My Skin in Côte d’Ivoire

One of the amazing things about Côte d’Ivoire is how much my skin agrees with the climate. For example, in the United States, I apply lotion to my hands daily an average of at 3-5 times a day. Here in Côte d’Ivoire, most days I do not even use lotion! And those of you that really know about my hands, they are the driest part of my body. It’s really amazing. I do not find the climate much more humid than Tampa for example but obviously there’s something here in the environment that is kinder to my skin in comparison with the U.S. As far as my face, it tends to be dry…or at least it was during my former life in the United States. Here, I do not even miss it if I do not use moisturizer on my face. In fact, I have to consciously remember to use moisturizer from time to time and to tone my face. Yet regardless of how kind the weather is to my skin, my wash-tone-moisturize routine is still important!