You may be doing yourself a dis-service by keeping your face so 'clean'. Your skin does need some oil and by removing all or most of it, you could be forcing your skin to produce even more.
As for the 'dirty' cotton ball, no matter how many times you use a toner or wash, or use straight isp alcohol, it will always look a little 'dirty'. Your skin is constantly shedding cells and this makes up most of the 'dirt' you see after washing your face. ... View related article.
I realize this is an older post, but I swear by this method:
Clean out as much as you can out of the car...the carpet protectors, removeable storage between the seats etc.
Then, get the hose (yes, the garden hose) and turn on to a slow to medium stream. Soak the carpets and liberally pour liquid dish soap all over. Use a scrub brush (like the kind you use on tubs or tires) and scrub the carpet, lightly on less soiled spot, heavier on more soiled. Borrow, use your own, or buy a wet/dry vacuum and remember to take the paper filter out. Vacuum out as much water as possible (you'll get more than you think out) and resoak the carpets. Repeat vacuuming. Remember to dump the vac occasionally (great for flowerbed water). Usually after a couple passes, you'll get the carpet almost bone dry. I usually leave the windows partly down to let it finish air drying.
The price, I think, for a wet/dry vac doesnt outweight the benefits of owning one...I bought my 50 gal for about $40US at a garage sale. Cleaning my auto carpets instead of replacing them saved me a twenty bucks first time i used it.
What I've managed to get out by this method: soda stains, burnt engine oil, ice cream, kool-aid, chocolate, tea, coffee, brake fluid, trasmission fluid, various other unidentifiable auto part fluids, dirt, restaurant hood exhaust grease, lipstick, crayon and various candy leftovers.
The previous owner of our last truck used it to transport auto parts, both in the bed and cab. It took three applications to finally get all of the stains out. Several months after we bought it, the owner asked us if he could take a look at it and make us an offer. He swore we had replaced the carpet and offered us $500 over what he originally sold it to us for. ... View related article.
I realize this is a sort of old post, but if you're still looking for ideas...
There's a product out there called Ensure that comes in strawberry, vanilla and chocolate flavors. Its about 8oz and contains 250 (i think) calories. There's also a 'plus' version that adds more protien and an extra 50 (i think) calories. My husband is 6'3' and weighed 130ish before we started him on the plus version and has finally broken 150 in about 3 months.
He puts it in coffee, uses it as a snack, drinks with breakfast etc. since it also contains vitamins and minerals. They are pricey (about $7 US for 6 cans) and unfortunately most knockoffs arent as good and cost about the same.
Granted, he's 28, but the doctor told us that he needs to aim for 3000 calories a day to MAINTAIN his weight and about 3500 for gaining. Most women need from 1500 to 2500 depending on activity levels. Maybe trying a 'grazing' technique may help you instead of eating three big meals.
