 
- Hi, hope you guys are doing really well.
In today's video, I'm sharing with you
which oils are best to use at home
to massage your face with.
It's a question many of you have asked,
so hopefully, I'm gonna
be able to help you
with exactly that.
I am also going to be sharing with you
what not to use, which is
just as essential to know.
I'm not gonna be covering
some of the high street
products out there.
There are some incredible oils out there,
blends that feel and smell beautiful.
That's not what I'm focusing on today.
I'm focusing on easy,
affordable, accessible oils
that you will possibly have
in your kitchen cupboard.
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into looking after yourself,
and well-being, you
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Let me tell you why I'm
sharing this with you.
I have been in the skincare
and therapist industry
for over 20 years.
I have had my hands on
many a face and body,
and many a famous face and body.
I have a clinic in Central London.
I have a book called "Love Your Skin,"
which you will find on Amazon.
So yeah, I've got a little
bit of knowledge and skill
that I'm hoping, you know, I can give you
some of that to help you
with your skin at home.
So let's jump straight
in with my first oil,
which you can very easily get hold of,
and it's one that many
of you have asked me
specifically about, coconut oil.
So coconut oil, I have a jar here.
It is the only oil that is solid
at room temperature
that is in the kind of lineup today.
Most of the oils actually that are used
within the beauty industry
and the food industry
are more liquid.
So to be honest, I can
smell it smells beautiful,
coconut oil, and I think that's also
part of the attraction to it.
It will liquefy if the temperature's warm,
or if it's left in a warm bathroom,
or something like that.
So it's actually an easy one.
I have little pots of
it that I travel with,
for exactly that.
A, it's not a liquid, so it can easily go,
you know, on and off airplanes,
but it won't spill, it's, I don't know,
it's a great one to travel with.
It's a great one if your stuck
for a cleansing oil as well.
Smoosh, massage, rinse off with a cloth.
What I love about coconut oil is
it's great for helping to restore
barrier, the skin's barrier.
It's really nourishing, it's really rich,
so if you have dry skin,
if you are aging, as most of us are,
but from a certain age onwards,
and dryness and crepiness is particularly
of a concern for you, or maybe you have,
I'm not gonna say, it's not
gonna cure any skin concerns
as in eczemas and psoriasis.
It's not, but if you
were that way inclined
with your skin, then of all of them,
coconut is probably the
better one for you to use,
because of exactly that, its nourishment,
its, it actually has a slight
antimicrobial benefit to it.
I think a lot of them do state that
when you kind of read up on them,
nourishment (sighs) comfort blanket.
If you are oily-prone, or acne-prone,
then coconut oil might not be for you.
Actually, you might find online that,
'cause I think a couple
of years ago coconut oil
all of a sudden became the new amazing
just fabulous thing to use
within the skincare industry,
and you will find that
there's stories online about,
you know, someone has switched from using
their traditional skincare
and just using coconut oil,
and it's cured their acne.
I'm not doubting those claims
from those people's journeys,
but I know more often than
not if you are acne-prone,
and you start massaging
your face with coconut oil,
then it might bring you
out with a few spots, okay.
So that's number one.
Number two, and firstly,
I'm not gonna suddenly start
quaffing wine in front of you,
or I should say champagne.
I was looking for something
to easily show you
the different oils, and the only thing
I could actually find
was a champagne glass.
That sounds very posh
and swanky, doesn't it?
No, it's because they're
the only ones that are
in the cupboard gathering dust,
because they don't get much use.
So in here is not a chardonnay.
This is olive oil, and
you will see it's got
a slightly greeny, yellowy color to it.
I think many of us are really
familiar with olive oil.
You've potentially got it in your kitchen.
You might drizzle it onto
salads or cook with it.
It's got a really distinct scent.
And I love that on my salads,
but I don't often want that on my face.
However, it is packed with vitamins,
I think, A, D, E, K.
There isn't loads of
research on olive oil,
not that I'm aware of, I could be wrong,
on the olive oil benefits
topically as a face oil.
A lot of it's research and
things that you'll find out there
is more for consuming
as in what we're eating,
but it's obviously Mediterranean oil.
It is a great, or it's accessible,
but what puts me off
personally is its scent.
Yeah, but hey, it's safe to use.
You're not gonna do any damage.
It will do the job.
Don't discount olive oil if you don't mind
smelling of a salad.
Okay, so that's number two.
Number three, so, you will immediately see
this is much lighter, a little
bit like a pinot, pinot gris.
This is sunflower oil.
You might see it's, can we see that?
This is a little bit thicker.
It's sticking to the sides more,
whereas this is finer.
If you are starting with an oil,
and a natural oil,
sunflower is an amazing one
to start with.
