Achieving and maintaining healthy, youthful skin all comes down to keeping your skin clean and balanced. Removing your makeup at night is a very important part of keeping your face clear without breakouts and acne. For women who are older than 20, it is also an important part of maintaining a youthful appearance.

If you leave your mascara on all night it can the lashes, which causes them to crack and break off. Base or foundation that is left on all night will dry out the skin and clog the pores.

Begin by removing your eye makeup with a cotton ball moistened with a makeup remover, or a natural oil, such as Jojoba oil. Apply your chosen makeup remover over your eye makeup and mascara and let it soften the mascara so it removes easily. With waterproof mascara this might take a minute and some additional effort.

Waterproof mascara is actually very damaging to the lashes as you remove it. If at all possible use a mascara that isn’t waterproof unless you are going into a situation where you know that you’ll be shedding tears, such as a wedding or funeral. At other times if you cry unexpectedly you may lose a bit of your mascara but you’ll have healthy eyelashes in the long-term.

Next use a cleaner that is best for your skin type, and be sure the cleanser can be used for makeup removal. (If you’re not sure what you skin type is, see the section below on determining your own skin type.) Never use bar soap to clean your face. Because of the pH differences you’ll do more damage to your face with bar soap than by leaving the makeup on overnight.

Use lukewarm water to lather up the cleanser and help the makeup to breakdown on your face. You don’t want to scrub hard but using the warm water and a dollop of the cleanser rub it into a lather and rub it gently over your face concentrating on the places where you apply makeup.

Also helpful is to use a silicone face brush (“scrubbie”), which not only can help with getting the cleanser to lather up easier, but it can also help to remove makeup more effectively than just using your hands and fingers. And it’s reusable!

Spend a minute, at least 60 seconds, to go over your face and be sure you’ve cleaned all areas. You will also want to clean your neck gently to help remove any powder, perfume and daily dirt that settles there.

Now rinse your face several times with lukewarm water to wash away the cleanser and makeup from your face. You may enjoy using a warm wet washcloth instead – but don’t scrub. You may also prefer to splash cold water on your face at the very end to tighten your pores.

Now pat your face dry. Don’t rub or scrub with the towel, but just gently pat the areas dry.

Apply a gentle moisturizing eye cream, such asLuxeOrganix Brilliant Eyes,which only requires a very small amount to spread across your eyelids, underneath your eyes and around the corners of your eyes where we are prone to get ‘crows feet’ wrinkles.

Use a tiny pea-size of the eye cream on your ring finger to gently tap the the product onto your skin (a gentle tapping motion helps to reduce puffiness and smooth the underage area).

Avoid rubbing the skin since this area is delicate and prone to fine lines and wrinkles.Next, if you are using a serum, apply it around your face and neck. Avoid the eyes unless your serum instructions show that it is safe for or specifically advises to use on or around the eyes.

Whether you are using a serum or not, you absolutely want to use a face moisturizing cream.

Depending on your skin type, use a lightweight moisturizer (often specified as a daytime moisturizer or daily face cream) or use a heavier moisturizer (often referred to as a nighttime moisturizer) if your skin is dry or feeling dehydrated. Spread a light layer across your face and neck.

Professional Tip: Prevent bacteria getting into your jar by using a q-tip or facial spatula, such as the type of spatula that is included with the Brilliant Eyes Daily Eye Cream. You’ll also enjoy not having your cream underneath your nails, saving you time and preventing waste!

OurLuxeOrganix Vitamin C Infusion Moisturizer Pump is an airless pump which is known to not only preserve the product inside but also easy to use.

Don’t forget your lips. The skin over the lips is thinner than anywhere else on the face. Use a strong emollient-based product each night to keep your lips plump and kissable the next day.

Your choice of moisturizers should include ingredients such as hyaluronic acid to help maintain plump radiant skin cells and peptides.

