help please! ? about jojoba oil n dry face - Skin Problems Message Board

britty witty 3 · 11-07-2002, 06:35 PM

okay i have really dry skin on my face, it even flakes off its soo gross and i hate how it looks when i put on make up .. i hear jojoba oil .. also emu oil is good but im skeptical ,, im afraid it will break me out! cuz i break out easily because of my sensitivity.. how would i use jojoba oil, can i use it with another moisturizer (im using a kind called corium 21 with aloe right now) and where can i buy it, how much, etc please all the info you can give me thank you!!

Marti · 11-08-2002, 05:43 PM

You can purchase jojoba oil over the internet, or you might also find it at retail outlets that sell essential oils.

After you wash your face and towel dry, apply about 4 drops of jojoba oil to your face and massage into the skin. Wait about 5 minutes, then apply the cream you have been using. The molecules of jojoba are so very tiny that they will penetrate the surface layer of the skin, open up the pores, then draw the healing properties of your facial cream in after it. I think you will find that your cream/lotion will work much better with the aid of jojoba. Jojoba will not clog the pores as it will mimic the body's natural sebum and will actually 'break up' any collected, hardened sebum (pimples).

britty witty 3 · 11-08-2002, 06:25 PM

should i use just pure jojoba oil before my moisturizer or mix it with vitamin e as i heard on these boards? r u sure it wont make me break out even using it with my other moisturizer? im just really paranoid i cant help it.. thanks for the help marti also!

Tari28 · 11-08-2002, 07:39 PM

Hey britty witty...I have been using jojoba oil now for about a month and I have had no breakouts at all from it. I have VERY oily/acne prone skin too. I do just like marti said (as i got the advice from her in the first place). I wasy my face and allow it to dry completely, then apply about 4 or 5 drops and massage in. Then I apply any other topicals i use. It really is great stuff and I really don't think you should worry about it breaking you out. There have been studies done showing that bacteria (including that which causes acne) cannot survive in jojoba oil. Just make sure you are using pure jojoba oil w/no other pore clogging ingredients. You can do an internet search on jojoba oil and there is tons of info on it including facts which support how it will not clog your pores and cause breakouts. I think it is okay to mix with vitamin E as long as you don't have oily skin from what I recall. I do think that mixing it with vitamin E creates a formulation like that of solar oil and is good for using around your eyes and on your nails. Also, jojoba oil is an excellent hot oil treatment for you hair

britty witty 3 · 11-08-2002, 11:03 PM

well i dont have oily skin i have VERY dry skin and prone to breakouts, so i would use the jojoba oil alone or with vitamin e or either way for dry skin? then use my moisturizer a few min after to let the oil soak in right? thanks so much for the help i REALLY appreciate it