The Oil Cleansing Method

What is the oil cleansing method? Simply put, its washing your face with oil! What is this crazy talk, you ask? Why, its all the rage! Seriously, the Oil Cleansing Method has worked wonders on my face. No longer do I have painful pimples or ugly blackheads on my nose (where they once were prolific!)

The Oil Cleansing Method is extremely easy, and cheap. It does cost a bit to get started, but I guarantee it will be less than a lot of us spend on expensive facial cleansers and lotions. Before the OCM I was spending around $50 every couple of months. I was using "Simple" and while yes, it was effective nothing compares to "all natural." I was using the face wash, the scrub, the toner, day time lotion, and night time lotion. That is FIVE products. Now I am down to one!

Here is my routine:

My OCM oil consists of 1/4 sweet almond oil, 1/4 jojoba oil, 1/4 avocado oil, and 1/4 castor oil.  I have the oil mixed together in a little amber colored glass dropper bottle. It is extremely convenient.

I pull out my little dropper bottle from my medicine cabinet, and turn the water faucet on HOT. Once it's hot, I fill up a little plastic pink tub that I got from the hospital when my daughter was born. Hey! Repurposing anyone? Once its filled up, I turn the water off. Then I throw three cloth wipes into the hot water.

I dry my hands, just because I don't want the oil mixing with any water that's on them. I then squeeze out a dropperful of oil onto my hand. Maybe two. I then rub it all over my face. I make sure to massage it in really well, especially on my nose. My nose has always been a problem area for me. I get dermatitis there, and it is extremely flaky. Since starting the OCM the dermatitis has disappeared!

Once the oil has been massaged in, I take one of the HOT wipes from the tub and wring it out. Then I lightly drape it over my face. The idea is to "steam out" the impurities on my face. Once the washcloth has gone luke-warm, I gently wipe the oil off my face. Then I go on to the next clean wipe and start the process over.  I use about three of the cloth wipes during my routine.

Ta Da! That's it. I just gently pat my face dry, and I'm done. Why would anyone want to wash their face with oil? As the old adage goes, "like attracts like." While I am in no way a chemistry major, I can see what they are talking about. The clean oil pulls the dirty oil from your face, and then you just steam and wipe.

The problem with commercial cleansers and lotion is that it strips your natural oils from your face. Yes they do get rid of the dirty oil as well, but your skin is designed to have some oil in/on it! When I was using commercial cleansers and lotions my face was always horribly dry. There was nothing that I could slather on it that would keep it from being a flaky mess. Long live the OCM, you have saved my poor poor skin from its flaky anguish. I am super happy.

Whether this post convinces you to try the Oil Cleansing Method (you should!) or not, I just wanted to share my wonderful experience with it. I'll never go back to commercial lotions and cleansers. My four bottles of oil (4 oz each) mixed together will last me a good year. I bought each bottle on amazon for about $5 each, that's $20 for a year!

Here's to being Frugal, Fun, and all Natural!