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Glowing Skin - Editor's Choice

Over the years, Earth Clinic readers have sent us many reports about their treatments for Glowing Skin. The editors at Earth Clinic consider the below posts to be some of the most helpful and informative and have named them 'Editor's Choice'. We hope that you will find this useful.
The comments below reflect the personal experiences and opinions of readers and do not represent medical advice or the views of this website. The information shared has not been evaluated by the FDA and is not intended to diagnose, treat, or prevent any disease or health condition. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional for medical concerns.
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Apple Cider Vinegar for Glowing Skin

Posted by Kara (London) on 05/04/2017
 ★★★★★

Editor's Choice

Yes true true, apple cider vinegar will cause glowing skin. I have used it for years. I drink a teaspoon of apple cid vin in warm water in the morning (whereas other people who practice Ayurveda drink lemon juice in warm water first thing in the morning). I also drink it JUST before working out. Also, on occasion I use it as my alpha hydroxy before apply a mask. To do this I saturate a cotton ball with vineger, apply all over my face but avoid just underneath my eyes. Leave for a couple of minutes, wash off with warm water. Then I apply a mask (ingredients depend on whether it's winter or summer). Glowing skin!

Coffee Scrub

Posted by Mama To Many (Tennessee) on 05/01/2017
 ★★★★★

Editor's Choice

A friend of mine asked me if I had tried using a coffee scrub. So I was intrigued and made some up to try it.

Coffee Scrub Recipe (Ingredient amount approximate)

  • 2 tablespoons ground coffee
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • 1 tablespoon castor oil
  • 1 tablespoon coconut oil
  • ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract

Melt the coconut oil (or soften to almost melted.) Stir in the castor oil. Stir in sugar, coffee and vanilla. Store in a small jar in your bathroom.

So, coffee scrub is supposed to exfoliate skin and make it soft and get rid of cellulite. I can attest to the first two but think it would need to be used regularly for a while to see if it reduces cellulite.

I just scooped some out and used it like soap and a washcloth.

Pluses:

This stuff smells amazing. And after I use it, my bathroom smelled wonderful for hours.

It feels invigorating to the skin.

Skin is very soft after a shower with it!

Negatives/Cautions

This might be harsh for sensitive skin or the face. (I haven't tried in on my face.)

It makes a mess! Keep a cup in your shower to rinse out the coffee after you rinse off.

It leaves the tub slick! I sprinkled baking soda in the tub (borax would work well here, too) after I showered and left it there so the next “showeree" wouldn't slip in the tub. Do a full cleaning of the tub if the next person who will be using it has poor balance or for the elderly!

I think you shouldn't make up a large batch. I suspect that water that gets into the container when you are scooping out some scrub will end up causing the coffee to mold over time. Eeewwww.

But overall I love it! Oh, and I stepped on a wasp (in my house! ) the other night. Last night my foot was itching terribly from it, so I used some coffee scrub on my foot and it did give some temporary relief.

I also used it to wash my hands one day just because. This is probably a good hand cleaner for grimy hands that won't leave them dried out.

Let me know what you think if you try it!
~Mama to Many~

Vitamin A Retinyl Palmitate

Posted by Renee (Bergen Co., NJ, US) on 09/10/2014
 ★★★★★

Editor's Choice

My skin looks incredible after taking vitamin A in the form of retinyl palmitate. I have taken the liquid form of this for several weeks, starting with high doses of 150k-200k IUs per day, and now experimenting with lower doses of 15k-50k IUs, taken every few days. Great results for hair too. Never seen anything have such a drastic impact. Taken orally, you also won't have the sun sensitivity you get with topical vit A products (rentinol, etc.). In fact, it seems my skin actually tolerates the sun better than usual now. Glowing, even color and texture, and even two moles on my face (that grew back over 20+ years after being removed by a dermatologist) are shrinking. Vit A kills off pathogens, and not just those affecting skin but also all pathogens infecting all mucous membranes (GI tract, sinuses, etc.).

I'm using "micellized" retinyl palmitate now, but I may try retinyl palmitate capsules as well, which are super-inexpensive.



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