Jojoba Oil

I needed a product to deep cleanse my pores yet without over drying and harsh like most acne products. After reading about jojoba oil and all it's rave reviews that it deep cleanses and clear out all the junk inside pores, I went to WholeFoods and bought a bottle of Dessert Essence Jojoba Oil. At first I was reluctant to use it directly on my skin, therefore I mix 3 drops with Cetaphil and cleanse my face with it at nice, rinse clean with warm water. After the first night and the following morning, I feel my skin is very soft and much less dry. SO, I decided to stick to this new regime to see if it will further improve my skin. Over the course of 1 week, i started to get infected pimples (which I didnt have before, I only suffered from very clogged pores) I started to get more and more infected painful pimples as the week progresses adding Jojoba oil to my cleansing regime. I found that very odd so I decided to throw the bottle away and stop using it. Now that I've stopped, I no longer get big painful infected pimples. Jojoba oil may or may not work and it absolutely did not work for the better for me. I really advice people with acne go see a dermatologist....to seek professional advice. Should not simply rely on the web to cure any illness or disease.

I don't recommend this for use on face. I read somewhere that bacteria can grow on oil.

I can see that this works for many people, but it definitely is bad news for my skin. I highly doubt it was purging, because the skin on my cheeks has always been normal so I don't think there was gunk under the surface that needed to come out. I suggest trying this on a small area first for one week, because I have seen other reviewers with similar situations as mine. Envious of those who can get glowy, perfect skin from this!

I think there is way too much hype over Jojoba oil right now. I've consistently used it for several weeks hoping that it will do the wonders as other reviewers have claimed. The only thing it did was making my face red with small bumps all over the place. I'm sure it's safe to use on your face but I personally haven't reaped any benefits that I would not have from your average moisturizer. I don't see any reason to add this anyone's regimen. Just use a gentle cleanser, plenty of Dan's BP and a moisturizer of your choice. Do not waste your money. Just another over-hyped product on the shelf to ask for the consumers' monies. Thumbs up if you found this review helpful!

I tried this oil for about a week but I had to stop since it caused me a masive break out. Now I use the rest of the oil as a moisturizer for my legs after shaving and that works very well. But it worsened my acne in my face, unfortunately. Can no recommend for acne care.

I used it with Dans moisterizer and put 5-6 drops mixed in because I had always had the problem with flaky skin.I was on Dans regime for 3 yrs with great success and no major breakouts just the flaky skin. Saw that he recd this to solve the flakes so I tried this and immediately broke out-large cyst that I had to go to the derm and get a cortizone shot to get rid of it. It also caused my face to be greasy for the weeks or so I was using it. Tossed it out! Beware if you have oily to combo skin-it can cause you to break out! I will never use any oil on my face of any kind.

Might break you out too. Use with caution.

I'm not sure about jojoba oil. i dont feel like it did anything for my skin. no changes. i'm still breaking out and i can't tell if jojoba is contributing to it, but i just know it isn't making much of a difference. I have oily skin, cystic acne concentrated on cheeks, forehead, and especially bad around jawline. i think an internal cure works best for me.

I bought and used this religiously everyday at night. I had 'alright' skin. few breakout here and there, but i heard this thing can make your face GLOW. I used only 1 drop because my face is oily already and for a while it was alright. then i started noticing i was breaking out. I thought maybe it will get better and continued to use it. BIG MISTAKE. My face is a WRECK. I heard so much good reviews on this and thought this would work. I don't know how my face can go back to what it was before. Natural or not, if you have oily and sensitive skin, do not, DO NOT, use oil (any kind) on your face. My face feels like cement now-all bumpy... I want to cry.

I'd read about the 'miracle' that is jojoba oil and the oil cleansing method all over the internet. Most people seemed to sing its praises so I thought I'd give it a go. After a couple of weeks of cleansing with Jojoba and Castor oil at night my skin gradually got worse, I thought it was purging so continued to use it. Over 7 weeks have passed and my skin is worse than it has ever been, pimples all over my face in places I have never had them before. I've finally realised that it is not working for me, I just wish I'd stopped sooner as I now have a much bigger mess to deal with! This method works for many, but not for everyone.