Face Oils and Serums
Radiant Skin
People are using face oils and serums in their skincare routines to achieve healthy and radiant skin. With there being so many available options to choose from, it can be confusing to decide which to use and how to apply them properly.
Below helps to clarify what their differences are, how to use them, their benefits and my current favourites!
What are They?
Serums
These products are typically light and watery or have a gel-like consistency. Serums have small molecules and can repair and prevent wrinkles, dehydration, hyper-pigmentation and acne by providing hydration and active ingredients such as peptides, vitamins, alpha hydroxy acids and/or hyaluronic acids to the deep layers of the skin's epidermis.
Face Oils
These products are typically rich and oily in consistency. Face oils usually have large molecules but can also be blended to have a variety of sizes. Since some oils have a variety of molecule sizes, there can also be facial oils that are labelled as serums. The role of facial oil is to repair and prevent free-radical damage, wrinkles, hyper-pigmentation, acne by providing nutrients, antioxidants, moisture and balance to the outer layers of the skin.
How to use them
The general rule is to apply your products in order of consistency, starting with the lightest and ending with heaviest. Everyone's skin needs are different so routines will vary, but generally, it would go: wash, tone, serum, face oil and/or moisturizer, and sunblock (if daytime). Face oils can also be mixed with or placed under or on top of your moisturizer (depending on how rich it is). Some people find face oils rich enough that they can skip moisturizing altogether.
Current Favourites
Serums
Osea, Hyaluronic Sea Serum: This gel-like product plumps and hydrates with hyaluronic acid and seaweeds to boost antioxidants, vitamins and minerals.
Tata Harper, Rejuvenating Serum: This thin cream like product supports elasticity, collagen and anti-ageing with hyaluronic acid, antioxidants and vitamins.
Pai, Back to Life Hydration Serum: This watery cream like product calms and hydrates with hyaluronic acid and antioxidants.
Face Oils
May Lindstrom, The Youth Dew: Vibrant golden colour, this product contains a variety of organic oils such as jojoba, sea buckthorn, rosehip, tamanu, borage, evening primrose, geranium, grapefruit, Bulgarian rose, neroli, carrot, Coenzyme Q10, and much more.
Odacite, Serums: This line carries individually packaged oil blends for specific concerns. My favourites are Pimples, Hyper-pigmentation, Cell Energy, Deep Wrinkles and A Winter in Paris.
Indie Lee, Squalene Oil: Clear and odourless, this light, one ingredient olive-derived squalane oil offers: skin elasticity, diminishes the appearance of age spots and hyper-pigmentation, boosts skin regeneration and improves texture. It is a great base for a satin makeup look or if you have oily skin.
Saje Natural Wellness, Jojoba Oil: This liquid wax closely resembles the skins natural oils which creates the perfect glow for underneath makeup.
What face oil and serums do you like to use? Leave your comment below!
