How to find Balance in Skincare!

How to find Balance in Skincare 
 
This is such an important subject, and one I truly hope I 
can explain in a way that it is down to earth and makes 
sense! :)  
 
One of the keys to having healthy skin is to have a balance 
in your routine, in the products that you put in your skin. 
 
This is a balance between 
Cleansing/Toning/Exfoliation/Hydration/Emollience 
 
Alot of times when our skin is upset (breakouts, excessive 
oiliness, dryness, dehydration, etc) it is because one of 
the areas of the skincare is out of balance.  
 
A tip about dryness vs dehydration - Dry is when your skin 
is lacking oil, and Dehydation is when your skin is lacking 
water. When your skin is super oily, this is usually either 
because the skin is being stripped of its natural oils 
(cleansers/soaps that are drying, chemical skincare, 
chlorine in your water, etc) Or if its not that, it is 
usually hormonal.  
 
To have this balance in skincare you need .. 
 

• Non stripping cleanser (liquid or bar) – Overstripping 

Dry skin will of course only make it more dry. But 
overstripping oily skin can actually make it more oily. 
This is because the natural oils in the skin will start 
pumping out more to keep it protected. Stripping the skin 
in dry and oily skin though can cause it to be irritated.  
 

•  Tone with a good toner but one that does not strip skin. 

Try to avoid toners with bad alcohol in them. I say bad 
alcohol because there is good alcohols like grape, or 
grain. Corn (sd40, isopropyl) is NOT good. You can even 
make your own toner, if you really wished! It is easy (but 
I will save that for another newsletter :P 
 

•  Hydration [Hydra = Water] (hydrosols and water based 

serums) For skin to be healthy it needs water. Our bodies 
are made up of 80% water (which ironically is about how 
much water is on the earth too!)  
 

•  Emollience [Emoil = Oil] (Biological carrier oils or oil 

serums) For our skin to be healthy it also needs oil. Oil 
helps keep the lipid barrier in balance which helps to keep 
the skin protected from outside invaders (bacteria, molds, 
infections, etc) Using biological oils can actually help 
re-balance the oil in your skin by tricking it into not 
over producing oils) The key here though is to find the 
oils that your skin really likes (you end up using only 1-4 
drops at the most) Every oil has a different makeup, some 
are light, some are heavy, and each has a different makeup 
of various fatty acids. Often times if one oil does not 
work, you just need to find one that does. Alot of gals 
also mix it with their hydrating serum to help everything 
sink in better.  
 

•  Exfoliation – Under normal circumstances our skin 

naturally exfoliates every 28 – 36 days but as we get 
older, because of the build up of toxins, chemicals, etc in 
our skin, that turnover rate slows down. When our skin does 
not turnover, we get a build up of skin which can either 
cause fine lines and wrinkles or in acne prone skin can 
cause cystic acne. Surface exfoliation is key here for both 
types of skin. In aging skin, it helps to make the lines 
become less noticeable and in acneic skin it helps to 
uncover the surface of the pore which is blocked. If the 
pore "head" is blocked, NOTHING is going to come out (gunk, 
toxins, extra oils etc) 
But you also don't want to over exfoliate either [I rec 
only exfoliating 2-3 x per week] Over exfoliating causes 
our skin to stop exfoliating naturally and can also 
irritate your skin. Irritation can cause acne and dryness 
and also in oily skin can cause it to get more oily. I 
truly believe you can re-teach your skin to naturally 
exfoliate again by giving it antioxidants (to detox the 
skin) and vitamins and minerals to help give it the 
building blocks to repair it. (will talk more about 
antioxidants, vitamins and minerals in another newsletter) 
 

•  Masking (do this about 2-3 x per week, on the day after 

you exfoliate. You don’t really want to do this on the same 
day as you exfoliate as this is too much irritation for the 
skin. This will help pull the gunk out of the skin) Usually 
you will mask with clays, as these have drawing power to 
help pull toxins, gunk etc out of the skin.  
v Moisturizer (Creams and Moisturizers have both water base 
and oil base in them (emulsified in some way to bind them 
together) Dry/Dehydrated skin usually needs 
hydration/emollience AND a moisturizer because the 
moisturizer helps to seal in the hydration and emollience. 
But oily skin does not always need both. Some ladies like 
to use hydration/oils and others like to just use a simple 
moisturizer. Some do use both, you just have to figure out 
what works best for you. Combination skin usually likes to 
use both to help combat the dryness.  
 
If one of these areas is out of balance, your skin will 
continue to not be happy. If you're unsure if your routine 
is out of balance feel free to email and I’ll see if we can 
figure out where your skin is at and what may be missing or 
if you are overdoing it in some area. 
 
New Products  
 
Camellia Rose Facial Elixir – We have carefully blended our 
two favorite Camellia Oils (Sinensis and Oleifera, which 
are the same oils that green tea comes from!) and we have 
added extra green tea extract (say that 10 x fast! LOL) and 
also Seabuckthorn berry co2 for its skin nourishing 
abilities. Both Camellia Oils are high in antioxidants and 
Seabuckthorn Berry oil has been shown to be healing to the 
skin while also acting as a wonderful antioxidant and anti 
inflammatory. Seabuckthorn Berry is high in antioxidants, 
Vit C, Vit E and Caretenoids. Seabuckthorn and Green tea 
have both been shown to have anti rosacea activity as well! 
 
 
Vera Moist Serum – This is our newest, unique creation! A 
moisturizer, with NO waxes! Starting with Aloe and adding 
skin loving oils such as chardonnay grapeseed, sunflower, 
Rice Bran and pomegranate seed, we then added in Vitamins 
A, C and E, Tremella Mushroom, a natural hydrator,  
antioxidant COQ10 and calming Allantoin (from Comfrey!) 
 
We still have many new, exciting products to come so keep a 
watch! (Toners, Hydrating Serums and more to come!) We may 
be releasing more this week and if we do we will announce 
them through a newsletter. 

Til next time!
Blessings :)
Jen