What is your opinion on cleansing with oil? 
Cleansing with oil is a gentle, effective method of cleaning, especially difficult-to-remove facial and eye makeup, acneiform skin, or dry and sensitive skin.

What are the benefits?
Cleansing oil removes make-up, dirt, sweat, and facial oils gently, yet effectively, without causing or flaring sensitive skin. It also maintains the skin’s natural level of moisture.

What are the concerns?
If you have acne, at first your pimples may look red and irritated. This is because your pores have opened and are draining. With a little time and continued use of the oil cleanser, your skin will become clearer. 

Why is oil an effective cleanser? 
Water cannot dissolve oil, so most cleansers and toners use chemicals to strip your skin of its oil which irritates it and causes it to produce more oil as a result. Oil dissolves oil. By using the correct oils, you can cleanse your pores of dirt and bacteria gently and completely while replacing the dirty oil with beneficial natural ones. The cleansing oil traps the lipid-like residue of stubborn waxes and oils found in mascara, foundation and lip color. After water is added with cleansing, the cleansing oil traps water-like residue, such as dirt and sweat, gently lifting if from the pores. Cleansing oil's high affinity to skin yields a gentle yet effective cleansing without disrupting the skin's natural balance.

What skin types is oil cleansing best for?
Oily skin with acne, heavily-made up skin with a lot of product on it, dry skin, and sensitive skin.

Does the type of oil you cleanse with matter? (are their any oils you would particularly avoid?)
One basic blend is of castor oil and extra virgin olive oil. Castor oil is fantastic at drawing out dirt and bacetria trapped in your pores, while healing your skin. Extra virgin olive oil works as a moisturizer and is full of antioxidants.

What oils should different skin types use (dry, oily, normal,mature)?
For oily or acne-prone skin, a ratio of 75% castor oil to 25% olive oil works well. For dry or flaky skin, a ratio 25% castor oil to 75% olive oil is good.

Many people with acne replace the olive oil with grapeseed oil, which is light, astingent, and quick to absorb, or Jojoba oil ,a great natural non-comedogenic moisturizer which mimics the skin's own natural sebum. Other popular oils with low pore-clogging properties are avocado oil, apricot kernel oil, hazelnut, and evening primrose oil. 

What would be the proper technique to cleanse with oil?
Massage the oil blend into your face gently, avoiding scrubbing. Then take a washcloth dampened in hot water and drape it over your face until it cools toroom temperature. This steams your face and opens your pores so the castor oil can draw out the dirt and dead skin cells and the other oil(s) can condition your skin. Repeat. Then rinse off your washcloth, wring it out and gently start wiping the oil away. Repeat. Lastly, splash your face with cold water to close your pores ,and pat your face dry.

Can you then skip moisturizing afterward? Why or why not?
You can usually skip moisturizing afterward-no need for irritating chemical toners or moisturizers which clog your pores. If you do find that your skin starts to become a little on the dry side try using a very small dab of extra vigin olive oil or jojoba oil over your face after cleansing and/or cut down on the castor oil and increase the other oils in the blend.

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