Exfoliators

The scrub also has vitamins, plant extracts, oatmeal and Shea butter, so it makes the skin very soft. I have used a loofah before, and they do exfoliate well, and I also have a burlap scrubber that works well, but when I use my fingers and the scrub I can more easily work on the tiny areas around my nose, and eyes than I can with my scrubber, my loofah or my exfoliator machine with the pads. I think it's a personal preference for me, at least, though I do sometimes use the loofah or the scrubber on my face, I mostly use them on my body, with soap, to exfoliate everywhere else. The special scrub isn't actually expensive, it's a brand commonly sold in Walmart and grocery stores here, and a big tube (which lasts me over a month) is about 7 dollars when I don't have a coupon, less than six when it's on sale or I have a coupon, and it works better than regular soap for me. I tried regular soap, and skin cream after for while, but I didn't like the results-- I was getting dry patches here and there. Now my skin is very soft-- though still wrinkled, of course.

I actually did that when I first came out of the coma, and I do eat a very healthy diet, light on meats, heavy on the veggies, no salt, almost no sugar, cook from scratch-- but that doesn't stop the wrinkles, at least for me. I think part of it is genetics-- all of my female relatives don't age "gracefully" so to speak-- whereas I have known Chinese women who never looked old. Both the Irish and french sides of my family don't age well. I do know my skin is so much softer with the creams and stuff I use, which makes me feel good. I figure since I live a simple life, never go anywhere, and save as much as I can, buying my favorite lotions and creams and scrubs is kind of a treat for me.

I sometimes wonder if the smoothness of the skin has anything to do with creams rather than what one eats and drinks. I would put my bet on plain scrubs and the right kind of food and drinking plenty of water. Why don't you give up everything and go for your faithful loofah and intake of food that contains Vitamin E? Just a thought

Interesting. What are those beads that you have mentioned here?

One one gets addicted to creams or scrubs it is difficult to believe that plain scrubbing, eating the right food and drinking plenty of water is going to give one a smooth skin!

i think one of the pioneer brands was st. ives apricot scrub. it was the only one when i was growing up and at that time, there were very few imported foreign brands here. now even neutrogena, olay and clinique has them. but sometimes i do use the soapy face towel on my face when i feel that i needs a good scrubbing!

I should have thought about it...and I would have known that you have a plethora of coconuts, (silly me!) NOT in my environment..so I cannot add any processing information...but I DO CHALLENGE you, my dear...as the coconut palm..in all my research is ONE that is considered the "tree of life," and there is NO part of this wonderful creation that is not beneficial to the human! Very expensive here, but as I eliminate other basics, I am slowly replacing them with coconut products...butter, milk, cream, cooking oil, drink..and food! I find the granulation of the Apricot cleanser (apricot nut oil, very beneficial, too) does a deep pore cleanse, and the loofah does it's chore of exfoliation! All coconut products are imported here...so tend to be on the expensive end of the scale...(just like good quality Olive Oil)...but slowly eliminating the nefarious foods of no consequence or benefit!

While I don't know how to make a true cream coconut moisturizer, I do know a few coconut things--you can whip a small amount of coconut milk in a glass, with a few drops of olive, tea tree, coconut or vitamin E oil, and a teaspoon of honey, and use it as a "wash mask"-- it should be fairly viscous, so it doesn't run. hold your face over warm steam of soak with a warm washcloth to open the pores, then splash the coconut milk mixture on the face, let dry for ten minutes, and rinse of with cool water and a soft washcloth. I also have a recipe for a ground coconut mask: 1 cup ground coconut, 1 tablespoon coconut milk, 1 teaspoon oil of choice, 1 teaspoon honey, and blend to make a think paste. Prepare the skin by steaming or with a warm washcloth to open the pores, apply the mask, and leave on for 5 minutes, then lightly massage the face with the mask material for a few minutes before washing off. I use coconut when it's on sale, because I can eat the extra meat You can also mix cucumber juice and coconut milk and use that instead of water to wash with. wow, I wish I had a coconut palm now! but I don't think one would grow outside here...drat. And unfortunately, processing coconut meat to make oil is time consuming...

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I hardly use any of these products. I use talcum powder, a little lipstick and that's it. My secret is I believe in homoeopathy which has some tissue remedies that take care of the body as a whole. I also have trust in Aloe vera which grows in my house. One needs to keep the internal system clean and that will guarantee a glowing skin. But it is mind boggling how the public is fooled by these companies that offer products which in fact are a mere eye wash.

There are anti aging natural foods. That, with your loofah will do what none of those creams that promise a smooth skin will do.Even drinking good amount of water helps. I really think these cream manufacturers are minting money by fooling the youngsters!

Yes, drinking lots of water can make our skin healthier. That is very effective.

I don't use cream but do sometimes apply aloe vera jelly that comes straight from the plant and that too if I am not lazy!Water is the answer really.