Scientific facts about the benefits of oils for the face. Tips onapplication, comedogenic index and potential harm

Ср, 13 июн 2018 Автор: Алина Чиркина

Natural oils are very popular in cosmetology,
They are part of most cosmetics for nutrition,
rejuvenation and restoration of the skin. In addition, quite often
oils are advised to be applied in pure form – about the rules and nuances of such
use further.

Contents

Objective benefits of face oils

To understand the basic process of exposure to oils, it is worth
focus on the physiology of the skin. Surface layer of skin
(epidermis) consists of microscopic flakes, the space between
which is filled with lipids and proteins – this set is often
called a protective layer. If lipids are not enough, our skin
begins to actively dry, peeling and premature
wrinkles, its barrier abilities are broken.

Vegetable oils are the same lipids of natural origin,
they help to compensate for the lack of their own fat, i.e.
built in between the scales of the skin, restore small
damage, do not allow moisture to evaporate from the deep layers of the dermis and
protect cells from adverse effects from the outside.

Benefits:

Oils actively soften the skin because they are able to penetrate
much deeper than the usual care cream. They improve
the caring characteristics of all products that are applied before or
after oils. Oils are a valuable source of a complex of vitamins,
plant antioxidants and essential fatty acids.
Natural oils actively fight mimic wrinkles,
promote smoothing of the skin.

Harm to oils for the face: no longer means better

At first glance, everything is simple: the more oils we apply to the skin
– the more effectively it is protected from the harmful effects of the surrounding
environment. In practice, from too active use of oils can
start serious skin problems. The conclusion suggests itself:
excess lipids also negatively affect the protective layer of the skin, as well as
lack of – in all things important to comply with the measure. Most often oils
Recommended to use locally – apply only on those areas
skin that needs additional nutrition (cheeks, zone
eye brows, eye area, etc.).

Also, do not use any vegetable oils all the time –
more effective will be the use of their courses for 1-3 weeks.

Disadvantages of oils:

a ban on the constant use of care; can provoke
individual intolerance and a variety of allergic
reactions; have different levels of comedogenicity, so the oils are worth
very carefully add to the care of girls with a combination of fat
and sensitive skin.

Oils comedogenic index

The word “comedogenic” for more than a year stirs the minds of the beautiful
will give Simply put, comedones are black dots, i.e. pores with large
the amount of sebum, dust and makeup residues.
With comedone inflammation, redness appears, and we are dealing with
most real pimple. From comedones of varying severity
more often girls and women with fatty skin type suffer.

However, there are cosmetic products that increase
the number of comedones, even for those who are not inclined to their appearance.

In terms of comedogenicity, natural oils are controversial.
products: some of them can exacerbate the problem of black dots and
rashes, while others gradually cure problem skin. To
To distinguish the first and second comedogenicity index was introduced (than he
the higher the faster the particular oil can clog the pores, causing
various problems, and vice versa).

Low comedian oils:

karite; sunflower; mango; hemp; argan.

Oils in a high degree of comedogenicity:

wheat germ; coconut; cocoa; Palm; flaxseed

Why is it harmful to replace the nourishing cream with vegetable oil?

First, the appearance of acne and many comedones are possible.
Even very high quality natural oils have the property
create an impermeable film on the skin that prevents
normal respiration, removal of toxins from cells,
sebum. Such a greasy film is good for enhanced regeneration.
skin, but with the constant presence, it invariably clogs the pores. Cream
thanks to a special formula, it is lighter than oil and does not provoke such
problems.

Secondly, the skin becomes less protected. Vegetable oil
able to break down and remove its own sebum, while
the epidermis gradually loses its natural protection, it becomes more
vulnerable to the harmful effects of external factors:
ultraviolet radiation, wind gusts, heavy frost, urban dust and
etc.

Thirdly, the skin gets tired and dull shade. All business
that the vast majority of natural oils act on
superficial layers of the skin and with constant use can
glue dead cells. Such “armor” simply does not allow
penetrate beneficial substances deep into the dermis.

Fourth, the skin becomes extremely dry, which leads to
action processes of premature aging. Long term
using oils instead of a caring cream can break up
the processes of skin respiration and metabolism, which leads to a total
dehydration.

Thus, the harm to oils for the face can be observed when trying
Completely replace the caring cream with this product only. Below
Provides information on the proper use of oils, which is not
not only does it harm the skin, but it will be of great benefit.

Practical tips: how to maximize the benefits of oils
for face?

It is worth choosing only proven high quality oils,
which producer you are sure of. Also not worth it yourself
prepare mixtures of oils – because there are incompatible with each other
kinds. It is better to trust professionals in this matter (cosmetologist,
well-known cosmetic brand) Natural oils should not be applied
on the skin daily – it is more effective to conduct courses for 1-3 weeks with
minimum interval of 1 month. The oils themselves are not capable
moisturize, while they perfectly retain moisture inside the cells.
Therefore, it is worth applying the oil to the wet after washing (or
use tonic) skin. The end result of using oil
depends on its compatibility with your skin: if you are the owner
fat or combined type – use oils only with
low level of comedogenicity. With dry and sensitive skin
it is also better not to risk with coconut oil and the like. To
skin always looked fresh and oil was better absorbed
regularly use scrubs / gommazhi / peelings. Cell peeling
1-2 times a week will help to significantly improve the effect of oil on
skin If base oils are acceptable to apply on the skin in its pure form,
then essential – are too active and in pure form can
provoke a chemical burn of the skin. For safe use
It is worth adding essential oil to a suitable cream base or
base oil (about 1-2 drops of essential oil per 100 ml
the basics).

Harm to oils for the face is most often manifested due to ignorance of how
right and why they should be used – given their own
skin type and following these simple guidelines you can extract
maximum benefit from home care with herbal
oils.

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