Castor oil will seriously suck the oil out of every pore on your face if you’re not careful
Alright kids, I’ve been doing some research and it’s time to share what I’ve learned so far.
I’ve got these polka dots on my nose, except they’re not really polka dots — they’re blackheads. My kid calls them polka dots and I like the sound of that. But I want to get rid of them and I have been unsuccessful in my attempts thus far.
In the past I’ve been squeezing them and just recently I tried some Biore strips. Squeezing isn’t really working and the strips were a bust.
But then I ran into a little home remedy courtesy of Domestiquette. She actually found the oil cleansing method via a post at Simple Mom.
Here’s the basic run down.
1. Mix castor oil with olive oil and rub it onto your dry face for a few minutes.
2. Wet a washcloth with hot water and put it over your face until it’s room temperature.
3. Rinse the washcloth and gently wipe off the oil.
4. Do this daily and watch your skin clear up.
The concept here is that castor oil draws dirt out of the pores and olive oil moisturizes the skin. The steam allows your pores to open, the castor oil draws out the bad oil and the olive oil hops in there to leave everything silky smooth. Got that?
Here’s what I did.
1. I used just castor oil because girlfriend’s face is oily. I focused only on my nose ’cause I’m trying to get rid of the polka dots, remember?
2. I heated a bowl of water in the microwave for three minutes and then set it on the table. I leaned over the bowl and draped a towel over my head to create my own little sauna. I stayed in there for about five minutes, until my face was dripping with water.
3. I squeezed as many blackheads as I could and washed my face with Dove soap to get rid of the excess oil.
4. I did that three days in a row.
Here’s what happened.
On the first day I was able to squeeze out a lot of blackheads. Good riddance, suckah.
On the second day it was harder to squeeze out the blackheads. The army of blackheads was reduced but not eradicated.
On the third day my nose came this close to shriveling up and falling off my face. I have learned the hard way that castor oil draws every ounce of oil out of your skin. Good oil and bad oil. All of the oil.
My nose began to peel like I had a sunburn. I ended up using Aquaphor on my nose and my upper lip in an attempt to stop the crazy peeling. Yeah, when I sat there in my makeshift sauna the water collected on my face and dripped down from my nose to my upper lip then back into the bowl.
So my upper lip was crazily chapped as well. It’s taken about five days for the peeling to stop and I have squeezed out a few more blackheads in the meantime.
However, I am not deterred. I will go back into the ring for another round. Next time I plan on mixing some olive oil in with the castor oil. As usual, I’ll report back later.
Tags: Things I over analyze
