Going natural the EVOO way
Just in case you’re wondering what the heck am I on about, EVOO stands for Extra Virgin Olive Oil.
I know; yummy, right? It’s the stuff you dip your crusty bread into. The stuff you mix into your al dente pasta. Or your salad if you are slimming.
What some of you don’t know – and trust me, it grossed me out the first time I heard it too – is that EVOO could actually replace all the skincare products you’ve been using all your life. It works as a cleanser, make up remover and an all-over excellent moisturizer either for your face or body.
I’ve been using EVOO to replace my usual skincare routine for about a month now and it is safe to say that it gives more benefit than any other expensive skincare that claims to make my skin more beautiful. As some of you already know, I have an oily skin with occasional breakouts. Recently, I’ve developed these tiny pimples that are hard to get rid of. And I’ve tried different skincare after skincare starting from cleanser, moisturizers and toners and none of them does jack shit to my pimples.
Even Himself had suggested stopping the usual skincare routine because I might be allergic to one or some of them. He did have a point though because when the pimples started occuring, I was using this moisturizer and toner from The Face Shop (which claimed to help blemished skin, ironically), BRTC Blemish Recovery BB Cream (again, notice the blemish bit, I WAS obsessed, clearly), and Revlon ColorStay Mineral Foundation.
So I went back to the old Vitamin C Body Shop facial moisturizer and Body Shop Mineral Powder Foundation. I did notice improvement but the one thing I was concerned was that I did put on make up at work too and I was worried I might not have been cleaning my face properly, which might cause the pimples developing on my face!
Then I noticed someone in FemaleDaily.com forum mentioned something about OCM (Oil Cleansing Method). She said she never used facial cleansers, just oil. I was like, “Whaaat? My face is oily as it is, thank you very much!”
She said she used EVOO mixed with Castor Oil and it helped remove make up so much better than any other make up remover there is on the market. Now I’ve noticed that oil make up remover is quite in now, since Shu Uemura produced theirs.
So I started gathering information from Google and stumbled upon many sites claiming the benefits of using EVOO to remove make up as well as being used as a skincare in here, here and here. There are tons of other sites claiming EVOO as a great skincare product to use, just Google it!
So what the heck, I’d give it a try, right? As much as it grossed me putting more oil onto my already oily face. I went to the supermarket, bought a bottle of Filippo’s EVOO, mixed it with a bit of Lavender Oil and put it in this special bottle that comes with a pump. I used Lavender oil because I couldn’t find Castor oil anywhere. If you know, let me know where, because I really want to get one!
At first I applied the oil on a cotton pad and just used it to remove my eye make up and clean my face – no water. But then I worried about the waste – imagine using so many cotton pads everyday! So I opted for just applying the oil straight to my face, while it was dry and all, massage it a bit and just wash with whatever facial cleanser I have.
Amazing results – it helped clear my skin and remove the stupid freaking whiteheads I’d been so desperately trying to unplug from my pores! Sometimes I mix a bit of baking soda with EVOO and use it as a face mask and it practically clears and take out all the whiteheads, you can actually see them coming out, which you can just remove using a hot damp towel.
Not only that EVOO is an all-purpose skincare product, it is 100% natural and does not contain any preservatives nor chemicals that might damage your skin in the long run. Imagine all those products you’ve been using; some of the ingredients you can’t even read because they’re so freaking long! You know what I mean, stuff like methylizoparabeneoylinone… like, seriously?!
I’m so glad I’ve started using EVOO now – I’m doing my skin a favor by saving it from the torture of being sucked into the beauty industry – most of the skincare that promise beauty are all marketing gimmicks anyway!
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