So I have been using avocado oil as a nighht cream and waking up with no wrinkles

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I read on the net you could use it as a facial oil so gave it a shot. It's been amazing! My skin is painfully dry though, not sure if would work on oily skin.

I used a bit as a hair serum and was brill as well, so much better than that bloody Emperor's New Clothes Moroccan Oil which is mostly silicones anyway.

I do not work for the Avocado Oil Board, btw.

I need to do something with my face. My skin leans towards dry and sensitive but lately perimenopausal old hag that I am I have developed a bit of an oily/spotty chin and open pores. Though I don't tend to get many spots, or actual visible blackheads, I do feel that the pores on my chin and around the sides of my mouth seem clogged. And of ourse the wrinkles. The very papery skin under my eyes looks like it has cross-hatching on it.

I am a bit flightly with skincare - I try all sorts, and I am a bit hit and miss with bothering to do the night routine. I always moisturise in the morning though.

My calves have scales too. Perhaps I need to do this!

try this. coconut oil has anti bacterial properties

www.nealsyardremedies.com/Coconut-Oil

I bought some Avocado oil on the strength of this and its good for dry days (or nights, in fact, I put it on at night if I'm feeling dry). Doesn't clog or cause spots. I don't need it every day though.

Got some Argan oil (pure) for hair too off the strength of this thread (I think it was somewhere on it or perhaps someone just used the Avocado as a hair serum, cannae remember) and it doesn't do it for me - too heavy - I like actual "Moroccan" oil for hair (or the Milkshake one too) silicones and all, its lighter and better for my hair...hey, my hair likes what it likes. Fine for an overnight treatment though. But I now use Argan on my face sometimes too, very good.

I'm loving this thread and am just about to buy argan oil and avocado oil. I'm very excited as the avocado oil is meant to be good for psoriasis which I've got a bit of on the scalp. I have been using Morocconoil Oil but I'm less impressed by it than I used to be and have wondered if it's contributing towards my scalp problems.

If using argan oil on your hair, use the teeniest amount - I need about half of the amount of Moroccan Oil I used.

When you join their email newsletter Frushi give you £10 off your first order of £35 or more. I got myself argan and avocado oil, some tea tree oil and another argan oil which I'll give to a friend for her birthday. I'm well happy now.

Right then, I'm resurrecting this thread. I have been moisturising with neat avocado oil for the last week and my head doesn't appear to have dropped off or sprouted any unwanted hairs or anything. It feels fine, but it hasn't turmned back the hands of time yet, either. Haven't tried the hot flannel cleansing method yet.

I am going to give the castor oil a miss but fancy trying something else. What shall I go for? EV olive oil? Almond? Jojoba? Shall I mix 'em up into a blend? Shall I use one for cleansing and one for moisturising? I am 45, my skin leans torwards dry and dehydrated and can be flaky between the eyebrows and at sides of nose/mouth, but I have developed very visible pores on my chin in the last couple of years. Don't really get spots though. Loads of fine (and not so fine ) lines and wrinkles around eyes and on forehead. Someone tell me what to do. I don't have time to research it all.

No idea, but marking my place to read later.

I've been cleansing and moisturising over the past few weeks with macademia oil which has definately helped my dry sensitive skin. I've been using it on my legs as well. There are some reviews of it here.

I use the cheap one you can buy in vats from ebay.

I love this thread! Marking my place.

Hello Fell, haven't seen you for ages! Rightyho, I think (I'm no expert) that sweet almond oil is best for dry skin. I was told jojoba for oily skin. I do ocm every day as my skin needs it, but you should find 3 times a week for full-on ocm is enough, the rest of the time just hot flannel rub and a drop of avocado oil as a moisturiser.

You'll soon know if you need the avocado after the ocm treatment - I find I don't need any moisturiser but my skin is exact opposite of yours.

Thing is, there are no hard & fast rules - it's making a tailor-made plan for your personal needs. IIWY I'd use sweet almond oil to cleanse and avocado to moisturise. Hope someone else comes along to give (better) advice!

P.S. Have you moved yet? Hows it going if so?

Thanks for that, that is what I shall do. (and no, not yet. I've moved out of my house and I am staying in another house (we have bought to rent out) just for a few weeks. I leave the UK in ten days time.

