So I’ve been staring at these 2 bottles of cleansing oils I bought from Shanghai. They are the Watson’s Cleansing Oil and they were on offer for something like 2 for RMB45.
I tried one a couple of times and found I did not like it. It is supposed to made from olive oil, and it feels very thick. It goes on the skin and sticks to it, pretty much like how oil sticks to things – you know like in the kitchen? It takes a long time to wash off and even then, does not feel clean. My skin feels sticky and oily after that, and I have to triple cleanse – yes, wash twice with cleansing foam!
It actually reminds me a lot of another popular “Deep Cleansing Oil” both in texture, make up and form. Which?
It reminds me a lot of the DHC Deep Cleansing Oil, which I tried many years ago and binned within a week because it clogged my pores and broke me out so bad it was not funny. It even has that same dark yellow colour and both are supposed to contain olive oil extracts.
I should have borne that in mind, because this Watson’s Cleansing Oil did the same. Clog my pores and break me out. Bad.
That said, who knows. If the DHC Deep Cleansing Oil works for you, you could even find that this one’s a much cheaper dupe! Not that I’m saying it is.
Anyway, its now sitting in my bathroom mocking me for being greedy and foolish and too much of a mad scientist. I’m not sure what else we can use cleansing oils for.
Any one have ideas? 🙂 Else these 2 will go into the bin. Bleh.
Paris B
Mrs Top Monkey says
I guess it could make nice vinageratte (spelling?) ?
Hehe.
ParisB says
Haha! It would if it was olive oil! 😀 I did try using actual EVOO on my skin you know. Also broke me out. Now I just eat it 😉
uruz says
I wonder if cleansing oil can be used like a shaving oil. I probably should tried it when I decide to go for the clean shaven look.
ParisB says
Hmm… you could try and let us know 😉
melian22 says
I read somewhere that you can use cleansing oil to wash your makeup brushes. I’ve done that and it works especially for hard to remove products like foundation. Remember that you still have to wash off the oil with regular soap and water. HTH!
ParisB says
hey that’s a thought! I’d forgotten about that possibility 😀
Sugar says
hahaha “broke me out so badly it was not funny”.
er…i have no idea what to do with it. is there any hapless victim u can try it on?
and i like the “meh” face. totally conveys what i feel when a product does not work, for example the much raved about rice water cleansing emulsion from The face Shop, which did absolutely nothing for me, i might as well have used water. meh indeed.
ParisB says
I don’t think any hapless victims will appreciate it when this breaks them out 😛 I haven’t tried much from The Face Shop you know. I don’t know why, but nothing grabs me (and I don’t even know what’s raved about from them 😛 ) Besides, I actually used rice water when I was younger – actual rice water, not some bottled one 😉
Natalie says
I don’t care much for my MAC cleanse off oil and I used it to clean my brushes. It works wonders for the foundation brushes, gel liner brushes, lip brushes, etc 🙂
ParisB says
Thank you! I knew the clever girls out there will come through for me 😀 I’ll probably do that with mine too. At least they won’t go to waste 😀
Natalie says
Yeah, I have so many brushes (makeup artist :D), it would cost a fortune to clean all my brushes with a special brush cleanser.. BTW, I read all the comments and they made me chuckle..Love your blog lol
ParisB says
hehe… I love the READERS for making me laugh too 😀 And for giving great tips 😀
xin says
can i propose cooking with cleansing oil? 😛 i have no idea, perhaps using as a grease?
ParisB says
Cleansing oil la m’dear not cooking oil -_- I did think grease too except nothing needs greasing hehe
Sue says
maybe it wud work as lubricant? like ur door hinges or whatsoever =p
ParisB says
Lubricant?!! That made me laugh sorry 😉 But I get what you mean. Would have come in handy when I was trapped in my room eh?
Jess says
Hmmm.. maybe to clean off our hands after we swatch with products??
ParisB says
That’s a good idea too although I find that anything cleans off quite easily with a facial cleanser 🙂 Might do for the stubborn things like liners
Kelly Li says
Apparently you can use it as bath oil, not sure if that is useful?
ParisB says
Goodness me! Are you sure? Coz cleansing oils do emulsify in water. Intriguing thought though 🙂
Connie De Alwis says
I second this idea!
lemon says
maybe swatch with others? maybe useful for others, hate to see wastage in product……..or giveaways? 😉
ParisB says
I did think of giving it away, but its heavy and I have no time to get mails out so logistics gets messy. Still who knows eh? (I won’t bin it – too miserly 😉 )
Jessica says
Hair mask maybe? But you’d have to wash your hair pretty thoroughly though.
ParisB says
Hmm… That would be a fun experiment – maybe good for the scalp wot? 😉
Kahani says
Some work ok as makeup sponge cleansers – some degrade the sponge. Test and see? Same goes with makeup brushes. =)
ParisB says
Good call! I reckon it’ll work well on synthetic but I’m a bit uncertain about natural hair brushes. Will give it a go and see what happens 🙂
shusheshe says
Brush cleaner maybe? I had a neutrogena eye/lip makeup remover that I bought and hated, but it works wonderfully as a brush cleaner!
ParisB says
Yup! Will be trying that
Hanny says
Defo brush cleaner. or, for swatches like all these lovely ladies had suggested… ^.^
ParisB says
Strangely I’ve never had a problem with removing swatches from my hand with just regular face wash. Still its a good thought to bear in mind
Hanny says
Face wash expensive ma… ^.^
ParisB says
oh its a spare that I don’t use on my face so its not as bad – after all I already use cheap facial washes 😀
frugality says
use as a diluting medium for oil paints!
On another totally irrelevant note, i recently received a 100ml travel exclusive size estee lauder perfectionist cp+ serum as a gift. Do any of u beauty pros here knows how much its worth? I cant find the rm online.
Thanks!
meipinggg says
maybe you could try diluting it? : just suggesting as i’ve never tried it :X
ParisB says
Hmm…. Not possible as cleansing oils are water soluble. I don’t think its a question of thickness but of composition and ingredients that killed my skin
AT says
maybe to remove sticker marks….?
j3nny9irL says
I can’t use cleansing oils at all. No matter what they clog my pores 🙁
Hmm why don’t you use this to soften ur heels and scrub it after that? It will help on the dryness I guess.
ParisB says
It might be the ingredients in cleansing oils that clog your pores. Many contain mineral oils and I can never read the ingredients in Japanese brands anyway so its always trial and error. Now I tend to stick to those I’m more familiar with so I have less issues 🙂
j3nny9irL says
I have this Face Oasis from H20+ in trial size, it feels like cleansing oil but there’s no oil. It’s quite nice actually. I’ve tried it for a few days and no bumps! But it’s not that cheap… 🙁
Shay says
U can use it for body cleansing? Like arms and shoulders if u happen to put on water resistant sunblock.
ParisB says
Thats an idea! I had a horrible problem once with white residue on my arms after using a thick sunblock.
Pim says
I use cleansing oil to clean my synthetic brushes. It works great for me especially my foundation and concealer brushes. Never use it with brushes that are made from natural hairs though.
ParisB says
Good to know! It’ll be great to wash off all that gel liner gunk 😀