Face mask ❤️❤️

Feb 21, 2015

Hannah K.

Baking soda AND cinnamon? Eep, good luck!
They both completely burn my skin :\

Feb 21, 2015

Alma M.

Omg I think I remember that Hannah, didn't you post a pic of it?

Feb 21, 2015

Hannah K.

I think I did on a bad DIYs post about a week ago, it terrified me!

Feb 21, 2015

Hannah K.

I remember now, I posted a thread on it a while ago, oh I was naive about skincare then!

Feb 21, 2015

Alma M.

But sometime last year when it first was done not sure if it was you but a thread was made last year and the poor girl face was red, I felt so bad.

Feb 21, 2015

Gisell G.

This sounds horrible for your face.

Feb 21, 2015

Alma M.

Yes OK it was you. I remember it and all the mods and team felt so bad for you because your face was red and you looked so sad, We were worried and hoped you got better.

Feb 21, 2015

Hannah K.

Might have been me! I have tried it and my face went like a tomato, I'm pretty sure I posted a thread about it :) it burned my skin so badly, I was using a cocktail of aloe vera and cooling cream on it for days!

Feb 21, 2015

Hannah K.

Aw that's so sweet, my skin did finally recover but I'm so careful now:)

Feb 21, 2015

Alma M.

I'm so glad your more cautious now, we were trying to figure out how you got that face mask idea from because we didn't want others to try it as well because it is scary.

Feb 21, 2015

Lauren S.

So are you saying it's bad for my skin??

Feb 21, 2015

Gisell G.

Yes Lauren

Feb 21, 2015

Kitty K.

I'll give an explanation on why some of the ingredients aren't safe for skin.
Whether you use it or not - is your discretion. I personally wouldn't use either baking soda or cinnamon but it's still up to you.


Cinnamon- Only proven benefit of cinnamon for skin care is the fact that it's antibacterial.
Cinnamon is an irritant to the skin which should be avoided for effective skin care. Honey is both antibacterial and antiseptic (meaning bacteria cannot live in honey ). So use of Cinnamon in skin care has no benefit, especially in this mask which already has Honey in it.

Baking Soda- Skin has a PH balance of 4.5 - 5.5. Baking Soda has a PH balance of 9.
Use of baking soda can alter the skin's PH balance. Something too alkaline can disrupt the skins barrier and too acidic can create chemical burns.

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Importance of your skins barrier:
With a disrupted or damaged skin barrier, your skin is prone to bacterial infections ( which can look like acne ), acne, dehydration, hyper pigmentation, sun damage and dryness. You can dish out all the $$$ you want on a good moisturizer or product and spend all the time in the world using a good DIY mask, however with a disrupted skin barrier you are essentially throwing out your money and time because the skins barrier is disrupted.
Think of it this way.. If you have a cold and are dehydrated you will have one heck of a time trying to get better until you become hydrated again.

Irritation:
Your skin does not need to be red, tingle, itch, or show any form of irritation in order to be irritated.
When your skin is irritated, the barrier is basically weakened which can actually result in more acne and oil production. Irritation actually triggers nerve endings that are in the pore, which amps up the production of androgen hormone. This increases oil production in the skin which in result can create more acne and enlarged pores.

When it comes to DIY's I am very careful because it has ruined my skin and given me a nice infection and a plethora of issues :) So I wouldn't disregard it especially since I was the type of gal who could not wash her face for two weeks if I wanted and seeing a blemish was a rare thing for me!
When it comes to DIYS;
PH
Free of Irritants ( including fragrance both natural and synthetic )
are what you should consider.

Veronica Gorgeois is a professional skin esthetician with 10 + years of experience and provides wonderul and informational skin care videos. She will definitely teach you on how to figure out what is good/bad for skin. I recommend watching the video for the sake of your skin and information never hurts anyone;

DIYS to try
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CG6_H5caJ6A

DIYS to avoid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lrZqiqoZGA

Feb 21, 2015

Kitty K.

@Cocoa C. I know you love DIYS, but the particular incident Alma was talking about was a Cinnamon skin care rage that took place on Beautylish. There were actually several users on BL who tried out this mask and it led to not one but a couple of threads of some really red faces. At this point, I think it's fair to let people know the Cons of DIYs. It's still ultimately up to her whether she wants to keep using the mask or not, but just like everything you buy there is a warning label and unfortunately Pinterest doesn't have that label =\

Feb 21, 2015

Lauren S.

Ok thank you guys!!