Oil Cleansing Method

Dana · June 1st, 2006, 06:02 AM

There is a thread on this on the LHC, but I thought I'd start one here

I am new to the OCM, and am looking for pointers, tips, etc, on how to do this successfully!

I have combination skin, and I've heard that one oil is good for moisturizing and another is good for cleansing, but I forget what they are! With combination skin, would it be recommended to mix 2 versions, one for my dry cheeks, and the other for my more oily T-zone?

Wind · June 1st, 2006, 08:19 AM

I believe that castor oil is more cleansing, and EVOO is more moisturizing. Hopefully someone with more knowledge will verify that. I've been doing OCM off and on for a few months. I use a mix of castor oil and EVOO, about 75/25, since I have oilier, teenage skin. It's a little too rich to use every day, but I try to get one in once a week.

getoffmyskittle · June 1st, 2006, 07:46 PM

Original Article - The Oil Cleansing Method

**Stephanie** · June 1st, 2006, 08:05 PM

Since originally posting the article a few years ago, I've begun using high oleic sunflower oil in place of the EVOO. EVOO is still a great oil to use for this, but I wanted the fragrance of my essential oils to come through without interference. I also prefer the texture of sunflower.

My ratio is 75% Sunflower to 25% Castor and I find that using it every other day is perfect to keep my combo/T-zone balanced. However, I always moisturize with my serum afterwards, too. On off days, I wash lightly with my own hand-processed goatsmilk "castille." If I do more with the OCM, I get horrible dry patches.

FWIW, my suggestion is to make a mix of cleansing oils that best suit your driest parts and the chances that your oiliest parts will balance out is high. Castor oil is highly cleansing, so that will be your lesser oil. My suggestion is to start out with a 25/75 ratio and go from there. Your skin shouldn't be screaming for moisture afterwards, so if it is, definitely go for a different ratio. If it's just a little bit dry in some areas, just apply a drop of your moisturizing oil (you can even apply a bit of the cleansing mixture) to the patches.

I'm happy to get this topic going again! YAY!

**Stephanie** · June 1st, 2006, 08:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by getoffmyskittle

Original Article - The Oil Cleansing Method

Actually, the original is from this site, but that's the best discussion on it so far.

Here is the article here at The Beauty Bottle.

LadyofShalott · June 3rd, 2006, 10:55 PM

Hey! (I just found this site from LHC) Anyways. . .

I have combination skin too and I have found that this works:

Taking coconut oil and rubbing it in. Wait for 2 minutes or so and then rub my normal mix of castor/grapeseed/olive in. It has helped my oily skin a lot! And the flaking is starting to go away! I love OCM!!!

**Stephanie** · June 4th, 2006, 12:32 AM

I love that it's working for you!

And welcome to TBB!

I'm curious - are you using refined coconut oil or virgin?

LadyofShalott · June 4th, 2006, 01:05 AM

I'm using refined coconut oil. (the jar said it could be used for skin- which made me pick it up) Is virgin better? Also Stephanie- what essential oils do you mix in?

**Stephanie** · June 4th, 2006, 11:10 AM

Either would probably be fine, but my preference is virgin because it's more moisturizing (and it smells awesome LOL). RBD coconut oil is fine to use, but I like the virgin because it's more luxurious to me.

Well, that and RBD makes my skin itch something fierce, but that's in leave-on products, not products that will be rinsed off.

My favorite is rose and I'm a huge believer that rose oil will fix all. It's quite an obsession I have.

I also like to mix in some lavender.

Dana · June 5th, 2006, 05:17 PM

Wow, I don't visit for a couple of days, and this thread is rocking!

Thanks for the original article links! I'll troll through those before trying anything else.

The coconut oil sounds interesting!! Would similar results be noticed from coconut milk?? YUM. I'd eat my facial treatment :P