Shelly's Skin Care Tips

At our last MOPS meeting, we learned the importance of "taking care of mommy." Unfortunately, the most neglected person on Planet Mom is MOM!! With that in mind, we spent a little time pampering ourselves and were fortunate to learn about beauty and skin care from Shelly, a friend of Aaron's from college!

Shelly is a Mary Kay consultant, who agreed to come talk to us a little about beauty & skin care and while she was there, we got to try all of her Mary Kay products and buy some if we wanted to, which of course we did! We just couldn't help ourselves...she had some great stuff at great prices! Shhhh...don't tell our hubbies! :)

Take a look at Shelly's Skin Care Tips:

1. Use skin care that is especially designed for your skin type: normal, dry, oily, or combination. If you have excessively oily or extremely dry skin, use a product that is even more specifically designed for your skin type.

2. Use facial cleanser morning and night, no exceptions! Work in an “up and out” circular direction with your hands.

3. Use a moisturizer after cleansing, morning and night, no exceptions! Work in an “up and out” circular direction with hands. If you have oily or combination skin, use a moisturizer that absorbs oil. If you’re oily and do not use a moisturizer, it will cause your skin to produce excess oil!

4. Use the same brand of product for your facial cleanser and moisturizer. Most brands manufacture them to work together.

5. Use an oil-free eye makeup remover. Using a product with oil can cause breakouts and cataracts.

6. Wear sunglasses to avoid cataracts from exposure and wrinkles from squinting.

7. Exfoliate regularly (1-2x/wk) to reduce pore size, to reduce excess oil production, to remove and fight blackheads, and to have soft, glowing skin. Use a microdermabrasion product that is dermatological-grade and follow up with a sunscreen. Do not use a motorized or hand-held “tool” or anything that is more abrasive than a soft washcloth. Only use your fingers when exfoliating.

8. Use sunscreen daily that is made for the face, at least SPF 15. Premature wrinkles are caused by sun damage and lack of moisture. Test the product if you have sensitive skin.

9. Use an eye cream, starting at age 20. The eye area shows age first. Skin around the eye is not attached to muscle, is 20% thinner, and does not hydrate itself like the rest of your skin. Use a cream especially for eyes. Tap or pat the cream into the skin; never rub, tug, or pull skin around eye area. Apply eye cream below eye in the morning; apply on eyelid and below eye at night.

Remember...our next meeting is Tuesday (Oct. 20). We will continue our topic of "Taking Care of Mommy." Invite your friends!

We will be making our cute photo tiles so make sure to bring your pictures! MOPS will provide one tile (which fits a 5X7 picture), but feel free to bring more tiles and pictures if you want to make more!

Also...bring your costumes for our Halloween Costume Exchange!

Be thinking of questions that you would like to write down to ask the pediatrician at our meeting next month...and don't forget those coupons/books to exchange!

This week we should have plenty of time for discussion/prayer since we ran short last time!

Have a great weekend, see you Tuesday!