I recieved this question earlier and I would like to answer it, for other who may have wondered the same.

"Dear Rachel,

I was wondering, how do you know so much about skin and skin care?"

Well, alot of reading and research and experimenting on myself for one, and for 10 years I have worked for a major cosmetics and skin care company as a sales representative and beauty and skin advisor. The company sent me to classes and I've done alot of schooling through them to have a knowlege of skin, skin types and what is best for them. What they didn't teach me about was natural skin care and how alot of products on the market contain ingredients that can irritate the skin. Certian cosmetics, perfumes, lotions and personal hygene products are made for people with "normal" skin in mind. Normal skin is that of an individual who has neither oily or dry skin and isn't particularly allergic or sensitive to anything. In my opinion oily, dry, not oily, not dry, allergic, sensitive or not is all normal skin types and it doesn't seem right that there are few products out there that has those of us that is considered "abnormal" in mind. Why not make a product that ANYONE can use? That's what I do. I understand the fundementals of all types of skin and can tell you that using an oil based product is not good for someone with oily skin. So the question is asked, what do I do to moisturize? Or I hear, I can't moisturize, my skin is oily. Bulogna! You can moisturize and need to. You just need something that will clean the oil away from your skin. Using natural ingredients, like honey, goats milk, oatmeal, olive oil etc, will moisturize your skin. If you have oily skin try the oatmeal, milk and honey scrub. It will naturally clean and scrub away dirt, oil, bacteria and leave your skin moisturized without leaving oily film behind. Wash your face two or three times a day with pine tar soap and it will remove the dirt and oil and will help get rid of the acne.

In closing, thank you for your question and I hope that helps. You can do all kinds of research online about natural skin care, but when it comes to my knowlege on it, I have been studying and been taught for over 10 years.

Hugs,
Rachel