Two or three drops, warmed between your palms, pressed into the skin as the last thing you do at night. That's the technique. Most of what goes wrong with facial oils comes down to using more than that.
What an oil actually does
An oil is a finishing step. It sits over everything you've already applied and slows the water leaving your skin, and it softens the look and feel of dryness. It doesn't hydrate on its own, because there's no water in it. The serum and the moisturizer do that part.
Why they get a bad name
Used generously, an oil will feel slick and sit on the surface for hours. That's where the reputation for heaviness comes from, and it's a dosing problem rather than a formula problem. Press it in over your moisturizer instead of rubbing it around, and it behaves nothing like that.
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Who should bother
Dry, tired, or dull-looking skin usually takes to an oil quickly. Very oily or breakout-prone skin often prefers to skip it, or to use it once or twice a week rather than nightly. There's no rule saying you need one at all.
Our Quiet Hours Facial Oil is a blend of eleven organic oils, jojoba, argan, and avocado among them, made for the last step of a calm evening. It's certified to the COSMOS standard.
One thing to check first
It contains sweet almond oil, which is a tree nut, along with a light natural fragrance. If you have a nut allergy, it isn't for you. Read the ingredient list on any new oil and patch-test it, which is sensible regardless of what's in it.
This blog is general skincare education, not medical advice. Skincare supports how skin looks and feels; it isn't medicine. If your skin is painful, broken or not improving, please see a dermatologist.