Despite owning a lot of creams/cleansers/oils/toners/moisturisers etc, my philosophy towards skin care is to keep it fairly simple. One reason being that i have quite dry and sensitive skin, I find using a mixture of different products can result in my face becoming a lovely shade of red. The other reason being I'm quite lazy. I was really skeptical about using cleansing oils, as I usually have a few small under the skin spots lurking about on my forehead, but decided to brave it anyway with The Body Shop Camomile Silky Cleansing Oil . And I'm seriously chuffed that I did.
This is used this as my first step of cleansing. You only need one or two pumps of the oil onto to dry hands and rub together, then massage into our face and focus on the on the eye area last so any eye make up doesn't spread everywhere (sometimes I use an eye make up remover before this). The final stage of washing it off varies but I just splash a bit of water onto my face, rub all over to emulsify the oil and lift the dirt and make-up off and then rinse off with water.
Many people have stated that a face cloth is needed to get rid of the oil, but as long as you use a good toner or second cleanser after this, then it's not a necessity. After patting dry, I soak a cotton wool pad with Bioderma Micelle water and wipe over my face, then moisturise.
Since adding this to my skin care routine on a night, I no longer get small spots on my forehead, my skin is softer, less sensitive and no dry patches anywhere! This is so gentle on the skin, yet surprisingly really effective at removing all traces of make up without scrubbing so is perfect for all you delicate flowers. I have always been a firm believer in The Body Shop as they tend to use natural, skin friendly products, and this oil is no exception.
The only downside to it is that it can get a tad messy, and if your like me who is usually a cotton wool and cleanser in bed kinda gal, then this does require a bit if effort.
