What happened to my skin when I took my own advice?

We've all been there right? Someone comes to us with a problem & we have real, practical & helpful advice that we impart. Then, when faced with the same problem we forget our words of wisdom because sometimes life gets in the way. This was me, this winter. 

My skin has really suffered this winter; it's been persistently dry & flakey despite my daily use of face oil & nightly applications of serum. I mean, I have all the right skincare at my fingertips & yet I felt like a failure & fraud because my own skin was not towing the line. I have put the dryness down to environmental factors (plus ageing); I've spent a lot more time outdoors this year in the sun, wind & cold & the elements have really blasted my skin. 

Then... we spent 2 nights away camping & for the sake of convenience I switched to oil cleansing each night, using my Rewind Face Oil & a warm wash cloth. The result? I came home with my best skin of the season. Seriously. 

While I was admiring my newly plump, soft & glowy complexion I had a light-bulb moment. Oil Cleansing! Of course! I know this to be an excellent technique for dry & dehydrated skin; I wrote an entire skincare routine around it for Dry & Dehydrated Skin on my website! I had used oil cleansing before & loved how soft, clean & hydrated it leaves my skin, but then life got busy & I started opting for the quicker, easier method of just washing my face with my beautiful soaps in the shower. Let's be clear, this works just fine. But for very dry skin & perhaps seasonally at different times of the year, oil cleansing is more appropriate. In just 72 hours I improved my skin 100%. No exaggeration. I've now switched to oil cleansing every night combined with a soap cleanse twice a week & my skin is loving this new routine. 

So, if you want to give oil cleansing a go, read up on this technique & other tips for dry skin in the Your Skincare Routine section of the website. The great news is that your current Windella Farm face oil is perfect for oil cleansing, so no new products are required!