When I moved to Colorado from Oregon in my mid-30s, I was worried about my skin in the dryness and altitude, but we didn't have a lot of money. I went to a talk by an aesthetician who advocated using household items. It worked pretty darn well, IMHO. To exfoliate, I would use sour cream or yogurt with a little bit of baking soda. Witch hazel to tone. Egg white for a firming mask, and then avocado or banana and yogurt for nourishment.
Now I'm lazier so I use Neutrogena deep cleaning cleanser (or something like that) at night followed by PCA Rebalance, then I just splash my face with water in the morning and follow up with PCA Hydrator Plus. Every so often, I put on a papaya enzyme mask from Zia. I had a facial when I was in Santa Fe a couple of weeks ago, and the aesthetician knew immediately that I wasn't from the Southwest. She also said my skin was lovely so that made me feel great. It's always nice to have someone tell you that what you're doing is working.
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