Guest Post By Sammie: Oil Cleansing Method!

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So today is very exciting I was checking my emails yesterday morning and saw that Sammie had emailed me about guest posting! Well of course I agreed, I mean I love this girl. She is one of my newest blog friends, plus she is so sweet. I am thoroughly enjoying getting to know her, she is simply fabulous and a “tell it how it is sassy southern girl!” I hope you guys stop by her blog and check it out, I know I enjoy reading her posts daily!

Hi there!! I’m Sammie from A Southern Belle’s Sassy Single Life, guest posting today for Miss Chelsee. Chelsee is my newest Blogger Friend and she’s fantastic (obviously you agree!), we share among other things a love of beauty products. All those fabulous products can really mess with your skin if you’re not careful. I feel like make up looks best on fabulous skin and this is my skincare secret. Hope you enjoy!!

OCM. Have you ever heard of the Oil Cleansing Method? If you haven’t you’re missing out!! I used to never wash my face at night. I’d be lucky to take my make up off before bed with one of those drying make up remover towels. I was introduced to the OCM by my friend Cate when we went to Disney last March and I swear I’ll never wash my face another way. We would spend the day at Disney and get ridiculously excited to go back to our hotel and wash our faces together. I look forward to washing my face at the end of the day I’ll admit that at first this sounded pretty counter-intuitive. Why would you rub oil all over your face to clean it?!

From OilCleansingMethod: The basic concept of this skin care and cleansing method is that the oil used to massage your skin will dissolve the oil that has hardened with impurities and found itself stuck in your pores. The steam will open your pores, allowing the oil to be easily removed. Should you need it, the smallest drop of the same oil formula patted over damp skin will provide the necessary lubrication to keep your skin from over-compensating in oil production.

Mix your oils. I use a mix of Castor, Sunflower Seed and Tea Tree Oils. It took me a few tries to get the right balance of oils. I mix mine every Sunday night and keep it in a little Tupperware container by my bathroom sink. (Make sure you wash your container at least once a week)
Turn the hot water on. It needs to be super hot. Place a washcloth in the hot water.
With your fingers, scoop some of the oil up and place start massaging into the skin on your face and neck.
Once you have covered your face in the oil, take the washcloth and ring out the excess water. It should basically be damp and hot.
Place it over your face. I usually leave it on my face until the cloth gets cold.
Repeat this process again.
Rinse the cloth out and start wiping your face with the cloth to remove the oil.
If you have particularly dry skin, take a dab (I usually just dip my finger tips in the bottle) of sunflower oil and rub into your skin like you would a moisturizer.

This is so relaxing and the perfect way to end my day.

Some tips:

I didn’t experiment much with my oils once I found ones that worked for me. My personal combination (for the week) is:

2 tbsp Castor Oil (this can be found pretty much anywhere)
4 tbsp Sunflower Seed Oil (Usually found at Whole Foods or a health food place)
4 drops Tea Tree Oil (Whole Foods, or Amazon)

Tea Tree Oil acts as an astringent so use it very sparingly as it can be drying to your skin
Castor oil is much thicker and has really strong cleaning properties, it can be harsh on your skin so don’t think you need to use too much

This is great for all types of skin. My skin is combination. I’ve always been pretty fortunate in that my face would rarely break out, but as I’ve gotten older I’ve had more problems with cystic acne (the kind that feels like huge bumps right under the skin with nothing to really pop, but they are super painful). It’s still not often, thankfully, but changing to this form of cleaning has improved my random breakouts so much!

Give the OCM a try, It might wreak a little bit of havoc on your skin at first, but I promise it’s worth it!!

Thanks Sammie, I hope you guys enjoyed this as much as I did! Make sure you stop by tomorrow for the #h54F event!

xo,

Chelsee

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