Oil Cleansing Method

Muz wrote: Something I've been doing recently which had my skin clearing up really fast is instead of just holding the rag over my face to steam it, I hold my head over a bowl of water that was heated to boiling in the microwave and then cover my head with a towel. I'd do that for about 5 minutes, longer if I can stand it, and then I'd complete the method as originally described. Since I started doing that my skin has been pretty awesome. I'm down to doing the OCM once a week. Other than that I just wash my face with warm water, and occasionally I'll do a Bentonite/Honey Clay mask. I've just been using shea butter to moisturize since it's getting hotter and I can't have that AND Jojoba Oil on my face, and I think the shea butter is working better for me on its own.

DvaAuNaturel wrote:I so want to try the OCM. I have adult acne and currently use Proactiv with okay results. I'm afraid that if I change up I'll end up with more breakouts due to the switch and the fact that it takes your skin 2-3 weeks or so to adjust.

I've been thinking about going to a dermatologist and/or aesthician (?sp) but would love to do it myself, at home, w/o meds.

How long did it take for your skin to adjust and show improvements/results from using the OCM.

poeticlyspkng wrote:Hey ladies, I read about this on Muz's thread and gave it a try. I must say that the one thing it did right away was clear years of blackheads from my nose. It was crazy and spooky! I keep having break outs on my right cheek for some reason. I'm thinking it's from using my concealer to hide my dark spots. Not sure but I will keep trying the ocm and maybe add a drop of vitamin e since Sister Boyd mentioned it. Is there a maximum number of times to use this method?

AfrikanLatina wrote:To start out I would say every other day. I do it at night and in the morning I just wash my face with a warm washcloth and then apply a small amount of the oil that I use for the OCM to my face as a moisturizer. I've also been doing the facial scrub &toner by Bubz Beauty. I had started using maybe a month ago and then got lazy and stopped but I just made some more of both and took pictures of my face so I can document whether I see any changes or not within a month. So far so good though. I'd definitely recommend doing it at night if you are going to try it because the smell isn't so great although it wears off after a while. HTH's someone!

Okay, so I've been doing this since the night I said I'd try it. The smell doesn't bother me, but I think I am seeing results. It can get kinda sticky sometimes, but a little of this masque goes a looooooooong way. I think it is working, if for no other reason than I'm actually exfoliating my face thanks to the sugar. I've been using raw shea butter to moisturize afterwards. And in the toner I put in more green tea because my skin can be sensitive sometimes (especially in all of this heat). So I recommend this masque to anyone really. I think this is working better for me because the OCM sometimes left my face feeling dry (probably because I was steaming all of the oil out of it). This way my face feels just as clean so I can take the OCM down to once or twice a month and do this one more regularly. Honestly, I think it's worthy of its own topic.

So I say all of that to say, it DID help and thank you VERY much for sharing I already passed it on to a Soror of mine who is always having issues with her skin

Oh yeah, and the smell doesn't bug me at all