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SKINCARE DECODED • 54 MOISTURIZERS • 55

to dull skin, smooth skin surface, and improve overall skin pliancy. While

oils are lousy stand-alone moisturizers, there are a few key scenarios where a

face oil can really elevate your skin routine.

FACE-OIL-TO-THE-RESCUE SCENARIOS

Consider a face oil for the following scenarios:

“I love my moisturizer, but my skin still gets a little dry.” Skin constantly

changes. Just from stress, age, lifestyle, and hormones, your moisturizing

requirements can really fluctuate. If you’re loyal to your moisturizer and know

your skin needs just a little help in the moisturizing department, consider

adding a couple of drops of face oil to give it that oomph.

“I’m dry, but not petrolatum/balm (cactus) dry.” We get it—petrolatum and

other heavy-duty occlusives feel kind of gross. Not to mention the disco-ball-

shiny look is so not in right now. Consider face oils, their lighter (albeit less

effective) cousins.

“My skin is a little dull.” A quick way to add back that healthy glow to skin is

with a couple of drops of face oil.

“I have acne, but my acne topicals are drying me out, and my current

moisturizer isn’t cutting it.” Look for a lightweight emollient such as linoleic,

acid–forward plant oils or squalane.

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New to oils? Consider squalane

Before you try to figure out if you need rose hip, watermelon seed, argan, or whichever plant

oil, consider squalane, which is a purely saturated hydrocarbon. In laypersonʼs terms, this

means that it’s super vanilla and is highly unlikely to irritate you or cause you to break out. It’s

a great starting point for beginners of all skin types.