Research: A Tsp. of Aloe Daily Reverses Signs of Skin Aging

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They say drinking aloe vera juice daily is especially good for banishing wrinkles. I'm on it!

Olay Site: Personal Care System

In my fifites, and I need help. I go to the magic facial cream aisle, and walk away without buying anything because I'm so confused and overwhelmed. So far, I've been using a daily mosturizer with sunscreen, exfoliant, facial cleansing soap at night, and whatever night creams my mother or girlfriends pass on to me. Oh, and I use the rolly ball thingie; the Garnier anti puff eye treatment, which is fun and it does seem to help.

Determined to go back into the confusing magic face cream realm and come away with at least a good firming wrinkle banishing (or at least, diminishing) face cream, I went to the Olay site. They have a nice system over there where you answer questions about your personal skin type, your style, your needs, and they make recommendations based on that. They've very aware of the overwhelm factor; for people like myself, with adult ADHD, it's very soothing. Calming background music, soothing female voice assuring you there's no pressure, lol.

So I came away with a "plan" and I'll report back on the results. I do like Olay products; I have sensitive skin and some brands I just can't tolerate but with Olay, I haven't had any problems.

For my particular style and needs, they recommend the Definity line.

Refreshing your face

I just did a clay mask a few minutes ago. It felt great! Besides which it tightens the skin and detoxifies leaving your face looking and feeling fantastic! Why don't I do this more often I asked myself? I couldn't really come up with an answer and decided from now on I will try to remember to do it once a week.

This is my special little added trick -- I use French pink clay (sometimes called French red clay), but you can also use french green clay or any type of clay powder that you like. What I do is add a little bit of Vitamin C powder for extra antioxidants.

I also often add vitamin C powder to my regular face cream too. Just scoop out the amount of cream you are going to use, add the powder and mix. It is far cheaper than the expensive vitamin C antioxidant moisturizers and the exact same thing. A bottle of Vitamin C powder literally lasts for years even if you mix it with cream every day and you can turn all your favorite creams into antioxidant creams!