Olive Oil -

This is an extra post, to make up for Friday, March 13th, because I was sick. (Ha! How ironic!)

Anyways, about a month ago a family friend from New York was visiting. I sat on the bed chattering away, complaining about high school pressure and drama etc., when I noticed that she only had a toothbrush, toothpaste, hair supplies, and a bar of Neutrogena soap in her vanity case. No moisturizer, I thought? When I asked her about it, she said that she likes to limit her use of commercial products and replace them with natural substances as much as possible. Her replacement moisturizer? Olive Oil.

Shocking, huh! Most of us would automatically assume that any type of oil used as a moisturizer would cause us to break out. Not true! The family friend I mentioned earlier has acne prone skin, yet she has no breakouts with regular use of olive oil.

I took a risk of following her advice about 3 weeks ago, and now I'm completely addicted to it. Just a drop or two massaged into the face at night keeps your skin soft and clear.

Now that I think about it, it's funny how all these commercial products claim to use natural ingredients like shea butter, and coconut oil, etc. Why don't we just use the actual natural stuff and skip over all the chemicals?