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While serums and sunscreens tend to get all the attention, beauty oils shouldn’t be overlooked when it comes to skin care. The best oils for skin usually aren’t just one oil, but rather a unique blend of a number of different oils to maximize the nourishing benefits. Whether part of your cleansing routine or used as a moisturizing treatment, oils can help deliver anti-aging benefits and leave skin looking and feeling softer. Ready to learn more? We’ve got the lowdown on the best oils for skin, including:
Facial oils are special oil blends designed to deliver a variety of benefits for the skin on your face. “Using a facial oil regularly can help support your skin barrier and reduce water loss by holding moisture in your skin,” says board-certified dermatologist and LovelySkin founder Dr. Joel Schlessinger. Some facial oils contain antioxidants and other anti-aging actives to help improve the appearance of fine lines, dark spots and wrinkles. The benefits of using oil on your face aren’t a new discovery, either—Ancient Egyptians reportedly trusted castor, sesame and moringa oils to keep their skin looking youthful and vibrant. Here are a few of our favorite face oils to consider adding to your routine.
This luxurious face oil aims to prevent and correct signs of aging. Containing a blend of rosehip, jojoba and sea buckthorn oils, this formula is rich in vitamin C to help brighten skin tone, improve texture and stimulate collagen production to help minimize fine lines and wrinkles. Vitamin E also helps reduce redness and irritation while milk thistle provides a boost of hydration.
If your skin skews dry and sensitive, this could be the best face oil for your skin. It was formulated with a blend of seven oils to help repair the skin barrier and reduce symptoms of sensitive skin, such as redness and flakiness. Lipid-rich meadowfoam seed oil and Inca inchi oil help strengthen the skin barrier while chamomile extract soothes irritation. It also contains antioxidant-rich rosehip oil and vitamin E, which help reduce the harmful effects of free radicals on the skin.
Though a serum by name, this anti-aging face treatment starts with a base of oils, including apricot kernel, sunflower seed, lavender, rosemary, cypress seed and thyme oils. Combined with 20% vitamin C and antioxidant-packed turmeric and pomegranate extracts, it helps fade dark spots by 50% and reduce the depth of wrinkles by 30%, according to a clinical study.
Cleansing oils are another type of oil that deserves a place in your skin care routine. Cleansing oils are designed to dissolve pore-clogging dirt and makeup on your skin. As you rinse, the cleansing oil takes any impurities with it, leaving your skin feeling soft and clean.
This cleansing oil from Barcelona-based skin care line ISDIN is formulated to adeptly dissolve even the most stubborn waterproof makeup and sunscreen. Sunflower seed and olive oil mixed with a blend of fatty acids come together to help cleanse and soften skin, leaving it feeling moisturized and ready to absorb your favorite nighttime serums and treatments.
Want to try the double cleanse trend? This cleansing oil is the first step in Erno Laszlo’s two-step double cleansing routine with the Erno Laszlo Sea Mud Cleansing Bar. Made with jojoba oil, olive and grapeseed oils along with charcoal, this cleanser is formulated to draw out dirt and impurities from your skin to help sweep them away, so they don’t linger and lead to issues with blocked pores and breakouts. It also contains seawater sourced from Brittany, France, that’s rich in trace elements and minerals that nourish your skin as you cleanse.
Many of the benefits of oil for skin extend to the body too. One of the best things about body oils is that they keep the good stuff in and the bad stuff out. “Oils are lipophilic, which means they’re able to sink deep into skin, trapping in moisture while keeping pollution and other free radicals out,” Dr. Schlessinger says. Some body oils even help strengthen the skin’s natural barrier and others target common concerns such as sore muscles.
Looking for a way to unwind after a tough workout? This body oil is just the thing, with a mix of rosemary and maritime pine oils along with sea fennel and sea buckthorn extracts to help ease muscle pain and relieve stressed joints. You can apply it while your skin is still warm and damp after a shower or bath or use it as a massage oil on stiff muscles.
This is one of the best oils for skin because it combines the benefits of a nourishing skin oil with aromatherapy. You can use this versatile body oil directly on your skin or drizzled into your bathtub for a spa-like soak. Either way you use it, you’ll enjoy a pleasant botanical scent of grapefruit, mint, lemon, juniper and black pepper oils.
The benefits of oils can also extend beyond skin to benefit your hair, nails and other dry areas. If you’re looking to simplify your routine or just want to pack light with fewer products that can multitask, these oils could make a great addition to your beauty arsenal.
Paris-based brand Leonor Greyl sources a number of certified organic ingredients to make this versatile treatment, including sunflower seed, sesame seed and mongongo nut oils, all of which are rich in fatty acids to help nourish hair, skin and nails. When used on hair, it also helps detangle and protect against chlorine and saltwater, making it a great product to pack for your next beach vacation. Pomegranate seed oil is also packed with antioxidants to help prevent signs of premature aging, such as fine lines and dark spots.
Looking for one product to add to your gym bag to make your post-workout routine that much easier? This multitasking blend of babassu and cannabis sativa oil is ready to pull double duty. When used as a hair styling oil, it protects hair up to 450 degrees Fahrenheit and provides a smooth, shiny finish. You can also use it as a body oil to help nourish and protect your nails and skin from head to toe.
Hair care brand OLAPLEX—known for its cult-favorite hair-repair shampoo and treatments—also makes a fantastic hair oil. A blend of moringa, sunflower seed and pomegranate seed oils nourish dry, brittle hair while OLAPLEX’s signature ingredient, bis-aminopropyl diglycol dimaleate, helps repair your hair’s broken disulfide bonds for a softer, shinier finish. You can use this oil on damp hair before your usual heat-styling routine or apply a drop to dry hair to corral flyaways and frizz.
Are you struggling with hair damage? Read more about the best products from OLAPLEX to help dry, damaged hair and split ends.
Aaron serves as Editor at LovelySkin. Since graduating from the University of Nebraska at Omaha in 2016 with degrees in Creative Writing and English, he has immersed himself in the beauty industry. When he’s not writing about the latest beauty trends, he spends time cuddling his dogs, scouring antique stores, playing tennis and hiking.
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