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Originally Posted by truelife  I bought the jojoba oil yesterday, used it last night, and have quite a few new bumps on my face now. Is it just pulling all the gunk out or is my sking not liking it?
The oil is organic and was expensive - I hope I bought the right kind....
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As far as I know, jojoba oil doesn't pull gunk out. It's an oil that's closest to the skin's oil, so it moisturizes your skin and your skin stops producing excess oil. It's possible though.
There's a chance your skin just isn't liking it. You could try using a smaller amount. I actually apply jojoba oil & toner (witchazel & orange floral water) at the same time, dunno if that might help. Maybe try applying it in the mornings, not evenings?
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Originally Posted by granolamomma About a month ago, after reading the older OCM threads, I got so excited I went out and got castor oil (I have crazy blackheads and I am so tired of them..  : ). I did it once and truly it seemed much better. But then later I was reading how some of the people who had oily skin to begin with broke out *horribly* a couple weeks after doing OCM. I just have to wonder if that method (and it's interaction with my own natural oils) can backfire after so many layers of skin growth. I have absolutely no idea if that could be true - I'm just pulling it out of my bum - but it just has me worried. From what I could surmise, oily skin did not do well with the OCM method.
Please correct me if you have experienced otherwise. Like I said, I liked castor oil when I did it, but I'm afraid of not knowing what I could be doing until it's too late. But maybe the difference is using soap to get it off. |
Well first our skins vary a lot. I think the people who break out from OCM are in the minority. It could be because (1) they aren't successfully removing all the oil & dirt with the hot washcloth (2) they are reacting to the particular kind of oil they bought and would do fine with a better brand (3) they are reacting to the oil generally and need to use another kind of oil or just drop OCM.
I'm not sure... but I didn't get the sense it was oily skin that predicted a breakout from OCM? It seemed a little bit unpredictable, but people with really sensitive skin did seem to react more.
I know that I would not apply straight castor oil on my face every day. I do it about once a week. It's strong stuff. I've never tried the 1:1 mix of castor oil and olive oil that is recommended for OCM. Also removing it with soap (or I guess you could saponify it with baking soda?) means there's no question of whether it's really coming off, as there is with the hot washcloth in OCM.
My reason for not doing OCM is cause I don't own any washcloths, though
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