Peptides are the new buzz-word in the skin care industry. The addition of these substances have been shown to improve skin elasticity, improvement in roughness, clarity, fine lines and wrinkles. Your mind will be at ease knowing these skin-health ingredients are included in LuxeOrganix’s eye and face moisturizing creams.

Your cleansing routine shouldn’t be done just in the evening. Cleaning makeup and daily dirt from your face is important, but cleaning away dead cells and pillow lint in the morning can be just as important before putting on new makeup and facing the day.

Follow a similar routine of cleansing, toning and moisturizing. In the morning use a lightweight daily moisturizer, such as LuxeOrganix Vitamin C Infusion, as well as theBrilliant Eyes Bio-Advanced Daily Eye Creamto help nourish and protect your skin from dehydration throughout the day.

After applying your creams to your face and neck, be sure to apply a sunscreen of SPF 15, or use a BB Tinted Moisturizer or foundation that include an SPF. Don’t forget that your neck is exposed to sun exposure, too. So if you are using a BB Tint or foundation with SPF, you will want to apply a separate sunscreen to your neck area (best to do this before applying your tint or foundation).

1. Take off your makeup, especially mascara, with a gentle makeup remover.
2. Clean your face twice a day, morning and evening, to remove makeup, daily dirt and pillow lint.
3. After cleansing use a balancing toner to continue removing the last of the toxins and waste products from your skin as well as prepare it for moisturizer. Optional, but helpful is to follow with a serum.
4. Use a specific cream designed for the eyes.
5. Find a moisturizer that fits your skin type so you reap the benefits of skin that is well balanced, without clogged pores and retaining as much moisture as is possible.

Certainly your new Vitamin C Infusion moisturizer will be a key component in your skin care routine to help you achieve and maintain healthy, youthful skin.

Even so, that’s not all…

Use sunscreen no matter what your age is. When ever you go into the sun or outside you can prevent the signs of aging before they even happen by using a sunscreen that has an SPF of 15 or higher. Get into the habit of using it early morning on your face and hands. Some foundations and tinted moisturizers will also have this level of protection.

Don’t forget about the backs of your hands. Your face may be without wrinkles or sunspots but your hands may tell your age. Your hands are exposed to the sun each day when you are behind the wheel of your car or sitting near a window.

One of the first signs of sun damage is a suntan, which results from injury to the epidermis layer of the skin. The UV light accelerates the production of melanin. The extra melanin creates the tan, which is actually the body’s way of protecting the skin from further damage by UV light.

Eventually sun will cause a sunburn that kills and damages skin cells. If there is enough sun to cause a burn there will also be damage to the DNA of the skin cells.

For instance, researchers know that exposure to the sun increases the amount of collagen and elastin that are lost in your skin, speeding the aging process. Exposure to the sun damages the skin and increases your risk of skin cancer as well. The problem stems from the ultraviolet rays from the sun and tanning beds and fluorescent lighting. So, although you may be spending the majority of your time indoors in an office, if there is fluorescent lighting you still need sunscreen each morning under your makeup and on your exposed skin.

The bottom line is that you should avoid the sun during the high-intensity hours and use sunscreen at all times. During appropriate weather cover your skin with clothing that provides the best protection against the sun. You don’t have to hide away indoors, and in fact under fluorescent lighting, staying indoors isn’t really protection. Be sharp about your sun exposure, wear protection and think smart.

Other things that damage the skin are a lack of moisture from poor fluid intake and poor external moisturizer. You should drink 8-10 (8-ounce) glasses of water each day.

When your skin becomes dry it can show more wrinkles. You can use moisture from the outside and the inside. Start by staying hydrated each day. This helps your skin cells to stay plump and healthy, which gives your skin a healthy glow.

You don’t need to spend a great deal of money on body moisturizers; coconut oil and olive oil after a bath or shower when your skin is still wet is a great addition to your daily routine. Some people can get away with using a simple moisturizing oil, such as coconut or olive oils, on their face. But for many, these oils alone can cause adverse effects, such as acne breakouts.

