How to remove cleansing cream

Apply cleansing cream over the entire face and throat. Gently and firmly remove makeup with several cotton tissues or a warm, wet washcloth. Follow the direction or strokes as the picture above when removing cleansing cream.

You can re-apply cleansing cream for a sceond time again if necessary.

Use soap and water to clean as desired.

Rinse well, then rinse again.

How to apply cleansing cream

The main purpose of a cleansing cream is to remove make-up, surface grime, and accumlated oils from the face and throat. Other than gets you clean on the outside, you get and internal cleaning too. As you gently massage the cream onto your face, the circulation of the blood is increased, bringing oxygen to the surface to feed the skin. Then, on the return trip, the blood takes along with it and any waste products that may be hiding near the surface. If, before you remove the cream, you gently scrub the face with a natural bristle complexsion brush, you can effectively remove dead skin cells that have accumulated on the surface waiting to be sloughed off. Use a circular motion when you use a brush to massage.

Cleansing creams for aging skin

Vegetable Cleansing Oil

If you prefer a liquid cleanser, any vegetable oil of your choice will work as well as the fanciest cream. And, if you purchase it in a health food store, you will get oil totally devoid of any preservatives. You can’t get purer than that.

Oatmeal Cleansing Scrub

1 oz cocoa butter
2 oz almond oil
1 oz rose water
1 tbsp beeswax
1/4 tsp borax
2-3 tbsp pulverize oatmeal (not the instant type)

Pulverize oatmeal in blender and set aside. Melt beeswax over low heat. Melt cocoa butter separately and add to warm almond oil. Dribble oil into beeswax (off the fire) beating constantly. Warm rose water and borax and beat into mixture until creamy and cool. Beat in oatmeal. Makes 4 oz. Refrigerate.

Strawberry-Almond Cleansing Scrub

1 tbsp beeswax
2 oz peanut oil
1 tbsp strawberry juice
1 tbsp witch hazel
1/4 tsp borax
Pulverize almonds

Liquefy strawberries in juicer or blender. Strain and set aside. Melt beeswax over low heat. Warm peanut oil and pouring slowly, beat into wax. Heat 1 tbsp of the strawberry juice with the witch hazel and borax and, pouring slowly, beat into mixture until cool and creamy. Beat in almonds. Makes 3 oz. Refrigerate.

Because of the particular needs of aging skin, these scrubs (which you may vary any way you like, as long as the grains are included) are the only variation necessary beyond what would be offered to you by any other cream designed especially for dry skin.

Cleansing creams for troubled skin

First open the pores by laying several application of warm, wet washcloth over the face. Then smooth cleansing cream over face and remove gently with the washcloth. Use a fresh cloth every day to avoid spreading any infection that might cling to it.

Crème de Menthe Cleansing Cream

2 tbsp beeswax
3 tbsp petroleum jelly
3 oz mineral oil
2 tbsp witch hazel
2 tbsp crème de menthe extract
1/8 tsp borax

Melt beeswax and petroleum jelly. Warm oil and beat into wax mixture. Dissolve borax in slightly warmed witch hazel and extract. Pour slowly into first mixture, beating constantly. Beat until cool can creamy.

Herbal Cleansing Cream

1 tsp each sage, thyme, oregano
1 cup of water
4 tsp beeswax
4 tsp spermaceti
2 oz mineral oil
2 tbsp herb water
1/8 tsp borax

Boil the cup of water and steep herbs in it for 2 hours. Strain and set aside 3 tbsp of herbs water which you will use for the cream. (You can use the rest for a nice steam soup.) Melt beeswax and spermaceti over low heat. Warm mineral oil and beat into wax mixture. Dissolve borax in the 2 tbsp of warm herb water and pour slowly, beating constantly, into first mixture. Beat until cool and creamy. Makes 4 oz.

Medicated Cleansing Cream

3 tbsp petroleum jelly
1 tsp spermaceti
1 1/2 oz mineral oil
2 tbsp grated medicated soap
1 oz rose water
1 tbsp glycerin
1/8 tsp borax

Melt petroleum jelly, soap and spermaceti over low heat. (don’t worry if the soap doesn’t melt completely. It will blend when you mix it.) Warm mineral oil and glycerin together. Beat into first mixture. Dissolve borax in warm rose water and, pouring slowly, beat into mixture until cool and creamy. When using, wash face with warm water using the cream in place of soap. Makes 4 oz.

Carotene Cleansing Cream

3 tsp beeswax
2 oz mineral oil
1 tbsp witch hazel
1 tbsp fresh, strained carrot juice
1/8 tsp borax

Melt beeswax over low heat. Warm mineral oil and beat into wax. Heat carrot juice until just below boiling. Add witch hazel and dissolve borax in the warm mixture. Beat, pouring very slowly, into the wax and oil mixture until creamy and cool. Makes 4 oz. Refrigerate.

Petrol-Gel Cleansing Cream

1 jar petroleum jelly

Use as you would any fancy cream.

Simply Liquid Cleanser

1 bottle light mineral oil

Use as usual.

Cleansing lotion for dry skin

The following receipts are for dry skin, however, they are also beneficial to normal skin type:


Lemon or Orange Freshener

1 oz fresh lemon or orange juice
1 oz lemon or orange extract
1/2-1 oz glycerin
3 oz witch hazel

Strain lemon or orange juice and shake together with remaining ingredients in bottle. Refrigerate.

Rose Water and Glycerin Freshener

4 oz rose water
1 oz glycerin

Shake together in bottle.

Witch Hazel Freshener

3 oz witch hazel
1/2-1 oz glycerin

Shake together in bottle.

Strawberry or Cucumber Freshener

3 oz fresh strawberry or cucumber juice
2 oz witch hazel
2oz rose water
1/2-1 oz glycerin

Strain strawberry or cucumber juice and shake together with remaining ingredients in bottle. Keep in refrigerator.


Chamomile freshener

2 oz chamomile tea
4 oz witch hazel
Shake together in bottle.


Rose & Mineral Water Freshener

2 oz mineral water
3 oz rose water
1/2 oz alcohol

Shake together in bottle. (This can also be used as a face spray after applying moisturizing creams.)


Lavender Freshener

3 oz lavender water
2 oz witch hazel
1/2-1 oz glycerin

Shake together in bottle.