores allowing \your skin cells to breathe better.

The second step in using a facial toner is to choose a toner that is not too harsh for delicate facial skin. Toners that contain alcohol dry and dehydrate the skin and break down the cell structure of the skin contributing to infection and possible cellular damage. Salicylic acid and witch hazel are also strong ingredients especially used when people have acne. Facial cloths usually include the ingredients of the toner the cloths are soaked in. Propylene glycol is also a strong ingredient often found in cosmetic products including facial toners and shampoos. even if these ingredients appear as the last ingredient you should avoid using these harsh chemicals on the delicate skin of your  face.

What  ingredients make a good facial toner? For days that your skin may have pimples or be oilier such as summertime or menstrual periods cucumber is a natural astringent. If cucumber is coupled in a facial toner with aloe vera juice or slave, the aloe will cool and refresh you skin from the summer heat and the cucumber will help cleanse your pores of any extra dirt that brushing your face with a vegetable brush did not remove. For normal to dry skin toners with rosewater are available in both a solution you can apply to your face with cotton wipes or a cleansing cloth or spray on. Rosewater restores the pH balance to your face. If you insist on washing your face with soap you will need to use rosewater facial toners to help restore your skin's  normal pH balance. Rosewater is available in health

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