Fun With Bentonite Clay

I'm really taking a  journey with my skin this month, staging a product intervention you could say. My skin has been terribly reactive to even the slightest insulin spikes (ok..sugar binges is more accurate) in my diet. On top of that I'm guilty of not getting enough sleep or drinkign enough water and too much touching, picking, and product whoring... all of which has led to just generally bad skin. I know all the things I should do, and I've tried everything...maybe a little too much of everything at once. 

Step one of my intervention was to clean up my diet, take my multivitamins and probiotics, and stop using any products at all on my skin. Well....it's probably going to work in the long term, but I have experienced some sort of detox purge and my face got really bad!!! 

Now I'm about a month in and my diet is tuned in and things look much better. There are still a few new spots, and unfortunately lots of red marks :( its been extremely hard to give up makeup with an increase of blemishes, but I'm doing it. 

I'm adding one new thing: Bentonite Clay.

Bentonite clay has been used for thousands of years around the world and is known for its powerful natural detoxing capacity, because it has the unique capacity to pull toxins out of the body, but doesn't absorb into the body itself. When mixed with water or apple cider vinegar is creates a magnetic charge that can pulls bacteria, fungus, mycotoxins, enterotoxins, pollutants/contaminates and heavy  metals from the bloodstream, and carries them out of the body through...er...elimination. Go on...Click HERE to get science-y with your bad self. 

As a topical mask, mix the clay powder with water or ACV to make a paste and apply a thin layer to skin. Let it harden for about 10-15 minutes (less if your skin is sensitive) then rinse with warm water. The clay pulls impurities to the surface and helps purge all the yuck. Some people experience a purge breakout at first. I don't think my breakout had anything to do with bentonite, since it was "in progress" before I started. Since using it as a mask a couple times a week, I'm noticing my skin has better tone and clear pores, and it's dried out the spots I have. 

For internal cleansing you need a food grade liquid form. I have Great Plains brand. It's pretty chalky, but that's to be expected when consuming the earth, yes? The directions say for short term use take it every two hours, and for longer term daily use, just 1 tablespoon a day on an empty stomach. Lots of experts suggest mixing with psyllium husks to make sure you get things moving. You don't want all those toxins and bacteria all gathered up and just sitting around in your body. I don't believe too much internal "cleansing" is a great idea because it can disturb the ecosystem in there, so I'm just doing three days, then I'll go to just the bentonite once a day and lots of water. 

I'm not brave enough to post before pictures, but I just might post them with my after pictures if things go well. Stay tuned....

Have you used Bentonite? Tell me your experience in the comments section below!!

Kellie