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

moggylover

lostinrates wrote: »

TBH when starting I'd keep it simple. for a start if things do not suit you its worth knowing as you introduce them one by one. I started just with just jojoba, but castor made a huge difference. I wouldn't have known if I'd started with the mixture. Best advice here was from suki, when I started...she said to get to know my own skin....:)


Also, after my shocking recent break out I have five spots left. (it was a really bad breakout, probably medication change ). They are however healing dramtically, and I think only left still because I tried a little too hard too soon to, er...help them. One was actually a milia that turned into a ''spot''...not had that happen before.

Anyway, normally this sort of thing would take two weeks or so to heal...I'm now about a week after they appeared and most are gone, and these I think will be just red skin in a couple of days time.

I would have been happy with just the almond and castor mix - but DS really didn't like the smell much - and is now much happier with the rose added (I did tell him he now smelled like a girl:rotfl:).

This time he actually laid still (on the kitchen table so that I could reach him, bless:rotfl:) and let me really massage for ages (and until my fingers ached) and then wallowed there whilst I applied warm cloths (need rolly eyes cos he was definitely a bit decadent by then:D).

He says I can now do it as often as I like (:eek::eek::eek:) but I have suggested that two or three nights a week will be fine, and the boots Botanics oil is so that he can just clean with that on a piece of cotton wool on the other nights and then wipe over with a little Witch Hazel or the Rosewater that I also bought today.

I have noticed that some of the spotty bits that were quite raw and angry looking the other day have cleared very quickly and there are only slight red marks where they were. Other areas have come up in the interim and some of the blackheads have gone (although DS admits to having "helped" some of them) so probably the same sort of success that you are seeing.

Wish I had known about this in my spotty youth:o Mind, I can't see my mum spending 20 mins or so two or three times a week massaging my spotty face for me - but being a girl I probably could have managed it myself:D

Hands still ache at the moment:(

moggylover

lostinrates wrote: »

I love smells, I really understand what you mean about aromatherapy course...me too;). I've had some ''fancy'' facials recently and the interesting thing is the aesthetician has oils burning and gave me three options to choose from, but I smelled them blind....it was interesting that things I didn't think I liked it turns out I do now!

To me though, ylang ylang smells a bit like dusty rooms at a grandmother's house.

Not certain ylang ylang would be to my taste either then:eek:

I know I love sandalwood (but they didn't have any and I doubt that I would have like the price anyway:D) but there were several that I did like, the neroli for a start, and the frankinsence would, I think, be particularly lovely mixed with a little rose (but I could be wrong:o).

Am going to have a look at aromatherapy courses on line! Maybe I can have a complete career change:j

lostinrates

ninky: yes! You can get manuka oil here....I got some today! Thnk you for telling us about it. Its fairly pricey compared to say, vegetable oil, but still cheap as far as skin care goes, at £10 for 50ml at an independent health food shop.

claireac

moggylover wrote: »

Am going to have a look at aromatherapy courses on line! Maybe I can have a complete career change:j

I did massage and aromatherapy courses a couple of years ago, and I absolutely love it. Each one was a year at my local college and it's not cheap - about £400 each. It's not my job though, I do it for family and friends etc and rarely charge. One day I'll be able to give up the day job...........

If you're serious, have a look here:http://www.bsygroup.co.uk/
I've just started one of their courses and it's been very good so far!

Oh, and your hands will soon get used to the massages .

ninky_2

lostinrates wrote: »

I've never heard of manuka oil before! even n NZ:o....is it possible to get it here? Or should I ask someone there to send me some? I use manuka honey as a face mask when my skin is sore and angry, I think its fabulous.

yes i've tried the manuka honey facepack too. i bought some manuka oil in fresh and wild a few years ago. not sure if they still stock it though. it was living nature brand. they have a website and you can order online. although from the comment about teatree being drying maybe it's not necessarily a good idea. it worked for me though.

oh just saw your later post!! glad you found some!

lostinrates

ninky wrote: »

yes i've tried the manuka honey facepack too. i bought some manuka oil in fresh and wild a few years ago. not sure if they still stock it though. it was living nature brand. they have a website and you can order online. although from the comment about teatree being drying maybe it's not necessarily a good idea. it worked for me though.

oh just saw your later post!! glad you found some!

As an aside, people also (used to?) smoke manuka.

Thanks for the follow up, if it works then I shall see if living nature brand is cheaper

hieveryone

This is a completely stupid question and apologies if it has been answered, but how do you mix up the percentages?

lostinrates

hieveryone wrote: »

This is a completely stupid question and apologies if it has been answered, but how do you mix up the percentages?

Do you mean proportions? In depends on your skin....and as Suki told me, only you can determine that with an educated guess. If your skin is oily start with a heavier castor oil than if you have dry skin.

If you mean practically, originally I just dribbled in to the palm of my hand, when I was satisfied (roughly) I mixed it in a small bottle, but I still alter this often. If it weren't so fiddley I'd be better doing it daily with dropper in to my palm I think.

hieveryone

Well when I see people saying 30% castor and 70% olive oil etc, I was wondering if I made it up in a little dish, would I put 3 capfuls of castor in and 7 capfuls of olive oil in? Maths was never my strong point

lostinrates

hieveryone wrote: »

Well when I see people saying 30% castor and 70% olive oil etc, I was wondering if I made it up in a little dish, would I put 3 capfuls of castor in and 7 capfuls of olive oil in? Maths was never my strong point

Exactly! ..so for drier skin one or two caps of castor to 8/9 of the other oil, and for oilier more castor and less of the other oil! No need to feel you had it perfectly!