Cleansing is an indispensable step in any skincare routine. It is the key to keeping your face clean of any kind of impurities, dirt, oil, and makeup residue. Throughout our teenage and adult phases, we have received advice from almost every person to use products that are oil-free, but today, we are here to suggest you otherwise. Yes, we are suggesting to include oil-based products in your skincare routine, but that doesn’t have anything to do with your moisturizer, in fact, the product in question is your cleanser. Whether you believe it or not, the trend of using oil as a cleanser is gaining a certain momentum in the beauty circuit. It might seem a bit odd to some, considering oil-free products are considered to be better for the skin, but it is what it is.
Oil cleansing is basically an important part of the k-beauty skincare regimen, and it is also the most natural way to cleanse your face. The only way to figure out how this cleansing method can benefit you is to try it for yourself. While we would strongly advise you to include an oil-based cleanser in your routine, we would also be telling you everything about oil cleansing in this article below.
What is oil cleansing?
Oil cleansing is a method in which you use a combination of natural and pure oils by rubbing it gently over the skin in order to clean and dissolve toughened plugs of sebum without causing any potential harm to the uppermost layer of the skin. And since most oils are known to contain soothing and hydrating ingredients, they not only help in taming breakouts and soothing irritated skin, but they also help in removing makeup without irritating your skin.
Best oils for cleansing
When it comes to picking the oil for cleansing, you can’t pick just any kind of oil. You should consider a few things before using a particular type of oil for your skin. However, the combination of olive oil and castor oil in a 1:1 ratio will never fail you; this combination comes with several skin-benefitting properties. But you can also change the proportion according to your skin type, for instance, if you have oily skin, you can add an extra amount of castor oil, and if you have dry skin, you should take extra olive oil. Other than these two oils, you can also use avocado, almond, and sunflower oil.
The right way to oil cleanse your face
Take one to two teaspoons of essential oils in your palm, apply it only on your face and then massage the oil gently on to your skin using your fingers, make sure that your face is dry when you apply the oil. This will help to remove, makeup, dead skin, and impurities from your face. Once the oil has penetrated your skin, you can remove the oil from your face with the help of a damp and warm washcloth. Alternatively, you can rinse your face with warm water to let some oil sit on your skin, pat dry your face with a towel, and put on your moisturizer as usual.
How often to oil cleanse your face?
It is a deep cleansing method, and you certainly don’t want to overdo it. Ideally, you should oil cleanse your face either once a day or once every two days. We would suggest oil cleansing your face during the evenings as your skin gets exposed to so many elements throughout the day, and this deep cleansing method will help in getting rid of them effectively. Also, if you wear silicone-based products, makeup, and sunscreen regularly, you should definitely oil cleanse your face.
Benefits of oil cleansing
There are so many wonderful benefits of oil cleansing your skin. While the main purpose of this cleansing method is to help you get rid of makeup, dirt, sebum, and other impurities effectively, it also keeps your skin super soft, hydrated, and supple, leaving it looking healthy and clean.