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Home » Skincare » Cleanser » Question: What other uses do you have for cleansing oils?

Question: What other uses do you have for cleansing oils?

November 26, 2010 Paris B 51 Comments

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.

watsons cleansing oil is meh!
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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

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  1. Mrs Top Monkey says

    November 26, 2010 at 9:25 am

    I guess it could make nice vinageratte (spelling?) ?

    Hehe.

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    • ParisB says

      November 26, 2010 at 9:58 am

      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 😉

      Reply
  2. uruz says

    November 26, 2010 at 9:36 am

    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.

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    • ParisB says

      November 26, 2010 at 9:59 am

      Hmm… you could try and let us know 😉

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  3. melian22 says

    November 26, 2010 at 9:43 am

    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!

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    • ParisB says

      November 26, 2010 at 9:59 am

      hey that’s a thought! I’d forgotten about that possibility 😀

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  4. Sugar says

    November 26, 2010 at 9:43 am

    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.

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    • ParisB says

      November 26, 2010 at 10:00 am

      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 😉

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  5. Natalie says

    November 26, 2010 at 9:44 am

    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 🙂

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    • ParisB says

      November 26, 2010 at 10:01 am

      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 😀

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      • Natalie says

        November 26, 2010 at 10:58 am

        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

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        • ParisB says

          November 26, 2010 at 11:48 am

          hehe… I love the READERS for making me laugh too 😀 And for giving great tips 😀

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  6. xin says

    November 26, 2010 at 9:56 am

    can i propose cooking with cleansing oil? 😛 i have no idea, perhaps using as a grease?

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    • ParisB says

      November 26, 2010 at 10:02 am

      Cleansing oil la m’dear not cooking oil -_- I did think grease too except nothing needs greasing hehe

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  7. Sue says

    November 26, 2010 at 10:00 am

    maybe it wud work as lubricant? like ur door hinges or whatsoever =p

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    • ParisB says

      November 26, 2010 at 10:03 am

      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?

      Reply
  8. Jess says

    November 26, 2010 at 10:06 am

    Hmmm.. maybe to clean off our hands after we swatch with products??

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    • ParisB says

      November 26, 2010 at 10:13 am

      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

      Reply
  9. Kelly Li says

    November 26, 2010 at 10:19 am

    Apparently you can use it as bath oil, not sure if that is useful?

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    • ParisB says

      November 26, 2010 at 10:22 am

      Goodness me! Are you sure? Coz cleansing oils do emulsify in water. Intriguing thought though 🙂

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      • Connie De Alwis says

        November 26, 2010 at 2:33 pm

        I second this idea!

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  10. lemon says

    November 26, 2010 at 10:36 am

    maybe swatch with others? maybe useful for others, hate to see wastage in product……..or giveaways? 😉

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    • ParisB says

      November 26, 2010 at 10:37 am

      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 😉 )

      Reply
  11. Jessica says

    November 26, 2010 at 11:23 am

    Hair mask maybe? But you’d have to wash your hair pretty thoroughly though.

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    • ParisB says

      November 26, 2010 at 11:48 am

      Hmm… That would be a fun experiment – maybe good for the scalp wot? 😉

      Reply
  12. Kahani says

    November 26, 2010 at 11:26 am

    Some work ok as makeup sponge cleansers – some degrade the sponge. Test and see? Same goes with makeup brushes. =)

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    • ParisB says

      November 26, 2010 at 11:50 am

      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 🙂

      Reply
  13. shusheshe says

    November 26, 2010 at 11:53 am

    Brush cleaner maybe? I had a neutrogena eye/lip makeup remover that I bought and hated, but it works wonderfully as a brush cleaner!

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    • ParisB says

      November 26, 2010 at 1:39 pm

      Yup! Will be trying that

      Reply
  14. Hanny says

    November 26, 2010 at 12:33 pm

    Defo brush cleaner. or, for swatches like all these lovely ladies had suggested… ^.^

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    • ParisB says

      November 26, 2010 at 1:40 pm

      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

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      • Hanny says

        November 26, 2010 at 5:18 pm

        Face wash expensive ma… ^.^

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        • ParisB says

          November 26, 2010 at 6:04 pm

          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 😀

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  15. frugality says

    November 26, 2010 at 1:10 pm

    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!

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  16. meipinggg says

    November 26, 2010 at 1:25 pm

    maybe you could try diluting it? : just suggesting as i’ve never tried it :X

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    • ParisB says

      November 26, 2010 at 1:43 pm

      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

      Reply
  17. AT says

    November 26, 2010 at 1:34 pm

    maybe to remove sticker marks….?

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  18. j3nny9irL says

    November 26, 2010 at 3:08 pm

    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.

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    • ParisB says

      November 26, 2010 at 6:01 pm

      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 🙂

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      • j3nny9irL says

        November 30, 2010 at 12:47 pm

        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… 🙁

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  19. Shay says

    November 26, 2010 at 4:08 pm

    U can use it for body cleansing? Like arms and shoulders if u happen to put on water resistant sunblock.

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    • ParisB says

      November 26, 2010 at 6:01 pm

      Thats an idea! I had a horrible problem once with white residue on my arms after using a thick sunblock.

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  20. Pim says

    November 26, 2010 at 5:25 pm

    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.

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    • ParisB says

      November 26, 2010 at 6:03 pm

      Good to know! It’ll be great to wash off all that gel liner gunk 😀

      Reply
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