And Then I Fell in Love
Burt's Bees Intense Hydration Face Care: Day 4 November 4, 2012
Day 1
I washed my face with Burt's Bees Intense Hydration Cream Cleanser the way I normally wash my face with Philosophy skin care products; in the shower before bed. I stopped washing my face twice a day for two reasons, first, my skin is so very dry, why dry it any more? Secondly, I normally don't wear any make-up. When one has limited energy, one limits the things they do, right? Think back to when you last were sicker than a dog (sorry Toby), were you up to washing your face and putting on make-up? Most of the time, I'm not either. I would rather use my limited energy in other ways, I'm sure you understand.
So I washed my face, that first evening. Now I have to say I love the Philosophy products, except for the price. I have noticed lately, that maybe my skin is feeling tighter lately. I have found one of the causes of this, but I'll blog about that later. I put a bit of the Cream Cleanser on my fingertips, and lightly washed my face and then rinsed. While rinsing, I could tell that Burt's original ingredient was still being used, but probably not from his original bees. After my shower, I put on the Night Cream. I am still loving the smell of these products. Not a strong smell, just a soft, fresh smell that doesn't last very long, but nice while it does. Again, my facial skin felt like it had received something it has been missing, I rubbed the leftovers each time onto my hands, and they felt happy too. Ladies, don't forget to make your hands happy, otherwise they will scream your age all over the place. Don't believe me? You older ladies, put your hands up to your face while looking in the mirror.
The next day, I wondered if I would feel more moisturized if I washed both morning and night. Nope. Again, more about why later.
Then yesterday, I fell in love! I used the Burt's Bees Intense Hydration Treatment Mask. After washing my face, I slathered some on. The instructions say to leave on for 5-10 minutes, gently tissue off, then massage the remaining into your skin. I had visions of the 'old days', you know, when your great-grandma, (or for some of us, your grandma) slathered a thick layer cold cream all over their face for their beauty treatment. But before I even left the bathroom, my skin had sucked it all off of my face! I could still practically hear the sucking sounds followed with requests for more please!? So I slathered some more on. My face felt so happy that it caused happy, smiley dreams.
The next morning, my skin felt soft and supple, not in the least greasy! The instructions say to do this 1-2 times a week. I wonder if I'll be able to go that long?
Meet my new friend!
Intense Hydration Treatment Mask
Meet the moisture makeover.
99% Natural
$18.00
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Give your skin the gift of hydration it dearly deserves. Our replenishing treatment mask is clinically proven to intensely hydrate skin and also helps increase skin’s ability to retain moisture. So you’re skin will possess softness and suppleness like never before.
• Intensely hydrates dry skin
• Helps reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles
• Enhanced with probiotic technology
• Dermatologist Tested and Noncomedogenic
Featured Ingredient
Clary Sage — Clary Sage thrives in its harsh Mediterranean environment due to its ability to trap and retain moisture. This remarkable botanical inspired Burt’s Bees Intense Hydration, our natural ode to soft, supple skin.
Ingredients: aqua (water, eau), ricinus communis (castor) seed oil, glycerin, cetyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, glyceryl stearate, parfum (fragrance)*, propanediol, salvia sclarea (clary) extract, lactobacillus, astrocaryum tucuma seed butter, trichilia emetica seed butter, cera alba (beeswax, cire d'abeille), citrus aurantium amara (bitter orange) peel, polymnia sonchifolia root juice, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed wax, lecithin, alpha-glucan oligosaccharide, maltodextrin, tocopherol, xanthan gum, glycine soja (soybean) oil, stearic acid, sodium PCA, zinc PCA, potassium stearate, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, phenoxyethanol, amyl cinnamal, eugenol, hydroxycitronellal, linalool. *natural fragrance
