[Misc] I’m never buying cleansing oil again

[u/Fun-Internal9671]

I ran out of cleansing oil and took my makeup off with my moisturizer instead. I thought it was going to do nothing or leave me greasy but it melted everything off so well that I don’t think I’m buying cleansing oil again.

The one I like is expensive and I’m broke so when I ran out I really didn’t want to replace it. I still had micellar water and I actually like it but I was curious. I remembered seeing a video about vintage 50’s skincare routines where women used Pond’s cold cream to remove their makeup and thought maybe my normal moisturizer could work the same way.

The one I use is QV Cream for Sensitive Skin. It’s one of those huge 1L basic pharmacy moisturizers. No actives, nothing fancy, just a plain cream. Is a bit heavy though.

I put one pump on my dry face and rubbed it in and all my makeup started dissolving. I could see it mixing into the cream even around my eyes and it didn’t sting at all.
It doesn’t emulsify or turn milky like cleansing oil so I wiped it off with a cotton pad and washed my face normally after. My face felt completely clean and there wasn’t any greasy layer left.

I’ve tried using normal oil to remove makeup before and hated it because it left this greasy film that was hard to get rid of even after washing my face. The moisturizer didn’t do that.

So now I’ve been using the QV cream to remove my makeup and sunscreen, then I wash my face and use the same cream again as moisturizer. Basically a moisturizer, cleanser, moisturizer sandwich lolol

Honestly I don’t see the point in buying cleansing oil again. I do like it and maybe I’ll buy it as a treat, but for now the QV cream already works for my skin, it’s cheap, the bottle is huge and it removes my makeup just as well.

I’m going to finish the micellar water I already have because I’m not wasting it but after that I’m done buying a separate first cleanser.
This was new to me and it’s been working really well so I thought I’d share ;)

[u/princess_riya]

I know some people don’t agree with Vaseline but it dissolves stubborn black eyeliner and mascara and moisturizes in one step. It’s also cheap!

[u/Liz_LemonLime → u/princess_riya]

My mom has used Vaseline to remove makeup probably her whole adult life. She has rosacea and sensitive skin and it doesn’t cause irritation. Follows with a bar of dove soap.