What Are The 5 Things You Need In Your Medicine Cabinet?

camille905
wrote on October 13 2009 @ 07:48 am: [report]

I like something from everybody’s list!
My top 5:
1. Q-tips to clean my ears and remove eye makeup that ends up where it’s not supposed to.
2. Neutrogena Oil free eye makeup remover because it really DOES work
3. Burts Bees Lip Balm
4. Moisturizer with SPF to protect my skin, usually Neutrogena Visibly Even
5. Melatonin tabs because I don’t sleep well and this helps without getting me addicted

fireflyeyes
wrote on October 13 2009 @ 09:18 am: [report]

1: Olive oil - this is a must to keep my face clean and moisturized, and my skin smooth. I usually keep a bottle in the cabinet with some essential oils added so I don’t smell like a restaurant.
2: Baking soda - makes an amazing facial scrub and hair cleanser.
3: Witchhazel - facial astringent
4: Burt’s Bees Lip Balm
5: My thick-toothed wooden comb.

Catherine Strawn
wrote on October 13 2009 @ 09:29 am: [report]

@fireflyeeyes: Do you wash your face with olive oil? I’ve never heard of that before! However, I have used it a couple times in place of eye makeup remover.

GreenAura
wrote on October 13 2009 @ 09:32 am: [report]

1. Toms of Maine toothpaste - I agree w/ Amelia… Crest and Colgate are way too sugary
2. Burts Bees Positively Ageless Day Moisturizer - its lightweight and smells great (I usually combine w/ Burts Bees all natural SPF, gotta protect!)
3. Toner - I like either Kiehls or Burts Bees Garden Tomato
4. Burts Bees Pomegranate Lip Balm - um, best stuff eva!
5. Weleda Skin Food - I use this stuff a couple nights per week.  Its kinda thick, but when I wake up, my skin is absolutely glowing!

joyy
wrote on October 13 2009 @ 09:45 am: [report]

1. proper skin care: I think the kiehls rare earth stuff I got from The Frisky is outperforming even my Arbonne ...

2. Sun Salve from http://www.supersalve.com - seriously good stuff that is the best lip balm I’ve used in a long time, plus its SPF 27 rating and versatility means you can use it as sunscreen on your face, and it doesn’t cause breakouts like most sunscreens do (plus it’s way more travel friendly in a lip-balm format).

3. my Sonicare electric toothbrush.  Sure, it can start randomly buzzing in my bag if the switch gets bumped due to its lack of iPod-like “lock” feature, but my teeth feel super clean so it’s worth the potential embarrassment of having to explain to strangers that it’s a toothbrush going off in my luggage, not a vibrator, really!

4. tweezers - ever since I switched to a better (albeit more expensive) stylist, I’ve stopped getting my brows waxed to even out the cost.

5. floss - I stopped wearing my retainer a LONG time ago, so there are some spaces between my teeth that require floss a little more often than usual.  I also keep some in my car and in my desk at work, because there’s nothing worse than having to go to a meeting with food between your teeth.

writergirl
wrote on October 13 2009 @ 10:03 am: [report]

1.  Strivectin.  A little goes a long way and I swear I haven’t developed any new wrinkles since I started using it two years ago.  And the minor one’s I did have are hardly noticable.

2.  Oil Olay Daily Regenerist Cleanser and Microderm abraision.  The two, combined with the Strivectin has my forehead completely smooth like Nicole Kidman’s.

3.  Origins moisturizer.  I’m currently using Kiehl’s, but don’t like it and will switch when the bottle is empty.

4.  Q-Tips.  Hate my ears felling wet after a shower.

5.  Hair bands.  Pony tails are easy and never go out of style.

fireflyeyes
wrote on October 13 2009 @ 12:13 pm: [report]

@Catherine: I do! I’ve always had oily skin and avoided any products with oil in them assuming they would make it worse. But apparently the opposite is true because “like dissolves like”. I put the oil on my face and then put a hot damp washcloth over it to open my pores. After a minute or two I dab off the oil with the washcloth and my skin is smooth, soft and clean. The first week my skin broke out because the oil made all the dirt and stuff in my pore come to the surface. Since then I’ve never had such clear skin though…as long as I’m consistent and not too lazy to do it! If my skin feels at all dry I just rub in a few drops of oil… I never use soap or lotion on my face.

More on oil cleansing here: http://www.theoilcleansingmethod.com/

vanillalatte
wrote on October 13 2009 @ 12:17 pm: [report]

i have 7.

1. Neutrogena Oil-Free Acne Wash. It’s the only face wash that works for me because I have combination skin and large pores.
2. Origins Modern Friction dermabrasion scrub. This is the best thing ever! A little on the expensive side but it’s so worth it. It doesn’t irritate my skin. I love exfoliating so this is a treat to me. I always feel like I’m taking off a layer of crap when I use this. My skin feels soft and clean.
3. Oil of Olay complete moisturizer for sensitive skin with spf15. The only moisturizer that works for my skin. It’s light and doesn’t leave my face all oily. They changed the formula so I’m screwed. I’m using the one I currently have with caution because the new one is probably going to make me breakout. Sucks. So I don’t know what I’m going to do! I’m going to have to change brand.
4. Arm & Hammer advance white toothpaste.
5. L’Occitane Shea Butter lip balm.
6. Mario Badescu drying lotion for pimples. I try to use as little as possible if I ever feel a pimple coming out. If I use to much it kills my skin.
7. Neosporin. I’m weird and I use Neosporin for everything because I’m scared of getting scars

Cait85
wrote on October 13 2009 @ 07:14 pm: [report]

1) Garnier SPF 28 Sun Reversal Sunscreen—really repairs old sun damage—I’m a redhead, trust me!

2) Jergens Cold Cream—hard to find but the best on the market!

3) Dove Beauty Bar—when I really break out this works better than any other cleanser on the market.

4) QTips!

5) Dove Clincal Strength Anti Perspirant!

Casper
wrote on October 13 2009 @ 08:45 pm: [report]

1.Sensodyne toothpaste - I’ve yet to find another toothpaste that keeps the sensitivity at bay.
2.Garnier Pure Ex-foliating face wash & Cleansing pads - The cleared up my acne a lot and I’ve stuck with it ever since.
3.Tweezers - I have really horrid eyebrows that grow back so fast.
4.Garnier pure moisturizer or Nivea moisturizing and cleansing lotion - Only two moisturizers I’ve found that does make my skin soft, the others I’ve used make my skin greasy and tacky.
5.MaxFactor Facefinity compact foundation - As long as I’ve moisturized I’m happy enough with the coverage this gives my skin and acne on it’s own.
6.I need one more. A scrubby loofah glove, my skin looks horrid without it.

*sam*
wrote on October 20 2009 @ 02:02 pm: [report]

1. Q-tips - I literally clean my ears at least 3-5 times a day (they itch if any wax gets in there and I *hate* itchy ears)
2. Colgate Total (it works, and it doesn’t taste like poo)
3. deodorant
4. Garnier Fructise hair serum (for whenever I straighten my hair)
5. *awesome* flat iron that my mom gave me since she went back to wearing her hair curly (it’s not a Chi, but just as expensive)—my hair is naturally wavy and gets crazy frizzy, so this is a MUST if I want to wear my hair down (or anything that’s not a pony tail)