When to Apply Your Facial Oil The Great Debate
At which point in your skincare routine should you apply facial oil? Good question right? You might actually be applying at the wrong point of your routine! I know when I first started using facial oils I was using them all wrong.
In 2010, I purchased a bottle of Kiehl�s Midnight Recovery Concentrate and I almost feel positive it was my first real experience with a facial oil. Kiehl’s and Josie Maran sort of gave birth to the world of facial oils and made them mainstream. Since that time I’ve gone through dozens and dozens of different facial oils. I even went through a period where I felt like facial oil was an extra step I didn’t really need. There is such a thing as too much skincare and sometimes it feels like facial oil is that extra step that’s too much. For me, facial oils are reserved for the really cold weather when my skin needs a good deal more moisture.
I think people get a little confused with the application process and when you should apply them. For a long time, when I first started using one I was applying it completely wrong. I was using it more as a serum. It would be applied after my serum and before my moisturizer.
That’s actually the wrong application method.
It’s debatable I guess but the proper way to apply facial oil is as the very last step of your routine. Yes, even after your moisturizer. I might be alone here but applying oil over my moisturizer sounds so weird. But think about it for a second…! Facial oil is very rich and it seals moisture in. By applying moisturizer on top of it means you’re not really getting the benefits of your moisturizer as the oil is preventing it from absorbing fully into your skin. You need to reverse the application here and apply your moisturizer, allow it to sink in, and follow up with your facial oil to seal everything in nice and tight.
How do you apply your facial oil?
Did you ever do it the wrong way like I did?
Do share!