Love your skin. That’s what I keep telling my daughter. The more you care and nurture your skin at a young age, the more you will love your skin at mine. The advice I wish my younger self had listened to more readily.
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WHY OIL CLEANSING?
We all know that cleansing is an important part of daily skin care. But cleansing with oil? Sounds counterintuitive. How can oil actually clean an area that you are trying to “remove oil” and impurifications from?
Conventional face cleansing companies, with products filled with chemicals, additives, and unwanted ingredients, would have us believe that having an oily face is the cause of blemishes and skin problems. In fact, our bodies naturally produce oil to lubricate, protect, and moisturize. Blemishes, blackheads, and whiteheads are actually created by hormones, dead skin cells, and bacteria or a combination of all, not by naturally produced oil.
The oil I use to cleanse with is organic olive oil, a natural antioxidant, filled with vitamins, has an antibacterial effect, and is a wonderful moisturizer, and exfoliator.
It is a well-known fact that oil dissolves oil. By using oils to cleanse, we are able to remove impurities and bacteria without stripping our skin of its beneficial oils. This, in turn, leaves our skin well nourished and radiant. Other reasons for giving OCM a try? Here you go!
- SAFE a no chemical approach
- BALANCES OIL PRODUCTION and reduces acne breakouts
- COST EFFECTIVE can be made organically and maybe you have what it takes in your pantry already
- REMOVES MAKEUP no other product(s) needed
- ANTI-AGING need I say more?
- HIGHLY MOISTURIZING reduces fine lines and wrinkles
HOW TO MAKE THE BLEND
I base my blend on my Ayurvedic dosha. You can read all about this in my post, “How To Create An Ayurvedic Skincare Routine For Any Age“. If you know your skin type already, you can follow the blends listed below.
For some, there may be an adjustment period. I never found this to be the case for me. I did, however, need to play a bit with my ratio’s to establish the right blend (not too drying or too moisturizing).
As stated earlier, I like to use olive oil for its benefits with the addition of castor oil. Should you not want to use castor oil, an alternative would be grapeseed or hazelnut oil for their astringent qualities. The following blends are general rules of thumb for specific skin types. All the ratios listed are olive oil to castor oil (or oil of choice).
- NORMAL 1.5 to 1/2 ratio
- OILY 2 to 1
- DRY 1 to 1
- SENSITIVE/ACNE PRONE 1 to 1/4
Again, you may need to adjust the ratio’s as needed to find your perfect blend.
CLEANSING METHOD
1. Take a clean facecloth, soak it with very hot water and wring it out.
2. Lay the hot cloth over your face and leave on for a minute or so to loosen any dirt and clogged pores.
3. Take a small amount of your oil blend (a little goes a long way) and massage over entire face.
4. Don’t rush the massage, massage until you feel an actual pulling sensation on your skin.
5. Soak the cloth again in as hot of water as you can stand and wring it out.
6. Place the cloth on your face and let it sit until cooled.
7. Repeat the previous two steps another 3-4x.
As my skin is very dry, I moisturize after every cleanse. My preferred moisturizer is Kesaradi Oil along with an undereye ghee blend I make (post coming soon) with rose essential oil and frankincense.
I would love to hear about your experiences with OCM! Feel free to comment below! Be sure to follow and subscribe for monthly updates with “Happenings Here On The Hill”!
Be Well,
Suzan
12 comments
Very interesting to use oil to cleanse the skin. I do use coconut oil with frankincense after I wash.
I will need to try oil cleansing, it looks so beneficial for your skin. I do have dry skin so hopefully, it will help me out.
Thank you for sharing the why and how to do oil cleansing. This is something Lisa will be trying.
I hadn’t really thought about cleansing with oil, but I do like to rub some oil into my skin after a shower. I have super oily skin, and I used to avoid adding oil to my face. But when I saw the moisturizing benefits, I loved using oil on my face. I may have to give this a try to see what happens.
This is so interesting! I’ve heard before as well that oil production is your skin trying to moisturize itself, so don’t strip down the oil! I love that you shared you oil cleansing routine with us.
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I’ll have to try this. I have combination skin and am always switching between different cleansers and scrubs. Thanks for sharing with us at Friday Favorites. I’m featuring you this week.
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I’ve discovered the benefits of oil cleansing too. I had very oily skin when I was younger and initial I was concerned using oil would cause breakouts. But the oil cleansing and the skin serum I make that is oil based have been so good for my skin. I use organic coconut oil on my face and olive oil sugar scrubs on my body.