Ok so I looked at my friend sideways when she was talking about oil cleansing. Why would you smear oil all over your face? It sounded like something that simply shouldn’t be done.
Of course, now that I am writing this blog, I feel that I must try these weird things out to determine whether they are great cost saving ventures or just stupid. Also, I don’t have money for cleanser when I’m an oil addict. Whatever the reason I decided to give it a whirl.
My recipe? Well I had a small sample tub of Clinique moisturizer that was empty so it put about half a teaspoon of sugar in it and filled the rest with FCO (fractionated coconut oil) then I added 5 drops each of frankincense, melaleuca, lavender, and geranium.
Here’s the method. You dab your fingers into the mix, picking up more sugar if you want a scrub and only oil if you don’t. Massage it on your face. You can put the stuff all over. It’s actually great for removing waterproof mascara too.
The next step is the most important. You take a washcloth and drench it in HOT water squeeze most of the water out. You are going to steam your face. You put the towel on your face until it cools. This is releasing the clogged stuff jammed up in your pores. Once you have done this to your face, then you wipe it off a little, splash some cold water on it and you’re done.
Here’s the wacky part. My face used to dry up like crazy when I used to wash my makeup off at night if I didn’t slather moisturizer all over my face, I wouldn’t even get to sleep it would feel so dry and tight. But now I just dab a little moisturizer under my eyes and that’s it. It’s amazing how your face can be clean and moisturized at the same time!
So far so good. I’m happy with the result, even more happy with the price, and my face is happy too!