Facial compressing

A little reminder:) Your nightly skin care ritual during colder months can be greatly enhanced by the simple and oh so lovely process of warm facial compressing. I enjoy this practice very much! When a warm herbal compress envelopes your face you will notice the natural reflex to deepen and slow down your breath. Your mind / body is invited to relax and let go of the remains of your day.

Facial compressing is an important step in your cleansing practice and provides valuable benefits for the skin.

It relaxes your skin and facial tissues, opens up skin pores preparing them for deeper cleansing and can encourage better flow of lymph … It’s relaxing, soothing and you’ll love it!

You can simply incorporate it into your oil cleansing or you can make it extra special by preparing a herbal skin compressing tea. For example:

* Rose petals will benefit every skin type

* Calendula - sensitive & combination skin

* Marshmallow - dry skin

* Rosemary - oily skin

Make sure to use a soft cloth and if your skin is prone to redness and sensitivity keep the water temperature mild.

If you don’t have a nice facial cloth yet, ours is hand made with multilayered cotton gauze. Perfectly shaped to envelope your face and to gently remove impurities from the surface of your skin. It’s a little thing but it totally elevates your cleansing experience.

.Love and Light,

Magdalena xo

Cleansing, mindfulness and tending to the garden of your skin.

Here is a tiny excerpt from my latest article for The School for Aromatic Studies.

‘From the way we are taught about our skin at school, to the way we are encouraged to care for it, it is obvious that our relationship with our skin has become very mechanical. No attention is given to the innate wisdom of the skin or the life which pulsates within it.’ Continue ridding HERE

I hope that you will enjoy it:)

Magdalena xo