Ok, so your probably thinking cleansing your face with oil!! Won't it clog up your pores?
Thats exactly what I said...then i started to do my research.
How it works: You know how your skin – all of it – secretes oil? Even if your face feels dry, it still has oil on it. Well, according to chemistry know-how, likes dissolve likes. So, effectively what you’re doing is dissolving and wiping away all the icky dirty oil from your face and replenishing it with clean, nourishing oil. No harsh chemicals stripping your skin of its necessary oils..
Which oils are best: This part can get a bit tricky. You want to always use castor oil as your base oil. Castor oil is gives you the most cleansing, also highly antibacterial in nature but it can also be drying. So depending on your skin type, you’ll either use more or less castor oil proportionally to the other oils. So based on your skin type your mixture will vary. I usually say do a 50;50 mix of castor oil with your other oil. Or if you want to be more specific here are some ways to mix these oils depending on your skin type.
Oily skin: Use 2/3 castor oil to 1/3 carrier oil. (Or measure out 2 tsp castor oil and 1 tsp carrier oil.)
Normal skin: Use equal parts castor oil and carrier oil. (Measuring out 1-1/2 tsp castor oil and 1-1/2 tsp carrier oil.)
Dry skin: Use 1/3 castor oil and 2/3 carrier oil. (Again, 2 tsp carrier oil and 1 tsp castor oil.)
None of these are set in stone. Find out which mixture works best for your skin type! Below are a list of good "carrier oils" to mix with the castor oil...
- Jojoba (all skin types, but very desirable for acne-prone skin)
- Sweet almond (all skin types, especially oily)
- Grapeseed (all skin types, especially oily)
- Avocado (dry and aging skin)
- Sunflower Seed (all skin types)
- Apricot Kernel (dry, aging, and normal skin)
- Argan (all skin types, especially aging skin … very pricey)
- Tamanu (all skin types … very pricey)
So once you have made your oil mixture its time to wash!
Step 1: Wet your face with a small amount of water.
Step 2: Pour a small amount about a nickel size of the oil mix into the palm of your hands
Step 3: Rub the oil onto your face in a circular motion. Let the oil penetrate your skin for about 2-3 minutes.
Step 4: Using very warm and or hot water take a washcloth and completely saturate it in the warm/hot water. Place the washcloth on your face and allow it to sit for about 10 seconds. Do this until all the oil is completely removed from your face. and voila your done!
It may sound like a lot to be done but i guarantee that you will love the results!
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