Is the popular skincare strategy of using oil to nourish the skin really useful?

1. What is an oil compress?

I've seen a guide to using Xiaohongshu: Pour about 10 drops of skin oil into your palm, apply it evenly to your face, and then massage it on your face. Wait 30 minutes and apply lotion to absorb the oil.

In fact, the so-called oil compress is actually to apply a layer of oil on the surface of the oil, and use the sealing effect of the oil to help moisturize.

In addition, most skin oils are mainly synthetic esters and vegetable oils, which have good skin-friendliness and can penetrate the skin well to moisturize and soothe dryness.

Especially for dry** and sensitive skin, which is particularly dry in autumn and winter**, if the cream does not relieve the dryness problem, you can use skin oil to relieve dryness. In addition, choosing the right oil can also help repair the barrier and improve sensitivity.

First of all, let's talk about the role of oil on **, the sebaceous glands will secrete sebum, and the sebum will emulsify with the sweat and lactic acid on the surface of the pores to form a sebum film. The lipid film and the stratum corneum of the epidermis form a ** barrier, so it has the function of moisturizing and barrier protection.

But the amount of sebum secretion is related to the surrounding temperature, humidity and personal age. As the environment dries, the temperature decreases, the sebum fluidity decreases, and the sebum will feel dry. In addition, sebum production decreases with age, and many mature skin cells experience significant dryness.

Therefore, when the oil production of the company decreases, with the help of an appropriate amount of oil replenishment from the outside, it can help moisturize the skin and improve the problem of dryness. Properly adding grease is good. Note:

It's said in moderation here. There are also bloggers on the Red Book, who say at every turn that 10 drops of skin oil need to be applied for 30 minutes, but in fact, it is completely unnecessary, and it is really wasteful. Isn't the end result something you wipe off with a cotton pad?

3.What are the benefits of oily** treatments? Xiaohongshu has a post about oil compresses, which is particularly popular.

Probably many people will want to try it as soon as they hear about the oil compress. What is an oil compress used for? Let's go back to the essence and think about it:

Isn't the oil compress the ** care oil? As we said before, what product is used for what role mainly depends on the formula composition of the product. Most of the skin oils on the market are either pure oils or contain some antioxidants such as free fatty acids, squalane, etc.

This formula determines that the main role of the oil is to strengthen the moisturizing and moisturize the skin. Even if it contains some whitening ingredients, it cannot achieve the effect of freckle removal. Many people say that the use of oil compresses is particularly delicate, mainly by using skin care oils to strengthen moisturizing and improve dryness.

It is also normal that after the skin is fully moisturized, the metabolism of old keratin is enhanced, and the skin naturally appears more delicate. Moreover, in fact, there is no need to do 30 minutes of oil compress every day, if it is really dry, a few drops a day is enough.

Everyone's skin type is different, the same thing may be suitable for this part of the people, but it is useless for the other part of the people, so don't blindly try anything, clean and protect your skin every day, and you can complete some other steps under professional guidance.

The principle of nourishing the skin with oil is to help lock in moisture, but this skin care method is not suitable for everyone, and the most suitable person for this method is dry**, and it is not suitable for people with mixed oil skin or large oil fields.

In fact, it should be useful for people with dry **, because it can be very moisturizing.