For most people, investing in a healthy facial moisturizer, like Vitamin C Infusion,and applying it twice a day is a smart and effective way to create a barrier that stops the skin from losing essential moisture. Facial moisturizers will help slow the aging process, decrease the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles and slow the development of age spots.

Establish a daily routine and you will soon notice a decrease in the appearance of fine lines.Keep in mind that not all facial moisturizers are good or even safe to use on your eyelids or under your eyes. The skin around your eyes is the most sensitive, and therefore using an eye moisturizing cream, that is specifically developed to be used around your eyes, will save you from suffering.

Interestingly one of the external factors that are a cause of skin aging is facial expression. Repeated facial expressions can actually lead to fine lines and wrinkles. As your skin ages and loses elasticity it stops springing back to its line free state. So if you are frowning constantly – stop! The grooves become permanently etched in your face.

Another one of the causes of skin aging is the position you sleep in at night. When you rest your face on the pillow in the same way every night for years it leads to wrinkles. These wrinkles are called sleep lines and are etched into your face and don’t disappear when you are awake and walking around. People who sleep on their back do not develop these wrinkles since their skin doesn’t lie crumpled against the pillow.

Smoking is another factor that damages the skin. Smoking causes wrinkles from the squinting of your eyes due to the irritation of the smoke, pursing your lips to smoke the cigarette and a break down of collagen and elastin from the nicotine in the tobacco.

Researchers have found that tobacco increases the loss of collagen and elastin, which improve the structure of the skin.Loss of the collagen and elastin increase the development of wrinkles, jowls and deep lines.

And last, but certainly not least, of the factors that damage the skin, is poor nutrition. The nutrients we feed our bodies are what they use to produce the skin cells we see in the mirror.

We really are what we eat. When we feed our cells junk food and saturated fat we really can’t expect the body to convert those things to vitamins and minerals needed to fuel the body.

Although a multivitamin is a good adjunct, the body doesn’t metabolize these as well as from a natural source. So here’s another reason to eat your vegetables and fruit, and drink your water!

Perhaps you might care the most to know your skin type so that you are not purchasing products that are not right for your skin, and that could potentially cause negative results in the appearance of your skin.

As it is with everything else, knowing the condition of the different parts of your body is the first step in caring for it. Skin is no different. Knowing your skin type is the beginning of giving your skin the proper treatment to maintain good skin tone and condition.

Your skin type is a general description of how your skin feels and behaves. The most common types used for commercial products are normal, oily, dry and combination skin. Other categories include blemish-prone, sensitive, and sun-damaged skin. Convenient as these skin type categories are in choosing products, it is not exactly the best way to know and understand your skin on a level that will really help it. This is perhaps the reason why, even though the “right” products have been used for your designated skin type, you still experience either dryness, oiliness, acne, and other problems.

Why is this so?

First of all, you have to remember, like any part of your body, you skin is never the same all throughout. It goes through all sorts of conditions depending on several factors, some of which include your genes, your lifestyle, habits, climate, etc. Add to this the fact that the problems you are experiencing may not be simply the result of lack of care. There are cases when skin diseases are the reasons. So, from here on out, it will be good for you to take with a grain of salt what beauty magazines and cosmetic salespeople tell you about your skin type.

It’s about time you go beneath the surface and really know what your skin is about.

First, you want to know the factors that influence your skin type. This can get tricky since almost everything can influence your skin and the condition it’s in. Just looking and feeling your face is not enough to determine your skin type.

To get an effective evaluation of your skin, consider the following: The first set of factors affecting your skin are those within your own body. Hormonal changes brought on by your body’s development influence your skin to a huge extent. For women, the menstrual cycle can cause drastic changes on the skin. The same goes for periods of pregnancy and menopause. Men are also subject to these influences, especially in the puberty stage as hormones causes the body to develop.

Your genes also influence the propensity to acquire a certain skin condition that is characteristic of your parents’ own skin types. However, as their skin is also influenced by different factors, your skin and theirs may not necessarily be the same.

