{"id":10082,"date":"2013-04-24T21:28:21","date_gmt":"2013-04-25T04:28:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145696.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=10082"},"modified":"2013-04-24T21:28:21","modified_gmt":"2013-04-25T04:28:21","slug":"why-you-yes-you-should-be-rubbing-oil-all-over-your-face-a-four-part-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/articles\/why-you-yes-you-should-be-rubbing-oil-all-over-your-face-a-four-part-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Why You \u2013 Yes, You \u2013 Should Be Rubbing Oil All Over Your Face: A Four-Part Series"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a>I will never forget the first time I purchased a bottle of oil for my face. It was about 6 years ago, and having finished reading Stacey Malkan\u2019s book, Not Just A Pretty Face<\/em><\/a>, I promptly drove to the nearest Whole Foods to find replacements for all the skin care I had just tossed in the dumpster. I came home with Dr. Hauschka\u2019s Normalizing Day Oil<\/a>\u2026and spent the next 3 weeks working up the courage to try it. You see, for over 20 years I had been led to believe oil – any oil – was the root of all evil when it came to acne. And for over 20 years, I had struggled to keep acne from occupying my entire face, so the very notion of intentionally rubbing oil all over it\u2026well, you might as well have told me to apply bacon grease directly to my pimples, perhaps mixing in a bit of dirt and a few dust bunnies for good measure.<\/p>\n Fast forward to 2013, and I can\u2019t imagine life without my beloved collection of facial serums. For starters, I haven\u2019t experienced a breakout in about 6 years. What\u2019s more, my skin has never looked brighter, clearer, or healthier than it does now. Considering I\u2019m ringing 40\u2019s doorbell, to say my skin looks better now than it ever has before is, I think, a true testament to the power of these amazing oils.<\/p>\n Over the next several weeks, I\u2019m going to discuss the myriad reasons you should incorporate at least one high-quality facial serum into your daily beauty regimen. Whether your skin is dry, oily, sensitive, inflamed, aging, or all of the above, there is a facial oil blend perfect for you.<\/p>\n Part I: Why your skin loves, and needs, plant-based oils<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n It wasn\u2019t very long ago that doctors and dieticians were advising patients to eat margarine instead of butter. Partially hydrogenated soybean oil was in everything, and no one really talked about good fats vs. bad fats. Now, of course, it\u2019s widely accepted that all oils are not created equal; moreover, we know that consuming certain oils is actually essential for good health, while other types of oils can lead to all sorts of problems.<\/p>\n