It's kind of slightly
lighter in its texture.
Well, there is something
called comedogenic.
I always say that wrong.
But you might see on some
of your skincare products
saying non-comedogenic,
which means it's been tested
in the labs and it's not
supposed to cause spots.
So if we had a comedogenic scale,
sunflower oil falls on zero.
So if you are slightly
more oily-prone skin,
sunflower is a great one to start with.
Sunflower is a great one to
start with for all skin types.
And if you're sensitive,
there's no skin actually
that sunflower oil isn't good for,
and it is, it's quite affordable.
Your olive oils and your
coconuts are a little bit
more expensive, whereas your sunflower
you can get really affordably,
and there's no scent,
which is quite nice.
I have on occasion, when I was younger,
if I was a bit of a dirty stop out,
and you haven't got your makeup with you,
or your makeup remover, cotton pads,
nip down to the kitchen, out
of the kitchen cupboards,
often people have sunflower oil.
Put sunflower onto damp cotton pads,
and you can wipe off makeup,
and you look as fresh as a daisy.
Just a little tip there.
Okay, so that's number three.
Number four, let me show you this.
You will immediately see
this is a more orangey color.
This is rose hip seed oil.
This is one of the oils
you probably won't find
in your kitchen cupboard, but
more in your beauty cabinet.
You can often find it in
your health food store,
but probably under the beauty section.
So rose hip seed oil, it
is packed with vitamin C,
as well as anti-inflammatory benefits,
which makes it amazing for aging skin.
It's not too heavy, it's not too light,
it's a really nice in between-y oil.
So if I was, you know, if I was personally
going to choose one of the
oils that I'm mentioning,
I'd probably go for rose hip seed oil.
It does suit many skin types,
and again, I think there's
loads of studies out there
on its skin benefits specifically.
So that is number, one, two,
three, that's number four.
Ooh, I mean, actually, if,
have you tried any of those
that I've mentioned?
I would love to know.
Have you, do you love one of those?
Is there an oil that you
hate, you've tried it,
and it brought you out,
or made you sensitive?
You know, is there some that
I'm not mentioning today
that you absolutely think are amazing?
Put your comments below,
and it would be great if you do go,
"Hey, I love sunflower
oil," put your skin type,
so that the other people
reading the comments might go,
"Ah, okay, that is one
that I need to try."
Yeah, let's share some
love and a bit of knowledge
between us as well.
Okay, number five, argan oil.
I have not got an argan
oil here to show you.
It is quite similar to
the rose hip seed oil.
Argan oil traditionally from North Africa,
so they're from argan nuts,
and I don't know whether
you've heard of the goat trees.
You can, you will find this online.
When I was in Marrakesh, driving along,
you're kind of looking out the window,
taking in the scenery,
and you mentally go,
"Oh yes, look at the goats in the trees,"
and then you kind of double take,
'cause there's loads of trees,
and loads of goats up in
the branches of the trees,
and it's the goats trying
to get the argan nuts,
which is insane.
Well, they obviously
know something, you know?
The goats are onto something
with the argan oil.
It is commonly used in beauty
products as a base oil.
It's similar to your rose hip seed oil.
It's a good all-around anti-inflammatory.
Again, it's one of those if I was thinking
of age prevention, it's one
I would probably choose.
It has, in its raw state,
it's got a little bit
of a funky smell to it.
You know, argan is another pretty,
pretty good all-around if we're thinking
of age prevention kind of oil.
(clears throat)
So, I did tell you
at the beginning of the
video I was gonna share
what not to use.
So what not to use is mineral oil.
You might also know this as baby oil.
Many of you have asked me this.
Baby oil, mineral oil, so
Vaseline is a mineral oil,
it is not a plant-based oil.
It coats the skin, and
that's its main function.
It kind of causes a bit more
of a waterproof barrier.
I have had many people say that baby oil
makes their skin really sensitive.
It's definitely brought them out in spots.
It's cheap, it's accessible,
but definitely not for
massaging your face with.
It's gonna leave, even if
you kind of wipe it off
with a cloth, a little bit
of a film over the skin,
you know, and it might be over time
that you do come up with a few spots.
So yeah, mineral oil is a big, fat no
when it comes to face massage.
But all the other plant-based oils
are a definite yes, you can.
Hopefully, you now know
a little bit more about
what oils to choose for your skin type.
If you've enjoyed this
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and I look forward to sharing more.
(gasps)
Oh, actually,
now that you know what to
massage your face with,
I have other videos on face massage.
So now you know what oil to use,
you can go and find
some of the other videos
that I've done on face massage.
There's an anti-aging
face-lifting massage,
and something for the
jowls, so lots of videos
to help you look after your skin at home.
 
