Today's reading about skin care

[flexagon]

I'm astonished that none of you went "squee" at the tiny little bottles and jars I found. Are you entirely soulless? Or am I just that weird? Never mind.

Today's reading about skin care focuses on pH and how the skin is acidic and should remain that way. I bought pH testing strips from Amazon so I can find out how the cleanser I've been using for the last couple of years adds up -- apparently most foaming cleansers are dreadfully acidic, and the effect of putting such things on your skin can last for hours. It also just sounds nerdily fun to wander around the house testing the acidity of things.

If anyone cares to read along:
Blog post one
Blog post two

Comments

[flexagon]

By the way, here's the cleanser:

https://www.rhondaallison.com/Cleansers.html?products=218

when I had this linked, LJ wouldn't let me make the post because "spam patterns were detected". Which is why I've now opened this support ticket. Bleh!

[miyyu.livejournal.com]

I find I do so much better with skin care products with little or no surfactant, which is what generates the foam. A lot of it is just for show - people think it's working better if it's foaming up.

[flexagon]

So what are you using now?

I found, somewhat to my disappointment, that my usual Rhonda Allison face wash is already in a great acidity range -- so there's nothing for me to change there.

[miyyu.livejournal.com]

I use The Body's Shop's seaweed line for cleansers. They have several varieties that serve different purposes. I also use their SPF moisturizer for daytime and their vitamin E line for nighttime.