healing earth as skincare product

So yesterday when I was getting ready for bed I used some healing earth and I thought I'd blog about it since I've never seen anyone use it except my mom.
Healing earth is a natural product which can be used in a lot of different ways. It comes in different levels of roughness I suppose I should say...
My mom and I usually get "Heilerde 1" and "Heilerde 2" by Luvos. (I don't know in which countries this brand is available but you can order it online - I will put the links below!)
I use it as a soft peeling or a mask for the face and décolleté. 
This stuff is one of my all-time favorites. I tried "regular" products from garnier or whatever brands there are which do a pretty good job for me at first but after a while of regular usage my skin starts to look and feel even worse than before. My skin is really sensitive and always reacts that way when I use a product with a lot of chemicals in it.

Using it as a peeling, I put some of the earth in my hand and mix it with water until I get the consistency that I like and scrub it all over my face. It's a really soft peeling but I get rid of all the dead skin.
When I want to put on a mask, I do the same only using more earth and less water. You should leave it on until it's dry which takes about 30 minutes. Then you can just kind of break this layer, get rid of the big pieces and wash the rest off. Your skin may feel a little dull and tight and be a little red but don't worry that's just because the healing earth sucked all the oils and dirt out of your pores and activated the blood flow so any blemishes, rashes or break-outs heal quickly. Your skin will remosturize itself after a couple of minutes but if you feel like you really need to you can put on some mosturizer.

After this treatment my skin always feels SOOO unbelievably soft and looks really fresh and nice. I use the peeling about once a week and additionally when I need it and the mask from time to time. If you want, you can absolutely use healing earth on an everyday-basis, even in fall/winter when your skin is extra sensitive and dry. 

The fine powder is for interior use in case of stomach trouble and so on. I personally never did that because first of all I barely ever got troubles like that and second of all i feel really weird swallowing water mixed with earth. My mom does that, so don't worry! nothing can go wrong doing it but I just don't like it.

I hope this was helpful and that it works for you as well as it does for me!



product links:
Heilerde 2 (exterior use): http://www.amazon.de/Luvos-Heilerde-LUVOS-hautfein-480/dp/B0017PV4C0
Heilerde 1 (interior use): http://www.amazon.de/Luvos-Heilerde-Innerlich-Pulver-950/dp/B000V3ITTU