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The Many Ways You Can Use A Facial Oil

Facial oils are gaining immense popularity these days. Here are the many ways you can use your facial oil.

By Riddhi

Facial oils are all the rage in the markets these days. Earlier, people used to be a little against the idea of using oils on their faces because they thought it could lead to excess oil buildup and cause acne breakouts. However, after many studies on the same, facial oils have been known to benefit the skin in one way or the other. Well, we will tell you about the many ways you can use a facial oil, in this article.

The trick to the right facial oil is to use one that is suitable for your skin type. Stick to something that is non comedogenic and does not have a tendency to cause breakouts on skin. There are certain oils like jojoba oil and grapeseed oil which are perfect to be used on the face for all skin types.

This is because they are similar in nature to the kind of oils produced by the skin naturally. For ageing skin, you can even go for rosehip oil.

There are many uses of a facial oil and we will be telling you about a few of them right here.

1. Moisturiser:

1. Moisturiser:

You can start using a face oil in place of a moisturiser to get deeper level of moisturisation for your skin and help repair your skin. Go for a face oil that gets easily absorbed into the skin and the one that is non sticky.

2. Eye Cream:

2. Eye Cream:

The under-eye area requires a lot more hydration than the rest of the face does. Massage on a few drops of your face oil on the under-eye area to avoid wrinkles and dark circles without having to buy a separate product for the area.

3. Can Be Used On Sides Of Nose & Upper Lip:

3. Can Be Used On Sides Of Nose & Upper Lip:

Certain areas like the sides of the nose and the corners of the mouth tend to be a lot drier than the rest of the face. This can happen even if you have an oily skin type. Just a few drops of the face oil massaged into these areas can fix this issue.

4. Before Makeup:

4. Before Makeup:

Your makeup goes on a lot more smoothly if your skin is well hydrated beforehand. For smoother application of makeup, apply face oil and let it set into your skin and then apply your makeup for its best effect.

5. To Intensify Chalky Eyeshadow:

5. To Intensify Chalky Eyeshadow:

Sometimes, you end up buying an eyeshadow that just looks chalky when you put it on. A tiny bit of face oil can help give intensity to the pigmentation of the eyeshadow and get rid of the chalky effect.

6. To Revive Dried Gel Eyeliner:

6. To Revive Dried Gel Eyeliner:

Gel eyeliners tend to dry up within no time. But not to worry, you do not have to dispose it yet. Use the dropper in your facial oil to add a drop of the oil to the gel eyeliner and your eyeliner will be good to use once again.

Story first published: Monday, January 23, 2017, 10:53 [IST]
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