On 9/9/2013 9:58 AM, ImStillMags wrote:
> So...what is wrong with just soap and a washrag???
>
I don't even bother with the washrag. My face doesn't need to be
"scrubbed". I just wash my face with mild soap & water and splash it
off with water, using my hands.

> But there's a problem with microbeads.
>
> http://www.motherjones.com/environme...cean-pollution
>
Sugar is also an excellent exfoliant. I learned that trick as a
teenager. Funny, my skin didn't need exfoliating when I was 16.

I occasionally use St. Ives apricot scrub. No microbeads there. The
exfoliant is crushed apricot seeds.

http://www.stives.com/Natural-Ingredient/Apricot/

Then there is olive oil, which is a great moisturizer. I'm not talking
about putting extra-virgin olive oil on your face. Olive oil based
facial cleanser and moisturizers.

An oatmeal bath will help if you have itchy skin. Colloidal oatmeal,
not the stuff you eat. Especially in the winter, when it is necessary
to run the heat, my skin tends to dry out. I use an oatmeal-based lotion.

Jill