One easy thing that will change your skin for GOOD!

Compressing your complexion for radiant skin

Compressing is an old fashioned remedy for many problems, and can help your skin immensely. It is used to great effect during the Dr Hauschka treatment, but can also be done at home to keep up the good work! All you need is a large muslin cloth and some warm water. Adding something sweet-smelling to the water does make the whole process more pleasurable and more effective, though! Herb tea bags or loose herbs can be used for their scent and healing properties, but I tend to use Dr Hauschka's Bath Essences.

How to compress

Use your large muslin cloth folded into a strip. Soak it in a sink of warm water, with a little something added to make it smell gorgeous and enhance the effect and general pleasurableness. Never underestimate the pleasure principle - if you make an activity enjoyable, you are more likely to repeat it.

I generally use Lemon or Spruce in the morning and Lavender in the evening.

For oily skin choose Sage or Lemon,

Sensitive skin will benefit from the soothing and water-softening properties of Lavender, which is also wonderful for any skin types in the evening, to facilitate a good night’s sleep.

Rose Bath is good for sensitive skin and general use

Sage is great for balancing those pesky female hormones and also for oily skin in men.

Spruce is particularly great if you have a cold or hay-fever, and is only available during the winter months.

Apply the wrung-out compress to your face, covering the whole of the face, with your little fingers beside the nose. It’s important to compress particularly the nose and chin, as this is where there is often more congestion.

Take a moment to breathe in and enjoy inhaling the gorgeous smell!

Then repeat this just below the chin, covering the neck, and once more, take the time to breathe deeply (which helps oxygenate the blood, and kick-starts the lymph).

Repeat on the face and neck.

Tailor the water to your skin condition; if you have oily skin you can use hotter water, if you have delicate, dry skin or rosacea, then you should use water which is just warm, not hot, although as your skin gets stronger, you will be able to use warmer water.

Please bear in mind that it takes considerably longer to describe how to do this than it does to do it. I spend longer cleaning my teeth than my face, and I am a beautician. 

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