With the right skin care products you can look great and save money too! There are some really great inexpensive anti aging products on the market today! No friggin kiddin!
I am a woman of 50 years who refuses to look old. I don’t want to age gracefully. I don't want to age slowly either. I don’t want to age period!
The hard truth however, is that no matter how bad we don't want to age, we're going to age anyway, like it or lump it. However, there are a bunch of things you can do along the way to stop the aging process in it's tracks!
Being in the Beauty Care and Health Care industry most of my adult life, you can really learn a lot. My hope is that the information I've gained along the way is going to help you stay more youthful, age less quickly, and save a bunch of money.
With today's rising prices on everything we consume, and not more money coming in to pay the bills, we are all being tightly wedged into debt and more debt. Even when you are on a budget, there are so many unforeseen variables that always seem to eat away at the principle and literally sometimes leave us in the dark!
Add to that, the many choices on the market today, who knows what will save you money and still be effective! There are so many skin care products out there. Who knows what will work best? Every time you turn around, there is a new skin care product promising to make you look great and look younger too.
It can get so confusing! The manufacturers make so many products that we don’t need but advertisements will convince you that you do need them. The advertisements do such an awesome job too! But that is exactly what advertisements are designed to do!
They will entice you, brainwash you, and finally compel you into buying their latest campaign of 'whatever crap they can think of' to tempt your money right out of your pocket.
Being a single mom means being on a budget all the time. Taking care of myself has certainly been a challenge, to say the least.
Finding the right skin care products that help you look great at a low cost does take a bit of comparison shopping!
The trick is to find which products you can scrimp on and which ones you cannot. What would you say if I told you there were some wonderfully effective skin care products that didn't cost that much? These are all daily maintenance products that when bought together cost LESS than $25 and will last a few months!
Just like you keep 'staple' food items in your kitchen, you should keep 'staple' skin care products in your home! These staple items are essential to any daily skin care regimen. They can really help you look great!
*I have compiled a list of those staple skin care products that I’ve been using for almost 20 years. My skin looks and feels incredible at 50. These products are staple products but very effective performers.*
This is a list of six less well known skin care products that work very well and are inexpensive to buy! These products are not only cheaper to buy, but they also help reduce the signs of aging, and work just as well as any expensive brand. They are always available BUT are relatively Hidden Wonders of Total Skin Care. They are bound to help you look great!
Skin Care Products You'll Love
Use (#1)Dial Glycerin Bar Soap, White Tea and Vitamin E. It has a hydrating complex of tea and vitamins and its marvelous! It smells totally herbal and has such a rich, luxurious lather. The smell itself is a good enough reason to purchase it.
You would be amazed at how smooth it leaves your skin and how well it works. This soap is wonderful and it will help your skin look beautiful! This soap is great for shaving your legs too! It leaves your skin feeling silky and smooth. You will love this soap. It makes your skin feel very yummy indeed! Talk about a great inexpensive skin care product! They have now changed the name of the soap and changed the blend a little bit, but its still works great.
For your face try (#2) Neutrogena Transparent Facial Bar Soap.
It is also inexpensive to buy and works fantastic! The soap is transparent, so you know it’s not going to leave any filmy residue on your skin. Your face feels clean and clear after use, and the Neutrogena facial bar soap lathers into a rich, dense lather.
If you buy Neutrogena facial bar soap in a value pack, you can get it for less. Both of these bar soaps will last much longer than anything you can buy that is marketed in a bottle!
*TIP - When you dry your face, don't rub it too hard. Patting your skin is the best way to dry it. Any extra tugging or pulling on your delicate facial skin is a 'no no'. Drying it with too much pressure forms wrinkles.
Try (#3) Puffs "Plus" Kleenex w/ Lotion. Add warm water, squeeze out the excess water, and gently rub off eye makeup. They work especially great around the delicate eye area!
Folding the Kleenex in half diagonally will increase the tensile strength. You can rinse it and re-wet it as you remove more makeup! They are extremely gentle on your skin too! 'Puffs Plus' Kleenexes have Vitamin E and Aloe lotion in them and they will not fall apart when you get them wet.
