Simple Beauty
Ohai! I'm a bit confused, I wash my face (almost) every day and when I use moisturizer for normal/sensitive skin my face gets oily. When I don't user a moisturizer (so just washing) my face will instead feel dry and a bit rough even, especially in the t-zone and it even gets itchy.
I am confused. Do I have dry skin? Oily? Halp plz.
As the title says, How do you do simple beauty?
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Scandinavia, warm but mild summers, cold and dry winters. 28yo, 1A hair, normal/dry-ish skin, 1C/F/i hair
For me, hair is my biggest focus right now, I've recently started to strip my hair from silicones again. I'm not sure what my next step will be tho. I've done CO washes before and I might go back to that. The shampoo I'm using is from Coop Änglamark (if you click on "produktfakta" you get the ingredients).
My skincare isn't very regular, especially when I'm stressed so I got a cleanser that is a bit stronger, L300 Deep Cleansing Gel, I'm not sure I'm super happy with that choice. For moisture, I use Nivea, a classic here in Sweden. As for my body, I use a lotion from Coop Änglamark, one of the few I don't feel sticky after using.
When shaving I use a safety razor and shaving foam gel, I think next time I'll buy shaving soap as I already have a brush. (it's nice to test new things once in a while) I do get razor bumps/ingrown hairs when shaving the bikini area so I recently got an aftershave to see if it helps, so I'll see if I can figure out if I can make my own. According to Shenet (Swedish page) an aftershave is practically water or cream with some alcohol or other disinfectant in it.
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Tell me about your simple beauty 😊
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This is not nearly finished, but it's something at least.
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What is my hair type?
Hair shape, is it straight, curly, or wavy? !
Hairstraind thickness, how thick is an individual hair? F - Fine hair strands, can barely see or feel them when rolled between fingers. M - Medium hair strands, in between fine and coarse, are fairly easy to see and feel kind of like a regular sewing thread. C - Coarse hair strands, easy to see even against backgrounds with the same color, feels stiff between fingers and when you roll it back and forth, you might actually hear it.
Hair volume, how thick is the volume of your hair? To measure this you need to put all of your hair in a ponytail and measure its circumference. i - thin, less than 5 cm / 2 inches ii - average, between 5-10 cm / 2-4 inches iii - thick, more than 10 cm / 4 inches
Combining these, you get your hair type like this: 3B/C/ii
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What is my skin type?
Oily skin. Dry skin. Sensitive skin. Combination skin. Normal skin.
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How do I remove buildups from my hair?
It's a schampoo used to remove buildups from your hair, it can be used for a while before you start to use low-/no-poo hair producs or on occations to do a cleansing. This schampoo needs to contain sulfates to cleans but it can't contain silicons, mineral olies or other products that will build up on your hair.
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