skin/hair wash - natural clay compound

April 14, 2002

Have any of you tried the natural clay compound hair and body wash which you can

find in shops which sell health products (maybe even on-line). Ingredients:

refined hectorite and montmorillonite clay.

The type I have is called Lavaerde and is made by a German company called

Logona, and I quote from the box " it is a mineral-rich clay compound med from

the Atlas Mountains of Morocco. - cleanses hair and skin mechanically. the tiny

clay particles bind oil and dirt particles and are rinsed away with water -

totally suds-free. Suitable for all skins, but especially recommended for

sensitive skin, oily, blemished skin, dandruff and oily hair conditions. "

Maybe this could help some of you who are having problems finding something

suitable for cleansing and hairwashing.

My skin continues to improve (I have just finished the course of antibiotics,

so am dreading the return of the pimply look!), I am continuing the metrogel and

an aloe cream, and am using a total sunblock which contains both zinc oxide and

titanium dioxide with cyclomethicone and dimethicone. It also contains olive

oil, calendula and helichrysum, and does not leave that awful white paste on the

skin, but is easily absorbed, though the instructions do point out that the best

overall protection is obtained by leaving the the cream pasted over the surface

of the skin (I don't). My eyes have also seen improvement, but not enough yet.

I am continuing the diet which is working wonders for my figure if nothing else,

and cannot say that I miss sugars in my life at all (I used to love desserts!).

so now dessert consists of either fresh fruit, or dried fruit and almonds. Tea

(I loved my afternoon cup of tea with milk!) is now herbal without milk. No

coffee! And bread is totally kamut. What I do miss are spicy foods which I

used to love. So it's lots of veggies, fresh or cooked, organically farmed

chicken, fresh fish, etc.etc. I'm going to be really healthy.......... but is

my face going to be less red?? We'll see!!

April 14, 2002

> Have any of you tried the natural clay compound hair and body wash

which you can find in shops which sell health products (maybe even on-

line). Ingredients:

> refined hectorite and montmorillonite clay.

> The type I have is called Lavaerde and is made by a German company

called Logona, and I quote from the box " it is a mineral-rich clay

compound med from the Atlas Mountains of Morocco. - cleanses hair and

skin mechanically. the tiny clay particles bind oil and dirt

particles and are rinsed away with water - totally suds-free.

Suitable for all skins, but especially recommended for sensitive

skin, oily, blemished skin, dandruff and oily hair conditions. "

> Maybe this could help some of you who are having problems finding

something suitable for cleansing and hairwashing.

, do they have a Web site? Clay does sound comforting, but it

also sounds drying and the " cleanses the skin mechanically...tiny

clay particles... " makes me think of exfoliation, especially looking

at the types of skin it's recommended for. (I don't have oily or

blemished skin -- at least not the kind of blemishes they're

referring to. )

Marjorie

Marjorie Lazoff, MD

April 14, 2002