The Power of Oil!!

So we cook with it, we bake with it, but have you ever thought of using it as a beauty product?  The idea to me seems so backwards. I'm trying to get rid of the oil, so why would adding more oil work?!!?!

Well it turns out, when God made us, he made us perfectly!! Meaning that the oils in our hair, and on our skin are a good thing, despite what we've all grew up believing that oily skin meant bad unhealthy skin, or oily hair meant dirty, unhealthy hair. Really its quite opposite. So get ready for a paradigm shift!  When we are constantly stripping our hair and our bodies of ALL oils, our bodies make more. Oil is what makes are skin smooth, silky, young looking. Its what makes our hair soft, silky and shiny. We NEED oil, and when we are stripping it all, we are left with ashy, dry, itchy skin. Sometimes our bodies over make oil, leaving us with oily skin, while other times it doesn't make enough cause we are constantly using chemical laden moisturizers.  Hair is the same too, we strip it of all natural oils, and it over produces. We're soo afraid of oils, thinking its bad for us, but really its not, its HEALTHY for us!!

So I DARE YOU!!!! Try using oil as a moisturizer or facial cleaner. Try using chemical free shampoos/conditioners that don't strip your hair of oil, and see if it makes a difference. But to give anything a chance, try it for 2 weeks before you throw in the towel, you will be surprised. I know I was!!

A good blog I found that had some info on making your own body oils: http://www.crunchybetty.com/homemade-beauty-gift-idea-nourishing-and-fragrant-body-oils#

The Oil Method as a facial cleaner:
http://www.theoilcleansingmethod.com/

Both of these sites are full of info, but really it just comes down to, DON'T KNOCK IT TILL YOU TRY IT!