Face Oils - What's Best For Your Skin Type?

This is the second part to my Skincare Chat about Moisturizers and it’s all about Facial Oils. These are powerful ingredients that really require a good understanding of which work for what skin type. They are supremely nourishing but some facial oils can be drying and straight up astringent, while others are pore clogging or cause skin irritation, sometimes severe. Continue to keep in mind that we all have different skin and the ability to tolerate different ingredients. The categories are SIMPLE guidelines for you. A lot of these oils have multiple uses and fall under more than one category like the oils in the anti-aging one which can also be for dry skin, oily skin etc.

Since my skin can only tolerate certain oils that many others cannot, rather than featuring the oils I use, I would rather explain what is out there for all skin types. This video is purely to help you recognise ingredients in other oil blends out there or moisturisers.

Hopefully this can give you a simple guideline to the oils we hear about and see the most in formulations. If you’re using severely drying treatments like Retin A, Peels, astringent or prescription acne treatments, the right oils can really return the proper moisture back into your skin. Many oils are also great at reducing inflammation and irritation. I can’t stress enough that when buying oils, you are getting what you pay for. Some oils like Argan are so labor intensive, if you find a cheap bottle out there, it’s over processed and diluted with cheap fillers.

These fabulous oils are in a lot of the products I’ve reviewed and mentioned in previous videos so stay tuned, I will do another video with my favourite oil products.

Related Videos:

Oily / Acne-prone Skin :
Tea Tree Oil *This is an essential oil but wanted to add it here as it is so legit!
Maracuja Oil - mentioned Tarte Maracuja Creaseless Concealer
Grapeseed OIl
Apricot Seed Oil
Evening Primrose Oil - Kiehl’s Midnight Recovery Concentrate

Sensitive Skin :
Sea Buckthorn Oil - mentioned Fresh Seaberry Moisturizing Face Oil
Chia Seed Oil
Avocado Oil
Coconut Oil

Dry Skin :
Camellia / Tsubaki Oil - mentioned Shiseido, Bosnia
* Personal favourites - Blossom Jeju Camellia Soombi Moisturizer, Blossom Jeju Camellia Soombi Oil, Tatcha Pure One Step Camellia Cleansing Oil, Tatcha Gold Camellia Beauty Oil.
- Mentioned : Shiseido Tsubaki Hair products, Boscia Tsubaki Oils.
Safflower Oil
Olive Oil
Sunflower Oil
Sweet Almond Oil

Mature / Aging Skin :
Rosehip Oil - Can also be for oily/combo skin as it's high in linoleic acids
Jojoba Oil - Great for all skin types! A great balancing oil.
Argan Oil
Marula Oil

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[Danielle_.]

If you mentioned coconut oil for oily acne prone skin, I was going to Thank God, someone who knows what they're talking about

[cinnamon_bunnn]

99% of the videos I see on here talking about this drive me crazy. You can just tell that these people probably google 'best oils for your face' and spend ten minutes reading about it but have no actual understanding of the oils themselves and the real pros and cons to them. Your video deserves a lot more attention. Thanks so much for being this thorough and educational! Most people still have no clue what they're putting on their skin (A VERY IMPORTANT ORGAN) even when they've been told it's healthy for them by some big youtuber lmao.

[the.vent_therapybihh]

2:30 oily/acne prone skin 4:42 Sensitive skin 6:18 Dry skin

[elizabethelliott]

She is right about Argan oil causing acne or increased rosacea, and she's the only one I've heard mention this. Everyone else seems to extol the virtues of Argan oil ad infinitum, but I tried it and it honestly has caused breakouts on my chin AND not helped my rosacea. It also always felt oily on my skin, but rosehip seed oil feels "dry, " and hemp oil also feels dry, so I cleanse my face with hemp oil and use rosehip for anti-aging only at night.

[erikaserika]

I used to spend so much money on Korean skincare products, but I decided to try going natural and switch over to all oils. My skin has never looked better! My favorite is a mix of rosehip and sweet almond oil. I love how minimal my routine is, too.

[Silje.L]

Sweet jesus i am NOT used to beauty videos actually teaching me something new. I'm glad i subscribed to you.

[aishwaryapahwa]

I have had oily and acne prone skin for years! I used the mixture of oils recommended for my skin type in this video. And it feels like my skin became normal overnight. Thank You!

[DrAanchalMD]

good video!
People with oily skin must remember that they should wash their face only twice a day. frequent face wash can lead to drying of skin which will send the signal to create more oil. This can be counter productive.
Also, a gel based moisturiser is a must to maintain skin barrier.

[africandaughter]

While I like using essential oils, I'm so happy someone mentioned that lavender essential can be harsh (I don't use it). I'm also glad you mentioned how citrus oils can be phototoxic. Not all of them are phototoxic (sweet orange oil is not). Most of them are phototoxic though, especially depending on the distilling method used. Again, I'm so glad someone finally decided to include this. Essential oils can be useful but only when used properly.

[revinaque]

Yes! Camellia oil is the best! I have very dry skin, and camellia oil and jojoba oil are the only oils that work for me. The rest just sort of sit on top or even irritate my skin.

[ericaceae]

I love how she's in-depth with her topic.

[FreshSalad]

I use rosehip oil as my nightly cream. I have oily skin and hormonal acne, and it really helped with uneven textured skin, scaring, uneven skin tone, etc. I know it is more for mature skin (and I'm in my 20's) but it works wonders so I'm keeping it! When my skin gets irritated, I use calendula/marigold oil. It's great for any type of irritation, it worked wonders overnight for a friend who had a really bad sunburn on her face.

[barfgreenrulz]

so happy to hear ACCURATE info about oils here on YouTube. it's rare!

[karenleybag]

This pure Moroccan oil gives life to my hair and my skin. My hair was so dry and now its shining. It also moisturizes my skin and no any side effects. a must try product.

[nataliebazydlo]

You are the only skincare/beauty YouTuber I trust when it comes to recommendations. I can tell you do a lot of research and know exactly what you are talking about!! Thank you

[Francescadbg]

Super helpful! I just bought jojoba oil I hope I'm not covered with pimples during the holiday. I wish for a glowy, moisturized, zit free face! U have beautiful skin! I'm sure a lot of that is genetics.... lucky u :)

[HermioneMalfoy]

You are such a good resource. Anytime I need something new in my routine I always rewatch all your videos. I just love the amount of information you provide. Super grateful! I love telling all my friends about your videos!

[sapphira]

This was a fantastic explanation! I have a combination of skin because it is oily and acne prone, but seems to be dry after using commercial acne products for years. For two weeks I've taken out all products I previously used (hidden them for now, including cetaphil), and use a homemade olive oil based cold cream (it does have lavender, but doesn't seem to irritate at all). Despite olive being better for dry rather than oily skin, my skin has healed most of the acne I had and some redness in my lower jawline from the powerful acne topical medication I used ten years ago is going down.

I'm intrigued by rosehip, jojoba, grapeseed and avocado! Tea tree is fabulous as a spot treatment.

[ayaonora]

olive oil Cleansing (not using as a leave-on moisturizer) is the number 1 thing i give credit to for healing a massively bad cystic acne breakout i had a few years ago. olive oil cleansing is so swell

[kinghhh]

Your skincare videos are well thought out and you are really good at explaining things and I can tell that you make a lot of research to give us the information we need, thank you I can't say it enough 😊