Oil Cleansing for Your Face: The Complete Beginner's Guide

Oil cleansing sounds paradoxical – washing oily skin with oil? Yes, and it works better than most expect. Oil cleansing is gentle, effective, and suitable for all skin types, including oily and sensitive skin.

Why does oil cleanse better than foam?

A basic rule of chemistry: like dissolves like. The skin produces sebum – oil – for protection. When you remove makeup and dirt with oil, the oil effectively binds to sebum, sunscreen, and makeup residues, taking them with it. Traditional foam cleansing, on the other hand, strips the skin of its natural oils, causing the skin to overproduce sebum as compensation.

Oil cleansing does not leave the skin feeling tight or dry – on the contrary, the skin's moisture balance improves over time.

How to perform oil cleansing?

  1. Take the product in a dry hand. Luonkos oil cleansing cake melts with the warmth of your palm.
  2. Massage onto a dry face. Use soft, circular motions for 30–60 seconds.
  3. Add water and emulsify. A small splash of water turns the oil into a milky emulsion.
  4. Rinse with lukewarm water or remove with a face cloth.
  5. Your skin is clean, soft, and moisturized – not tight or greasy.

Is oil cleansing suitable for oily skin?

Yes – that's one of the most common misconceptions. Oily skin often produces excessive sebum because it has been cleansed too aggressively. Oil cleansing balances sebum production over time. Choose Healing oil cleansing cake, which is specially developed for acne-prone and combination skin.

Which oil cleansing cake is right for me?

  • Dry and sensitive skin: Radiant – sea buckthorn and carrot hydration
  • All skin types / microbiome: Infinity – forest microbe, suitable for everyone
  • Mature skin: Rebirth – regenerating, with the most charming scent
  • Acne / oily: Healing – fresh, balancing

Single or double cleansing?

In the evening – especially if you use sunscreen or makeup – oil cleansing acts as the first-stage remover. You can follow with a water rinse or a light facial toner. In the morning, a simple water rinse is sufficient for most.

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