{"id":1204,"date":"2011-08-22T18:57:51","date_gmt":"2011-08-22T18:57:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/?p=1204"},"modified":"2012-08-31T15:54:26","modified_gmt":"2012-08-31T21:54:26","slug":"motivational-monday-getting-rid-of-dry-skin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/?p=1204","title":{"rendered":"Get Rid of Dry Skin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1205\" title=\"Me\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/wer.bmp\" alt=\"me\" width=\"483\" height=\"362\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Do you have dry skin? Some people really struggle with it in the wintertime, but I seem to have it all year. But I&#8217;m starting to finally balance my skin out and it&#8217;s a lot more moist lately! Now my skin is hardly ever dry!<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Here&#8217;s some things that have helped me with dry skin:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>I think the hugest thing that has been helping my skin stay moist is I now wash my face a different way than I used to. I use the oil cleansing method, which has been amazing for my skin! It also seems to help lessen breakout and improve skin tone. You simply use a mixture of castor oil (more of this for oily skin) and extra virgin olive oil (or more of this for dry skin) and massage it all over your face at nighttime. Then you steam your face with a hot washcloth for a couple minutes and then rinse it off. There&#8217;s no soap involved! It takes makeup off like nobody&#8217;s business (way better than those expensive bottles you buy). There&#8217;s a <a title=\"Oil Cleansing method\" href=\"http:\/\/simplemom.net\/oil-cleansing-method\/\" target=\"_blank\">great article by Simple Mom<\/a> which goes into more detail.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>I used to get irritated, flaky skin by my eyes and couldn&#8217;t figure it out&#8230;then I realized that it was because I was taking my eye makeup off with harsh soap. My solution: Coconut oil&#8230;this works WAY better than any typical, store bought remover and hydrates your the sensitive skin around eyes at the same time. I love this stuff SO much!<\/li>\n<li>Baking soda! When my skin actually looks so dry it has flakes, this is the perfect answer! It leaves your skin super soft. Just be gentle when you use it as it can be irritating if you scrub too hard or too long. Be sure to moisturize afterwards with a dollop of olive or coconut oil. Wipe off excess with a tissue.<\/li>\n<li>Washcloth! Use it gentle, circular motions on your face and it should do what the baking soda does&#8230;slough off the dead skin cells.<\/li>\n<li>Do a little spa treatment. Here&#8217;s one that I do occasionally, and yes, it sounds a little odd. I first scrub my face with baking soda. Then I steam my face with a hot washcloth for about 30-60 seconds. After that I put Miracle Whip on my face until it&#8217;s dry and gummy, about 10 minutes. (I know, it&#8217;s weird!).\u00a0 Then I rub it in circular motions and wash it off. Then moisturize with a good face lotion. Wala! Your skin is all pink, silky, and soft!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">A couple more tips for you!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>1. Drink 8-10 glasses of water a day. You have to moisturize from the inside out!<\/p>\n<p>2. Try an <a title=\"MSM lotion\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B000K1286S\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B000K1286S&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=coloupalat-20\" target=\"_blank\">MSM lotion<\/a> with is repairing, renewing, and super absorbent.<\/p>\n<p>3. Make sure you get enough fats in your diet&#8230;coconut, avocado, olives, yogurt&#8230;you get the idea. If you don&#8217;t get enough dietary fats it will show up in your skin. I&#8217;m a huge fan of healthy fats!<\/p>\n<p>4. Exercise! When you get that rosy flush from working out, that means you&#8217;re stimulating your circulation in your face, which is really healthy! I haven&#8217;t been able work out much lately because of busy-ness, but yesterday I got about 5-6 hours of volleyball in, so that was uber fun! Today I&#8217;ll try to get a good workout in too&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>What do you do to combat dry skin? Any fun tips to share?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you have dry skin? Some people really struggle with it in the wintertime, but I seem to have it all year. But I&#8217;m starting to finally balance my skin out and it&#8217;s a lot more moist lately! 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