[Maybelline Li]

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[kcy]

I bought the Soap Works Olive Oil Soap today and some Huggies Baby Wipes for removing make-up.
I'm wondering if washing my face with soap ~6:30am then using the baby wipes to freshen up after gym class ~10am and then washing my face ~9pm with the soap again be too much ?

[faithpuppy]

I bought the Soap Works Olive Oil Soap today and some Huggies Baby Wipes for removing make-up.
I'm wondering if washing my face with soap ~6:30am then using the baby wipes to freshen up after gym class ~10am and then washing my face ~9pm with the soap again be too much ?

try it out and see how your skin feels. If it feels pretty tight and dry then maybe its too much for it. You might want to just splash your face with water instead of washing with soap at one of the times you mentioned [like just wash with water in the morning]

[pink1e]

I bought the Soap Works Olive Oil Soap today and some Huggies Baby Wipes for removing make-up.
I'm wondering if washing my face with soap ~6:30am then using the baby wipes to freshen up after gym class ~10am and then washing my face ~9pm with the soap again be too much ?

Instead of using baby wipes, bring a small face towel and use water to freshen up after gym class. You're literally taking a backward step every time you use the baby wipes.
Look at the ingredients: Water, Potassium Laureth Phosphate, Glycerin, Polysorbate 20, Tetrasodium EDTA, DMDM Hydantoin, Methylparaben, Malic Acid, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Tocopheryl Acetate (Vitamin E in the Form of Tocopheryl Acetate).
Not so good for your skin.

If you really want wipes instead, you can save the tub from the baby wipes, wash it thoroughly, and make your own wipes to fill it. You can basically buy some cotton pads; then make a mixture of water, aloe, and a few drops of vitamin E oil (the vitamin E oil is really optional) to pour/soak the cotton pads.
For extra cleansing, add a few of drops of tea tree oil or witch hazel. Both are good for makeup removal.

[kcy]

thanks for the advice.
unfortunately i bought 720 baby wipes ><
anyways. my skin is REALLY dry. i don't want to exfoliate too much because i just broke out REALLY bad.
what can i do about this?

[faithpuppy]

thanks for the advice.
unfortunately i bought 720 baby wipes ><
anyways. my skin is REALLY dry. i don't want to exfoliate too much because i just broke out REALLY bad.
what can i do about this?

O-o is it possible for you to return them?

What I do when my skin is dry use water on my skin [like put it on as if it was lotion] So I guess you can try that? ^^;

[pink1e]

^ Yeah, water is a good all-day moisturizer. I found a good spray bottle on ebay and put water+aloe in it and sprayed away. ^__^' I love it.

If you bought it from Walgreens, you can totally return it. Even if you used up a lot. =.=' My aunty, an employee, complains about the stupid return policy all the time so yeah.. lol.

[sugarlessgirl]

ahh. i totally love soap now. I can wash my hair like 1 or 2x a week now without it being "gross." my hair actually looks and feels so much better. i brush my teeth with it, and like she says, no morning breath my skin is clearer, smoother and much more moisturized even without toner or moisturizer or anything. all i use is water and sunscreen in the morning, and soap at night (oil cleansing method if i wore makeup). thank you, eunbit!

lol i totally sound like one of those cheesy commercial's testimonials. but its really worked out well; i feel prettier, cleaner, and environmentally friendlier. not to mention it's simplified my life like 10x.

[is4bel]

Hey eunbit, I'm really grateful to your contribution of such knowledge in Soompi, and the dangers commercial products present. Especially now when I'm having a HUGE pimple breakout, causing acne which I'm desperately trying to seek help.

However, as you have highlighted that any Marseille soap is good, so I went out looking for it and bought one from L'Amande. Stupid me, as I didn't check the ingredients before buying it, and found out that sodium tallowate and titanium dioxide are listed in the ingredients. -_________-

Therefore I guess it's important to check the ingredient list even though it's a Marseille soap, I felt so cheated. Furthermore the place I went to was the only place that sells Marseille soap besides L'Occitane, so I think I'll have to resort to buying them online ):

[peachgaru]

HEEELLLLLLPPP!!!!

I've been using the Olivia Care soap for about a week and it was going really well at first. At first. I can't figure out if what I'm going through is part of the detox period or if I'm just allergic to the soap or what. One night it started burning the area near my eye and afterwards it looked like a chemical burn. It was so red and puffy. I thought that it was perhaps that it was a fluke so I continued to use the soap. It never burned me again but now I have sooo much dry skin around my nose and cheeks. It's like having scales. Everything was going really well until now and I can't figure out how I could possibly be allergic to a mixture of olive oil, palm oil and glycerine-- all ingredients that I've tolerated well until now.

So someone help! Should I keep going and it will get better? Or do you suggest I discontinue?

[ekumen]

So someone help! Should I keep going and it will get better? Or do you suggest I discontinue?

