{"id":31110,"date":"2023-03-06T13:41:40","date_gmt":"2023-03-06T18:41:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsgood.vitaminshoppe.com\/?p=31110"},"modified":"2023-03-08T10:57:32","modified_gmt":"2023-03-08T15:57:32","slug":"oil-cleanser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/oil-cleanser\/","title":{"rendered":"I Tried Oil Cleansing As A Natural Face Wash\u2014Here’s What Happened"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over the years, I\u2019ve spent a lot of time and effort (and a frightening amount of money) on my skin. Growing up in the age of grapefruit-scented and plastic microbead-filled face scrubs and infomercials for skin-care systems that promised to rid your complexion of any trace of acne, it was ingrained in me pretty young that I had to work hard in order to have clear, glowy skin. So, for years, I scrubbed my face with vigor, went all in on pricy products containing this, that, or some other acid that was supposed to be the ticket to having a baby\u2019s-butt complexion\u2014you name it, I tried it. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And then I got pregnant. Before having a bun in the oven, I\u2019d already become pretty conscious of what I put <em>in<\/em> my body\u2014but this new life chapter made me realize that I hadn\u2019t applied that same level of care to what I put <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> my body. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since then, I\u2019ve all but wiped out my entire bathroom cabinet. As with my diet, I want my skin-care routine to be as nourishing as possible. I also need it to be <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">easy<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">; in the early days after my daughter was born, I was lucky if I remembered to wash my face at all, let alone complete some 10-step skin-care regimen. And that\u2019s still the case now that I have a one-year-old running all over the place <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">all the time.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Enter: Oil Cleanser<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For quite a while, my routine had devolved into me washing my face with the same <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/p\/dr-bronner-organic-unscented-baby-mild-soap-5-oz-bar-soap\/dr-1011\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr. Bronner\u2019s Unscented Pure Castile Soap<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> I used on my body and following that up with a tiny bit of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/c\/food-drinks\/superfoods\/coconut-oil\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">coconut oil<\/a> instead of moisturizer. Skin-care experts would scoff at me, I’m sure, but it got the job done (save for the coconut oil leaving my hair a little greasy.)<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_31113\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31113\" style=\"width: 1090px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><noscript><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"31113\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/oil-cleanser\/screen-shot-2023-02-22-at-10-53-33-am\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-22-at-10.53.33-AM.png?fit=1090%2C1332&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1090,1332\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"Lauren before oil cleansing\" data-image-description data-image-caption=\"<p>My skin on most days pre-oil cleansing, sporting the smudges of yesterday&#8217;s mascara and wanting for a little love.<\/p>\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-22-at-10.53.33-AM.png?fit=245%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-22-at-10.53.33-AM.png?fit=740%2C904&ssl=1\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\"size-full wp-image-31113\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-22-at-10.53.33-AM.png?resize=740%2C904&ssl=1\" alt=\"Lauren before oil cleansing\" width=\"740\" height=\"904\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-22-at-10.53.33-AM.png?w=1090&ssl=1 1090w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-22-at-10.53.33-AM.png?resize=245%2C300&ssl=1 245w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-22-at-10.53.33-AM.png?resize=838%2C1024&ssl=1 838w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-22-at-10.53.33-AM.png?resize=768%2C939&ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-22-at-10.53.33-AM.png?resize=272%2C332&ssl=1 272w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-22-at-10.53.33-AM.png?resize=740%2C904&ssl=1 740w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-22-at-10.53.33-AM.png?resize=560%2C684&ssl=1 560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"31113\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/oil-cleanser\/screen-shot-2023-02-22-at-10-53-33-am\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-22-at-10.53.33-AM.png?fit=1090%2C1332&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1090,1332\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"Lauren before oil cleansing\" data-image-description data-image-caption=\"<p>My skin on most days pre-oil cleansing, sporting the smudges of yesterday&#8217;s mascara and wanting for a little love.