I recently spent the weekend with a childhood sister-friend. I’m so proud of her for all she has accomplished over the last two years in spite of her Father passing away and having to pretty much look after her Mom and relatives by herself.
She just finished renovations on an amazing pre-war apartment in the Bronx. It’s a lavish 1200s.f. two bedroom with formal dining room and a newly installed gas fireplace. You go Girl!
Since our hectic schedules often keep us from spending quality girl power time, like we used to when we were kids we make sure to talk about the most important things in life, family, friends, men and beauty secrets.
The two of us are always on a quest to discover the best hair and skin care regimens. Well, I’m surprised to say that my dear friend has been a little ahead of the game when it comes to at home natural skin care tricks.
As I washed my face in her gorgeous pedestal sink I couldn’t help but look down at the almost empty bag of cornmeal on her shelf. “Cornmeal?”, I asked myself. As I quickly dried my face with a facial tissue (no towel, too much bacteria), I rushed out of the bathroom door into the kitchen to ask what the bag of cornmeal was for. I was expecting her to say she used it to replace cat litter when she ran out but I was amazed when she said, “oh, that’s what I wash my face with”. She proudly admitted that she no longer used soap on her face. I was astonished! Granted, her skin has never looked better, but I wouldn’t have believed that it was because she threw out the detergent! Here I was on my 3rd facial wash/scrub, unsatisfied but determined to make it work all the while ignoring the best kept secret that sat in the door of my refrigerator.
She explained that face wash with soap dries out our skins natural luster, which can cause periodic break outs if used too often. When I thought about it it all came together. I had been using quite a bit of soap on my face over the last few months but couldn’t figure out why I had white heads and tiny break outs here and there. It was because I was drying out my skin.
When I returned home I couldn’t wait to transfer some of my already opened Goya cornmeal out of it’s big clear bag and into a small cosmetic jar that resembled one that an expensive eye cream would come in. For three days straight I dipped two wet figures into that jar and lightly massaged cornmeal onto my dripping wet face with the palms of my hands.
What an invigorating experience! There’s nothing like applying a successful all natural beauty product to your weekly regimen without it costing more than $2. When I arrived to the office I received immediate approval.
“Wow, you’re glowing!”. “Why thank ya”, I replied. “I’ve been using cornmeal.”. Ha! Too hilarious, I’ve fallen in love, with cornmeal!
Here’s the shtick, scrubbing everyday just isn’t the best, especially if you have sensitive skin, but if you scrub with cornmeal about 3-4 times a week, you’re golden, literally.
Next up, a cornmeal peppermint & honey goats milk foot scrub by our new brand MyPalmSpa. Look out for it. You’ll love it! Until then,….
Keep your skin soft.
Luv,
Keba