Maybe for now, using just soap is too drying for your face. I do find that in winter, because of the low humidity, my skin tends to be on the dry side so I usually use coconut oil as a moisturizer. I've read that organic, virgin coconut oil has healing properties and is really good for the skin. You could give it a try?

[Auralie]

@eunbit

I found marseille soap where I live but its unscented.
I really wanna try the brand you mentioned (Olivia Care)
I tried to order it on the official site but they only ship to the US and Canada, so does Amazon. (I live in Europe)
SO I wanted to ask if there are other places on the net where I can order these exept for the offical site and amazon?
thx

[obscuremirage]

Eunbit, thank you for sharing all this info with everyone. I was wondering why my skin was a little flaky and I figured it is probably because I need to exfoliate. I will buy one of those korean clothes later, should I be using a different one on my face though since it is harsher? It has been about a week and a half since I switched to using soap only for my hair and body, and the greasiness has started to go away. There is still a little buildup like itty bitty white flakes I can see, but I'm wondering if that is part of the detox process. I'm currently alternating washing my hair with soap and water, and I think it is helping with the buildup. So far I have to say I am impressed and I have noticed my acne is getting better which is wonderful. I was wondering though, I don't know if anyone knows this, since it is winter it won't matter, but I really don't like wasting water for a bath. >.< So are there alternatives or say in the spring and summer could you reuse the water for something? I'm trying to conserve and do less damage to the environment and I think switching to the soap only routine is really helping, and I think it is great! So keep posting any new things you learn!

[rachilde]

Eunbit, thank you for sharing all this info with everyone. I was wondering why my skin was a little flaky and I figured it is probably because I need to exfoliate. I will buy one of those korean clothes later, should I be using a different one on my face though since it is harsher? It has been about a week and a half since I switched to using soap only for my hair and body, and the greasiness has started to go away. There is still a little buildup like itty bitty white flakes I can see, but I'm wondering if that is part of the detox process. I'm currently alternating washing my hair with soap and water, and I think it is helping with the buildup. So far I have to say I am impressed and I have noticed my acne is getting better which is wonderful. I was wondering though, I don't know if anyone knows this, since it is winter it won't matter, but I really don't like wasting water for a bath. >.< So are there alternatives or say in the spring and summer could you reuse the water for something? I'm trying to conserve and do less damage to the environment and I think switching to the soap only routine is really helping, and I think it is great! So keep posting any new things you learn!

The Japanese take almost daily baths, however they do so in a way in which the bath water can be used for multiple people. They basically shower beforehand and then get soak in the bathtub after they're clean. Several people can do this so, in the end, multiple people end up being able to soak without having to redraw a bath every time.

[kcy]

update on skin: less blackheads, no new pimples, dry and flaky peeling skin .-. and for my acne, the top layer peeled off the pimples faster than before, way faster. i don't know if this is good or bad. but less blackheads = <3

[maoling]

Going into week four, my hair is no longer waxy. Skin is smooth with very little pimple left. Maybe three or four left. Hair underneath the top layer (that got less conditioner over the years) is extremely shiny.

[obscuremirage]

The Japanese take almost daily baths, however they do so in a way in which the bath water can be used for multiple people. They basically shower beforehand and then get soak in the bathtub after they're clean. Several people can do this so, in the end, multiple people end up being able to soak without having to redraw a bath every time.

I remember doing that at a friends house when I was in Japan, unfortunately I don't have that set up in my apartment otherwise I would do it. I have washed myself with just a bucket of water before but it probably wouldn't work as well for exfoliating the skin, but thank you for reminding me of that!

[littleblackdress]

HEEELLLLLLPPP!!!!
So someone help! Should I keep going and it will get better? Or do you suggest I discontinue?

Don't worry!! This happened to me too
When I first started using soap on my face my skin became unbearably dry and under my right eye/cheek area became puffy and red. I was so annoyed that I almost resorted back to facewash.. but decided to stick it out for a few more days. It's a good thing I did, because the dryness and red/puffiness went away! Just use less soap (as in don't lather up like crazy but rather get a little soap on your hands and quickly massage it onto your face. Rinse off with warm water) and don't exfoliate your face like mad or anything.

[faithpuppy]

I remember doing that at a friends house when I was in Japan, unfortunately I don't have that set up in my apartment otherwise I would do it. I have washed myself with just a bucket of water before but it probably wouldn't work as well for exfoliating the skin, but thank you for reminding me of that!

When I use the exfoliating wash cloth, I take a hot shower so while I'm washing my hair I switch the water to a hotter temperature and let my skin soak that way instead. That way when I wash away the soap from my hair, I can exfoliate afterwards with the cloth.

[obscuremirage]

When I use the exfoliating wash cloth, I take a hot shower so while I'm washing my hair I switch the water to a hotter temperature and let my skin soak that way instead. That way when I wash away the soap from my hair, I can exfoliate afterwards with the cloth.

Thanks for the tip, I think I will try that!