1) I have been blessed to experience a lot through my music, stage, and international modeling career and have great tips that I learned and created along the way. These tips are to help and encourage you. Use what you desire and throw out what you desire.
2) I encourage you to ALWAYS research and check out what is being said for yourself. All that to say, check out what I offer regarding tips that have helped me and make the best decision for yourself using wise counsel & your doctor’s advise where needed.
3) Please always consult your physician before changing or stopping any counsel they are providing. Anything that I have done physically or with my doctors have worked for me and may not work for you. Again, I am only suggesting tips that have worked for me. I am not suggesting in anyway, shape or form to do these tips in lieu of whatever advice your doctors are telling you. Use these tips at your own risk knowing in my case they have worked.
SKIN CARE TIPS
In celebration of my fifty-first birthday today, (picture above was taken at age 50) I want to offer you some tips I have used over the years for skin care. Aside from being blessed with my mother’s genes, these are tips that have helped me to keep my skin looking young, wrinkle-free and moisturized.
SKIN TYPES:
There are three basic skin types dry, normal and oily. Dry skin tightens after washing and often appears pale and ashy if a moisturizer is not applied. The advantage of having dry skin is that it usually has less skin problems in the earlier years while showing faster signs of aging due to lack of moister in later years if moister is not continually applied. A person with dry skin will often have dry hair.
People with normal skin often ask, “What type of skin do I have?” Most have something called a “T-zone” which horizontally crosses their nose and vertically crosses between their eyes. That zone is usually dry or oily.
Finally, there is oily skin. Oily skin is just that, oily. The skin literally produces too much oil. The disadvantage of having oily skin is having skin problems in one’s youth while the advantage is having moister that helps the skin as it ages. A person with oily skin will often have oily hair.
DRY SKIN:
I have dry skin. My skin is so dry I start looking like Casper “the ghost” within seconds of washing my face if I don’t put on some type of moisturizer. Seriously! Knowing how dry my skin is, I have been intentional about putting a great deal of moister into my skin to push back against signs of aging as much as possible. While, I cannot prove it, I truly have seen evidence in my grandmother’s, mother’s and my face where focusing on moister has prevented lines and wrinkles on our necks and faces. My grandmother was 98 when she passed, my mother was 72 when she passed and I am 51 and none of us has or had wrinkles or lines on our faces or lines around our necks. So for for us. We swore by moisturizing.
Here are some things that I do for my dry skin. (Might sound crazy but it works for me)
1) Wash face AND neck (front, back, including ears and behind ears) with any mild soap and Cetaphil Soap (get generic at walmart)
2) Put on light layer of Queen Helene Cocoa Butter creme (get at dollar store) over face and neck and make sure to cover throat and back of ears. (this stuff feels great!)
3) Put on light layer of petroleum jelly (use generic) over face, neck and throat and back of ears
4) Wipe excess off with cloth
5) When you wash your face in the morning and evening alternate the third step between using petroleum jelly versus using vitamin E oil (get at dollar store for about $2 dollars)
DO USE: Products with water, mineral oil
AVOID: Products with alcohol, astringent
OILY SKIN:
Here are some things that have worked for my oily skin students.
1) Bring pot of water to a boil over stove
2) Wash face AND neck (front, back, including ears and behind ears) with prescribed soap OR Cetaphil Soap for oily skin (get generic at walmart)
3) While is face is still wet, SAFELY lean over boiling pot of water with small towel over head
4) Allow steam to sweat out pores for about five minutes
5) Rinse face with WARM water to cleanse face, then rinse with COLD water to close pores
6) Use medicated product prescribed by doctor or one with astringent
DO USE: Products with alcohol, astringent
AVOID: Products with oil
NORMAL SKIN:
Here are some things that have worked for my normal skin students.
1) Wash face AND neck (front, back, including ears and behind ears) with any mild soap and Cetaphil Soap (get generic at walmart)
2) Follow steps for oily skin then moisturize as needed.
3) For your dry areas use cocoa butter as mentioned in the dry skin care area. For your oily areas try using products contain alcohol and astringent.
GENERAL TIPS FOR BLEMISH PROBLEMS AND OTHER STUFF
- If I do get a blemish, this is what I do:
Steam (see above)- Use Equate Apricot Scrub (Walmart)
- Put a dab of generic noxema or toothpaste on the blemish
- By morning, it’s gone
- Wear as little makeup as possible. The only time I use foundation is during a television or professional shoot. Any other time if I’m going out it’s just mascara, contour, shadow, and maybe lipstick. My mom was the same way If you can keep as much makeup off your skin try to if possible.
- Avoid using a peel-off mask. Try using scrubs instead.
- You don’t have to spend a great deal of money. My mother always paid top dollar for beauty products while my favorite stores were dollar store and Walmart. Our results were the same. Just a thought!
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You can find a cheap face Massager at my favorite place Walmart to massage under your chin, jaws, and face. Believe it or not, it really does tighten your face and jawline. It will save thousands of dollars of face-lift money, believe me. If not, softly slapping your face and jawline daily works just as well. I’ve been doing it for years.
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Try putting Vitamin E Oil around your hairline. I found it helps to hold back the graying around my hairline and keeps it smooth.
- Try putting Vitamin E oil under and over the eyes to prevent circles and aging eyes. Make sure to wipe off excess.
- Use Vitamin E oil on the neck. You can tell a person’s age by their necklines.
- Use Vitamin E oil over your fingernail and toenail beds then use petroleum jelly after taking a shower to keep soft
Take care,
Charlotte
Dream Madly, Pursue Wildly, Trust Completely tm
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