Skin and personal care: Start at the beginning: Cleansing, both physically and spiritually.

When, why and how?

 

Have you ever seen a furniture piece that was painted, but due to poor preparation, the paint is bubbled and peeling, sometimes even showing the different colors and layers of paint that was carelessly painted onto it in the past? Well, I imagine that our skin is in a similar predicament when we slap all sorts of ''modes of protection' on and waste our mineral and vitamin rich skin care products without the necessary preparation of the skin in order to be able to absorb all the goodness, which starts with cleansing...

Now, by cleansing I certainly don't mean to take the first bar of soap or synthetic-fragrance filled bottle of bubbles you can find. Best to toss those and start by looking at the ingredients of your cleanser first! Once you have your cleanser at hand, like our Ultra Face Wash, we can get started:

Morning and Evening:

Step 1 Wash your hands - Dirty and grubby hands will transfer bacteria to wherever you touch next, so best to work with clean hands.

Step 2 Now splash your face, neck and chest area with luke-warm water to moisten.

Step 3 Apply a few squirts of the cleanser (or follow directions on product label) onto your fingers and then apply it you your face, neck and chest in circular upward motions. The Ultra Face Wash will foam slightly with a slippery feel; if your skin starts to dry and the cleanser feels dry or sticky, just wet your hands to add a little water for lubrication and continue massaging until you feel that you have covered the whole area. Be careful not to get any cleanser into eyes.

Step 4 Rinse the facewash off with luke-warm water, massaging while rinsing, ensuring the product is completely removes from the skin.

Step 5 Pat your skin dry with a clean towel,

Walla! It is done! Your skin will thank you, feeling smooth, fresh and ready to absorb your toner, serum and cream.

I hope that this has emphasized the importance of cleansing as a preparation for your skin to be able to receive the mineral and vitamin rich skin care products, and that you will find a way to make the time to cleanse, morning and evening...

This brings me to ponder on the spiritual cleansing that we need daily too. We need to spiritually cleanse from the baggage that accumulate during the day, and lay it at the Lord's feet for Him to take away. It reminds me of the Scripture:

1 John 1:7

7 But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.

(Taken directly from Biblegateway.com)

Just like when we wash the dirt of our hands and faces, Jesus washes us clean from all our sin. and we are saved by His perfect sacrifice for us! No matter what the day held, we can come to Him, we can repent, and He will save us from the death, both physically and eternally, that sin brings about.

Thank you Jesus for the price that You paid for us, so that we can be cleansed by Your Blood. Amen.

Happy cleansing and keep an eye out for the next blog about 'Why should I tone".

Blessings,

Jean-Thereze,

a Biblical Herbalist

Janelley Ultra Face Wash with Aloe Vera and Vegetable Glycerine and Lavender, Tea Tree, Spearmint, Vanilla Essential oils