The what method for clearing acne?? Yep, I said oil. This is one of my favorite things to do because my skin feels so soft and it seems to keep the midday shine down. This is no small feat as I work in a restaurant and I'm around cooking oils and smoke all day long. The oil cleansing method is one of the cheapest and most effective alternatives to help clear your skin and I still use it to this day just to make my skin look good.
Trust me, guys, this will not break you out at all! This will help clear your skin and make it look soft and smooth. There are two main ingredients for the oil cleansing method. All you need is Castor oil and extra virgin olive oil. It's been debated whether you need cold pressed, organic or any other fancy methods. I use regular, store bought oils from CVS and Acme and they work great for me. Don't think you have to buy the expensive alternatives, the cheap one's work just as well.
Two quick notes before I start. First, ensure you choose extra virgin olive oil and not regular olive oil. Regular olive oil is to thick and it will cause you to break out. Just be careful when choosing your oil as it's easy to get the two confused.
The other point is that you don't have to use extra virgin olive oil. There are many different oils you can use in place of it, such as grape seed oil, sunflower oil, jojoba oil and many others. Personally, I use a 50/50 combination of jojoba oil and grape seed oil. This is because jojoba oil is one of the best natural moisturizers available today and grape seed oil is even lighter in texture than extra virgin olive oil.
All that you have to do is mix the oils together. You can do this directly in your palm or you could mix them up in a container beforehand to help reduce mess. For a balance between maximum effectiveness and to keep your skin from drying out, you should keep the mixture at about 10%-30% Castor Oil. Now all you need to do is get a quarter sized amount of the mixture in your hands and spread it all over your face, gently massaging it into your skin.
If you decide to follow my recommendation using jojoba oil, I encourage you to try higher amounts of Castor oil. The jojoba oil will counter act any of the drying effects of the Castor oil and larger concentrations will help your acne clear even faster. That can never be a bad thing, right?
The next step is to take a small washcloth or towel and soak it in hot water. Don't make it so hot that it will burn you because you're going to want to place the still hot towel on your face. What this does is steam open your pores and allows the oils the penetrate into them. Allow the cloth to cool to room temperature and repeat a few times to get the maximum effect. I really enjoy this part as it's really relaxing, so enjoy it! After you've finished, just wipe the oil off with the cloth. There's no need to wash them off with soap, wiping them off will suffice.
That's it. All you need to do is to splash some cold water on your face. This will close up your pores. Now if you decided to use jojoba oil, you most likely don't need to moisturize. If you do, just a few drops of jojoba will work just fine. If you don't use jojoba and want to moisturize, make sure you get one that is made for sensitive skin, no matter if you're skin is dry or oily or in between. The sad truth is if you have acne, your skin is sensitive and should be treated as such.
Trust me, guys, this will not break you out at all! This will help clear your skin and make it look soft and smooth. There are two main ingredients for the oil cleansing method. All you need is Castor oil and extra virgin olive oil. It's been debated whether you need cold pressed, organic or any other fancy methods. I use regular, store bought oils from CVS and Acme and they work great for me. Don't think you have to buy the expensive alternatives, the cheap one's work just as well.
Two quick notes before I start. First, ensure you choose extra virgin olive oil and not regular olive oil. Regular olive oil is to thick and it will cause you to break out. Just be careful when choosing your oil as it's easy to get the two confused.
The other point is that you don't have to use extra virgin olive oil. There are many different oils you can use in place of it, such as grape seed oil, sunflower oil, jojoba oil and many others. Personally, I use a 50/50 combination of jojoba oil and grape seed oil. This is because jojoba oil is one of the best natural moisturizers available today and grape seed oil is even lighter in texture than extra virgin olive oil.
All that you have to do is mix the oils together. You can do this directly in your palm or you could mix them up in a container beforehand to help reduce mess. For a balance between maximum effectiveness and to keep your skin from drying out, you should keep the mixture at about 10%-30% Castor Oil. Now all you need to do is get a quarter sized amount of the mixture in your hands and spread it all over your face, gently massaging it into your skin.
If you decide to follow my recommendation using jojoba oil, I encourage you to try higher amounts of Castor oil. The jojoba oil will counter act any of the drying effects of the Castor oil and larger concentrations will help your acne clear even faster. That can never be a bad thing, right?
The next step is to take a small washcloth or towel and soak it in hot water. Don't make it so hot that it will burn you because you're going to want to place the still hot towel on your face. What this does is steam open your pores and allows the oils the penetrate into them. Allow the cloth to cool to room temperature and repeat a few times to get the maximum effect. I really enjoy this part as it's really relaxing, so enjoy it! After you've finished, just wipe the oil off with the cloth. There's no need to wash them off with soap, wiping them off will suffice.
That's it. All you need to do is to splash some cold water on your face. This will close up your pores. Now if you decided to use jojoba oil, you most likely don't need to moisturize. If you do, just a few drops of jojoba will work just fine. If you don't use jojoba and want to moisturize, make sure you get one that is made for sensitive skin, no matter if you're skin is dry or oily or in between. The sad truth is if you have acne, your skin is sensitive and should be treated as such.
About the Author:
While I still use oil cleansing method to keep my skin looking great, I discovered that acne is merely the symptom of a problem. Like they say in medicine, you have to treat the problem and stop treating the symptoms.
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