DIY Oatmeal Cleanser Review + EOTD

I am still fighting with my skin like all the other months before which you probably know from this post I made a few weeks ago. If you don’t know what I’m speaking of read it please or this blog post could be a bit confusing for you! U_U“

So my skin is still in a very bad condition and my beloved fellow blogger girl Feelo recommended me to try out oatmeal as a cleanser.

When she first recommended to me I was like „Wut? Oatmeal? You mean that stuff I put into my bowl for breakfast?“ She exactly meant that. I never heard before that you could use it as a skin cleanser as well. Since I was extremely desperate already I tried it out and would like to share my experience with you!

The main reason I tried out oatmeal was the fact that it is 100% pure and natural. My skin is really complicated and you never know if it’ll break out all of a sudden although you didn’t change anything in your daily routine. Actually I didn’t really use any cleansers before because nearly every single one broke me out. I usually use make-up remover, wash it with clean water and use some moisturizer (sometimes once, sometimes twice a day, depending on my skin’s condition.) Using oatmeal I could be quite sure that if I’d broke out it couldn’t be possibly from the oatmeal since it’s just nature (well, in case you aren’t allergic to oatmeal, that could be tragic then 😛 ).

If you are wondering how to use it, like I did in the beginning, here you go: There’s not really anything to do that it deserves the title DIY since you can use it right away without any preparation.

You grab a bit of oatmeal; I like to grab a whole clenched fist and then just divide it into half. I first used a whole clenched fist and found that it is way too much. Since it’s getting „bigger“ when getting into contact with water you don’t need as much as you would think you would. So now you take that clenched fist and hold it under running water. Open your fist a tiny bit so that the water can run through your fingers and wet the oatmeal. After ten seconds or so, open your fist, add some drops of extra water and begin scrubbing! Scrubbing ‚til death!! 😀  I like to wet my whole face before because otherwise it can feel a bit dry and… „crunchy“. I don’t know how to describe it. That’s basically it! You can scrub your skin and wash it off or you can leave it as a mask for another 3-5 minutes if you like.

I usually use about this much, maybe even less oatmeal to cleanse. // Picture from herwaisechoice.com

It can get a bit messy therefore I like to do it while showering! I start with the oatmeal, leave it on my face while showering and wash it off after I finished everything else like washing my hair. Make sure all the oatmeal is washed off! Your face should feel a bit sticky right after you washed everything off.

Read on for conclusion + results + EOTD :3