You can always mix oils in with your moisturizer, but if you're going to give them their own spot of honor in your skin-care routine, derms say there are two ways you can do it, depending on the type of face oil you use.
The correct way to use your face oils is to use the moisturizer first then pat on your oil. It'll let the water melt into your skin and not evaporate. The other reason why oil goes last is that it will eventually sink into your skin, reinforcing your moisture barrier. If you're wearing SPF apply oil after.
If you want to really amp up the moisture, apply your oil after applying moisturizer onto damp skin. This will help the moisturizer absorb while your face oil seals and adds an extra layer of nourishment.
Moisturizers and face oils are not interchangeable. You cannot use oil in place of moisturizer because oils are too heavy for the skin. They will make your face oily and greasy, which is something you definitely want to avoid as it will make your skin look worse than ever.
Why Face Oil Comes After Moisturizer
So, in the debate of face oil before or after moisturizer, it's important to remember that if you apply a moisturizer after a face oil, it won't be able to penetrate that seal and as a result, will be less effective. Moisturizers contain water, whereas oils do not.
5. Use face oil twice daily, or as needed. Facial oils can take pride of place in your skincare routine in the morning or the evening (or both!), but they can also be used as and when they're needed.
When it comes to facial oils, they should be applied as the last step in your skin care routine at night, and right before SPF in the morning.
Dr. Alex Roher, MD of San Diego Botox Inc recommends using face oils both in the morning and at night. He advises applying oil as the last step of your nighttime skin care routine and before your sunscreen and makeup in the morning.
Yes, oils will clog your pores.
But not all oils. Vargas warns that mineral oil is a chronic offender, and Dr. Tanzi adds that olive oil and the oil du jour, coconut, easily clog pores, too.
Using pore-clogging oil-based make up can worsen or cause acne. This can become worse if make up is not thoroughly removed! If you want to hide your acne with make up, just be sure to use brands that contain good ingredients (I talk a bit more about this below).
You can also simply add 3 drops of the oil to your moisturizer, mix that together, and apply it. Sometimes I do that in a pinch!
The best way to apply the face oil is to pat it on the skin or use gentle circular motions. Dabbing the oil can help your skin absorb the skincare product easily, whereas rubbing or sliding them around the skin surface would encourage annoying fine lines.
As a rule of thumb, we typically recommend applying products in order from lightest to heaviest. For oils and serums, that usually means applying serums (which are often water-based) first. After the serum absorbs into your skin, you can apply facial oil, and then moisturizer and sunscreen.
“When you use moisturizer every day, you run the risk of making your skin older, not younger,” he said to Refinery29. “If you apply a lot of moisture, skin will become sensitive, dry, dull, and interfere with natural hydration.”
Goldenberg's go-to recommendation for timing between serums and moisturizers is about one minute. This wait has the same reasoning: Sixty seconds — give or take — gives each product a moment to delve into your pores.
If you over-moisturize, the leftover moisturizer just sits on your face. With nowhere to go, this extra moisturizer will eventually fill up the pores on your skin and clog them, resulting in the production of acne, whiteheads, and blackheads.
But a handy rule (and this applies to all skincare layering), we generally recommend applying the most concentrated products first. This allows for maximum absorption, with no barrier from other product formulations. So, apply rosehip seed oil after cleansing, exfoliating and toning, but before moisturising.
Always moisturize first (to replenish hydration), and apply rosehip oil after (to protect hydration). For maximum skin hydration, use a good humectant (like glycerin or hyaluronic acid) to replenish moisture, and then guard that moisture by applying rosehip oil after.
Rosehip oil is a dry, or nongreasy, oil. This makes it a great natural moisturizer for all skin types.
Comedogenic oils and products made with them may clog your pores, causing the eruption of comedones. Noncomedogenic oils don't have this effect. Some noncomedogenic oils have anti-inflammatory properties. They may also contain antioxidants, vitamins, and essential fatty acids, such as lineolic acid.
No. There are no physical effects of being a virgin. You don't have more acne, you don't grow an extra hand, nothing.