I'm thinking about trying this.  I've always had awful acne and generally difficult skin, that resisted 5 prescription medications, and plenty of non-prescription ones.  What I'm doing now made it loads better, but it's not improving anymore, and I'd like to get rid of the rest.

Should I keep using my acne medicine (Nutrogena Hydrating Acne Medicine, twice a day) after doing the oil thing?  I usually use sunscreen (oil-free, all natural) every day, too, do you think that'll interfere too much?

I'm going to continue with the sunflower oil until Tuesday, I'll share those pics then, and then try olive oil since I'm not noticing a dramatic change. Skin's a bit softer, and I *know* all my makeup's coming off, but otherwise, dunno. Want to try the olive oil :)

I just went to Whole Foods and got Jojoba Oil, Grapeseed Oil and Sunflower Seed oil. I'll go to walmart later and get the castor oil. The jojoba was expensive and it contained vitamin E already in it. The pure organic kind was a few dollars more. I asked the rep what other ingredient was and she said Vitamin E. I hope these are ok to use. The site that the original poster says to use sunflower seed oil instead of evoo now. I'm excited. I plan to try this tomorrow night after I party. I'm from Kentucky and its the Derby here now. I was tempted to get lavender oil and eucalyptus oils. There's so many to choose from. There was this grapefruit oil that smelled good. I hope I get it right. I would love to get rid of black head forever. I wonder if this will work on my back. I know I got some blackheads back there too. I'll keep you posted!

went to target yesterday to buy the castor oil...they didnt have it =( will try walmart today.  I'm looking to get rid of black heads and also just all round smoother skin which leads me to my question.  would this work on my hands??  i have rough hands and cant find ways to get them smoother.

I am also having trouble tracking down castor oil.

QUESTION: I hate washclothes. With a passion. Can I do this in the shower instead? Would that create enough warmth/steam?

i was quite excited about trying the Oil Cleansing Method & decided to google a little on it. stumbled upon this article though. :/ what do you guys think?

I don't know what to think about that article. I've done some research too and I'm find that some people are breaking out from the EVOO. Others who did not use the EVOO had not broke out. Those people used oils such as jojoba and grapeseed and avocado, etc. When I try it I'm not going to use the EVOO because I do not want to take the chance. It may not break me out but I don't want to risk it. I've had pretty much clear skin for a while and I want to keep it that way, but I also want to clear my skin of the pesky blackheads that irritate me so much that I try to extract them out and do more damage to my skin for the most part. It's almost like the ones up under my ear right on the edge of my jaw line are being held back by a person with a rope tied around it because it's almost impossible to get them out. I even went to my cosmetic skin care center and she/the professional could not even get out this stubborn one on my jaw. She said that maybe I have a hair underneath there but I'm not buying it. They are just evil!

LOL oh yeah they didn't did they? that's interesting

I just tried it....i did a 50/50 with extra virgin olive oil and castor oil.  i think the olive oil maybe a lil to thick for me... so i'm still going to experiment.  BUt overall is great!

jewelsmcblah, 

thanks!  i just tried castor oil and grapeseed oil....not really liking the way my face is feeling right now...think i might go back to the EVOO.  I guess its all about experimenting and getting the right mixture.  

I did this for a week.  I have acne prone skin so I went with a 75 Castor Oil to 25 Extra Virgin Olive Oil... Honestly, my skin has not been this bad since before I took accutane for a year when i was 14 years old.  Maybe I need a different ratio, but right now, I'm switching back to my products that worked a bit better.  I am taking my college grad portraits next week and I don't want this to be how I look in those pictures.  I really did want this to work for me

I am doing a switch -- I alternate one day with 25% castor oil, 70% EVOO, and 5% tea tree oil -- the other day is a 25-75 ratio without the tea tree oil.  It's hard to tell how it's working -- I'm old and my face shows every year (especially those I smoked) -- but it seems to be in better shape.

I'm still breaking out pretty bad, but its only been a week so I think i'll give it some more time.  About mid week I did increase my castor oil and added tea tree oil.  My skin doesn't feel dry at all.  jewels, you said that you've used tea tree oil previously...I read somewhere that you can apply it directly to your face with a cotton ball to clear up acne.  Have you tried this?  I think I might try it on my really broken out areas.