These cleansing oil recipes with emulsifier creates an oil mixture that rinses off cleanly with water. These recipes foam up a bit, which makes them wash off more easily, so the oils aren’t left sitting on your skin. These cleansing oil recipe emulsifier can be a wonderful addition to your skincare routine, whether used alone or as part of a double cleanses.
Cleansing oils great to remove makeup, surface debris, and excess oil (1). Yes, you read that correctly, you can actually use an oil to help clear oily skin. What makes them different is how they work compared to traditional water-soluble cleansers that have a cream, gel, or foaming texture. These cleansing oil recipe emulsifiers contain non-fragrant plant oils. These recipes are rich in components known as glycerides, which not only remove the things you don’t want to stay on skin all night (dirt. Makeup, and sunscreen) they also replenish what skin needs more of, moisture.
The oil cleansing method (OCM) uses oils instead of traditional soap or detergent cleansers in order to protect the natural lipid layer of the skin and the good bacteria that live there (2). Your skin naturally produces oil because it needs it. The idea is that “like dissolves like” or in this case “oil dissolves oil”.
However many people who try doing the oil cleansing method find that they experience breakouts. The issue in these cases isn’t the oil but the lack of an emulsifier.
While oil does remove oils from your how do you remove the oils that you place on your skin since water does not dissolve oil? This is where the emulsifier comes in. The emulsifier is a substance that makes oil and water mix together.
It’s what makes typical commercial cleansing oils so easy to wash off. These cleansing oil recipe emulsifier ensure that you will be able to reap the benefits of oil cleansing without experience the breakouts from leftover oil.
Cleansing Oil Recipe – Emulsifier
Jojoba Cleansing Oil Recipe
Jojoba oil is excellent for combination skin types. It’s skin benefits include:
- The wax esters found in Jojoba are identical to the natural sebum produced by our own skin,
- It can easily penetrate the skin and provide moisture and healing.
- It has anti-inflammatory properties that help to tame and reduce redness caused by drying.
- It can ease the effects of eczema and rosacea, and keep skin calm and comfortable.
- The Vitamin E and B-complex help with skin repair and damage control.
- It is a natural antimicrobial to help avoid breakouts heal mild acne.
Ingredients
- Liquid emulsifier – We used Polysorbate 80 but you can also use Cromollient SCE
- Jojoba Oil
Instructions
- Measure out 85% jojoba oil and 15% liquid emulsifier
- Mix thoroughly and pour into a bottle of choice
- When its time to use, shake the bottle a little.
Almond and Argan Oil Recipe
This almond and argan cleansing oil recipe emulsifier is best for dry skin. These oils have moisturizing skin benefits that include:
Almond Oil
- The fatty acids found in almond oil helps the skin retain moisture and keep it hydrated.
- The vitamin E in almond oils also soothes irritation from dry skin.
- During the summer, it can help heal your skin after sun exposure.
Agran Oil
- High levels of vitamin E and essential fatty acids (namely, oleic acid and linoleic acid) provides hydrating effects for dry skin
- It has an abundance of vitamin E, which is a fat-soluble antioxidant that can help improve water retention in the skin.
- Argan oil contains tocopherols that can brighten skin and fade dark spots.
Ingredients
- Polyglyceryl-4 oleate
- Almond Oil
- Argan Oil
Instructions
- Measure out 75% almond oil, 10%, argan oil, and 15% Polyglyceryl-4 oleate liquid emulsifier
- Mix thoroughly and pour into a bottle of choice
- When its time to use, shake the bottle a little.
Apricot and Grapeseed Cleansing Oil Recipe
Apricot and grapeseed oil are best for oily skin as they penetrate your skin quickly and doesn’t leave your skin feeling oily.
Their benefits include:
- Grapeseed oil is high in linoleic acid. This acid has been tested to reduced clogged pores which ultimately can help reduce your natural oil content.
- Apricot oil high oleic acid (Omega 9) content gives it wonderful moisturizing benefits.
- Grapeseed oil helps vitamin E and vitamin C in your skin to be more efficient and effective at preserving your skin.
- Apricot oil is lightweight and suitable for most skin types.
Ingredients
- Polysorbate 80
- Apricot Oil
- Grapeseed Oil
Instructions
- Measure out 45% grapeseed oil, 30%, apricot oil, and 15% liquid emulsifier
- Mix thoroughly and pour into a bottle of choice
- When its time to use, shake the bottle a little.
MCT Cleansing Oil Recipe
Medium-chain triglycerides or MCTs are fatty acids that are naturally found in coconut and palm oil. MCT oil is simply the extracted MCTs from the oils. MCT oil is great as a topical treatment for the skin and other areas of the body and is popular as a makeup removal solution. MCT oil contains healthy fatty acids and is naturally rich in antioxidants and antibacterial properties.
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup MCT oil (Caprylic/capric triglycerides)
- 1/2 tsp CreamMaker Fluid
Instructions
- Add MCT oil to CreamMaker Fluid and mix it until cloudy.
- Pour into a bottle of choice
- When its time to use, shake the bottle a little.
Castor and Tamanu Oil Recipe
Castor and tamanu oils are great for combination skin or skin with hyperpigmentation or dark spots. These two oils have strong healing benefits that include:
- The antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties of castor oil make it useful in reducing acne.
- The fatty acids in castor oil can also promote the growth of healthy skin tissue, making it helpful in restoring uneven skin tones.
- Tamanu oil’s antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties help fight blemishes
- Tamanu oil’s omega 3 and 6 fatty acids aid in reducing uneven skin complexions and hyperpigmentation.
Ingredients
- Polyglyceryl-4 oleate
- Castor Oil
- Tamanu Oil
Instructions
- Measure out 75% castor oil, 10%, tamanu oil, and 15% Polyglyceryl-4 oleate liquid emulsifier
- Mix thoroughly and pour into a bottle of choice
- When its time to use, shake the bottle a little.
Cleansing oils are really great for your skin and with the right emulsifier can help avoid breakouts that some people experience. You can use other oils in the cleansing oil recipe emulsifier above, depending on your skin’s needs.
The main benefits of cleansing oils are:
- Leave skin feeling agile and smooth.
- They are compatible with any other type of cleanser should you choose to double cleanse.
- Help with quick and easy removal of all types of makeup and sunscreens.
- Lift excess sebum, the oily substance produced by glands on your skin
- Clean out clogged pores like blackheads and whiteheads
- Remove dead skin and pollutants
When possible, look for cold-pressed, unrefined, virgin oils that are meant to be used on the skin, rather than food-grade oils. It is normal for it to take a week or so for your skin to adjust, and you may even see more oily skin or more breakouts during this time as impurities leave the skin.
While there isn’t a lot of research about the effectiveness of cleansing oils, a small 2010 study found that it was good for dry, mature skin.