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anyone familiar with faerie organic mineral makeup?

Found it:

In forum Cosmetics & grooming

17 years ago
anyone familiar with faerie organic mineral makeup?

I'd like the site as well Heather... google turned up bare   Anyone??

In forum Cosmetics & grooming

17 years ago
The OIL CLEANSING METHOD (Highly Recommended!)

Can I use a gentle cleanser after massaging in the oil? I'm paranoid about wiping at my eyes with a washcloth too hard. Also it seems really like it would be very irritating to wipe and wipe until a...

In forum Over-the-counter acne medications and products

17 years ago
The OIL CLEANSING METHOD (Highly Recommended!)

Well I had to discontinue the OCM... I've NEVER had more than one cystic type acne blemish at any given time - CURRENTLY I HAVE ABOUT 4!! HUGE CYSTS!! I was luv'g what it did for my oily skin, but I h...

In forum Over-the-counter acne medications and products

17 years ago
The OIL CLEANSING METHOD (Highly Recommended!)

You might want to try to get a small amount of jojoba and test it out first because it can cause breakouts. It either works great for you or it doesn't work. If jojoba oil does break you out, you migh...

In forum Over-the-counter acne medications and products

17 years ago
The OIL CLEANSING METHOD (Highly Recommended!)

Can I use JUST castor oil? I don't have Extra Virgin olive oil..Only regular olive oil.   I wouldn't -- The castor is the cleansing end of the mix, and the evoo; grapeseed or whatever works as t...

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17 years ago
The OIL CLEANSING METHOD (Highly Recommended!)

hmm i can't find castor oil yet. but do you guys think that a combination of grapeseed and jojoba oil would do just fine? and how much should i combine? i think coconut or seabuckthorn isn't suitable ...

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17 years ago
The OIL CLEANSING METHOD (Highly Recommended!)

hello everyone! i've just started the OCM a few days ago.i just use seabuckthorn oil only and nothing else. i've yet got the time to go to the supermarket to buy castor/jojoba/EVOO so i shall stick to...

In forum Over-the-counter acne medications and products

17 years ago
The OIL CLEANSING METHOD (Highly Recommended!)

well think of it this way Hap, u clean your face for what a max of like 20 min like i sayed so twice a day you're cleaning for 40 mins ur face is then sitting around for 23 hours and 20 mins with no h...

In forum Over-the-counter acne medications and products

17 years ago
The OIL CLEANSING METHOD (Highly Recommended!)

See I do my OCM at night.... and in the morning just steam and splash.... I am not oily at all anymore HOWEVER, I gotta go back on the no new pimples this menstrual cycle... I got em! Lots actually. ...

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17 years ago
The OIL CLEANSING METHOD (Highly Recommended!)

Chimene how long are u massaging?? I was originally only doing it for like 5m -- Now I grease up my face and hit the couch for a 20m massage I've got grit and grime out every night since doing this......

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17 years ago
The OIL CLEANSING METHOD (Highly Recommended!)

My local health food store is pushing that cleanser --same brand and all.   I thought the purpose of OCM was to not use other harsh cleansers on ur face tho, CCass u mentioned using BP in conjun...

In forum Over-the-counter acne medications and products

17 years ago
The OIL CLEANSING METHOD (Highly Recommended!)

i think you should use as much exfolitation as possible. I also HIGHLY recommend a RETINOL product, skinceuticals makes and excellent one, it may help with scars. last BE HAPPY! you skin is not terrib...

In forum Over-the-counter acne medications and products

17 years ago
The OIL CLEANSING METHOD (Highly Recommended!)

looks to me like you have a picking problem vs true acne.. Is this correct?     COMPLETELY ACCURATE!!   See I am a recovering addict -- when I was in active addiction I started picking...

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17 years ago
The OIL CLEANSING METHOD (Highly Recommended!)

you know i have have the best results with straight jojoba for myself. Sometimes if im breaking out in pustules(vs just black heads white heads) i'll miss in some tea tree that ratio i'll use is like ...

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17 years ago
The OIL CLEANSING METHOD (Highly Recommended!)

  Can I use the OCM in conjunction with Dan's BP or Paula's BHA Gel? Because I heard the OCM leaves a thin film of oil after you are done so I suppose i wait like 30 minutes before applying BP o...

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17 years ago
The OIL CLEANSING METHOD (Highly Recommended!)

like when your oil cleansing you experience grittiness?? if that's what you mean good! ha   when i oil cleans my skin or someone elses and they havent had an oil cleanse in alond time i experienc...

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17 years ago
The OIL CLEANSING METHOD (Highly Recommended!)

Great Post CCass!! Thanks!   Well I am on Day 5 of OCM and must say - So Far So Good! I haven't experienced grittiness, and wondered if i was doing something wrong, but I've surely noticed that ...

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17 years ago
The OIL CLEANSING METHOD (Highly Recommended!)

I still have yet to feel the grittiness, and I've done this 2x daily for about 3-4 days?? Am I doing something wrong??   Also, I seen here that it takes acne 2-3wks to form before it erupts, and...

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17 years ago
The OIL CLEANSING METHOD (Highly Recommended!)

Yeah, the evoo broke me out. I now jojoba instead and I love it.   I just had my local health food store order me jojoba oil as well as COLD PRESSED Castor Oil *as all I've been able to find loc...

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17 years ago
The OIL CLEANSING METHOD (Highly Recommended!)

WantToBeFree said: I just added EVOO to my oil mix and I'm pretty sure it's breaking me out. Used it for 2 days and every day I've woke up with tiny clogged pore whiteheads. Just wanted to...

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17 years ago
The OIL CLEANSING METHOD (Highly Recommended!)

One more thing -- I signed up on LHC mainly because all the links directing members there for their OCM thread were invalid links. It appears they had some issues, and are slowly retrieving all the...

In forum Over-the-counter acne medications and products

17 years ago
The OIL CLEANSING METHOD (Highly Recommended!)

Well, as skeptical as I was, I took the plunge and tried the OCM last night I mixed 40% Castor with 60% EVOO and a couple drops of lavender.   I am quite impressed that my skin is less oily thi...

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17 years ago
The OIL CLEANSING METHOD (Highly Recommended!)

firefly7 said: where the heck do i get castor oil in the UK. been to boots, superdrug, holland and barrett, chemists etc etc ansd no-one has it? where is it hiding! Here is a sigh...

In forum Over-the-counter acne medications and products

17 years ago
Your age bracket

I just turned 30 in July And for the record - I'm NOT over the hill.... I'm atop it   LMAO!!!

In forum Adult acne

18 years ago