Another trend I've heard a lot about is the oil cleansing method. It uses the theory that "like dissolves like" to clean your skin. The original method involves 80% olive oil (or coconut, jojoba, etc) and 20% castor oil. A lot of people don't use castor oil because it's very drying to your skin. I only had olive oil* on hand, tried it, and liked the results well enough on its own.
I might try castor oil one day in the future, but for now I'm happy. The steps:
- Rub the oil into your skin for about two minutes. I like it - it's pretty much a great face massage.
- Put a hot, damp washcloth on your face. Leave it there until it cools to room temperature. Again, it feels awesome.
- When it cools, use the washcloth to wipe the remaining oil off your face.
- Repeat steps 2 and 3 if you like.
I don't smell like olives (I had *B* check), and my skin no longer has that stretched, papery feeling I used to get when I washed my face. I don't need an exfoliator because the washcloth is just scratchy enough to remove dead skin cells. And I don't need to moisturize. The only thing I need is sunscreen, but I haven't quite figured out what I'm going to do this year in that respect. I'm not 100% sold yet, but I'm going to give it a month to see how it goes.
*I heard on the radio that many extra virgin olive oils tend not to be extra virgin. My brand is on the list of those who weren't always EVOO, but I will use it until it's gone. If you want to see if your EVOO is real, check out this report.
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