Since ancient times, vegetable oils are recognized for their cutaneous virtues. Vegetable oils have many properties: moisturizing, nourishing, antioxidant, soothing …. These specificities vary according to their composition. In order to properly meet the needs of your skin, we give you some tips to choose the vegetable oil that will suit you.
What is a vegetable oil?
As the name suggests, vegetable oil comes from the flora. The virtues of this oily substance come from oleaginous plants. Vegetable oil is composed of active ingredients, including the family of fatty acids and vitamins.
Omega 3 and 6 (essential fatty acids) and omega 9 are parts of the fatty acids. These are lipids that help maintain a good level of skin hydration, tone the skin up, improve suppleness and regenerate it.
Vitamins A, D, E and K are the main vitamins recognized in vegetable oils. They slow down and protect against the risks of premature aging of the skin. It is also thanks to them that the absorption of essential fatty acids is facilitated.
How to distinguish vegetable oils?
The comedogenicity index
On the one hand, an important index can help you classify the vegetable oils : the comedogenicity index. This index is measured on a scale from 0 (no comedogenic oil) to 5 (highly comedogenic oil).
What does comedogen mean? It refers to a product that tends to clog the pores of the skin, thus causing the appearance of imperfections such as blackheads or spots.
By nature, oils have a more or less high comedogenicity index. However, the more an oil is exposed to light, heat or air, the more its comedogenicity index increases. In order to avoid the oxidation of your products and therefore a sign of too much comedogenicity we give you a little tip: keep the vegetable oils in a refrigerator.
The texture
On the other hand, you can distinguish vegetable oils thanks to their texture: dry oils and fatty oils. Dry oils are composed primarily of essential fatty acids. They penetrate more easily and deeply into the skin. Conversely, fatty oils are mainly composed of omega 9. Their benefits primarily target the outer layer of the skin. The fatty oil leaves a satiny effect on the skin.
Which vegetable oils for my skin ?
To best meet the requirements of your skin, it is necessary to find a vegetable oil whose benefits may correspond to it. To know your skin type, do not hesitate to re-read our article “How to determine your skin type? “. The choice of texture is made according to your preferences felt during the application.
For oily skin
We recommend using low comedogenic oils (index 0). Our magical ingredient, Shea Butter (index 0) can match this type of skin.
For combination skin
Low comedogenic oils (index 1 and 2) are effective for regulating the proper balance of your skin. Several oils can be used: grape seed oil, castor oil, olive oil, sweet almond oil ….
These vegetable oils can be found in many of our products, such as our Shea Anti-Aging Day Lotion made from grapeseed oil and olive oil. Sweet almond oil is present in our Shea Day Cream, in our Shea Day Lotion and in our various Hand Creams.
For dry skin
Opt for vegetable oils whose benefits can nourish, moisturize deeply and restore radiance to your skin. That’s why we recommend oils such as coconut oil or macadamia oil that decrease the sensations of discomfort.
Our Lip Stick enriched with Shea Butter is composed of macadamia oil and coconut oil for soft and soft lips.
