Wednesday, August 7, 2013

what i use to wash my face



it tastes like frosting,
and you can make it in your kitchen
using just two ingredients.


just blend up some coconut oil
then add a little honey

so easy & actually delicious. 

how to use it:

in the bath or shower,
massage it into wet skin,
then gently buff off with warm water
and a soft, wet washcloth.

especially great on your face,
but lovely for your whole body.

be careful,
as it can leave your tub slippery.

note:
coconut oil remains solid at 76ºF and below.
if it gets warm it will be a liquid oil,
but still totally usable.

this is so nourishing and gentle.
it is great for my 40+ skin,
and, believe it or not,
for marian's teenage skin.

this is the only face wash we use.
we've been doing this for nearly a year
{before this we used olive oil, then plain coconut oil}
and we both swear by it.


13 comments:

Emily said...

This sounds wonderful!!!
I also saw on a blog to take a lemon half, squeeze honey on it, and rub it all over your face to exfoliate, remove impurities, etc. Do this once a week. She swears it helped remove blackheads!

Georgia Jones said...

Definitely doing this! Thank you!

Pam said...

oh how i love the many uses of coconut oil!! and i will be adding this one to my growing list! merci mon ami! xo

Dawn said...

Seriously?? I will try this and the lemon trick Em just mentioned!

catie said...

note: this takes some getting used to. of course, there is no "lather" but the oil dissolves any dirt/oil on your skin and leaves it feeling dewy. it is my version of the OCM {oil cleansing method} ♥

Dawn said...

i was going to ask you if this was like the ocm...i am anxious to try!

Dawn said...

ok..one more thing :) i use coconut oil to take off my eye makeup every.single.night....never thought to go any further :)

Vava (aka Virginia) said...

I have used the Olive Oil CM for 2 years, love it!!! But, just back from the East Coast and my skin dried out. Today is a 'day off' from all make up and I've slathered coconut oil on my face all day. Will try this too. xoxo

catie said...

vava ~ i have actually found coconut oil to be a little bit drying. i like to use coconut oil for cleansing & olive oil for moisturizing. good luck with re-hydrating ; )

mary said...

going to try this catie! I was using coconut oil occasionally as a moisturizer but skin is feeling so dry right now. question: do you use a certain kind of olive oil? one that has the least o.o. scent maybe
?

catie said...

mary, it's so weird, but yes coconut oil will dry out your skin. i love the olive oil scent! but don't worry, it doesn't stay on your skin. i just use the same organic extra virgin olive oil i have a big bottle in my pantry. and, olive oil works great for cleansing, too. marian left to visit emily for a week & didn't bring any "face wash" {she uses my coconut/honey blend} because she new em would have olive oil in her kitchen : )

Dawn said...

Catie. ? What does the honey do? I have used the co two nights in a row....not seeing any big changes..so that's a good thing to start :)

catie said...

dawn, it makes the consistency, um, clingier, more luxurious... and honey is good for your skin ~ healing & nutritious. and it makes it taste better ; )

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