I have seen all kinds of really cool masks on Pinterest and have used some of them with good results until TODAY!
Oh man, I tried the Honey/Cinnamon/Milk combo today and BURNED my face. Yep!
I was supposed to take the girls to the pool after they cleaned their room. They came downstairs all ready to go. I yelled out from the bathroom that we might need to wait a bit. They didn't like that answer and so they came into the bathroom and screamed when they saw my face.
Georgia tried to console me telling me that no one would notice. hahaha So, I had to get Andy to take them instead.
Once before I have chemically burned my face, it was two days before my wedding. I thought that I would do a fun mask to get ready for my wedding and honeymoon. Well, I used a new product and I didn't read the fine print that the mask was more of a chemical peel than a soothing, moisturizing one. I have pretty sensitive skin to begin with. It was just awful!
Luckily, the redness did go away but it completely ate away at the top layer of my skin. I had foundation caked on my face which is very unlike me cause I wear hardly any makeup most of the time. But at least you can't tell in the wedding photos.
Now, this is my second bout with this! But I never would have thought that cinnamon could do this to your face. The recipe called for 2 T honey, 2 t cinnamon, 2 t milk. Leave it on for 10-30 minutes and rinse. Well, I only used 1/2 t cinnamon but I did read that it can be strong. It is very good for break outs or acne on your face. And I only left it on for maybe 5 minutes.
I have been doing the Oil Cleaning Method since the beginning of the year and have had wavering results. I am cleared up in certain areas only to be breaking out in other areas esp. my chin. It's like the Hawaii islands on my chin now. And I have deep painful areas around my nose. I have read this is called 'Purging'. I will give it some more time to see.
So anyway I have been doing some masks here and there to help with the break outs.
BEWARE of CINNAMON!!! It can chemically BURN you.
My face was so red. I put aloe on it immediately. It settled down after about 30 minutes. And fortunately, after several hours most traces of redness are gone. Thank Goodness for that!
I tried it on Andy because he thought I just had wussy skin. Guess what! It did the same thing to him. It definitely didn't take as long for his redness to go down. I did put aloe on his face too.
Here are my awful awful photos but I would hate for anyone not to know like me! Next time, I think I will always check a product on my wrist first.
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Oh man, I tried the Honey/Cinnamon/Milk combo today and BURNED my face. Yep!
I was supposed to take the girls to the pool after they cleaned their room. They came downstairs all ready to go. I yelled out from the bathroom that we might need to wait a bit. They didn't like that answer and so they came into the bathroom and screamed when they saw my face.
Georgia tried to console me telling me that no one would notice. hahaha So, I had to get Andy to take them instead.
Once before I have chemically burned my face, it was two days before my wedding. I thought that I would do a fun mask to get ready for my wedding and honeymoon. Well, I used a new product and I didn't read the fine print that the mask was more of a chemical peel than a soothing, moisturizing one. I have pretty sensitive skin to begin with. It was just awful!
Luckily, the redness did go away but it completely ate away at the top layer of my skin. I had foundation caked on my face which is very unlike me cause I wear hardly any makeup most of the time. But at least you can't tell in the wedding photos.
Now, this is my second bout with this! But I never would have thought that cinnamon could do this to your face. The recipe called for 2 T honey, 2 t cinnamon, 2 t milk. Leave it on for 10-30 minutes and rinse. Well, I only used 1/2 t cinnamon but I did read that it can be strong. It is very good for break outs or acne on your face. And I only left it on for maybe 5 minutes.
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So anyway I have been doing some masks here and there to help with the break outs.
BEWARE of CINNAMON!!! It can chemically BURN you.
My face was so red. I put aloe on it immediately. It settled down after about 30 minutes. And fortunately, after several hours most traces of redness are gone. Thank Goodness for that!
I tried it on Andy because he thought I just had wussy skin. Guess what! It did the same thing to him. It definitely didn't take as long for his redness to go down. I did put aloe on his face too.
Here are my awful awful photos but I would hate for anyone not to know like me! Next time, I think I will always check a product on my wrist first.
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awe! that is terrible, I've got some ideas if you want a rebound helper ~tiff :D
ReplyDeleteOMG! Goes to show you, that even if something is on Pinterest it may not be good. I am glad it faded quickly for you. Ouchy! Thanks for passing on.
ReplyDeleteI found your blog and OMG!
ReplyDeleteI made one of the pinterest DIY make ups with arrowroot and cinnamon, like a bronzer, and well it tingled. I ignored it. Kept using it and my cinnamon tinted moisturizer. Day 4 finally woke up with a red streak down my face that was actually burning!
Redness is gone but still some residual tingling.
Cinnamon is serious!
Thank you for sharing!
Crazy isn't it? I would never have thought that would happen to my face either. It really goes to show that you do have to be careful with the things we all see & use on Pinterest. So glad that your face settled down too. I think the aloe really helped mine. I hope other people may see this post and be a little more careful with cinnamon. And so glad you found me :)
DeleteI found your blog and OMG!
ReplyDeleteI made one of the pinterest DIY make ups with arrowroot and cinnamon, like a bronzer, and well it tingled. I ignored it. Kept using it and my cinnamon tinted moisturizer. Day 4 finally woke up with a red streak down my face that was actually burning!
Redness is gone but still some residual tingling.
Cinnamon is serious!
Thank you for sharing!
You obviously didn't use all-natural cinnamon, brainless. Chemicals are added to enhance flavor in most spices, unless they're marked that they're all-natural.
ReplyDeleteYour brainless comment speaks volumes of your lack of education on the subject. Cinnamon even all-natural is a chemical substance. Even if something is from nature doesn't mean that everyone's skin can handle it. Would you put all-natural cayenne pepper on your face? Any product that use on your skin should be tested on a small area first!
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