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The OCM - oil cleansing method which is what Emily is describing, is renowned for supporting acneic skin. Often people use a jojoba oil as it is alleged to mimic human skin sebum closely and is very light. Castor oils can be very astringent and strip in some cases and cause drying-not what acne suffers want to do. Even use of a light olive oil is good. There are some good recipes on Skincaretalk DIY forum from when I used to be on there. In any case use oil, wipe gently with a warm damp cloth and allow to dry off. Results after the initial purging are very good, moisturisation, equalisation of sebum levels, smaller pores.