I still haven't found anyone to replace Lila yet. I know I will eventually but in the meantime I have taken to playing with my own facials at home. I alternate between using a commercial product that I trust and natural ones. I love mixing honey and sugar and putting that on my face as my kids take their evening bath. Honey is great is great for both aging and acne prone skin (bring it on!) and the sugar acts as a natural exfoliator. Other days I find myself letting an egg white dry on my face or calming my skin with a mixture of plain yogurt and oatmeal. I'm trying to get Meryn in on the action. She has difficult to manage (but gorgeous curly hair) and every couple of weeks she comes to me and says, "Mom I think I need the olive oil." We put her in the tub and cover her curls in olive oil while she has a good soak. It melts away all the tangles and leaves her hair looking gorgeous.
I like using these ingredients so much that I have taken to keeping honey, sugar, salt and olive oil up in our bathroom for various facials, scrubs and hair treatments. When I walk out of the bathroom now with honey dripping off my face the kids don't even flinch. They just roll their eyes a little at me and smile.
Mother Nature - inexpensive, easy and healthy. If it's not broke, don't fix it! ✿ Micheline
