The Abundant Wife

You may remember my November book review of Organized Simplicity by Tsh Oxenreider.  I really enjoyed the book, and have also enjoyed her blog and subsequent articles.  Recently a friend of mine mentioned that she was trying a DIY facial cleanser, inspired by Tsh’s Simple Mom blog.  I was almost out of face wash anyway, so I thought I’d give it a try.

You can read more about Tsh’s Oil-Cleansing Method at her blog.  I mistakenly used 100% Olive Oil instead of Extra-Virgin Olive Oil as Tsh suggests.   It was too late by the time I realized my mistake, so I’m using it anyway.  I got the Olive Oil at the grocery store, and the Castor Oil at Walgreens.  I used one part Castor Oil to three parts Olive Oil.  So far I’ve been pleasantly surprised.  My skin felt a little more oily for the first few days, but I haven’t had any break-outs.  I may try a little more Castor Oil next time.  I scrubbed the label off of the Olive Oil bottle to have a prettier way to store my new cleanser.

Now obviously I messed up the Olive Oil, but there is a pretty big price difference between the two methods.  The Clean & Clear above costs about $5.63 for 6.5 oz ($0.87/oz) while the 100% Olive Oil and Castor Oil costs about $9.42 for 16 oz ($0.59/oz).  However, Extra-Virgin Olive Oil will most likely cost you more than the 100% Olive Oil.  All of these numbers could vary greatly depending on whether you used coupons or other savings methods.

Have you ever tried making a DIY facial cleanser?