kose oil cleanser broke me out terribly… skin healed on its own after stopping oil cleansing.

i can’t speak for everyone but this is just my experience !!

i’ve always had acne prone skin. i still do. i remember last year, there was a huge hype around oil cleansing — so naturally i bought one. i used the pink kose oil cleanser for about 3/4 months. nothing else in my routine changed.

routine:
– cerave foaming cleanser.
– kose cleansing oil.
– ana toner.
– dokdo cream.
– skin1004 sunscreen (am only)

i remember that i started flaring up. i got breakouts all over my face — chin, cheeks, mid face, everywhere !! before, it would only be on my forehead and occasionally cheeks. it worsened my skin so much. it completely killed my confidence and i never even left the house.

i gave it time because i tried to convince myself it was just purging but it never stopped. eventually i threw it away. now, 6 months later, my skin has slowly calmed down. the biggest issue i’m dealing with right now is the scarring.
(1st pic is dec 2023, 2nd pic is jun 2024)

this is just to help anyone else who might be experiencing this — don’t always follow the trend!! trust your routine and your skin !

despite what everyone is saying, oil cleansing is NOT for everyone ! for me, micellar water and a water based cleanser works fine ~