16 Best Cleansing Oils in 2024 (Tested & Reviewed)
Cleansing oils work due to the chemical principle, "like dissolves like," which states that similar substances will dissolve each other, Dr. Westbay explains. So, when you massage an oil cleanser onto your skin, the oil in the cleanser and the oil-based gunk on your skin integrate, allowing the product to attract and dislodge sebum and other oil-based gunk.
Board-certified dermatologist Monda Gohara, MD, paints us a picture: Pretend you're the first of your friends to arrive at a party. A few moments later, you receive a text that your friends are there, but they're congregating outside. You go outside to hang out with them because, well, they're your friends. It's the same with the oil element in these cleansers—"like attracts like, or, the oil attracts oil."
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