How do face oils work: Essential fatty acids are crucial to replenishing and maintaining the hydration and nourishment levels of the skin. And since the body can’t make them itself, it’s important to get them from outside sources such as face oil. Oils protect the skin’s acid mantle, rebuild and maintain skin’s lipid barrier due to external influences, like extreme temperatures, over-cleansing, low humidity, sickness and travel. They act as a carrier for other active ingredients to penetrate into lower levels of the epidermis. Since oil creates a lipid barrier over the skin, it can speed up the skin’s own healing process and repair.
When should you apply moisturizer: Always apply oils after the skin has been freshly washed or splashed with water. Oil will hold that extra water on the skin and help the skin to rebalance itself faster.
In many cases, oil moisturizer is better than cream: To fully understand the difference between the two, lotions and moisturizers are always emulsions, meaning a mixture of oil and water. Our skin’s acid mantle contains sebum, ceramides, triglycerides, essential fatty acids and water. It is a hydrolipidic film that covers the surface of the skin. That is why moisturizers mimic skin’s acid mantle structure to help hydrate the surface and penetrate other possible actives into the skin.
So why would should you choose an oil over a cream? When skin is in deep distress … during compromising external influences Oil is better than a moisturizer to calm, hydrate and rejuvenate the skin faster and without possible irritation. Especially mature aged skin. Oil quickly delivers deep, long-lasting hydration and replenishes dry, thirsty, aging skin.
Why oily skin types should embrace face oils: When skin is stripped of oil or is not properly replenished with natural oils and essential fatty acids, it continues to produce more oil, the best way to restore balance to oily skin is to use lightweight treatments that contain pure organic plant oils. By doing so, skin’s sebaceous glands can slow down natural oil production because the skin is replenished with the natural oil it needs to stay healthy and clear.
