The clear oily liquid that is the "cheap by-product" of refining crude oil and the one that gets a lot of heat for its poor provenance. This oil cleanser makes my skin feel so soft and smooth after use, it’s perfect for double cleansing, and it emulsifies really well.

It’s often used together with ethylhexylglycerin as it nicely improves the preservative activity of phenoxyethanol. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. I do double cleanse whenever I have been using more makeup, during summer time, or when I just feel like a deeper cleanse.Mix this water with the traces of oil on your palms to create an emulsion, it should take on a cloudy white tint. If you use physical sunscreen like me, this is definitely the cleansing oil you should try first, not the Speedy version. I also haven’t noticed any new breakouts since I started using this facial cleansing oil, so I don’t think it triggers acne, at least for me. Our intro did get pretty big after all (sorry for that), so let's get to the point finally: sunflower oil - similar to other plant oils - is a great emollient that makes the skin smooth and nice and helps to keep it hydrated.

At this point, you should start to see some white foam appearing on your face—this is a sign that the oils and grime and sunscreen are breaking down.Cyclomethicone is not one type of silicone, but a whole mixture of them: it's a mix of specific chain length (4 to 7) cyclic structured silicone molecules.