Vegetable Oil: Which is the most suitable for your skin?

Vegetable oils have always been used for the beauty of our skin. They serve to nourish it, moisturize it, make it bright, prevent and mitigate the signs of aging and impurities.

Let’s find out together the main beneficial properties of vegetable oils that we find most often in the supermarket and herbalist shop to help you choose the right one.

Each type of skin corresponds to exact vegetable oil because there are also oils with different characteristics as there are different types of skin. Therefore, before identifying the most suitable vegetable oil for us and taking care of our skin, we must understand what your skin type is.

Apricot oil for normal skin

It appears without particular impurities, hydrated, smooth, without shiny or dry areas, tonic, firm, and with small pores. The perfect oil for this type of skin is apricot oil, which highly moisturizes the skin, gives it brightness and tones, prevents wrinkles, and immediately penetrates the skin without leaving it greasy, on the contrary. It is quickly absorbed. This oil, rich in oleic acid, vitamin A and vitamin E, can be purchased in herbal medicine.

Avocado oil for dry skin

In this case, there is always the feeling that the skin ” pulls, “the complexion is dull, the skin is rough, it inflames and flakes easily, wrinkles tend to form faster than other types of skin. However, the product indicated in this case is avocado oil, nourishing and regenerating thanks also to vitamin E and vitamin A.

It is suitable for people with dry, dehydrated skin and a dull complexion; it is truly moisturizing and leaves bright, soft, and velvety skin for hours. In addition, this product is not very expensive and is easily found in herbal medicine.

Jojoba oil for oily skin

It always appears shiny and oily, and the excessive production of sebum that characterizes it makes the appearance of pimples and blackheads frequent.

To mitigate these impurities and correctly hydrate oily skin, you can apply a few drops of jojoba oil to your moist face, which nourishes and hydrates without weighing you down.

Thanks to the high content of vitamin E, it is considered an effective oil for preventing wrinkles and hydration of the skin. To make this oil even lighter, you can add a pin of aloe Vera gel, combine them by rubbing them in your hands and spread them all over your face.

Wheat germ oil for skin with the first wrinkles

On this type of skin, you can see lines of expression that, over time, will tend to turn into wrinkles. However, you can slow down this process and prevent their appearance by spreading a few drops of wheat germ oil, rich in phospholipids, tocopherol, and carotenoids on damp skin, which counteract the aging of the skin and the action of free radicals, keeping it hydrated, toned and elastic.

Rosehip oil for mature skin

Mature skin is delicate, sensitive, with more or less marked wrinkles to be taken care of with natural products suitable for reducing them. The suitable vegetable oil is rosehip oil which is very effective against skin aging. It reduces and prevents expression lines, old age spots, scars, and other skin imperfections.

Vegetable oils: advice for use

I recommend using these oils in the morning or the evening on a clean face. I do not forget to always moisten the skin of the face and the rest of the body before applying pure vegetable oils so that they are perfectly absorbed and can best express their beneficial effects properties.

To moisturize an important area such as the face for a long time, apply a few drops of the most suitable oil to your skin with your hands. You can apply it every evening before sleeping to wake up in the morning with bright and perfect skin.