Hippie Jean: SO MUCH PAIN
Feb. 5th, 2012 02:33 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
So much for 'no more regular hippie Jean posts'. This week is supposed to be another use up products week so I after I took a shower, I put on the Kiehl's Ultra Facial Cream.
SO MUCH BURNING. It's a good thing no one else was home because there was a lot of screaming and a lot of, "OW!! OW OW OW!! BLOODY FUCK OW FUCK FUCK THAT FUCKING HURTS! OW!"
I have only used this stuff a handful of times but I was NOT expecting to get the reaction I did. It did calm down and my face does feel nice and smooth, but WTF?! It really hurt! The pain lasted probably at most half a minute but I have no idea WHY. Geez. Now I'm scared to touch the product again. Maybe I won't.
In other news, I went to Sprouts yesterday and today and bought a crystal deoderant stick, some Humphreys witch hazel (PACKAGING IS SO PRETTY), and some aloe vera gel. I didn't mean to go to Sprouts twice in one week but when I went looking for some aloe vera gel at Ralph's and Target, I was surprised to see HOW GREEN THEY WERE. Why put dyes into aloe vera gel?! Anyway, the reason I wanted to get some was to make this eye gel:
Cucumber Eye Gel
Ingredients:
1 Tbs. aloe vera gel
1 tsp. fresh cucumber juice
ΒΌ tsp. cornstarch
1 Tbs. witch hazel
Directions:
Mix together aloe, cucumber and cornstarch. Heat until just boiling, about 1 minute in microwave. Remove from heat source and stir in witch hazel. Stir well and allow the mixture to cool completely. You should have a clear, jelly-like cream. Spoon into a small clean jar. To use: Dab a small amount under your eyes and be careful not to rub or pull the delicate skin under your eyes. Keep in cool place. Makes 1 oz. courtesy of http://www.spaindex.com/
Really excited to try this! :D
SO MUCH BURNING. It's a good thing no one else was home because there was a lot of screaming and a lot of, "OW!! OW OW OW!! BLOODY FUCK OW FUCK FUCK THAT FUCKING HURTS! OW!"
I have only used this stuff a handful of times but I was NOT expecting to get the reaction I did. It did calm down and my face does feel nice and smooth, but WTF?! It really hurt! The pain lasted probably at most half a minute but I have no idea WHY. Geez. Now I'm scared to touch the product again. Maybe I won't.
In other news, I went to Sprouts yesterday and today and bought a crystal deoderant stick, some Humphreys witch hazel (PACKAGING IS SO PRETTY), and some aloe vera gel. I didn't mean to go to Sprouts twice in one week but when I went looking for some aloe vera gel at Ralph's and Target, I was surprised to see HOW GREEN THEY WERE. Why put dyes into aloe vera gel?! Anyway, the reason I wanted to get some was to make this eye gel:
Cucumber Eye Gel
Ingredients:
1 Tbs. aloe vera gel
1 tsp. fresh cucumber juice
ΒΌ tsp. cornstarch
1 Tbs. witch hazel
Directions:
Mix together aloe, cucumber and cornstarch. Heat until just boiling, about 1 minute in microwave. Remove from heat source and stir in witch hazel. Stir well and allow the mixture to cool completely. You should have a clear, jelly-like cream. Spoon into a small clean jar. To use: Dab a small amount under your eyes and be careful not to rub or pull the delicate skin under your eyes. Keep in cool place. Makes 1 oz. courtesy of http://www.spaindex.com/
Really excited to try this! :D
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Date: 2012-02-05 11:30 pm (UTC)<--- Could look this up but has other things to be doing (read: is lazy)
Of course aloe vera gel is green! How else could you tell it comes from a plant!? Silly Jean!
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Date: 2012-02-06 12:10 am (UTC)I looked up coconut oil too, basically coconut oil works like jojoba oil: it's moisturizing and can be used as a base for essential oils. :D
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Date: 2012-02-06 12:11 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-02-06 06:22 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-02-06 06:30 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-02-06 01:53 am (UTC)I looked up the cream you used, and the only ingredients info I could find was this:
http://www.cosmeticanalysis.com/cosmetic-products/kiehl-s-ultra-facial-cream.html
which I have no idea if it's accurate. But with some of those ingredients (urea, alcohols), I'm not surprised about the stinging. XD
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Date: 2012-02-06 06:26 am (UTC)Arrgh, yeah I wouldn't be able to tell you because I didn't keep the box and the jar doesn't list all of the ingredients. :(
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Date: 2012-02-15 05:44 am (UTC)Anyway, I feel your pain. No matter what brand of face mask I buy, and no matter what skin type it is made for, I always get that burning sensation for a few minutes. I wish I knew why. I'm just trying to look after my skin.
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Date: 2012-02-15 09:58 am (UTC)no subject
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