Slow Beauty

We live in a culture of speed and hurry; there is often such a feeling of pressure and haste during the day, that we and our skin can find it hard to unwind in the evening, making it difficult to relax and drift off to sleep. This can lead to premature ageing of the skin, which is deprived of the necessary time for recuperation which it needs during the hours in which we slumber. The idea is that, while we rest our busy bodies and brains, our skin has the time to cleanse internally, regenerate, create cells, and generally become active. To do this optimally, it needs to be clean and free to breathe; it is difficult to do this when there is a thick layer of heavy cream or dirt and make-up on the face, which is why thorough cleansing before bed is so vital.

Gently removing any make-up with Dr Hauschka’s Soothing Cleansing Milk is a good start, then compressing with a warm muslin cloth wrung out in Moor Lavender Bath opens the pores and enables deep cleansing to take place with the delicious Almond meal-based Cleansing Cream. By using a very gentle “press and roll” action, the skin is able to be cleansed without rubbing and scratching; generally even very delicate skin can tolerate a gentle cleanse with this amazing product. Any dirt or left over make-up binds with the almond meal and is removed when the cleanser is splashed off. The oil in the product means that the skin is not stripped of its own oil, so that oily skin does not get a rebound production of oil, and dry skin feels comfortable. (This is truly the best cleanser I have ever tried!) A cool compress after rinsing might seem as though it would be too awakening for the evening, but although it is for the skin, it doesn’t really feel it for the soul, just gently refreshing. Follow this with a little of the wonderful new Night Serum, for skin that looks gorgeous even first thing in the morning!

This gentle cleansing routine is not only good for the skin, but also very helpful for us, as a calming process, enhanced by the use of Moor Lavender bath, which helps us to relax; its soporific scent prepares our busy brains for rest. Ideally we should try to make a habit of going to bed at a similar time each evening, and our bodies will become accustomed to this, and naturally start winding down.

Insomnia is a modern day curse, and we can help to avoid it with our slow beauty care, as well as by taking simple measures such as not watching television just before bed, and not having any screens in the bedroom; checking emails on our phones before bed is guaranteed to wake us up and get the brain chuntering away again, which is not what we want to encourage. Why not make some time for your own slow beauty routine? I am happy to give advice and can be contacted via my website: www.theorganicbeautician.com

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