Lifestyles and habits also affect your skin and while these may seem external to your body, the way you conduct daily activities such as diet, exercise, smoking and drinking habits influence your body and therefore your skin as well. Other influences affecting your skin lie outside your body such as weather and climate as well as your skin-care regimen of choice.

The climate of the areas you spend prolonged periods in will influence how your body reacts. Cold climates tend to cause dry skin and flaking, whereas humid areas cause excessive sweating and oil production.

The skin care products you choose also affect your skin condition. Using creams or moisturizers that have too much emollients could cause your skin to be oily whereas strong cleansers and exfoliators could result in dry, sensitive skin.

Now that you know what influences your skin, it is time to know what condition it is in. First of all, don’t evaluate your skin right after you’ve washed your face. This is because your skin is reacting to the water and cleansers you’ve put on it. Wait four to five hours after you’ve washed. This will give your skin time to recover from the cleansing and allow it to resume its “normal” activity.

Also try to do this on a day you have not worn any makeup or put on creams so a more accurate evaluation can be made. Take a piece of facial tissue and press it on different areas of your face. Hold the tissue against the light and if blotches can be seen, then you have oily skin. This is the reason why you should carry out this assessment when you are not wearing makeup or moisturizers since the oil may be caused by these substances.

If the general area of your face appears dry, feels tight and can see patches of skin flakes, then you are dealing with dry skin. On the other hand, if you observe that some areas are both dry and oily then you have combination skin.

Now that you know the degree of oiliness or dryness your skin has right now, you want to validate that there are no signs of any type of skin disease. Are there areas of redness around your nose and cheeks with red bumps and blemishes but aren’t pimples? Do you see fine lines of capillaries on the surface that are sensitive to the touch?

If yes, you may have rosacea. Patches of irritated, dry, red to white scaly and crusty skin around the hairline, nose, eyes and cheeks may be caused by a skin disorder called psoriasis. In both cases it is advisable to be evaluated by going for a consultation with a dermatologist.

With these evaluations, you can be equipped to develop a more effective skin care routine to help maintain your skin’s health. But remember that your skin type won’t remain constant for long, even with the right choice and use of products.

As your own body undergoes development, your skin type will change as well. It is recommended that you perform this simple assessment every 4 to 6 months.

With proper attention and care, you can give you skin the right treatment when and how it needs it – something that is far more effective than taking guesses on what your skin may need with products or fancy treatments at a spa.

Our remarkably clean charcoal face cleanser is great for all ages.

It contains no harmful ingredients. It contains many natural and organic ingredients such as Organic Rosmarinus Offcinalis (Rosemary), OrganicTrifolium Pratense (Red Clover), and Organic Centella Asiatica (Gotu Kola Extract), which are known to help fight anti-aging and reduce acne.

From early teens through adulthood, our charcoal facial cleanser is perfect for all ages.

All LuxeOrganix products are cruelty-free and not tested on animals.

At LuxeOrganix we care about every living being in our world, and that includes our beautiful and precious animals.

We do not believe that animals or people should sacrifice their health for achieving beauty, which is why all of our products are made with high-quality ingredients and none are ever tested on animals.

Yes, our charcoal cleanser does give you a nice foaming/lather. Because it’s sulfate-free it will not lather up as much as those cleansers that include this harmful ingredients.

Sulfates are known to be harmful to your health, and they are used in many products for lathering.

To get nice amount of lather with our facial cleanser, all you need to do is add plenty of water to your face and when applying the charcoal cleanser, and add some more water to your hands to get it to spread and lather.

The deep cleansing massager included with your purchase also helps to generate lather.

Our remarkably clean facial cleanser is great for all skin types.

If you have dry skin the you need a cleanser that helps attract and bind moisture to your skin’s surface for lasting hydration. Organic Calendula Offcinalis (Calendula), which is one of the many great ingredients in our charcoal cleanser, is a known ingredient to help with dry skin by adding moisture and preventing dermatitis.

