Comments on: Olive Oil: The ultimate skin cleanser

By: funny

funny — Wed, 23 May 2012 01:05:01 +0000

@ Diana– Wow! It would be interesting to know if it actually works to prevent stretch marks. That would be an AWESOME discovery!

By: Diana

Diana — Wed, 23 May 2012 00:47:41 +0000

I love Olive Oil! I use it every day as a face wash even around my eyes. I haven’t had any problems with that. It takes off makeup better than anything I’ve ever used.
I also use it on my entire body. Since I’ve become pregnant I get a rash for any soap or lotion. I also got severe dry skin. The olive oil cured that and now I rub it on my tummy twice a day to help prevent stretch marks.
My skin has never been so clear and happy:) I’m so glad to read your blog and know that others out there are using this too!

By: Ching

Ching — Sun, 20 May 2012 14:02:31 +0000

Haha I love your post! Just to share, I’ve been using evoo for a few weeks as my cleanser, and I love it. It cured this flaky rash above my eye that I’ve had for months and couldn’t get rid off with other creams and cleansers. I learned online that gently rubbing outwards under the eyes with evoo on the tips of the fingers help soften the wrinkles, and it worked for me! I also mix a bit of coconut oil/evoo into my shampoo and body wash (i have very very dry skin and hair and everything hahaha). I seemed to have gotten a bit tanned on my face too, without going out much.. It might be the evoo cleanser? o_O

By: funny

funny — Wed, 02 May 2012 05:37:08 +0000

@ Amy: I’ve never tried castor oil (for any purpose ). Stumbled across the effect of olive oil as a facial cleanser by serendipity. It seems to work well and doesn’t leave one’s face feeling greasy. That may be true of other oils, since apparently people use a variety of oils that are available in health-food & grocery stores.

By: Amy

Amy — Wed, 02 May 2012 04:09:29 +0000

Loved your post and I can’t wait to try cleansing my face with evoo tonight! I read on other websites that you need castor oil blend. I’m delighted that you don’t use that; since I appear to be fresh out of castor oil. (People still use castor oil? Really?) I also had a good laugh over all the politics!

By: Erin

Erin — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 23:19:01 +0000

people are allowed to speak their mind so how can someone tell someone else to keep something they want to say out of their posts?? for crying out loud this was supposed to be comments about what olive oil has done for their skin..

By: funny

funny — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:14:15 +0000

@ Christine: Yes, I do wear makeup. Olive oil works wonderfully as a make-up remover.

By: Christine

Christine — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:30:54 +0000

So if you are wearing makeup (foundation and all) do you try to remove that with something else first or do you just use the olive oil to remove it?

By: funny

funny — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 17:33:16 +0000

Absolutely I do try to keep olive oil and anything else oily away from my eyes. Once in the eyes was enough; mercifully I didn’t have contact lenses in at the time. Keeping your eyes closed doesn’t help much: the oil oozes its way in by capillary action. It took a whole day for the stuff to work its way out, during which the world looked like a motion picture taken through a camera lens that had been “softened” with a skiff of Vaseline. I will use it to remove raccoon eyes when mascara runs, but I don’t let the stuff get very close to my eyes and have a tissue or cotton ball in one hand while I dab the oil on with the other — wipe it off instantly!

Olive oil (and, I imagine, probably coconut oil) works to remove foundation, powder, lipstick, and the like. Soap and water or a commercial mascara remover is best of the gunk around your eyes. I occasionally use a moisturizer after cleaning the face with olive oil — if you rinse off with a hot washcloth, the overall effect is about the same as washing with soap. So sometimes a moisturizer is good.

I’ve never tried castor oil. Too lazy to track all that stuff down. Mostly for DIY projects I just use what’s in the house.

By: Brenda

Brenda — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 15:48:59 +0000

Hi. I’ve been reading your blog and the comments about the olive oil. I wear makeup most days and even if I don’t use any foundation (because I’m not leaving the house) I still put on eyeliner and mascara. I was wondering if you use the olive oil to remove the eye makeup too? I’ve been reading about using different oils to cleanse with and did purchase some virgin coconut oil to give it a try. But I got the oil in my eyes even though they were closed and made a mess on my contacts! Maybe I didn’t close my eyes as tight as I thought I did or should I NOT use it for that? Also, I’m not a young girl, but I always try to look as good as I can. I’ve used just about every product out there and am really used to cleansing, scrubbing, toning, firming, retinoling (?lol) moisturizing, de-aging, all in an effort to decrease lines and wrinkles (thankfully I don’t have many even at my age and look 10 years younger than I am) and to get rid of those unsightly clogged pores! When I look at my face close up, all I see are those pores. I use every product out there that says “Will not clog pores”. But I still have em!! Nothing really works, except those little retinol pads that remove spots and make my face a little more even toned. Anyway, I just went upstairs and washed and steamed my face using my coconut oil. I had to pry my hand off the moisturizer jar to keep from using it. I miss it already. I’ve been on a mission to use up everything I purchased in the last year just because it was expensive and hate to toss it. I think I may stick with the coconut oil thing for a few days, then try olive oil to see if anything good happens. OH OH..thought of another question….do you mix the EVOO with castor oil? Every article I’ve read about oil cleansing includes a mixture of both. Just wondering…..