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Food For Your Face

FabSugar — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 08:28:13 PDT

We know that one of the best ways to remove eye makeup is with baby oil. Now, a Japanese cosmetics company called DHC Skincare and Makeup is applying the same theory to olive oil.

Its Olive Oil Swabs are like oil-soaked Q-Tips that can be used to correct eye-makeup mishaps, remove eyeliner, or sooth irritated patches on the skin. Plus, they're individually wrapped, so you can carry a few in your purse for touch-ups if your mascara gets smudged. You can buy 50 swabs for $4 here.

We're Trying the Oil Cleansing Method: Week Two

Miriam Lacey — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 06:00:42 PDT

I'm two full weeks into using the OCM, and I have to admit that things aren't going well. I switched from a blend of olive oil and castor, which left my skin feeling irritated, to sweet almond oil, which other readers recommended. Unlike everyone else, though, the results I've gotten aren't so great. My skin isn't feeling simultaneously greasy and itchy anymore, but I'm breaking out all over and have temporarily had to go back to my DHC cleansing oil just to get my skin to calm down.

Everyone's given such great advice before, so now I'm hoping you can help me. What am I doing wrong here? I've been putting the almond oil on twice a day for five minutes, and then wiping it off with a wet, warm washcloth. Any ideas on what might be causing the problem?

Why Cleansing Oil Is Awesome

Miriam Lacey — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 06:00:08 PDT

I'm obsessed with cleansing oil these days, and with good reason. Anyone who's ever spent time in Japan won't be surprised by this; oil formulations have been popular there since 1967, when Shu Uemura introduced the first oil-based cleanser. But for those of us on this side of the Pacific, cleansing oil gets short shrift even though it's a brilliant idea. So why is washing your face with oil so great? To find out, just keep reading.