Dry Skin Tips // Raw Skincare

If winter wasn't already getting your down with its grey cold, brrrrrr-ness, you aren't going to be loving it any more when it starts to dry out your skin. *Wishes Upon A Star It Was Summer Already*

It looks like my wish did not come true and we are still freezing our butts off. So here is a few really quick tips on how to handle your dry skin this winter. 

• Moisturise more- as soon as you go outside in the cold your skin can start to dry, when you put the heating on, your skin will dry out basically anything you do is going to cause a bit of drying which sucks. So make sure you moisturise more than before. We strongly recommend our body butters- although we should have called them "hug in a jar". 
• Don't over exfoliate- It can be tempting to try and exfoliate all that dead skin away but if you do it too much you will just damage the new skin cells underneath which will leave your skin feeling sore and irritated. Exfoliate 1-2 a week and make sure you follow step 1- KEEP MOISTURISING.
• No HOT showers/baths- too hot a bath shower can leave your skin vulnerable and can cause your skin to loose moisture. It is tempting, but stick to warm showers instead.
• Drink plenty of water!!- If you have read this blog for a while you will know that this is one of my golden rules. Keep your body hydrated and this will also help to keep your skin hydrated too

Hopefully those little hints and tips will help keep your skin in good shape this winter- ready for the beautiful sunshine that is very much needed this summer. 

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Oil & Skincare

Over the psst decade, possibly more, "oil-free skincare" advertisement has been all over our tv screens, magazines  and radio stations. It is usually in products that are made specifically for those with oily skin- because who wants to add extra oil to their skin if they have oily skin right? Wrong. 

Oil and your skin love each other, very, very much! By using products that are drying (and remove your natural oil) your body will work extra hard to produce more to help keep your skin moisturised. Now obviously no one wants oily skin, so how do you get rid of the oil without producing more oil? Add oil!! It's sounds all confusing and sounds like a down right lie, but it's not. One of the basic rules in chemistry is that like dissolves like. You wouldn't use water to dissolve oil or vice versa, but you would use water to dissolve water, and oil for oil. The same principal applies to you skin, if you use oil on your skin, it will help remove excess oil by dissolving/ emulsifying it. 

Many people have become scared of using facial oils because of the idea that you shouldn't use oil on oily skin, but oils are actually wonderful for your skin and your skin will love you for using it. The amount of excess sebum you produce will eventually decrease and you will be left with much less oily and shiny skin.

Why not try out our 100% natural skin serum, packed full of skin loving oils that will help to nourish and protect your skin! 

Raw Skincare- Natural skincare that doesn't cost the earth

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