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By now, if you are interested in beauty and skincare you would have heard of the now ubiquitous argan oil.  A lot of us are/were wary of putting literal oil products on our skin, especially if you have oily skin it would seem odd to put even more oil atop of your skin.

BUT, putting the right oil on your face for your skin's needs could be the best thing for your skincare regime that you never knew!

Swisse Wellness is an Australian company that was founded in Melbourne, Victoria in 1969 by Kevin Ring.  

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Whilst I have been finessing the best regime for my skin's needs which are - anti ageing (as I am 37 in September), combination of oily and dry areas, sun protection and occasional break outs usually hormonal ones.

In order to keep my skin looking youthful as much as possible, hydration is essential.  Argan oil contains sterolins which in layman's terms are a plant version of fatty acids.   The fatty acids are excellent hydrating ingredients for skin.  These ingredients will plump skin and soften it substantially.

Anti - oxidants are present in argan oil and prevent oxidation of the skin and also helps in maintaining the skin's appearance.  The body has skin to protect it but when you get a cut, some cells may become damaged or die and free radical scavengers can be created.  Just like when you cut a slice of apple and leave it out, it turns brown because it is left out without protection having been removed from the body of the apple.  Smoking for example causes so much cell death and damage to your body; like your lungs and skin etc.  Argan oil is a wealth of anti - oxidants and in this particular Swisse product the excellent result is very visible in cleaning up those free radicals. http://www.thedermreview.com/argan-oil/


Vitamin E - The vitamin E based anti-oxidants help to eradicate damaged cells and assist in new cell growth which will help the overall appearance of the skin and acne scars.

Skin Types

Oily skin - Applying an oil like argan oil to an oily complexion is not a misnomer! By regularly applying an oil like argan oil, it will help to balance the skin's oil production, with the body producing lesser amounts of oil.  The skin over compensates for being dry by producing excess sebum.

Dry skin -  is skin that cannot hold onto moisture levels naturally.  Applying a 100% natural facial oil will naturally indicate to skin to now hold onto this new moisture from the applied oil.  Argan oil will help reduce skin flakiness and irritations.

Combination skin - I have combination skin with a normal cheek area and temple area and a full forehead, nose and chin area the classic T zone that is oily.  I apply the most oil to the T zone area and still apply to the drier areas of my face and I also apply it to my neck, decolletage and tops of my hands.  Applying the oil in this fashion will help to balance the differing sebum levels of the skin.

It is preferred to buy only 100% facial oils as impurities can damage the skin with free radicals which refutes the purpose of what you are trying to do. 

When using oils in your regime you should apply them first and any cream moisturisers last as the oil can be absorbed by your skin and the moisturiser will seal everything in if applied last of all at night.

I definitely recommend this product.

Thank-you for reading.
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