Hmmm... to answer your questions... and other stuff... AND AN UPDATE!!

• Yogurt has lactic acid in it so it's supposed to gently exfoliate and cleanse the skin. It felt pretty nice! I'm not sure how practical unless I plan to wash my face in the kitchen every night...
• PLAIN yogurt- no flavored yogurt on the face! :-)
• No, I do not use a waterpic- but I do wish I had one!! Just good ol' string floss.
• I flossed BEFORE the yogurt wash. I usually floss, then wash my face, then brush my teeth, then do my other skin care stuff. (like anyone cares, but there ya go! haha!)

Okay, THAT was fun!!

And thanks for the input about the tees! Need to get over to Target and Old Navy!

I have been doing some more reading... and it seems that just plain ol' water is a very good cleanser. Just friction and water- a lot of people swear by it. May give it a try for a few days. Certainly would save a lot of money!! I spent about an hour perusing the aisle at the health food store for a replacement cleanser... and just got frustrated and left empty-handed. My skin is problematic, but it hasn't been for years because of the skin care regime I currently use (Paula's Choice, remember?)- however, it is full of the "bad ingredients"!! I am scared to start using new products on my face and dealing with all the old problems!!

Another thing I read that I thought was really interesting is to use dry powdered milk as a face wash! I think it might follow the same reasoning as the yogurt (think Cleopatra who reportedly took daily milk baths for her beautiful skin!), only you could keep it in the bathroom closet! You just shake some into your hand, add water, and scrub your face. That might be worth a try to me...

As for a natural eye makeup remover, I came across this entertaining video:

http://video.aol.com/video-detail/natural-eye-make-up-remover-coconut-oil/768211688

Okay! will keep adding ideas as I come across them!!

UPDATE!!

Leah- I am updating this post in response to your comment... it is interesting you should mention cleansing with oil because last night- I did just that!!

I used coconut oil. I decided to try it for the eye makup removal- FABULOUS!- and then thought to myself, I said "SELF.." haha! sorry. Anyway.... it occurred to me that if coconut oil could melt eyeshadow and mascara off my face then surely it could melt powder and undereye concealer!

1. So I scooped a little out and rubbed it all over my face. It feels SOOO good to do that!!! then I rinsed.
2. Then I followed up with a little shake of baking soda and gently scrubbed my face with that to make sure I got all the coconut oil off (baking soda is the BEST physcial exfoliant).
3. Then I used raw, unfiltered apple cider vinegar as a toner! I wet the cotton round, then put a little apple cider vinegar on it, and then rubbed my whole face with it. That is supposed to balance your skin's pH.
   

I am doing a little reading about making your own salicylic acid toner, which is what has kept my skin in really good shape for years (Paula's Choice Beta Hydroxy Acid is basically salicylic acid in a liquid, gel, or lotion). I will update about that later- but it helps tremendously with blackheads and breakouts and overall good skin condition.

I also want to learn more about undistilled witch hazel as a toner- without alcohol. Think I will buy some and try it out...

Stay tuned!!