Soap

If your skin feels tight and dry, it could be your soap. Although we were all brough up with the traditional 'soap and water' wash to get clean, it can dry your skin out quite badly. There is soap that contains moisturisers, dove for example. Or a natural alternative, cheaper and more efficient.

Oatmeal, usually a breakfast dish, is a great cleanser. It can be used on all types of skin, including sensitive, and is probably the most used. Just grind the oats by hand or in a food processor until its a fine dust, mix with a little water to make a paste, rub into your face and neck, in gentle circles going upwards and wash off with tepid water.

Granulated Sugar works well, also exfoliating. It's great for dry skin types. Mix with a bit of water to form a paste, and massage in to wet skin. Easy.

The Egyptions used Honey as a skin beautifier, used alone or mixed with a bit of lemon for oily skin and milk for dry, it's excellent. Massage into skin like you would any other cleanser.