A friend of mine (Christine) sells BeautyCounter products, and I bought the "favorites" box which includes a facial oil. BeautyCounter was founded by a woman who wanted safer and healthier skin care and beauty products. The company has consultants, like my friends, as well as pop up shops, direct sales, and throw socials occasionally according to their website. Safer and healthier products? Sign me up!
Anyway, the facial oil I bought is called "Hydrating Face Oil". Yes, pretty simple name, but there are terrific ingredients in this stuff! Here is a breakdown of their ingredient list using the common (and more recognizable for English speakers) names:
- Grape See Oil
- Rose Hip Fruit Oil
- Marula Oil
- Organic Argan Kernal Oil
- Meadowfoam Seed Oil
- Sea Buckthorn Oil
- Rose Flower Oil
- Orange Peel Oil
- Grapefruit Peel Oil
- Jasmine Flower Oil
"...(grape seed) oil is extremely rich in beta-carotene and vitamins D, C, E. It also happens to have a concentration of essential fatty acids like palmitic, stearic, and linoleic acid. These fatty acids have performed well in clinical anti-wrinkle trials. They have also proven to be effective at minimizing the prominence and size of scars."
And, www.livestrong.com also says about rose hip oil the following:
"For facial skin care, rose hip oil offers several benefits when applied externally due to its primary constituents: essential fatty acids, vitamin E, vitamin C and B-carotene, a form of vitamin A."
"(Rose Hip) oil can penetrate due to the vitamin A, which has small enough molecules to go deeper into the skin. Vitamin A improves the skin's moisture levels and reduces wrinkles and fine lines"
"(Rose Hip oil's) antioxidants, which combat free radicals that cause damage, and vitamin A, combined with the oil's essential fatty acids, help improve skin tone, texture and pigmentation. Sun exposure plays a role in decreased collagen, which vitamin C can help counteract. The oil is deeply moisturizing and aids in removing redness and irritation. These properties also make rose hip oil a possible treatment for facial rosacea."
So, there's no doubt about it that these oils are good for your skin, right? If I can get a little bit of these benefits, I'll be happier than a sow in mud!
The bottle comes with a dropper, and I typically use a whole dropper full at night. I put a little on my hand for each part of my face. But I have to admit, at first it felt weird putting oil on my face. I guess it's because I was brought up to avoid oil on your face, but it also felt pretty good. Typically, I use this as a night moisturizer so it has the most time to sink into my skin. Not gonna lie...you will feel and look pretty greasy at first, but give it some time to sink into your skin. The next morning I could not believe how soft my face felt! I'm dead serious when I tell you that I truly felt like I had new skin. The dehydration wasn't even a factor that morning. Any dry areas I had were not as easily felt as the night before and the oily parts were not more oily. It does have a funny smell at first, but the smell seems to disappear pretty fast. I really like it and would recommend this facial oil to anyone. If you'd like to order some, here is my friend's link (I am not affiliated with anyone nor do I get payment of any type for my review): www.beautycounter.com/christinemcgee
So, this oil has really sold me on the benefits of facial oils. Do you feel the same? Have you had any facial oils blow your mind? I'm looking forward to trying more! Do you have any suggestions? Please leave me a comment!
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