Will you be on MN at weirdo funny hours or will I stay be able to chat with you in real time?

I have rosacea and tried this with some trepidation as very few products don't make my skin break out in an angry red rash.

However I'm really surprised and pleased with the results. Ive been using grapeseed oil (not added castor oil yet as I can't find it in any shops) but even grapeseed on it's own is really great. It does leave my face very slightly dry but not uncomfortably so, and it's really soft and smooth with no breakouts (so far)

I might try jojoba oil to see if it makes a difference to the dryness but otherwise I'd def recommend.

I'm loving my avocado oil - it's sorted out the bit of psoriasis on my forehead and it is remarkable when used as an overnight hair treatment, washes out easily, leaves my hair ultra soft and shiny. Very impressed.

Can anyone suggest something for my dd (3). She has horrible scabby things on her scalp, which flake off and bring her hair with them.

I haven't taken her to the GP because he'd probably suggest some expensive, pita chemically thing that would drive us both insane to implement.

Any ideas?

I'd take her to the docs starlight - he might prescribe a good shampoo. Tbh hair comjng out with flakes sounds a bit more serious than dandruff. And stop using ordinary shampoo till you've seen someone - sodium lauryl sulfate is very harsh, sodium laureth sulfate is thought to disrupt hormones, esp in girls. Hope you get ut sorted.

Oil Cleansing whatsit info
Gives a good bit of info on the different oils and what to use for what.

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The basic OCM blend is of castor oil and extra virgin olive oil. Castor oil is fantastic at drawing dirt, bacetria and other nasty stuff trapped in your pores, while healing your skin. Extra virgin olive oil works as a moisturizer and is fortified with antioxidants.

The ratio of castor oil to EVOO will vary depending on the person. The typical starting ratio is 50/50 castor oil to EVOO. For oily or acne-prone skin, a ratio of 75% castor oil to 25% EVOO will work better. For dry or flaky skin, a ratio 25% castor oil to 75% EVOO is good.

It's cradle cap that never seems to go away. DH has it and DS has it too, but ds is 5 and it seems to be improving, but also he has really thick dark hair so not noticeable.

DD has really thin light hair.

DH uses Tar shampoo but the smell makes me retch (as do the spots that cling to bathroom surfaces so I won't be applying that to dd)

I use baby shampoo. Not because I believe in the baby crap, but because of the no tears thing and because it is shampoo that I have used all my life as an all purpose soap, shower gel, hand-washing solution etc.

Has that got sodium lauryl sulfate in it? I suspect it IS harsh though. I'm so oily everywhere and I like the stripping effect.

I only wash dd's hair once a week, if that.

Re my very very oily skin. Can you do the cleansing thing on chest back and neck etc.? or will it cost a bomb?

ah, prob not cradle cap then but seborr-something dermatitis. Ds gets that and we use alphosyl 2 in 1 which works a treat and doesn't smell too strong. Was about £8 iirc, but that was at least a year ago and we haven't finished the (small) bottle yet...

Starlight, with DD1 I tried all the shampoos designed for cradle cap, tried Johnsons and tried olive oil (not a good look as she had loads of hair). DD2 had cradle cap, I used the Burts Bees baby shampoo / body wash she had been given as a present and presto it cleared almost instantly. It's SLS free and lasts ages...at least on a badly 1 yr old.

bigfatgypsy I think if you have dry skin, castor oil is not for you. Sweet Almond oil is your best bet. Jojoba is for oily skin types.

Starlight My DS3 has this - DH had it also. It'd a hereditary thing, best managed with T-gel shampoo from Neutrogena once a week, massaged in with a scalp massager and then leave for twenty minutes. Wash out. Can take up to 3 weekly treatments to clear, then use once a fortnight to stop it returning.

As for back and neck, I get horrid hormonal spots on my neck and extend my ocm to my collar bone every night - castor oil is cheap (Amazon!) and EVOO is very cheap in Lidl (less than £3 a bottle) so go for it :)

ooh i xposted with lots of advice about seborrhaic dermatitis (sp).

Yeah, - sorry, it is the T-gel that makes me retch. So I'll try some of the other ideas first and if they don't work get T-gel therapy or something to help me deal with it.