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Posted: Sun, Jul 20 2008 at 08:13AM

 Sorry....picking your "work" brains.....not your scrapping brain.

My skin is a nightmare at the moment...a lot of congested pores, and spots. Its never the best, but currently seems much worse. The only thing I can think of is a few occasions where I have exfoliated and cleansed, and then got inthe shower, rather than showering first and then facial care.

Do you have any tips?

 

Thankyou

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Kathy ( kathyb)

My World

 

Posted: Sun, Jul 20 2008 at 08:42AM

hey kathy!!

it shouldn't matter that you washed your face first... then got in the shower. the steam will open your pores though... do you have an alcohol-free toner you can put on when you get out? 

my favorite product for clogged pores is from esthederm... do you have a spa near you that carries it? they are an international company??

it's called "osmoclean, gentle deep pore cleanser" it works to vaccuum out the oil... kwim?

over-exfoliation can lead to problems...  

if you're having problems with your skin right now... less is more!
i'd use a gentle/sensitive skin cleanser and a gentle moisturizer. then slowly add more... like that deep pore cleanser.  

happy to help out!!! 

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~joanne
my little blog 

 

Posted: Sun, Jul 20 2008 at 08:58AM

Thanks Joanne. The pore cleanser sounds great. Off to do a little search

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Kathy ( kathyb)

My World

 

Posted: Sun, Jul 20 2008 at 09:28AM

it's awesome!! it really works, when used correctly!!

when you find it... let me know... i can give you some hints on that! 

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~joanne
my little blog 

 

Posted: Sun, Jul 20 2008 at 12:57PM

I am butting in here..but just want to say thanks for all your helpful advise.  As someone who has suffered for years with cystic acne, slimmy skin and just generally poor skin I always appreciate expert advice!!

Julie 

Posted: Sun, Jul 20 2008 at 01:28PM

Joanne is awesome.  Look at her skin in her photo and that is how you know you can trust everything she says.  Well, plus the fact that she is the nicest person you could meet.  :o)

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Denise
Creative Mayhem (Layout Blog)
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Posted: Sun, Jul 20 2008 at 01:30PM

Joanne is a sweetheart!

Kathy, good luck on that... skin is always such an issue here too.

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diana

living vicariously through my friends here...

enBRIGHTened

 

Posted: Sun, Jul 20 2008 at 04:52PM

Yep..her skiin does look great.  I am very interested in that line esthederm..sounds good.

Posted: Sun, Jul 20 2008 at 05:07PM

awww!!! i love you guys!
i wish we all lived near each other!!
we'd go shopping and scrapping!!

thank you for the kind words!!
and julie... if you are dealing with that... you might like aveda's outer peace line... ???

smooches! 

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~joanne
my little blog 

 

Posted: Sun, Jul 20 2008 at 05:15PM

I have an Aveda salon right in my home town..I am pretty sure they carry the whole line.  I'll check them out.  Thanks

Julie 

Posted: Sun, Jul 20 2008 at 05:30PM

If anyone knows where to buy on-line that would be great. It seems very hard to track down in the UK?

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Kathy ( kathyb)

My World

 

Posted: Mon, Jul 21 2008 at 04:15AM

I looked on Aveda's UK website and couldn't see anything??

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Kathy ( kathyb)

My World

 

Posted: Mon, Jul 21 2008 at 08:13AM

there is an esthederm place in london, it appears. it says distributor and treatment center. maybe they can send you things, or... refer you to a place that carries it closer to where you live. (i don't know if you are near london!) that osmoclean gentle pore cleanser is amazing, amazing! for clogged pores.

and here's aveda's UK site. if you click on shopnow... then skin care in the top line... you will
see more options. outer peace is the acne treatment.... but it can't be mixed with certain things... i am not allowed to sell it if people are using other, harsh exfoliants!! 

ETA: the esthederm london link above is wonky.. it'll still take you to the country selection site... but... england/great britain is in french... "grande bretagne" and it's in the "U" section of the alphabet... by "etats unis" which is also in the "U" section! love the translation!!! :)

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~joanne
my little blog 

 

Posted: Wed, Jul 23 2008 at 07:26AM

I've tracked down an on-line site in France  ( The uK site no longer stocks the product).

The french site is

http://www.institutsaara.fr/

 They have 35% off until 27 July, so I've ordered ( I hope!! ). You could choose to see the site in English as opposed to french, but when it came to the payment part it went back to french...and my french is rather rusty to say the least. I think it told me there was a 7 day delay!!

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Kathy ( kathyb)

My World

 

Posted: Wed, Jul 23 2008 at 08:05AM

Joanne...now I've found some...can you share the tricks you mentioned in your earlier post? Please e-mail me if you'd prefer. Thanks.

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Kathy ( kathyb)

My World

 

Posted: Wed, Jul 23 2008 at 10:12AM

i pm'd you!! :)
eta: i checked the site... other products came up,
even though i put esthederm in the tag line... don't know why?

~joanne
my little blog 

 

Posted: Wed, Jul 30 2008 at 05:49AM

Joanne...it has arrived! All I can say is WOW!!! and thank you so much for recommending.

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Kathy ( kathyb)

My World

 

Posted: Wed, Jul 30 2008 at 08:31AM

kathy!! i'm so glad you love it!!

it really is a great little product!! 

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~joanne
my little blog 

 

 

Posted: Wed, Jul 30 2008 at 10:57AM

Totally jacking here, but I just wanted to say how  sad I am that my trip to your neck of the woods, resulted in not a second of time to come visit you at the spa

But, while I was home I did tell my family to go check it out! You'll probably meet my mom before you meet me, lol!