And they are CHEAP! Costing about $2 - $4 per box of 144. It’s much cheaper to remove makeup using Puffs Plus Kleenex! (As compared to expensive facial cleansing cloths.) (For example, Oil of Olay has a box of facial cleansing cloths at $6.44/box of 46. That’s $.14 or 14 cents a cloth!) Puff Plus are always gentle!
Its another inexpensive skin care product you will be pleased as all get out, that you found out about!
After you remove most of the makeup from your eyes, simply use Neutrogena bar soap to thoroughly clean the rest of your face. If you have oily skin, use your fingernails to get slightly deeper into the pores of your face and deep clean excessive oils. Apply light pressure and use small circular motions while you lather your face. This really helps to deep clean your skin.
Follow up cleaning your face with a good facial toner. If you have oily skin, try to find a toner with Salicylic acid in it. Buy the cheaper brands too like Neutrogena Pore Refining Toner, or Olay Refreshing Toner.
They work just as well as the expensive ones do! Toners help restore natural PH balance, remove the deep oils from your skin, and leave your skin oil free and feeling clean and fresh.
Fruit of the Earth boasts that this lotion is 'an unexcelled combination of natural ingredients to combat dryness and help your skin retain the fresh, moist look of youth.' Fruit of the Earth Lotion is manufactured in the USA and also has NOT been tested on animals. What a great company!
I have been using this lotion for over 20 years now, to give me the best lotion each time I buy it. You will love this inexpensive skin care product!
For everyday use, (#5) Oil of Olay Daily Facial Lotion is a great buy and a great product. Olay All Day Complete or it's generic version, provide dependable solutions to a tight budget. You just need to buy the right blend for your face type such as oil free, sensitive skin, etc.
(#6) Neutrogena Healthy Skin Face Lotion is one rocking product! It costs a little more to buy, but you should only use it sparingly about once or twice a week, depending on your skin type. One small bottle should last you about 6 months.
This lotion’s got an SPF (Sun Protection Factor) in it, Vitamins A, C and E, Pro Vitamin B5 and an Alpha Hydroxy Acid. The Hydroxy Acid is vital! It helps promote a light facial peel.
When your skin peels it improves your skins texture and appearance. Neutrogena Healthy Skin Face Lotion gently sloughs off and exfoliates the superficial 'old' skin which in turn brings to surface the new skin underneath.
You may feel a bit of burning or tingling when you apply it, but as your skin gets more used to it, it won’t be as noticeable. Also, when you apply any Alpha Hydroxy lotion, you should wash your face, then wait about 10 minutes before applying it.
The lotion will better absorb into your skin more effectively if you allow your skin to thoroughly dry before application.
It is good to note that not all hydroxy lotions are the same. Some have more acids in them for normal to oily skin. Some have less in them for normal to dry or sensitive skin. Neutrogena Healthy Skin Face Lotion is best for normal to oily skin. If you have sensitive skin, try organic brands that have a lower percentage hydroxy acid in them.
Hydroxy lotions and vitamin lotions are products that REALLY make your skin 'glow'! This lotion is yet another favorite skin care product that you will be able to depend on!
I always bought a wide variety of lotions in my younger days, but older means wiser and the products I have recommended stand the test of time!
For both facial and body lotion, the buying principle is the same. If you want to look great use a combination of inexpensive daily cleansers with an dependable quality lotion. Its a great way to save money on your skin care products and still have fantastic skin!
Here's that list!
1. Dial Soap with Vitamins
2. Neutrogena Transparent Facial Bar
3. Puffs Plus Kleenex
4. Fruit of the Earth Vitamin E Body Lotion
5. Oil of Olay, (or it’s generic equivalent), Daily Face Lotion
6. Neutrogena Healthy Skin Face Lotion
All of these core products together will cost you about $30, depending on the store where you buy them.
And they will last you about 3 months or more! The way the economy is going, we've just gotta save money and cut back somewhere. These products are all you need to make your skin glow and your pocketbook sing!
The main point to get out of this, is that everyone has decisions you must make in your life. Spending less on comparable skin care products that work just as well if not better as the expensive ones will give you the freedom to spend money on other things you need. This is truly the basic fundamental theme of my entire website. Being mindful about spending money today is the first step to saving money for a rainy day.
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