Cleansing your facial skin when you wake up in the morning and before you go to bed at night is essential for maintaining youthful, glowing skin. But what is the best way to cleanse your face and what should you use that will do the most outstanding job?

This blog will help you know how to effectively cleanse your skin so you can stay beautiful and radiant to your ripe old age.

What's The Best Cleanser To Use On Your Face?

You may be surprised at this, but the answer is probably right in your own kitchen cupboard and it is - Olive Oil. Yes, olive oil! It's incredibly moisturizing and helps keep the skin elastic, soft and plump. The best of all - it's all natural.

Unlike most essential oils that can significantly irritate and damage your skin, olive oil deeply hydrates, gently exfoliates, soothes dry or irritate skin while removing makeup and impurities due to it's emollient properties. Olive oil will not only remove makeup, but will not strip the skin of its natural oils. And a strong skin barrier keeps your skin glowing and also, you are less prone to breakouts.

Research shows that olive oil hydrates the skin, prevents wrinkles, has anti-aging properties, tightens the skin, and reduces inflammation and flakiness. It is the best cleanser for maturing or dry skin. For centuries women have trusted their skin to olive oil.

One of Sofhia Loren, the Italian actress and beauty icon secrets is extra virgin olive oil. She not only uses it as a facial cleanser, she slathers in on her skin and also bathes in it.

At the age of 90 she still knows how to stun on the red carpet and attributes her beauty and youthful appearance to her daily use of olive oil. She claims that she has never had a facelift stating, "You can end up looking worse." She also said that she doesn't want anyone to take her skin away from her.

In her book Women & Beauty, she talked about taking pride in your own unique features, whatever they may be.

Put her up against anyone else who is 90, even younger, who hasn't had cosmetic surgery, and she has them all beat by 100%.

Olive oil is known for its antioxidant properties and vitamin E content. This is why it's considered one of the healthiest of oil, both for your skin and your body.

Extra-virgin olive oil can be applied to your skin to moisturize and cleanse regardless of skin type. It contains vitamin E, anti-oxidants, and compounds such as squalene and oleocanthal which reduces signs of aging and repairs skin damage. Olive oil is non-toxic, anti-microbial, and hypoallergenic.

What Not To Cleanse Your Face With

Soap is one of the worst things to cleanse your face with. I have Never used soap on my face and never will. Soap is harsh on your skin. It strips away the natural oils, disrupts skin's pH balance and the skin barrier, and dries out your skin.

Soap contains fats or oils, fragrance, formaldehyde-releasing preservatives, lye, and a host of other chemicals that can seriously harm, irritate, and dry out your skin. All soaps (even so-called natural ones) are made using the caustic chemical - lye (AKA Caustic soda). Lye is a dangerous substance that can cause severe corrosive burns to the skin.

Essential oils are another substance that you should never use on your skin. Essential oils, which are complex mixtures of volatile chemicals, when using them on your skin there is a high risk of an adverse skin reaction, and also ensures that some will go into your bloodstream.

Some side effects include: redness, chemical burns, headaches, swelling and blisters. Essential oil will hurt your skin more than it will help it.

Other cleansers that can harm your skin are alcohol, abrasive scrubs, foaming face washes, hydrogen peroxide, sulfates as they can damage your skin cells and strip your skin of its natural oils.

Along with anything that contains fragrance. Fragrance can contain literally hundreds, even thousands of different chemicals which are not disclosed on the label. Back away from anything that says "Fragrance". You don't want to put that on your face.

Also, if you have acne, it may be from fragrance or other ingredients in your skin care products. Choose olive oil over scented skin oils.

How To Cleanse Your Face With Olive Oil?

To cleanse your face with oil olive oil, place a warm, not hot, damp washcloth on your face for 20 seconds to open your pores.

Then, put a small amount on your fingers and massage into your skin in upward inward motions, and let it sit for 30 seconds. Use a warm washcloth to wipe the oil away.

Always remember that stripping your skin of oils can cause more acne. People with oily or acne-prone skin tend to over cleanse which dries out their skin. This can cause the skin to overcompensate for the dryness by producing more oil. So cleanse no more than twice a day.

Olive Oil And Pearl Powder Cleanser

Olive Oil alone does a fantastic job, but add a little pearl powder to it and you get a double whopper. This cleanser will gentle and naturally, remove excess dirt, toxin and the toughest makeup, while leaving your skin supple, silky soft, fresh and radiant.

This cleanser evens skin tone, reduces the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, and will definitely slow the aging process. Pearl powder contains many elements that support the skin, including magnesium, amino acids, minerals, proteins, and polysaccharides.

Simply mix 1 tsp pearl powder with 1 Tbsp olive oil and mix well. Put some on your fingertips and massage into your face. Or, you may use a cotton ball. Wash off with warm water and let air dry.

You will want to put this cleanser in your skin care arsenal.

Conclusion:

Choosing Olive Oil for your skin cleanser will be one of wisest decisions you will have ever made. Take it from Sofia Loren, who is known for her stunning beauty and "timeless" skin despite aging. You too can have ageless skin while staying true to your natural beauty as well.