
Just because it is freezing out (or 72 degrees in my case, gotta love LA weather!) is no excuse for dry, flaky, dull, skin this winter! To help my fellow skin care freaks out, I’ve compiled a list of the skin products I would recommend the most and can personally attest to in their effectiveness.
Let me preface that most of my skin care tips involve intense MOISTURIZING…so, if you have oily skin or are suffering from Acne, I would make sure you take control of that by seeing a dermatologist and getting the bacteria-killing blue light laser treatments that kill the acne before starting the “Betsy crazy moister routine”! In the industry we always recommend Pro-Active to clear up skin fast as well!
NOW, if acne is not a problem…then I encourage you to try the wonder products that have never failed to let me down! I always use the most natural skin care I can find because the skin is the LARGEST organ…and it is scary to think that my largest organ could be absorbing chemicals on a DAILY basis!
Normal to Dry Skin Cleaners
1. Burt’s Bees Peach and Willowbark Deep Pore Scrub. A Cheaper option. The wash is super gentle and its main ingredient is grape seed oil, which I LOVE because its such an amazing natural moisturizer! It doesn’t leave the skin feeling stripped like most cleaners. I think its around $7.99….

2. Healing Anthropology’s Purifying Clay Exfoliate. This is great as a scrub or as a pore reducing mask! The creator of the line told me she adds a little honey and organic yogart to the clay scrub to create an intense facial mask, yummy! I love this line because it is 100% natural and the creator is a former model…

3. Cetephil’s Gentle Skin Cleanser. Great for teenagers and those with sensitive, acne prone skin. The gentle cleanser is great at addressing the dryness associated with many topical medications one may use with acne (or if your skin is newly sensitive from a peel or other laser treatment).
Normal to Dry Skin Moisturizers
Less Expensive Favorites…
1. Alba Sea Sea Moss Moisturizer. One of my favorites for how gentle and natural the product is. Great for teens or those in their early 20’s. A standard good moisturizing cream with not so intense anti-aging qualities( these can be bad and super irritating to young skin). I love the marine complex they include in their moisturizers! The more mature woman may want to try their Sea Plus Renewal Cream instead.
2. Grape Seed Oil. All you need is a couple drops on your face and neck before you go to bed and your skin is glowing by morning!

My Luxury Favorites!
1. Healing Anthropology’s Rejuvinating Cream. I love love love this cream! It is 100% natural and so pure you can eat it…I kind of look at it as power food for your face! The ingredients in it are immaculate: purified spring water, organic green tea, horsetail, bees wax, shea butter, grape seed oil, jojoba oil, vitamin C ester, tocotrienols (vitamin E), alpha lipoic acid, coenzyme Q10, DMAE, buffered calcium, rosemary extract, essential oils of lavender, geranium and ylang ylang, lecithin.

I seriously GLOW whenever I actively use it! Be careful though, if you leave it out too long it can go bad…I always store mine in the fridge.
2. Sonya Dakar Hydrasoft Cream. A little pricier, and not as natural (Sonya Dakar is known for combining nature and science). However this winter saver is like the cashmere of skin care for the colder climates!
Enough for tonight…I could go on all night, but have a busy day at the agency tomorrow! Let LA Fashion month begin!
xoxo
Betsy