Have you heard of the oil gritting technique? In connection with the 1st step of double cleansing, this technique consists of massaging the skin for long minutes with makeup remover oil in order to eliminate numerous residues on the surface of the skin. On many videos on social networks it is said that this technique allows you to eliminate blackheads, above all it allows you to eliminate sebaceous filaments, dead cells and possibly whiteheads.
But how does it work?
Quite simply, fat attracts fat so by using a cleansing oil it will act as a magnet for all so-called lipophilic residues - residues which are soluble in fat.
Be careful though, the goal is not to attack your skin and sensitize it. First of all, if you want to use this technique, you absolutely must do it without cotton. Indeed, if you use cotton pads to do this, with the repetition of circular movements you risk creating micro-lesions on the surface of the epidermis. Please note that the cotton fiber on the scale of your epidermis is almost comparable to glass wool because of its structure. And above all, the cotton will drink the oil and therefore it will not be comfortable. Besides, oil gritting or not, never use cotton pads to use makeup remover oil otherwise it will not be effective!
Then for the movements, simply massage your skin gently with circular movements. Don't press too hard or go too quickly, but you can emphasize certain areas if you feel some irregularities under your fingers. If you feel like you don't have a lot of "impurities" on your fingers and/or that your skin is reddening or getting hot, don't insist indefinitely. It is surely that your skin does not present this type of impurities. Then, take the time to emulsify the material so that it turns into milk. Otherwise you risk leaving oily residue which could clog your pores and create new blackheads.
Is it really effective?
This technique is ultimately a new concept to talk about the first step of double cleansing, because in fact if you remove makeup with oil, you are already massaging your face. We tested this technique for some time and it depends on the person; certain skins will eliminate whiteheads more easily for example but which would certainly have gone away on their own thanks to the use of complementary treatments and other skins have no "residues" after using this technique.
But it is true that it may be interesting to carry out a longer massage several times a week on certain areas to eliminate all impurities. Without forgetting to use complementary treatments if you wish to target particular problems; if you have blackheads use treatments based on AHA and possibly BHA (namely we exclude it from our development charter because it has been classified CMR 2 since 2020, that is to say classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic and toxic for reproduction), if you have irregular skin texture, use AHAs and PHAs and if you have imperfections, use instead bakuchiol , niacinamide and AHAs for example.
What to do next ?
We then don't forget to carry out the second step of double cleansing with an aqueous phase, i.e. a cleansing gel for example. After the oil, it eliminates the last so-called hydrophilic impurities such as dust and perspiration. Our cleansing jelly contains calendula and glycerin to hydrate and strengthen the skin barrier.
