Facial Oils - Oil Based Cleansers

Oil for your skin?  Even oily skin?  YES and YES!  Here's why these are not just hype. 

Oil based cleansers are great for a first cleansing.  Oil attacts oil, so these cleansers clean your skin of excess oil and makeup.   They will also help dislodge blackheads and congestion in the skin.  This can lead to less breakouts.  After cleasning with an oil, use your regular cleanser to remove any residue and cleanse your skin.   The double cleanse method will leave your skin feeling cleaner than it has ever felt.  

If you experience blackheads and congestion below the skin (bumps), using an oil cleanser is one of the best things to help aleviate the issue.  Use twice daily along with your regular cleanser.  And no picking or squeezing!  Leave that to the pros! 

The only time you want to limit oil cleansers is for drier skin.  Since it removes oil from the skin, it can leave skin without excess (or even enough) oil dry and tight.  Use once a day rather than twice if you still prefer the double cleanse method. 

Oils as serums and moisturizers are also very good for skin.  Oils help active ingredients in anti-aging creams penetrate with less irritation.  They are also calming and add hydration, since certain active ingredients can be drying to the skin.  

As skin matures, we produce less oils naturally, so these oils can help replace what nature takes away.  Adding moisture and retaining moisture is great for skin plumping, reducing the look of fine lines and wrinkles. 

There are alot of facial oils and oil based cleansers on the market.  Do your homework, read the ingredients and what the oil is meant to do and choose the one best for your skin type and needs.