The Guide to Choosing Face Oils

Oils gaining more and more popularity

The recent boom of oils in beauty care is astonishing. These days oils are added  to almost to all kinds of cosmetics: mascara, face creams, body washes etc. Sometimes producers use them only as a catchy marketing word I have even seen argan oil on the label of washing-up liquid, while it did not have this ingredient in the ingredient list! Today I am going to focus on how you can add oils to your skin care routine – more specifically - how to take care of your face using oils, including which oils are appropriate to a specific skin type.

Fighting oily skin with.. more oil

A lot of girls who have combination or oily skin took this concept in stride. I used to be one of them. I chose products advertizing themselves as  ''matting'', ''mattifying''. In the end my skin used to be dry and oily at the same time. However, oils can actually control the sebum production and a lot of people claim that oils helped them achieve the desired skin balance.

How exactly can they help your face?
Linoleic acid is an unsaturated fatty acid. When our face is deficient in this acid, the sebum of our skin becomes sticky and thick, clogging pores and creating acne as a result. We can combat this problem by using oils high in linoleic acid: soybean oil, grape seed oil etc.

Best oils for combination/oily skin:

-jojoba oil

-linseed oil

-walnut oil

-argan oil

- grape seed oil

-soybean oil

Best oils for dry/normal skin

-avocado oil

- argan oil

- coconut oil

- almond oil

- rice oil

Such oil can be used instead of face cream. The other alternative is OCM (Oil Cleansing Method) - a way of removing make up. 
There is no such thing as ''the best oil'', since our skin is different andneeds different things. I think that the key to using face oils is... testing. Sometimes the one that is supposed to work for your skin type makes no difference and the one that falls in the different category allows you to achieve great reslts. I tried argan oil and I saw LITERALLY no results while for someone it can turn out to be one of the best cosmetics ever. Therefore, the lists above should be threated as guidelines, not a gospel.

Have you had any experience with face oils? Which ones do you recommend? Share your thoughts in the comment section :)

Love,
Theek Hair

My skin routine - combination skin

In my first post I’d like to talk about combination skin. If you are the ”lucky” owner of this type of skin, you know what I’m talking about – constant battle with shinny T-zone, dry patches on chicks or nose, compromising on cosmetics. While being at work or school you are wondering: how shinny my complexion is at the moment and you run there every 2 hours to matt your face.

I have been having troubles with my combination skin and spots for years. In the end I came up with skin care routine that works for me. I do test many products, but these cosmetics are my favorite and I stick to them when I don’t want any surprises.

In the morning I usually like to use cosmetics that will cleanse my face throughly. One of the best face washes I found is Anatomicals. If it wasn’t for its properites, I would have bought it for its beautiful and funny package – it totally cheers me up in the morning and stands out on a bathroom shelf as well. Thanks to the lactic and salycylic acid in its ingredients, it cleanes my pores leaving my face clear and refreshed. What I love about this brand is that it doesn’t promise miracles, but you can achieve great results with their cosmetics. Then, depending on what my face needs at that moment, I use Anatomicals face cream or aloe gel (if my complexion needs soothing and is irritated).

In the evening I usually wash my face with the same gel. Then, if I am not half asleep  (testing Kueshi one at the moment) and I use some oils, in the picture you can see macademia oil with the addition of rose oil. Oils are great for face but since they are so many of them you need to look for the one that is suitable for you.

If I have any spots that need treatment (unluckily that is the case most of the time) I use tea tree oil. Once or twice in the week I have a face mask made of white clay with a few drops of tea tree oil.

And that’s it! Tell me about your beauty care. What works for you? Have you tried any cosmetics mentioned above?