Thursday, July 22, 2010

Oil Cleansing Method - Week 2 Update!



Okay...so I'm very sad to have to write this...but my face took a serious turn for the WORST last week! I followed my regular routine last Thursday and Friday night and then when I woke up on Saturday, I had tons of painful red bumps under my mouth, on my chin and along my jawline.





I was afraid I had put too much lavender and/or geranium oils in my mixture so on Saturday night I used just the Castor Oil and Grapeseed Oil to wash. When I woke up Sunday morning, I had tons of whiteheads and I mean TONS! Like embarrassing amounts of little white bumps mostly on my chin and under my mouth but a few on my cheeks and I still had the painful red bumps under my mouth and on my jawline. AHHH!!!!!! As many years as I have been breaking out, my face has NEVER EVER looked like this.


So I went online and searched around to find out if anyone else was having this problem. The only thing I could find was that my skin was possibly "purging". Apparently this is when everything starts coming out of your skin and you break out at first and then it clears up later. I want so so bad to give up but I just can't do it. I truly believe in this natural process and I know it is helping because I can see where it has cleaned out my pores!! I won't give up just yet. See, I feel like I'm a special case since my face was SO unbelievably clogged and I think it's going to take a lot to get it cleared up.


I kept with the plain Castor and Grapeseed oil mixture and on Monday morning I still had massive amounts of white heads but some of the red bumps were clearing up. Tuesday morning...still more whiteheads...less red bumps.









Tuesday night I tried Castor Oil with Jojoba Oil instead of the Grapeseed. I am still getting tons of hard white balls coming out of my pores everytime I wash!! As bad as my skin looks right now, it still makes me feel good to know that I'm cleaning it out. Wednesday morning I had no whiteheads but still the red bumps. Not as many painful ones and my face looks like it's starting to clear up now. Whew!!! I don't know how much longer I could have gone in public looking like that! LOL I don't know that it's from the change in oil at all but I am going to stick with the Jojoba Oil for a while to see.



Thursday morning (this morning), I woke up to a few whiteheads but the red bumps are almost completely gone. The ones that I do have left have gotten smaller and are drying out. I used the Jojoba Oil again last night and I actually think I like it a lot better than the Grapeseed. It's not as heavy and doesn't seem to leave nearly as much residue. It gives me more friction while I'm rubbing and my face is never oily the next day!






I feel like maybe this purging thing will clear up after another week and then I will be clearer than ever!! I've got my fingers crossed anyway and of course I will keep y'all updated!! I feel like if I don't keep it up and see what happens later, not only will I never know what could have been...but neither will y'all!!







A couple of y'all have told me that you are doing the OCM now too and so far you all seem to love it! I'm so excited that it's working for everyone!! Has anyone else broken out from it?






23 comments:

  1. i've heard of a lot of people doing this and i've also heard of the purging, but it seems like everyone really loves it after awhile. keep us posted!

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  2. Thanks for following this through!

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  3. Don't give up! My skin went through a similar 'purging' phase when I started using a Neutrogena night mask or something years ago. It was horrible for a couple of days but then it cleared up completely. I think and hope that is what's happening to you!

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  4. I am glad that your pores seem to be doing better! Id say every new process has a freak out stage! Maybe I should try this seeing as though I have thee oilest complexion ever. Keep us posted!!

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  5. Oh no!!! I'm so sorry!! I hope it gets better girl! I have heard that it very very common for skin to "purge" before it looks super clear! Hang in there!

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  6. I've head about the skin purging as well, and then it all clears up. I bet it will get better soon. Thanks for the update! :)

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  7. Aw, man! Well, I guess it makes sense when you think about the process that your face is going through. I'll stay tuned and hopefully things turn up next week!

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  8. Oh.my.goodness. I'm so sorry that all happened, but I'm glad you're gonna keep trying- I prefer natural products, too, so I'll keep my fingers crossed as well!!!

    I started OCM about four days ago, only at night though- I use 2/3 Castor Oil, and 1/3 EVOO (my skin is super, super, super oily!). I was oily the first day after I had done it, but my skin has improved so much! Jay and I were riding in the truck yesterday, and out of nowhere, he looked at me and said "you look really glowy today." I'm gonna keep doing it, hahaha!

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  9. I'm doing the OCM. Last night was day four and I don't have any breakouts yet. I feel like my pores are getting clearer...I just keep waiting for the breakout though. I'm sure you are right - it's just your body getting rid of all the toxins. Stick with it!

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  10. Oh my gosh, you poor thing! I haven't ever heard of the OCM method but that's what you blogger buddies are for ;-) As for my routine, I just use Cetaphil morning and night and I don't think I've had a breakout for years now (knock on wood!). I love that stuff!

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  11. I am sorry to hear that. I was hoping it'll work for you so I can try it myself. Skin care is complicated
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  12. You're very brave to take on this journey. I hope everything will work out the way you've been hoping for. I'm interested in this cleaning method myself. Thanks for being so detailed on your posts.

    And thanks for entering my cheesecake gift card giveaway :).

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  13. i have heard of the purging thing happening....i hope it works out for you in the end. would love to see a before and after pic of your skin....if you're all glowing afterward, i feel like i gotta try this for sure! thanks for baring your soul sweet girl! i'm in your corner!

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  14. Okay, I REALLY want to try this...but I have my engagement pictures August 21. So I have a month, and my skin is kinda clear right now and I have been picking a lot less (I am bad about that, awful I know), so I am thinking I am going to try it after the pics. Keep on posting your results and exactly what you use so I can know if it is worth a try!!! I am anxious to try it!

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  15. I'm so sorry you're having to deal with all of this. Hopefully, you're right, and it means that your face is just "purging". By the end, I'm hoping that your face will become so clear! :) Keep us updated!

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  16. Oh no! That sounds kind of painful, actually - and I'm sorry to hear it. Since I'm chicken, I'm going to wait and see how this all turns out before I give it a try. My skin is really sensitive.

    Here's hoping you're on the way to beautiful skin!!

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  17. oh no. That is terrible. Let's hope it is just getting worse before getting better. If not-definitely make an appt with a Dermatologist!

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  18. I'm sorry your skin took a bad turn. But I'm so glad to hear it's improving again! Good for you for sticking with it! I'm fascinated reading your feedback about it. I have a good feeling about how it'll turn out!

    xo
    Valerie

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  19. Keep with it girl. You will have amazing skin soon.

    I absolutely love the jojoba oil for face and hair. Sometimes during the winter months my head gets really scratchy from all the heat running in the house and at work, so I rub a few drops on my scalp then let the steam in the shower warm up the jojoba and do it's job...Rinse and Voila.. Shiny hair, no itchy scalp!

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  20. You're doing what?? I need to know about this...I'm too darn curious!!

    And, I'm glad that your skin is clearing up and seems to be ridding itself of the "ickies."

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  21. Kudos to you for keeping this up! I've done this for almost a week. I had one whitehead pop up. I'm just using castor and sunflower seed oil--I just have really dry skin since moving to atl. I plan on doing a write up once a month has passed. I'm liking the results so far!

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  22. I still haven't started it yet. Still waiting for a couple oils in the mail. Do you know how long you are supposed to keep this up for? Or maybe it is a thing every once in a while that's good to do?

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  23. I started the OCM after your last post. I have to say I am very happy with my results so far. I too broke out a little, but overall my skin is glowing. Of course I have has a field day picking and what has popped up, so that hasn't helped my cause any, but I'm thinking in another week or so I will turn the corner.

    I love how you can actually see and feel things coming out of your pores-thanks so much for sharing this!

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