This might sound kind of dumb, but just rub it on your face. I'm pretty sure the "smoothing out" is just getting a nice thin coating of oil on it, like seasoning a cast iron pan.

This is the kind of insight that sets HN comments apart. Simple but possibly Useful.

Really? This part of the thread looks like Reddit trolling, but you're right, it is hard to tell, could be serious. That probably scares me more.

And don't forget to give it a lick afterwards for that clean screen feeling!