Obtacles and Resistance to OCM

WORSE BEFORE IT GETS BETTER

I'm sorry. You're not going to want to hear what I say next--- but sometimes things may get a little worse before they get better. I know for me, the first time I cleaned my face with olive oil I felt "EUREKA!" this is it. My skin felt nourished and as if a twenty year battle had finally ended. It was like my entire psyche and every cell in my body knew that I had hit upon relief and I felt GRAND HOPE for the future of my skin.

The next morning I woke up and my skin looked better than it had in ages. Next day, same thing. Day after day, my skin was looking better and better. No new blemishes and the old ones were healing.

And then...about a month into my OCM program... blemishes. Except, I knew they were just the tiny nodules that had most likely been there for YEARS finally being opened and released. Maybe because my skin had been so bad for so long and I had scrutinized it and knew every new bump and every buried bump that allowed me to be reassured that this was what was happening. So I had to kind of weather having "new" blemishes again. But they weren't really new. My skin was RELEASING and purging old nodules and bumps that had almost begun to look like scars they were so hardened and buried beneath my skin.

Believe me, I understand the resistance to trying something that might make your skin "worse". Trust your intuition. I believe you will know if the OCM is causing "new" breakouts or if it is just clearing deep and long held toxins from your skin.

I also realize that if you've been battling your skin for a long time, you're probably very resistant to the idea of applying oil to your face. Especially since so much misinformation and advertising has us believing that "oil free" is the answer.

It's not.

The skin naturally produces oil as a lubricant. It is necessary to keep the skin healthy and functioning well.

TOO OILY
In the initial phase of OCM, your skin may be ridiculously too oily.

One, your skin is adjusting and will balance out.

Two, you may not be removing the oil from your skin well after using it. Try the steamy wash cloth.

Three, you may not be using the best blend of oils for your skin type.

TOO DRY

Oddly, enough, the wrong blend or choice of oil for your OCM may dry your skin. Castor oil and olive oil may be too drying for some people. Adjust your blend accordingly.

CAN I STILL WEAR MAKEUP?
Yes! In the initial phase this may be as disastrous as your skin may be too oily. My suggestion is to begin the OCM over the weekend or where you have a couple of days to figure it out.

But yes, your makeup will actually look prettier than it did before because your skin will almost feel like it has a primer, without using a primer.

You may have to adjust your foundation once your skin rebalances itself. If you were using foundation for "oily" skin, you may find your skin is actually "normal" after success of OCM.

Also, most oils can be used as a makeup remover as well as a cleanser. So be sure you don't leave residual oil on your face and eyes or you will look very smeared. lol.