I tried Olive Oil Cleansing for 1 Week: Here’s What You Need to Know

Want to know how olive oil cleansing can significantly improve your skin? This post contains everything you’ll need to know about cleaning your skin with olive oil.

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Lately, I’ve been really curious about olive oil cleansing because olive oil is an amazing ingredient to incorporate into your skincare routine. Celebrities such as Jennifer Lopez and Chloë Gace Moretz swear by olive oil to give them beautiful, healthy, glowing skin.

As a holistic esthetician and someone who loves trying new skincare trends, I thought I would try out olive oil cleansing for a week to see how my skin liked it.

After reading this post, you will definitely want to give this oil cleansing method a try too!

This post is all about olive oil cleansing and how it can improve your skin.

Olive Oil Cleansing

The History of Olive Oil in Skincare

Olive oil has been used for thousands of years for various purposes. We know how great it is in the kitchen, but it’s also a powerful ingredient in skincare.

Before soap was invented, people would use oil to clean themselves. Oil is excellent for deeply cleansing the skin.

Cleopatra was known for her incredible beauty routines, and cleansing with olive oil was one of them.

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Reasons to Use Olive Oil in Your Beauty Routine

• It’s non-toxic
• It contains antioxidants
• It’s completely all-natural
• It’s very effective at removing makeup, excess oil, and dirt
• It’s simple and easy to use
• It harmonizes with the sun’s rays
• It makes an amazing hair treatment
• It’s very moisturizing
• Promotes graceful aging
• It’s anti-inflammatory and anti-microbial
• It contains many vitamins

Which Olive Oil Should You Use For Your Skin?

Make sure you use organic extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) that is cold-pressed and unrefined.

I used Bragg’s olive oil during my week of olive oil cleansing.

Here is a list for easy access to high-quality EVOO that is acceptable to use on the skin (and cook with!):

1. Bragg Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil
2. Pompeian USDA Organic Robust Extra Virgin Olive Oil
3. Atlas Organic Cold Pressed Moroccan Extra Virgin Olive Oil
4. Sky Organics USDA Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil
5. La Tourangelle Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil

How to Cleanse with Olive Oil

There are a couple different ways you can cleanse with olive oil:

1) You can use the oil cleansing method that I walk you through in this post. Basically, you apply olive oil to a damp cotton round and gently rub it in circular motions over your face, neck, and chest. No need to rinse the skin afterward.

2) You can also apply olive oil straight to your skin and massage it in. Then take a cloth, wet it under warm water, ring it out, and wipe the oil from your skin.

3) *Optional* After cleansing your skin, you can spray rose water or any other facial toner. Then, add more olive oil to your skin for extra hydration and moisture.

My Results After A Week Of Olive Oil Cleansing

For my one week of olive oil cleansing, I didn’t do anything else to my skin besides some facial yoga and facial reflexology.

There was one day I put a zinc balm on my face while I was at the beach for 45 minutes, but that was it. I don’t think it affected the results. I didn’t use any other products or tools on my face because I wanted to make sure any change I was seeing was from the olive oil.

This was my skin right before I started olive oil cleansing:

This was my skin after just one week of cleansing with olive oil:

As you can see my acne lessened and my redness improved. My skin also felt very calm and soft.

Olive oil is great for those with very dry skin. My skin always felt moisturized and balanced, but if you are someone who is very oily, then this oil might be too heavy.

I was super surprised at the results just after one week of using olive oil. I am definitely going to keep using it!

I was nervous it was going to break me out since it is a thicker oil, but it did the complete opposite! It actually improved my acne.

These are just my results and everyone’s skin will react differently. Although olive oil worked great for my skin, it may not be a good match for your skin. It never hurts to try, though! I love trying new skincare and this was a great experiment.

This post was all about olive oil cleansing and how it can benefit your skin (like it did mine!)

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