Olea Europaea (Olive Oil) has numerous benefits to skin such as moisturizing the skin without clogging the pores.

If you tend to have oily skin it’s usually from excess sebum (the oils your skin naturally produces),  which can be tricky when it comes to cleaning as it binds to dirt and makeup creating a sludge-like barrier that sticks to the bottom of your pores.

Over-cleaning your oily skin can disrupt the moisture barrier of your skin, which could cause your skin to create more oil. The goal for oily skin is to remove the dirty oils while protecting your skin’s moisture levels, and with our remarkably clean face cleanser you can do just that!

One of the great ingredients in our cleanser is Organic Equisetum Arvense (Horsetail Plant Extract), which is known to promote a tighter and firmer look, and contains cleansing properties that help minimize the appearance of large pores and tone the look of skin. It is also known to improve skin texture with a moisturizing effect, it’s good for sensitive skin, it’s a natural source of nutrients like calcium, magnesium, zinc, manganese, phosphorus, potassium, selenium, thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, and vitamin C. And its antioxidant activity protects your skin from environmental stressors.

If you have normal or combination skin then you are one very luck person!

Chances are that certain areas of your face will still have different needs. For example, your T-zone may tend to be a little more oily that the rest of your face, or you may have a slight patch of dryness here and there.

Because our charcoal cleanser is made with many natural and organic ingredients, you will be able to use it on your combination skin and it will add moisture to those parts that need it and prevent oiliness on your T-zone where you most likely are prone to get oily. It will keep your skin looking radiant and balanced.

Yes, our Remarkably Clean Cleanser is non-comedogenic as it does not contain any ingredients that fall under this category.

Though we recommend that this product is best for use on normal, oily, and sensitive skin types, if you have oily or acne prone skin, as with any product, we suggest you do a small patch test to verify how your skin will respond.

Patch tests can be done on your neck, which should give you a good idea of how the more delicate skin on your face will respond to the product. If it does well on your neck, it likely will respond well on your face.

MSM can smooth wrinkles and fight acne scars by boosting collagen growth. It also soothes itching, hydrates dry skin, reduces scar tissue, and improves wound healing from cuts and burns.

MSM is rated SAFE by the FDA and EWG ratings and it’s not known to be harmful to your health or skin.

Yes, LuxeOrganix Remarkably Clean Purifying Facial Cleanser is vegan.

It is also free of sulfates, parabens, phthalates, PEG compounds, petrochemicals, dyes and artificial fragrances.

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Everyone has heard that we’re “not supposed to wash our hair everyday because it’s too hard on our hair and strips our scalp & hair of good oils.” But if you’re like most active women, what do you do after the gym? Or after a long day of work? Not wash because your stylist said it’s bad to wash your hair too often?

*But not in the way that many people have heard or been told it’s supposed to be done.

More on this in a moment, but first, if this is your initial exposure to co-washing, let me help you get familiar with it….

“What is Co-W`ashing?”

Simply put, co-washing is short for “conditioner-only washing.” It means skipping shampoo and relying solely on conditioner, whether you’re a daily or a weekly washer. The result is something between squeaky-clean and second-day hair—that is, smoother, softer, and easier to manage. (realsimple.com)

Co-Washing responds to the age-old advice from hair stylists that we need to give our hair “days off” from washing so that you don’t strip your scalp and hair of natural, healthy oils. It’s a simple way to stretch out your shampoo days by instead using a formulated cleansing conditioner, sometimes referred to as “co-wash” or “no-poo” (no shampoo).

If you already have stressed hair from chemical treatments or hormone imbalance, co-washing can really help your hair in your recovery and rebuilding process. But beyond that, it’s an ingenious treatment for so much more, such as reducing frizz, smoothing curls, softening hair and making styling more manageable, to name just a few.