<\/p>\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-22-at-10.53.33-AM.png?fit=245%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-22-at-10.53.33-AM.png?fit=740%2C904&ssl=1\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\"size-full wp-image-31113 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201090%201332%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Lauren before oil cleansing\" width=\"1090\" height=\"1332\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201090%201332%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 1090w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-22-at-10.53.33-AM.png?w=1090&ssl=1 1090w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-22-at-10.53.33-AM.png?resize=245%2C300&ssl=1 245w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-22-at-10.53.33-AM.png?resize=838%2C1024&ssl=1 838w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-22-at-10.53.33-AM.png?resize=768%2C939&ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-22-at-10.53.33-AM.png?resize=272%2C332&ssl=1 272w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-22-at-10.53.33-AM.png?resize=740%2C904&ssl=1 740w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-22-at-10.53.33-AM.png?resize=560%2C684&ssl=1 560w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-22-at-10.53.33-AM.png\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31113\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">My skin on most days pre-oil cleansing, sporting the smudges of yesterday’s mascara and wanting for a little love.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This winter, though, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/reasons-your-skin-is-so-dry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the dry air did a number on my skin<\/a>\u2014and no reasonable amount of coconut oil could save my face from feeling parched and dry. Figuring it was time to upgrade from my castile soap routine, I remembered something I\u2019d heard on a podcast about oil cleansing, in which you literally <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">wash your face with oil<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. That concept was about as far a departure from my salicylic acid-soaked skin-care upbringing as I could imagine but, heck, my routine had already gone off the proverbial deep end\u2014so I decided to try it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/oil-cleansing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gist of oil cleansing<\/a> boils down to the idea of \u201clike attracts like,\u201d meaning that the oil you cleanse your face with attracts the oil your skin produces, which traps dirt, dust, and whatever other gnarly stuff your skin comes into contact with throughout the day. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After doing some reading on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/oil-cleansing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the basic do\u2019s and don\u2019ts<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, I treated myself to an oil cleanser. I chose <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/p\/moisturizing-oil-cleanser-makeup-remover-120-milliliter\/pro0003\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Province Apothecary Moisturizing Oil Cleanser<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> because it\u2019s made from mostly organic ingredients like organic jojoba, avocado, and evening primrose oils\u2014and is formulated to keep skin moisturized, which I desperately needed.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>How It Started<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most days, I only wash my face at night, so I was excited to use oil cleansing as a quick wind-down routine after putting my daughter to bed. On that first night, I pumped some of the slightly floral-smelling oil cleanser into my hands and got to it. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Something about massaging the oil cleanser into my face felt like an invitation to slow down, way down. Instead of the furious scrubbing I\u2019d often done when washing my face, as if the more aggressive I was the more grime I\u2019d somehow rub right out of my face, cleansing with oil quickly brought a gentleness (dare I say reverence?) into this seemingly mundane task. As my fingertips circled across my cheeks, around my nose, and over my forehead, my mindset shifted. Cleansing with oil was an act of love, like a restorative yoga flow or a quiet walk outside. I found myself appreciating my face instead of nit-picking everlasting acne scars or the tiredness visible around my eyes. By the time I rinsed the cleanser away, I felt like I\u2019d just meditated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"31114\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/oil-cleanser\/screen-shot-2023-02-22-at-10-54-09-am\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-22-at-10.54.09-AM-e1677081631364.png?fit=1022%2C1145&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1022,1145\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"facial oils\" data-image-description data-image-caption data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-22-at-10.54.09-AM-e1677081631364.png?fit=268%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-22-at-10.54.09-AM-e1677081631364.png?fit=740%2C829&ssl=1\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\"size-full wp-image-31114 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-22-at-10.54.09-AM-e1677081631364.png?resize=740%2C829&ssl=1\" alt=\"facial oils\" width=\"740\" height=\"829\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-22-at-10.54.09-AM-e1677081631364.png?w=1022&ssl=1 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-22-at-10.54.09-AM-e1677081631364.png?resize=268%2C300&ssl=1 268w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-22-at-10.54.09-AM-e1677081631364.png?resize=914%2C1024&ssl=1 914w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-22-at-10.54.09-AM-e1677081631364.png?resize=768%2C860&ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-22-at-10.54.09-AM-e1677081631364.png?resize=272%2C305&ssl=1 272w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-22-at-10.54.09-AM-e1677081631364.png?resize=740%2C829&ssl=1 