Guess Who's Not So Oily Anymore?!

[Princess6828]

About two days is all it took for me to start seeing results. I've found that by making my mixture about 75% castor oil and 50% olive oil gives me the ultimate results.

 

[Thais]

That's awesome, but you are right, it does sound kinda weird. LOL

 

[sealsm]

So this method replaces soap? Even for removing mu? You didn't break out with it? My skin is very oily and acne prone, so I'm always afraid to put oil on my face.

 

[pretty_pink13]

Yeah i know, i love it!!!

 

[_withoutYou]

Are you breaking out from this?

 

[beautynista]

I've been doing this for the past 2 nights and I like what I see so far. However, washing my hands and my face afterwards is a mission! The castor oil is so thick and like olive oil, less dense than water and so washing it off with water is impossible. How do you get it off your hands/face?

 

[oceanmist]

First, this does not seem to be causing any breakouts! I'm very acne prone and my skin has been an oil factory all of my life.

I've only been doing this once a day, but I might give twice a day a shot. My mix is 50:50 castor oil:jojoba oil. I had those on hand, but I'm going to see what EVOO can do too. I use a small (maybe quarter size) of this mixture.

Usually, I rub this on my face before entering the shower, then stick my face under the warm water and smooth it into my skin. (I tried the hot water washcloth sitting on my face, but I got claustrophobic! LOL!) Then I take my washcloth and keeping my face under the shower, I gently rub the oils away. I haven't had any problems with oil on my hands or face. It is either rinsed away or absorbed into my skin.

After I clean, I dip my fingers into 100% jojoba oil and put a light coat on my face. It usually takes about 5-10 minutes to absorb w/ no oily residue. Then prime, then makeup... I think this is about the best way to clean your face! It takes off all of your makeup and eyemakeup with no problems.

 

[beautynista]

Ooh I'm gonna try that, thanks! /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[mowgli]

Hi - just wanted to add my pennys worth!

I have veerrryy oily skin, but this method has def normalised my skin...not to mention, my skin looks fresher (though I have been using GA peels and microdermabrasion lately as well!)

Hi - just wanted to add my pennys worth..

I have super oily skin, and this is the ONLY method that has really helped normalise my skin..

Not to mention glowing, fresh skin!

Thanks MUT, Ive learnt so much since being on these forums, next stop - the vaseline method!

 

[ohiomom0503]

I may have to look that up and give it a try. Thanks

Jamie

 

[Jesskaa]

awsome!

 

[petalsoft]

Can you explain exactly how you perform the Oil Cleansing Method? I'm a bit confused.

 

[claire20a]

hi, this method works especially well for oily skins as it is based on the principle of "like dissolving like" (i.e. oil is very effective at removing the sebum/oil on your skin). I am too lazy to mix my own, so I buy dermalogica's precleanse oil. It also says on the packaging for this that it is recomended for oily skin, so the oiler the better!

I have combined this with MMU, and noticed a huge difference. I'm actually getting some dry patches, lol. Will need to use a richer moisturiser now I think with the colder weather coming in, but will defo stick with OCM and MMU!

good luck to you all with this, and congrats with your success princess!

 

[LittleMissV]

wow thats interesting!!

You'd think it would make your skin oilyier...

very cool

 

[Princess6828]

I have not experienced more breakouts - in fact I probably have less. I can't say which though, since the only way I usually get zits is either a) when it's "that time" of the month, or B) self-inflicted by trying to squeeze out a stubborn blackhead that doesn't want to budge. I love the OCM. It has made my skin better than I ever thought it had the potential to be. I'll admit though, sometimes when I'm extra tired or lazy I'll just use my Mario Badescu glycolic wash, but I try to use the OCM AT LEAST once a day if not twice. I would definitely reccomend it for anyone with oily skin.

 

[Brownshugaz]

do you guys ever have an oily residue afterwards?

 

[LVA]

no

 

[claire20a]

No oily residue at all for me, although the dermalogica oil is a precleanse, so I still do another cleanse with my regular cleanser after this. This is quite handy as every facialist I've seen has told me that you should cleanse twice (once to remove MU, ect & a second time to remove dirt, etc). Using the oil then my regular product motivates me more to do it twice when I'm feeling lazy and can't be bothered!

 

[yooniecorn]

I'll definately need to try this. Congrats!

 

[usersassychick0]

I might give it a try now!