If you’ve never used an oil based skincare line before there could only be 4 possible reasons why. Either… 

#1:

You’re afraid it will break you out or make your skin greasy.

#2:

You don’t see the need or benefit of putting oil on your skin.

#3:

You tried a skincare oil once and it did you dirty. 

#4:

You feel too overwhelmed by all the options out there. 

Let's start with #3...

If this is you, I’m sorry. That’s a drag. 

Just guessing, but I bet it was an oil blend 🙄. Most brands sell blends… I hate blends. 

Most brands think you, the consumer, want to be wow’d by all the different ingredients they can put in one bottle, and to some degree that’s true. Who doesn’t like to be wow’d?! 

But you know what’s the biggest WOW? 

A product that actually does what it says it’s going to do. 

Here’s what’s important to understand about oils… Oils come in all different textures and viscosities. Sandy, smooth, thick, thin, wet, dry, etc.. and as with every skincare ingredient, they also come in varying degrees of comedogenicity (how likely an ingredient is to clog pores). 

All that to say, the odds of an oil blend containing comedogenic oils (pore clogging) are high, as are the odds of a blend sitting on top of your skin instead of absorbing into it. 

If you decide to give skincare oils another shot, and I hope you do, try a single ingredient non-comedogenic dry oil like Hydrating Beauty Oil. 

If you fall into category 2 and just don’t get what the fuss is about, here’s a quick run down… 

✅Plant oils are proven to repair the skin barrier.

✅They’re also proven to protect the skin barrier.

✅They are deeply hydrating (can penetrate deeper than lotions or creams)

✅Non-comedogenic oils actually regulate oil production, making skin more balanced, not greasy.

✅They reduce inflammation

✅They repair crepey skin

✅They reduce redness

✅They give skin a healthy glow

✅They’ll heal a sunburn in no time

And they feel amazing.

If you fall into category 1..

I totally get it. I struggled with acne most of my life. 

Even though I was uncharacteristically optimistic when trying my first skincare oil, I was also NERVOUS. I thought it was too good to be true and waited with bated breath for the biggest breakout of my life… but instead I said goodbye to breakouts for good. 

Here’s what I wish I would have known…

1️⃣ Select oils are non-comedogenic, meaning they will not clog your pores.. At SKINxErin, our oils are 0 on the comedogenic scale.

2️⃣ OIL BREAKS DOWN OIL. Using a non-comedogenic facial oil actually helps to unclog pores by breaking down excess sebum, and helps to regulate oil production, making skin less oily.

3️⃣ Oil feels realllllllly good on acne prone skin. Acne prone skin can hurt sometimes, kinda feels like a perpetual sunburn. So it’s nice when you find a product that feels amazing to put on, and one that really soothes the skin.

#4... Here’s what I’ll say about feeling overwhelmed..

Keep it simple, and the new shiny object is NEVER it, I promise. 

Over-consumption isn’t good for your brain, or your skin. 

STICK WITH THE CLASSICS. 

No one ever looked back and said “ya know, skinny jeans were really my best look”. 

501’s on the other hand?? Songs were written about women in those jeans, and they’re even more popular now then when they debuted. 

The same is true of skincare. 

If you’ve ever had the pleasure of meeting a 70+ year old woman who’s skin looks fantastic, you know she wasn’t using 11 steps and 85 serums. 

She was kind to her skin, took care of it. Kept it clean, kept it hydrated, and more often than not.. she used a facial oil. (More on keeping it simple -> HERE.)