Natural Skin care oils which one is right for you?

Natural Skin care oils, understanding which one is good for your skin and for what skin type.

Nowadays, skin care is becoming more and more vital in our daily routine life. Essential oil and facial oil are the best choices for everyone from the young to the old, from boy to girl, so on so forth. Natural skin care like natural oils are not only safe, gentle but also help improve the skin and hair from deep inside, giving our skin a smooth, rosy complexion. On the other hand, you can also use them for many different purposes; they are extremely convenient.

What are the best essential oils for your skin?

It’s important to know that different oils cater to different skins. And what will work the best for your unique skin type so let’s check it out?

First, you need to know what your skin type is?

Skin type includes normal, dry, oily and combination. They are divided into four types based on water content, lipid (oil) content and the level of sensitivity of the skin. Also, many people think that there is sensitive skin, but it is only a characteristic of skin.

Different skin type

Normal skin type

The skin type itself has a good balance between the amount of oil and the amount of water. You are very lucky if you have that skin type. This is an ideal skin, not dry, not oily but it is usually soft, smooth, with small pores, good elasticity, fewer wrinkles and acne.

Dry skin type

This skin type produces less oil than normal skin. This is the result of the lack of oil, the lipids in your skin needs moisture and managing this moisture is important.  This skin type you need to build a shield that protects the skin from external influences especially moisture loss.

Oily skin type

The skin is always oily and glossy. Dehydration of the skin causes more oil secretion, wide open pores, people who have this skin type easily get blackheads, acne and other blemishes. But it has the slowest rate of ageing. 

Combination skin type

This skin is a combination of different skin types, as its name implies. Some area of the skin is dry, some are oily but is usually dry on the cheek and oily in the forehead, nose and chin (T area). In the middle of the day, the T zone is often shady. Combination skin type is also prone to acne and large pores. It results from genetic or hormonal factors that cause an imbalance in where and how much oil (lipids) are produced.

Secondly, you must know what facial oils are?

Facial oil is extracted from plant parts such as stem, fruit and flowers, etc., with the main constituents of fat and essential fatty acids. Also, are rich in vitamins. The combination and the different levels of these fatty acids in each of the oils make up the difference between them.

Notice that facial oil and essential oil are different. Facial oil can be applied directly to the skin and become an important step in the skincare routine. The essential oil is not like other oil they do not have fatty acid which we considered as an oil. It is a natural fragrance oil. Due to its’ concentration level essential oil is not recommended to be used on it own, you need a carrier oil. If you used these oil on it, own you could suffer some skin irritation or breakout. Saying this there is some exception to this rule. You can use Tea Tree, Lavender, German chamomile,  rose geranium and sandalwood.  Therefore, you need to distinguish carefully these two types to avoid the undesirable situation, especially who have sensitive skin. To be safe for children use less essential oil than recommended as their skin is very thin and sensitive.

The uses of facial oils

Since facial oils have the same structure as the lipid layer on the skin, the ability to penetrate deeply into the epidermis is better than water-based products. The first use of it is to restore the lipid membrane to protect the skin from the activity environment. When you are young, this lipid layer is capable of regenerating and protect the skin very well, but as the skin ages, it is less likely to restore this layer. Therefore, we use facial oils with the aim of the restoration of this segment to protect our skin. Also, facial oils also have antioxidants or even vitamin A components such as beta-carotene or vitamin E, fatty acids, They have an anti-ageing effect, make the skin soft, smooth and moisture.

However, depending on the specific oil, an effect can outweigh the other effects.

Facial Oils

1. Pure Oil: a 100% botanical extraction oil and has no other substances (Typically: the oils of Kiara Phytoceuticals – an Australian brand specialising in natural skin care products)

Kira Phytoceuticals’s product: Organic Argan Oil

Pure Blended Oil: different from pure oil, it is a mixture of several oils and has no other additives. This type has the advantage of the combination of many different oils; then it will have more diverse effects. (Typically: Sunday Riley oils).

Luna sleeping night oil on Sunday Riley

Oil/Blended Oil With Active Ingredients: for this type of oil, besides the main ingredients that are essential oils, the manufacturer also added substances like vitamins, preservatives, aromas, retinol, etc. (Example: Clarins, Caudalie, Tatcha, Kiehl’s products.)

Some facial oils with active ingredients of Kielh’s and Tatcha

How to choose suitable oil for your skin

Besides choosing toil based on the effects and what the skin needs, there is an important issue to consider. As mentioned above, the main components of facial oils are essential fatty acids. This is also the basis for determining the appropriate facial oils for the skin. There are two important fatty acids in facial oils ingredients, including Oleic Acid (Omega-9 fatty acids) and Linoleic Acid (Omega-6 fatty acids).

• Oleic Acid: a form of unsaturated fats. These Oleic Acid makes the texture of the oil thicker, gives slower absorption and has a wonderful effect in the moisturising of the skin, construct the texture of skin. Therefore, the oils containing high levels of Oleic Acid can be extremely suitable for dry skin, who have skin problems like wrinkles. However, these oils can cause unwanted effects on whom have oily skin and acne.
• Linoleic Acid: the saviour of acne, oily and sensitive skin girls. Research has shown that acne patients have low levels of Linoleic Acid on the skin. When our skin lacks  Linoleic Acid, the natural oils of the skin will contain high levels of Oleic Acid; the skin becomes thicker, clog pores and then produce acne. When natural oil of the skin contains more Linoleic Acid, the skin tends to become dry and have no acne. Facial oils contain Linoleic Acid often have a light texture, which nourishes the skin without causing a skin sensation.

Some typical oils

When combining base oil with essential oil please for your skin care you can add about 5 drops of essential oil with every tablespoon of base oil.

Oily skin

Facial oils for oily, acne skin and have the high level of Linoleic Acid. The base oil you can use for oily skin are:

Pumpkin Seed Oil

Grapeseed Oil

Hemp Seed Oil

Tamanu Oil

Jojoba Oil

Maracuja Oil

The following are some suggestion of essential oil you can add to your base oil.

Lime oil

Orange oil

Lemon oil

Peppermint oil

Tea tree oil

Sensitive skin

Those with sensitive skin need oil that general and inflammable in its’ properties. the following are some suggestion of base oil you can use.

Borage Seed Oil

Hemp Seed Oil

Avocado Oil

Grapeseed Oil for sensitive skin care

Combination skin

Facial oils for combination skin type, normal skin type, have the balance levels of Linoleic Acid and Oleic Acid with 50% ratio. The following are some suggestion

Almond oil

Argan oil

Apricot kernel oil

Sesame oil

Rosehip oil

Essential oil you may add to those base oil

Peppermint oil

Orange oil

Lavender oil

Bergamot oil

Tea tree  oil

Dry skin

Those with dry skin need oil that is rich in fatty acid to moisture and nourishes the skin. Facial oils for dry skin type, have the high level of Oleic Acid.  The following are some suggestion base oil for dry skin.

Pomegranate Seed Oil

 

Almond Oil

Apricot Kernel Oil

Pomegranate Seed Oil

Avocado Oil

Marula Oil

Camelia Oil

Coconut oil

Essential that help dry skin is:

Cedarwood oil

Geranium

sandalwood oil

Chamomile oil

Ageing skin

For those with ageing skin, the following are some base oil that you can use in your daily skincare routine. These oils have anti-ageing quality with lots of antioxidants

Sea Buckthorn Oil

Pomegranate Seed Oil

Argan oil

Rosehip oil

Essential oil you can combine with these oils are:

Rose oil

Lavender oil

Sandalwood oil

Ylang ylang oil

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