Two Products that gave me 'Babyassface.com'

Once upon a time there was a funny blog that I ready often called Babyassface.com.  As soon as I used these two products (followed by my daily face moisturizer) I thought, "Babyassface.com!  This is what she meant all along!"  Smooth, supple, soft, plump (my face that is, not a baby's bottom) all courtesy of some new products my skin craved!

Check out the products that I've been using and loving!

The Microdelivery Exfoliating Body Wash ($25) 16oz.[used on my face only] is designed to cleanse and gently exfoliate the body, as it moisturizes and conditions for smooth, soft, healthy-looking skin:

• cleanses and gently, evenly exfoliates the body
• resurfaces to reveal soft, smooth, healthy-looking skin
• helps moisturize with a unique blend of natural oils and botanicals

Ingredients:water⁄aqua⁄eau, polylactic acid, glycerin, lauryl betaine, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, acrylates copolymer, stearyl olivate, shea butter glycerides, tocopheryl acetate, hydrolyzed jojoba esters, jojoba esters, sesamum indicum (sesame) seed oil, macadamia integrifolia seed oil, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, hydroxyethylcellulose, olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, limnanthes alba (meadowfoam) seed oil, decyl glucoside, zea mays (corn) oil, juniperus mexicana oil, citrus medica limonum (lemon) peel oil, alcohol (alcohol denat.), sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, benzyl alcohol, disodium edta, sodium hydroxide, citric acid, limonene, linalool, methylchloroisothiazolinone, methylisothiazolinone.--from Philosophy.com

 

Vita 02 Hydra Refining Mist ($38) 4oz.  Part toner, part hydrator and pore-refiner.  This soothing toner helps remove excess residue, tighten pores and provides on-demand moisture. Reduces fatigue and irritation from daily exposure to environmental pollutants. A must have for frequent fliers and post peels! Hypo-allergenic. Non-comedogenic. FORMULATED WITHOUT: - Preservatives - Parabens - Sulfates - Propylene Glycol - Synthetic Fragrances - Synthetic Dyes - Petro-Chemicals - GMOs - Phthalates

Ingredients: Minimum 50% - Certified Organic Actives Organic Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Purified Water, Vegetable Glycerin, Certified Organic Salix Alba Bark Extract, Hamamelis Virginiana (Witch Hazel) Extract, Certified Organic Rose Hip (Rosa Affinis Rubiginosa)Oil, Certified Organic Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Certified Organic Chamomile Extract (Matricaria Recutita), Certified Organic Echinacea Extract, Certified Organic Green Tea (Camellia Sinesis) Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate (Sodium Hyaluronate), Sodium PCA, Swiss Mountain Water, Saccharomyces Lysate Extract Glucose, Sodium PCA, Organic Buddleja Davidii Extract, Certified Organic Thymus Vulgaris Extract, Polysorbate-20, Sorbic Acid, Lactoperoxidase, Glucose Oxidase, Lecithin.

Have you tried either of these items?  What do you think of them?

Yummy411: Derm Day!

Notice anything different? No, not the makeup, or a different day, or that I'm looking in different directions.... ok..... don't notice anything really? My skin tag is gone!!!!

You didn't notice? Neither did my family, who were the same ones constantly reminding me of it!

Don't know what a skin tag is?

It's that little thing right there! (ref: red arrow!)

In this pic, it looks like the other small pimples/moles on my face, but from a good angle it appeared to be a long booger or a gross spud on a potato.. or as the doc said, 'wart-like'. Babyyum often played with it or I was constantly on the verge of detaching it myself.

I told you guys previously in my hyperpigmentation post that I did with the help of Mischo Beauty, that I was visiting a dermatologist. Wednesday was that day. I had 3 things to address (and a few things to sneak in for you guys!):
-my dark, itchy underarms (sorry tmi)
-a good facial regimen for my periodic pimples
-my skin tag

Here are the answers to my concerns:
1) Dark, itchy underpits
Culprit- shaving and ingrown hairs
Solution- a topical lotion (Cordran Lotion) to address the itchiness, with a menthol cooling sensation. I was told not to shave to keep from irritating the skin further and making ingrown hairs. No waxing, anything. Laser hair removal and African American skin don't mix. Just clip the hair down with scissors... Q: Nothing for the darkness? A: It would take too long to get rid of that.
Me: wtf?!

Why underarm hair anyway? An ancient mating sign to help trap our natural scent (to regulate temps and to protect those areas.) Aha! No wonder pregnant women sometimes have trouble finding good deo. Like me on birth control =(

2) A good facial regimen for my periodic pimples
Culprit- the monthly, didn't get a real answer......
Solution- a sulfur, gentle face wash, a non alcoholic toner (Azulen lotion), use a light facial moisturizer with spf, don't do a lot of exfoliating, not even the daily microbeads. Q: Even for people that wear full faces of makeup often? A: Yes.

Me: Wtf? Hard to hear, but I've actually heard it before.

3) Skin tag

Culprit- no actual reason, possibly hereditary

Solution- "We'll take care of that in the front room."

Me: OMG!

My Skin Tag Removal Experience

Some people get the tags removed, others feel they fit in with the rest of their moles. I was there and they could take care of it in the front room. Didn't seem like too much trouble. I was nervous, but the assistant told me that the GYN is worse. LOL.

1. Sat on the table.

2. With a slim instrument with a small, metal loop at the end, (I tried to search for names/pics of this instrument with no success.) she cut and burned the tag off in about .02 seconds.

3. Opened my eyes.

4. I was done!

5. Bad feeling that I will get a bill because my insurance more than likely won't cover this.. oh sh**

The Good- I got rid of my skin tag and my issues aren't really that serious.

The Bad- I didn't get good insight to my issues like hyperpigmentation and what to do about it! The quest continues!

Until then, you guys should really check out the May issue of Essence with Laila Ali and her oh so sexy new man on the cover. There is a fabulous article on skin care for women of color (pg. 176). They even talk about the forbidden skin treatments for women of color and how we can partake! I have to revisit it myself!