Yes, it’s true, I’ve decided to give up my OCM routine. I’ve definitely overloaded my face too much and need to give it a rest and time to calm down. It’s been about 5 days since I stopped using it and already the pimples that wouldn’t go away are drying up and healing.
My period started two days ago, but I’ve only got a couple of the usual hormonal bumps. After the explosion of pimples from the OCM, this is actually heaven – I never thought I’d be saying that! I guess it just goes to show how everything is relative and while I might view my PMT acne as bad sometimes, it could certainly be a lot worse.
Anyway, I’m really sorry to report such a negative outcome. I’m not saying the OCM doesn’t work, I just think I went about it wrong. I still stand by my earlier advice that the right oils can make all the difference – perhaps one day I’ll try again and use the sunflower oil that Kloggers and Helen suggested in a previous post.
Interestingly, I think the Camellia & Copaiba oil I’m using as moisturiser may be doing a bit of OCM on it’s own and perhaps the combination of this and the other oils was simply too much. This is one product I will be sticking with, as I still don’t need to exfoliate, my skin is rarely greasy and it doesn’t aggravate my acne.
Tags: cleansing, face, moisturiser
I had a hard time with castor, olive, and jojoba oils, but I finally found one that works well for my oily, acne-prone skin: apricot kernel oil. I’m using it during the winter only (here in chicago). Here’s my method: http://mychemicalpeel.blogspot.com/2010/12/oil-cleansing-method.html