Monday, August 8, 2011

Oatmeal Cleanser

Hey guys!  Long time no see:) 
So I have been crazy about this thing lately, and it is just as the title says OATMEAL CLEASER!!  This may sound odd but I have been washing my face with oatmeal and trust me, it works wonders.  I got it from a youtube guru called Bubzbeauty and I recommend her to all!!  She has these wonderful home remedies for your skin and her videos are so fun and interesting to watch.  The stuff she uses are really inexpensive and common (ie. oatmeal)  and create wonderful results:3 

So getting back to the oatmeal cleanser...

How to use:
  1. Take a small handful of oatmeal(quick oats or any natural oats) and hold it in a fist.
  2. Put your fist in running tap water and let the water seep through the gaps of your fist saturating the oatmeal.  
  3. Open up your hand and sprinkle some water on the oatmeal to give it more saturation.  
  4. Now SQUEEZE the oatmeal and you will see this milky liquid come out (hehe).  
  5. Dab the liquid on your face to loosen up your skin. 
  6. Now make sure you have equal amounts of saturated oatmeal on both your hands and scrub it (but not too hard! ><) onto your face.  
  7. Rinse it off with lukewarm water (Make sure you have a strainer in your sink if you don't want to end up trying to get this gooey glob of disgusting unknown crap out of your pipes=^=)
  8. Optional:  I like to keep it on until it dries before rinsing it off.
My Results
This is a product where you will definitely get short term results.  When I first tried it, I found that it made my blackheads less noticeable as the dark color lightened.  My skin was also a lot softer since it was exfoliated by the oatmeal.  I haven't been using this for that long so I can't say for sure what the long-term results are but some people have said that it made most of their blackheads go away after only a few weeks. 
As for how often to use it, my personal opinion is that you should use it once everyday at night because it is too much of a fuss to use it in the morning if you're in a hurry to go to school or work...

Oatmeal facts~
Oatmeal is an effective skin remedy for dry skin because it contains polysaccharides, which becomes gelatinous in water and leaves a thin protective coat on the skin.  It relieves skin irritation almost immediately and helps (enormously) in restoring the natural moisture balance in your skin.  It absorbs oil and gently cleans out the dirt and clog in your pores due to the natural cleanser it contains called saponin.

For all you people out there who dislike eating oatmeal (ie. ahem ME)  it's not completely useless because its effects on your skin are AWESOME.  Oatmeal is something super easy to find and super cheap to buy so I would definitely recommend buying some to store in your washroom and use. 

And don't worry, I am truthful in everything I said in this post and I didn't exagerate in my results at all.  If you didn't get the same results then perhaps it is the difference in skin types.  However, either way, I am sure that all could get some sort of benefit in using oatmeal regardless of the degree to which it helps...unless you're allergic, then I wouldn't recommend this at all.  Plus, because using oatmeal as a cleaser is 100% natural, people with ultra sensitive skin can use it without a worry as it contains ZERO harsh chemicals.  AND IT'S ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY^.^ 

That would be all for this post...TRY IT

Love,
Reneexoxo

PS.  I attached Bubzbeauty's video as I thought maybe it would clarify the directions.  Good luck!

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