Beautiful Skin – The Natural Way
By: Jeni Yadon and Shelly Murray
Our “in house” Nutritionist, Shelly Murray, has many wonderful traits, one of them being beautiful skin. She truly glows. Naturally, as a nutritionist she lives a very healthy lifestyle which is undoubtedly a factor. But we wanted to know her true skincare secrets. We had many questions: Is it her healthy diet? Is she using designer products? Does her skin care cost as much as her monthly mortgage? Does she have to spend 3 hours a day to look that great? Our most important question: CAN WE DO WHAT SHE DOES??
So, we asked — and she was more than happy to share her knowledge.
The skincare secrets Shelly has been experimenting with come from a book she discovered called “Do You Have The Guts To Be Beautiful?” written by Dr. Mitra Ray and Dr. Jennifer Daniels. In the book, Dr. Ray explains how our skin is the largest organ in our body and that it’s really important to only put things on our skin that we can eat. With this in mind, she explores the steps to obtaining beautiful, healthy skin the natural way. As with anything, how you apply these steps and the results may vary for each individual but we’ll share here what has worked for Shelly.
Shelly does her actual cleansing at the end of the day. Here are the steps in her nightly “beauty regimen”:
Step 1: Remove Make-up
Remove make-up at night with castor oil. Using an organic cotton ball gently wipe away eye and face make-up. If you do not wear make-up, there is no need for this step and you can begin with Step 2 – Cleanse.
Step 2: Cleanse
Vitamin C wash – Vitamin C will nourish your skin with anti-oxidants, protecting it from harmful UV rays. It also increases collagen (which decreases as we age), breaks up dirt deposits on face and decreases fine wrinkles. Directions: Mix ¼ tsp of Vitamin C powder or granules, which you can get in the supplement section of your health food store or at Your Wellness Connection, with a little bit of warm water in a small dish. Saturate an organic cotton ball with the mixture and rub all over your face and neck, making sure to avoid the eye area. Let sit for 1-5 minutes and rinse.
Step 3: Lemon Wedge Cleanse
Directions: Cut lemon wedge and rub over face and neck. The lemon acts as a toner while it soaks up toxins and releases healthy bioflavonoids, which are absorbed into your skin. This can be done daily as an extra cleanse, but don’t force it – listen to your skin tell you what its comfort level with this is.
Step 4: Moisturize
Use Grapeseed or Jojoba oil. The basic rules for which oil to use are easy – if you’re under 40, use grapeseed oil and if you’re over 40, use jojoba oil. A little bit of these oils go a long way, so there’s no need to use a lot.
Morning Step:
When you wake up in the morning your face will already be clean so all that will be needed is a quick cold water wash.
Weekly Step: Brown Rice Bran or Red Lentil Cleanse
These lovely ingredients work as a natural form of microderm abrasion and mask and are not intended as an everyday step. The brown rice bran serves as the microderm abrasion and ground lentils are used for the mask. The number of times per week this is done is again based on the individual – listen to your skin (you don’t want to overdue). Once applied, Shelly recommends a lemon wedge to wipe off the bran or lentils. Directions for rice: Mix a little water with the bran making a paste. Use fingers to gently rub over face and neck and remove with lemon wedge and water. Directions for lentils: Make a paste, apply to face and let dry. Remove with lemon wedge and water. NOTE: Brown rice bran can easily be found in health food stores or in the health food section of your local grocery store. You can also make your own by grinding brown rice in a coffee grinder. Do the same with the red lentils.
We know this has worked for Shelly. Try it yourself and let us know what you think!
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