Oil Cleansing Method!!

I've always had really dry skin; really dry, sensitive skin.  I've tried a LOT of different skin care lines and unfortunately for me, the only brands that worked for me cost over $100 and were filled with parabens and preservatives.  I hated spending the little money we had (remember, we live on a single income) on anti aging skin care that was probably just poisoning me.  Our skin is our biggest organ and whatever we put on our skin goes straight into our blood stream.  I felt really convicted that if I wouldn't eat it, I shouldn't put it on my skin.  The $100 creams had to GO!

Enter....The Oil Cleansing Method!

It's effective, frugal, and best of all, it's tailored to my specific skin care needs.  It's designer skin care, controlled by *ME* sans all the JUNK. . .

I LIKE IT!

 After all...who want's JUNK on their face?  Gaarooosss.  It's built on the premise that "like dissolves like" and it cleanses without stripping your skin of its natural sebums (natural skin oils).  When we use traditional skin care products with all those suds we just love, we wash our skin's natural sebums right down the drain.  Then our skin has to go into overdrive, creating more oil, which leads to clogged pores, black heads, white heads, and the like.  

So How Do You Do It?

Ingredients: Castor, Carrier oil of your choice (or combination thereof), and essential oils suited to your specific needs.

Appropriate Carrier Oil Choices: 

   *Sensitive Skin: grapeseed, apricot kernel, coconut, or jojoba oil

   *Dry Skin: olive, coconut, avocado, sweet almond, or sunflower

   *Oily: grapeseed, jajoba, or hazelnut oil

   *Acne Prone: jojoba, grapeseed, apricot kernel, sweet almond, or sunflower

Enhance your OCM Solution with essential oils! (Only  use Young Living Essential oils.  Other brand's purity cannot be attested for, therefore, may cause skin sensitivies or allergic reactions!!  Purity is EVERYTHING)

  *For aging skin, use lavender, frankincense, lemongrass, or myrrh

  *For oily skin use melaluca alternifolia, lavender,  lemon,  clary sage, or geranium

  *For sensitive skin use lavender, German chamomile, or Gentle Baby

Prepare: 

Mix together in the following ratios: 

  *Dry Skin: 1/3 castor oil, 2/3 carrier oil 

  *Oily/Acne Prone Skin- 2/3 castor oil, 1/3 carrier oil

  *Normal skin: 50:50

Add in the essential oils of your choice and store in a glass container.  

Method: 

Another reason why I love the OCM so much is because you are basically giving yourself a facial every single day!  With the OCM, you do not need to wash your face twice daily.  Only once!  And you are cleansing, removing your make-up and moisturizing ALL in one step.  So to get started, you're going to run the water as warm as you can stand it.  Wet a wash cloth with the hot water and let soak in the sink basin.  Then take a small amount of your OCM solution and begin massaging it into your skin using circular motions.  After a few minutes, take your steaming hot wash cloth and place it over your entire face.  Let the steam of the wash cloth wash over your face for a few minutes (really like 30 seconds).  Then gently begin wiping away the oil.  Rinse your wash cloth in the very hot water that's still in your sink basin and repeat until you feel like you have completely removed all of the oil.  That's it!  You're done.  If your skin feels dry afterwards, you may add a little bit of your carrier oil or some more of your OCM to your face as a moisturizer.  

Note: 

*In the beginning- do not mix a large amount of OCM solution.  It will probably take you awhile for to figure out what the best ratios are for *you*.  There is no right or wrong- it's all specific to your skin, no one else's.  *Also, you may experience a bit of an adjustment period.  The castor oil really purges down deep and detoxes your skin.  This is normal and expected, as our skin has endured years of petrochemicals, parabens, and other junk.

*Some people do not need to cleanse daily.  If you experience acne beyond the two week adjustment period, cut back on how often you're cleansing.  

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