Here’s just one of the reasons we’re loving cowashing for color-treated, naturally curly, frizzy, fine hair…. When you wash in the morning with our LuxeOrganix Argan Oil Shampoo and Conditioner, and then go to the gym later in the day, if you need to do your hair again that day (if you’re going out, for instance), you will shower and co-wash your hair instead of using the shampoo again.

Some customers simply skip the shampoo step, and instead apply LuxeOrganix CoWash Cleansing Conditioner and massage it really well into my hair and scalp (as you would normally do with a shampoo). Then you can use a wide tooth comb to spread it through your hair, which helps detangle and spread the product evenly. Then after several minutes, rinse and style as usual.

It’s nice because it also saves you time in the shower not having to both shampoo and condition.To get natural, beach waves, squeeze your hair with a towel (being careful not to rub your hair, which can cause frizz), scrunch in a small amount of LuxeOrganix Argan Oil Styling Cream, and then allow your hair to air dry, occasionally scrunching during and after it dries to enhance the waves. (Be sure to have a look below at our “ProfessionalWashingTechniques” for best tips on how to co-wash with LuxeOrganix CoWash Cleansing Conditioner.)

• For Shaving
• For Co-Washing Beards
• As a Regular Conditioner following washing with Shampoo

Here are a Few More:

• Co-washing can allow you to go longer between salon treatments, since it doesn’t strip your strands of pigment the way traditional cleansing can.
• You may discover that you don’t need to use as much styling products, since your hair will be less parched and more responsive.
• Yes, it’s even recommended for extensions, and is gentle and safe for Chemically-Treated hair, including colored and professionally straightened, or Keratin treatments.

Some women co-wash to the point that they only clarify with a shampoo once a week, and some once a month. In my case, I’m still stretching out my “in-between” days to see what my hair likes best. I tend to wash twice a week with our Sulfate-Free Argan Oil Shampoo and Conditioner, and then other days I either “take off” or I co-wash with LuxeOrganix CoWash Cleansing Conditioner.

IMPORTANT: Unlike some companies who advise customers that they can abandon shampooing all together, this is not our stance, nor do we recommend it. Our CoWash Cleansing Conditioner is an “In-Between Shampoo Alternative,” which means that we advise clarifying with a shampoo occasionally to remove build-up. If build-up becomes out of hand, it can cause itchy, flaky scalp, or in extreme cases, can lead to hair loss. Hair appearance can also become negatively affected by excessive build-up.

Though some with extremely dry hair can nearly eliminate shampoo from their routine, depending on your hair type, as well as the climate, you can co-wash as often as you like. However, if your hair is feeling oily or spongy, this means you’re overdoing it and need to co-wash less frequently.

In most cases, you’ll want to plan to clarify weekly or more often (depending on your needs) with a sulfate-free shampoo, as your hair and scalp may still need a shampoo to adequately cleanse.

Not All Conditioners Are Good For Using As A Co-Wash.

LuxeOrganix Argan Oil Conditioner, for example, is not meant to be used as a co-wash because it wasn’t designed that way. If not formulated properly, using a conditioner for the purpose of co-washing will lead to build-up, which as just mentioned, can lead to irritated scalp, residue on your hair, and even hair loss over time. So it’s very important that when you co-wash you are using a conditioner that is designated as a “cleansing conditioner” or “co-wash”.

You’ll also want to make sure that it is free of harsh, problem-causing ingredients, such as phthalates, parabens, sulfates, alcohol or sodium chloride. (Of course, none of these are included in LuxeOrganix CoWash Cleansing Conditioner.)

LuxeOrganix CoWash Cleansing Conditioner is great for all hair types. However, for those with dermatitis or if your hair is prone to being oily after just one day, it may not be the right for you. It’s also been suggested that if you have fine hair, that co-washing might weigh it down.

(On the contrary, many of our customers have fine, naturally curly/wavy hair, and their hair has responded great to co-washing and doesn’t get weighed down.)

Of course, you know that we stand behind you as our customer and our products, so if you try it and it’s not right, just let us know so we can help you to achieve the result you’re looking for.