740w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-22-at-10.54.09-AM-e1677081631364.png?resize=560%2C627&ssl=1 560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"31114\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/oil-cleanser\/screen-shot-2023-02-22-at-10-54-09-am\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-22-at-10.54.09-AM-e1677081631364.png?fit=1022%2C1145&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1022,1145\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"facial oils\" data-image-description data-image-caption data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-22-at-10.54.09-AM-e1677081631364.png?fit=268%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-22-at-10.54.09-AM-e1677081631364.png?fit=740%2C829&ssl=1\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\"size-full wp-image-31114 aligncenter lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201022%201145%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"facial oils\" width=\"1022\" height=\"1145\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201022%201145%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 1022w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-22-at-10.54.09-AM-e1677081631364.png?w=1022&ssl=1 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-22-at-10.54.09-AM-e1677081631364.png?resize=268%2C300&ssl=1 268w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-22-at-10.54.09-AM-e1677081631364.png?resize=914%2C1024&ssl=1 914w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-22-at-10.54.09-AM-e1677081631364.png?resize=768%2C860&ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-22-at-10.54.09-AM-e1677081631364.png?resize=272%2C305&ssl=1 272w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-22-at-10.54.09-AM-e1677081631364.png?resize=740%2C829&ssl=1 740w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-22-at-10.54.09-AM-e1677081631364.png?resize=560%2C627&ssl=1 560w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-22-at-10.54.09-AM-e1677081631364.png\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, the more I read about putting oil on our faces, the more I understood that coconut <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">probably<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> wasn\u2019t the ideal option to moisturize my freshly-cleansed skin with, so I typically followed up the Province Apothecary cleanser with either <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/p\/life-flo-health-care-pure-rosehip-seed-oil-1-fl-oz-oil\/ly-1708\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">rosehip seed oil<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (I use one from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/p\/life-flo-health-care-pure-rosehip-seed-oil-1-fl-oz-oil\/ly-1708\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Life-Flo<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that\u2019s cold-pressed and organic) or <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/p\/cold-pressed-egyptian-calendula-seed-oil-2-fl-oz-oil\/sto0033\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">calendula oil<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (I like <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/p\/cold-pressed-egyptian-calendula-seed-oil-2-fl-oz-oil\/sto0033\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shea Terra<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019s cold-pressed, extra-virgin oil).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Those first few nights, I spend a few minutes straight-up staring at my skin before leaving the bathroom. Sure, it looked clean\u2014but it also looked <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">nourished.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> We\u2019re talking plump, perfectly dewy, and really supple. I paraded around the house in my sweatpants like a model in a skin-care commercial. The whole process took less than five minutes; why had I done anything that wasn\u2019t this?!<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>How It\u2019s Going<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019ve been oil cleansing for about a month now and my skin looks and feels healthier than it has in years\u2014all with so much less effort (and far fewer dollars spent) than the many previous iterations of my skin-care routine. Friends compliment me on my skin all the time, I <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">rarely<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> reach for the tinted moisturizer I used to wear on date night or to parties, and I feel like I\u2019ve broken a long cycle of stripping the life out of my skin just to try to replace it with some overpriced product. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"31115\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/oil-cleanser\/screen-shot-2023-02-22-at-11-02-14-am\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-22-at-11.02.14-AM.png?fit=994%2C1174&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"994,1174\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"Lauren selfie post-oil cleansing\" data-image-description data-image-caption data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-22-at-11.02.14-AM.png?fit=254%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-22-at-11.02.14-AM.png?fit=740%2C874&ssl=1\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\"size-full wp-image-31115 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-22-at-11.02.14-AM.png?resize=740%2C874&ssl=1\" alt=\"Lauren selfie post-oil cleansing\" width=\"740\" height=\"874\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-22-at-11.02.14-AM.png?w=994&ssl=1 994w, 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