What oil do you use for the "oil cleansing method"? (merged)

LADY_A_5

savers do a cheap versions. its next to the bio-oil

LittleMissAspie

1Foxylady wrote: »

If anyone is struggling to find castor oil, I've found a website that does 500ml containers for just £2.65! http://www.molevalleyfarmers.com/productdescription.aspx?prodcode=0193&utm_source=base&utm_medium=comparison&utm_campaign=google_base :rotfl:

- "so, where you buy your toiletries from?"
- "the animal husbandry section on a farming website!"
:rotfl:

My skin is awful, I might try this. I've discovered that steaming my face is quite nice so I could combine the two.

the_devil_made_me_do_it

1Foxylady wrote: »

Where do you get the cheap version of bio oil from?

Various Pound Shops & Home Bargains.

Granted the oils in Rescue Oil are not the same as oils found in Bio Oil, but it does contain sweet almond oil, evening primrose oil and apricot oil. All good for the skin.

1Foxylady

LittleMissAspie wrote: »

- "so, where you buy your toiletries from?"
- "the animal husbandry section on a farming website!"
:rotfl:
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I know I thought my post was very funny, I wonder how many thought it was a great deal until they saw the label - "for all stock"!
They also do pig oil, I wonder if you can use that as a substitution for castor oil! :rotfl:

ginvzt

Well, I would like to give this a try as my skin is horrible - greasy most of the time, full of blackheads and sports just keep popping. You would think I am a teenager by description - I am 29!!!

As I want to try it before we go away for Christmas, and I have no idea if I manage to find the castor oil in the meantime (not willing to order on-line as we are leaving in a week), how do you use bio-oil? Do you still mix it with some other oil, or you just use it pure? I have knitted a few dish/face cloths, so I could put them to use as well!!!!

the_devil_made_me_do_it

ginvzt wrote: »

Well, I would like to give this a try as my skin is horrible - greasy most of the time, full of blackheads and sports just keep popping. You would think I am a teenager by description - I am 29!!!

As I want to try it before we go away for Christmas, and I have no idea if I manage to find the castor oil in the meantime (not willing to order on-line as we are leaving in a week), how do you use bio-oil? Do you still mix it with some other oil, or you just use it pure? I have knitted a few dish/face cloths, so I could put them to use as well!!!!

I use it as it as, it's cheap enough. You could mix it with olive oil maybe, but I find it's light and I don't want to weigh it down by adding more oil.

By the way, it's Rescue Oil you want to get. You shouldn't pay more than £2, but try Pound Shops & Home Bargains first.

MrsX_2

Just found this thread and I'm going to give this method a try as at te grand old age of 36 I still have spots and blackheads.

Just wanted to ask, what do those of you who use this method use for moisturiser?

Badger_Lady

I don't use a separate facial moisturiser because I no longer need it - if your skin feels a little dry, you can use a tiny amount of the oil and rub it into your skin (in fact there's usually a tiny bit left over after I've finished flannelling, so I just rub that in).

It's best done at night as well, because my skin then absorbs any excess and is fresh and lovely by morning.

Purple_Sparkles

I've only just come across this thread and thought I'd put in my two penneth worth.

I have been cleansing my skin for years using a mixture of castor and sweet almond oil (I do vary the ratios using less castor oil in Summer) and typically do this twice a week. The rest of the week I use sweet almond oil as a cleanser, massaged into my skin and wiped off with a clean flannel. I don't need moisturiser and I am regularly mistaken for being 10-15 years younger than I am.

I also use either olive or sweet almond as a body moisturiser 3-4 times a week and add essential oils of my choice to make it smell nice in addition to the properties of the essential oil used.

sexyjacksparrow

I use 2/3 grapeseed oil and 1/3 olive oil. I add a drop of lavender essential oil just to make it smell better. I'm alternating between using this and Liz Earle's Cleanse & Polish. I prefer the C&P but in the interests of saving money, I'm quite liking the oil as an evening cleanser.

Kerry xx