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" ... then blot dry. I end up using about 20 drops of oil over my

face.... "

Hi Marjorie, I'm curious, 20 drops doesn't cause any kind of pore

clogging for you? I find the Vita Oil so soothing , but am pretty

sure that if I use more than a drop a day, my pores start to get

clogged!!!

Thanks,

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I'm posting this email question because at first I thought exactly

the same thing; in fact, the first two nights I did use only a drop

or two.

I see that I'm using a lot more oil than other posters are using, but

I'm applying the oil to a dripping wet face. By adding the

(approximately) 20 drops of oil, I'm creating an oil-water mixture, a

cloudy liquid with the consistency somewhere between water and oil,

that is very visible on my face when I look in the mirror. I then

massage that mixture in, all over my face and neck, for a minute or

so. Most of it still remains on my face at the end of the minute, and

that is what I am blotting off.

My goal is to allow the oil to be absorbed into my skin as much as

possible; I'm hoping that the water plus the gentle massage will

accomplish that. My skin does feel more naturally moist this way, and

I also find that it lasts all day. It's not exactly the way I'd like

it yet, but it's better than when I just applied a drop or two --

that made my skin feel like the moisture was too superficial, my fine

lines were more apparent, and the dryness returned after 6-8 hours.

I'd like my fine lines to appear less noticeable and for skin to feel

like a newborn's skin, and the oil and water mixture works better for

me than just applying the oil on a dry or slightly damp face.

I'm so used to clogged pores, I think this is the first full week in

decades that I've ever been without a blemish anywhere on my face. My

skin is also less inflamed, but like I said I don't know whether

that's the oil or that I'm no longer using moisturizers with

emulsifiers.

Note that I'm not using Dr. Sy's Vita Oil, which I didn't tolerate --

I'm using her Moisturizing Oil for Body and Face. The stuff in the

big bottle.

Marjorie

Marjorie Lazoff, MD