After I shared my post on the Best Natural Skincare for Teenage Girls, many of you messaged me asking what skincare products I use on my skin too.

So I thought I’d share with you.

Since around my 40’s and certainly now that I am 50, my skin is noticeably different to when I was younger. It’s also a lot more temperamental so I have a variety of products on hand to address the change in mood #KidsintheKitchen

So what’s changed most about my skin?

The biggest one is dryness. For years I had an oily T-zone (thank you open pores) and then almost overnight it clicked over to dry!

My skin is definitely not as firm or elastic anymore which is what happens as collagen and elastin levels decline. Then gravity likes to torture us by taking a hold causing eyelids and jowls to droop. Ah, the joys!

Thankfully wrinkles aren’t a huge problem for me …yet!

My skin routine

Life is full so I have to keep my skin routine simple otherwise I just won’t do it. My go to online store for all my personal and beauty products is Nourished Life because it’s a one stop shop to clean beauty, 100% cruelty free, zero waste, eco-friendly and there is no green-washing of their products, you shop there you know everything is going to be natural.

Morning

When I shower each morning I cleanse my skin using my current fave Andalou Naturals Apricot Probiotic Cleansing Milk (age defying)  but if my skin is going through an exceptionally dry phase, I’ll go for the Andalou Naturals 1000 Roses Cleansing Foam.

Once a week I use an exfoliator because as we age our cells turnover at a much slower rate which means  our skin can really start to look dull and I find exfoliation really helps with this. My faves are Andalou Naturals 1000 Roses Pearl Exfoliator or La Mav Cranberry Bio Exfoliating Scrub.

My latest find and complete addiction is Snowflower Illuminating Face Oil by Edible Beauty. The feel and smell of this oil is so luxurious. Since using it my skin feels much more hydrated and I can see my healthy glow coming back. Post shower, I put a few drops into my hands and gently press the oil onto my face neck. After that I’ll pop on my favourite moisturiser which is Weleda. My faves are Weleda Skin Food Light, and the Weleda Pomegranate Firming Day Cream is a winner too. Sometimes I mix a bit of the two together in my palm and then apply to my face.

If I’m heading outdoors I’ll pop some sun protection on, Hello Sunshine and Little Urchin Tinted are easily my favourite of the millions of natural sunscreens I’ve tried and tested. Being an outdoorsy gal, I’ve developed pigmentation on my face due to sun exposure and not taking more care to cover up and use sunscreen, so now I have one dark spot on each cheek. I recently discovered, but haven’t used this product, which is going onto my next order to try – 100% Pure Dark Spot Remover. It claims to lighten dark spots by using Ferment Sake and Matsutake Mushroom which are known for their brightening properties.

Night

At night I cleanse my face with either one of the Andalou cleansers I use as part of my morning routine. If I’ve got eye makeup on I use Wot Not Ultra Hydrating Facial Wipes. After I cleanse I apply the Snowflower Illuminating Face Oil by Edible Beauty on again, followed by Weleda Pomegranate Firming Night Cream. 

Other

I like to do a face mask once every couple weeks or at least once a month and for many years now my favourite has been Dr Hauschka’s Clarifying Clay Mask.

Let me know if you have any questions in the comments and feel free to share your favourite natural skincare products.

Bren x

My mission is to guide and inspire parents to positively nourish our children, connect our children, and celebrate life and food with them!

I share so much of what I know, and continue to learn on my Facebook page and I’m so pleased to have reached the milestone of connecting with 1000 followers.

To celebrate and thank you all, I thought I would do a lovely little giveaway.

Three lucky winners will win on of the following prizes:

Natural Instincts Face Care Range

Includes –  Daily Moisturiser, Foaming Cleanser, Clarifying Toner, Facial Scrub and Cream Cleanser.

Natural Instincts provide a high quality product using the finest ingredients derived from plants, certified organic extracts and pure essential oils.

The products contain NO  sulphates (SLS and SLES), petrochemicals, propylene glycol, parabens or PEGs. There are no artificial colours or fragrances, harsh detergents, silicones, preservatives, animal derivatives and mineral oils. We exclude over 400 potentially harmful ingredients to you and the environment.

The products are not tested on animals, they are vegan friendly, Australian made, Grey-water safe, and made of recycled packaging.

Additive-Free Shopping

Additive-Free Shopping Guide created by Tanya Winfield,  is a 64 page lightweight flip chart designed to stay in your handbag, with over 800 brand names of products to buy that have no harmful food additives (not even flavour).

These With many, many hours of research in the supermarket aisle and talking to manufacturers about ingredients, this guide is invaluableitems are segmented into easy to follow sections when shopping within large supermarkets in Australia such as Aldi, Coles and Woolworths.

Wardrobe 101

Written by top style guru Dijanna Mulhearn, this indispensable handbook will eliminate the confusion caused by the avalanche of fashion choices. You will find yourself culling your collection immediately and never succumbing to useless impulse purchases again. Instead, Dijanna will has you investing in timeless staple pieces, whilst teaching you how to play with trends without being a slave to fashion.

Instead of generalising according to body type, Wardrobe 101 addresses questions about body shape by targeting specific problem areas. Fool-proof colour combinations for teaming separates for weekday, weekend, workwear and evening are revealed and industry insiders and tastemakers impart their wisdom on how to create your own signature style. Armed with a checklist of essential items, how to interpret runway into every day to suit you and after a wardrobe workshop, you will instantly graduate from fashion victim to serious style maven!

THIS GIVEAWAY HAS ENDED

CONGRATULATIONS TO  THESE WINNERS!!! PLEASE CONTACT ME BY EMAIL WITH YOUR MAILING ADDRESS PLEASE:

Peta Gillis – Natural Instinct Face Care Pack
Kirri White – Additive Free Pantry Guide
Rebecca – Wardrobe 101

Entering is easy and here’s how:

Sign up for my free newsletter  here

Like these Facebook pages – Brenda Janschek Health & Lifestyle, Additive-Free Pantry and Wardrobe 101.

Have a look at the Natural Instincts website here and leave me a comment below about your favourite Natural Instincts product and why.

Feel free to share this competition with your friends!

Terms and Conditions:

This giveaway runs for two weeks from today and will end on Wednesday 14th August.

Three winners will be chosen randomly and will be announced on this blog post.

This giveaway is only available to those with an Australian address for postal reasons. Sorry!

Cheers,

Bren x