OIL CLEANSING: DUMP YOUR FACE WASH FOR A GOOD CLEANSING OIL

How to Cleanse Your Face with Oil for Glowing Skin

We all wash our skin to keep it clean–that much we can agree on. But here is where it gets complicated. Those sudsy soaps and “gentle” gels from modern cosmetics and skin care practices? They’re treating your skin like it’s a table top, scrubbing and stripping your skin’s components. This type of “squeaky clean” ritual is extraordinarily damaging to proper skin function and to your health and beauty.

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The good news is you found yourself here and, WOW, do I have a good cleansing oil routine for your face. Trust me when I say that it’s about to change your life. The Herbal Oil Cleanse by Blinking Owl Acres is a gentle face cleanser for oily skin, dry skin, mature skin, young skin, and everything in between and our Neem & Sulfur Oil is excellent for skin inflammation and redness. And I’m willing to bet that switching to oil cleansing will benefit your skin health tremendously.

Your face wash is probably wrecking your skin and oil cleansing is by far the most effective cleansing method to save it.

So, how do you ditch the face wash and cleanse your face with oil? Here’s everything you need to know, from how traditional cleansers damage your skin to a step-by-step video guide on how to gently oil cleanse your face in a ritual of self-love.

Comparison chart of Herbal Oil Cleanse and Neem & Sulfur Oil by Blinking Owl Acres highlighting benefits like microbiome support and gentle cleansing against the damaging effects of soaps and surfactants.

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How Traditional Cleansers Damage Your Skin

Your skin is a living, breathing ecosystem with many intricate parts that make up your skin barrier. The top layer of skin, the Stratum Corneum, is home to two essential elements for healthy skin:

- Natural Moisturizing Factor (NMF)

Your skin’s own moisturizer, keeping it supple and elastic, for sealing in moisture, and for locking out toxins and pathogens.

- Microbiome

All of the beneficial bacteria and other microbial life that work together with your immune system and keep you safe and healthy. (learn more on your microbiome)

But your face wash? It’s decimating that skin barrier. Here’s how it’s damaging:

- Soap

Strips your skin’s oils and wrecks your microbiome with its high pH (8-10 vs. your skin’s natural 4.5-6), leaving you defenseless. Your skin takes time to recover and if you’re washing your skin once or twice daily, then it gets harder to recover and maintain a healthy, balanced protective layer.

- “Gentle” Soapless Cleansers

Surfactant-based cleansers (surface-active agents that remove dirt and oil), disrupt and deplete the oils that make up the skin barrier. They also remain on your skin, creating a cycle of increased skin sensitivity and inflammation.

- Preservatives

Created to seek and destroy microorganisms. Sounds good until you learn they are unable to tell the difference between “good” and “bad” microbiota. Long story short, they contribute to an imbalance in your microbiome.

- Acne Products:

Attack the oil on your skin and leave your skin dry. The problem? Your body is smart and if it is missing something, let’s say natural oils, then it’s going to make more. The more you use, the harder your body works to supply more.

Daily use of these kinds of cleansers and soaps is a battle your skin can’t win. But how can a good cleansing oil for the face keep your skin barrier strong?

Benefits of Oil Cleansing

Let’s talk about the beauty and benefits of oil cleansing for your skin. Here’s why a gentle cleanser for oily skin is possible with an herbal oil cleanse:

Supports the integrity of the skin barrier and microbiome.
Removes dirt, debris, and makeup with cleansing oil without stealing from skin.
Pulls off excess oil without depleting important skin barrier lipids.
Supports gentle exfoliation.
Encourages a routine of facial massage to stimulate lymphatic drainage.
Balances skin’s natural oil production.
Promotes a sense of self love and connection to your skin.

Oil dissolves oil, so you’re cleaning smart, not hard. With an herbal cleanse, you’re turning cleaning into a natural skincare routine that’s pure self-love. A ritual.

How to Cleanse Your Face with Oil: The Ritual

Step-by-step infographic for the Herbal Oil Cleanse ritual by Blinking Owl Acres, detailing nine steps to cleanse your face with oil for glowing skin, featuring the product bottle and earthy illustrations.

Below is my step by step recommendation to clean your face with oil. This ritual is about honoring yourself and performing true self care. Believe me, your skin will show it. This gentle face cleanser is your ticket to a balanced glow.

Pump a few squirts of Herbal Oil Cleanse into your palm. ⁠
Massage oil into your dry face using gentle circular motions.
Time allowing, get into some deeper face massage: smooth out furrows, rub stress out of eyebrows, stimulate lymphatic drainage down the neck and décolleté. ⁠
Soak a soft washcloth in hot water and wring it out- leaving the washcloth damp (not dripping wet) and warm. ⁠
Place over face and let it steam for a moment, or until washcloth cools. ⁠
Gently remove oil from your face with the washcloth, using a gentle pulling/wiping motion.
Rinse the washcloth and if desired, you could repeat steps 4-6 once more. ⁠
Your face will feel clean, balanced, and hydrated when done. If done correctly, you should not feel any slick oiliness on skin. ⁠
Follow cleanse by moisturizing immediately to lock in the hydration from the steaming. (I recommend using just a few drops of an oil serum: Classic, Barrier Repair)

VIDEO TUTORIAL: HERBAL OIL CLEANSE WITH BLINKING OWL ACRES

Watch our quick tutorial to see how the Herbal Oil Cleanse ritual works:

Using an oil blend to wash your face is a nourishing and healing practice, providing deep cleansing in a balanced and gentle way. Want to see my oil cleansing method? In this video, I show you step-by-step how to clean your face with oil.

FAQ: YOUR OIL CLEANSING QUESTIONS ANSWERED

Can my oily skin benefit from a good cleansing oil?

It may sound counter-intuitive to put oil on your face–especially if you feel that your skin is too oily.

Countless customers with oily skin have used our Herbal Oil Cleanse and came back with a new found joy in their cleansing practice and a new found healthy glow in their skin. Check out our reviews to hear their stories.

How do you clean your face with oil?

Use a good cleansing oil like our Herbal Oil Cleanse, massage onto a dry face, steam with a warm washcloth, and wipe gently. See our ritual and video above.

Is an oil cleanse really that different from my face wash?

Since oil dissolves oil, and since the oil cleansing ritual begins with a dry face, it allows you to dislodge and remove makeup, dirt and oil build up without needing surfactants to bind oil and water. By removing everything you don’t need while respecting and protecting your body’s fine-tuned mechanisms, you break the unfortunate inflammatory cycle that comes with most face washes. You honor yourself and perform true self care. And your skin will show it.

DUMP YOUR FACE WASH AND GLOW

Herbal Oil Cleanse collection by Blinking Owl Acres, a gentle face cleanser for oily, dry, and mature skin, displayed on a natural, holistic background with “Restore Your Balance” text and holistic badges

Oil Cleansing is the cornerstone of the Blinking Owl Acres Holistic Skin Care Routine. Using an oil blend to wash your face is a nourishing and healing practice, providing deep cleansing in a balanced and gentle way.