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REVIEW: Dr. Dermal Omega Skin Oil

The Dr. Dermal Omega Skin Oil is the best facial oil I have ever used. The BEST. While there are many face oils that I like, even a few that I love (for various reason), I have found my holy grail skin oil for winter.

REVIEW: Dr. Dermal Omega Skin Oil

REVIEW: Dr. Dermal Omega Skin Oil

Let’s start off with why I wanted to try it in the first place. My skin hates winter. With a passion. My skin goes from combination to dry, scaly, sensitive, patchy and tight. Within days. Freezing cold weather and air-conditioned offices really wreak havoc.

I needed something that would calm, soothe, nourish and hydrate without being too heavy and leaving my skin feeling greasy.

This is what Dr. Dermal says about their Omega Oil:

Your skin cells require Essential Fatty Acids (Omegas) to maintain their optimal structural integrity. This ensures that your skin maintains adequate hydration and reduces TEWL (trans epidermal water loss).

Our Omega Oil is a game changer – it’s the first skin oil in the world to have complete Omegas 3, 5, 6, 7 & 9.

It’s animal friendly too, using only plant sourced Omegas and natural ingredients.

They call this oil a game changer and I agree 100%. After the first application I could almost feel my skin sigh with relief. And within days I could see the change. Hydrated, soft, smooth, glowing skin. My skin LOVES this oil. As I’ve mentioned, my skin is extremely dry in winter and I used the oil twice a day for the first few weeks. Even though the oil doesn’t feel extremely light, my skin just lapped it up and within minutes everything was absorbed.

I have to mention the awesome packaging. I simply adore the dropper. So handy, and not a drop of this precious oil goes to waste.

If you suffer from dry, irritated, environmentally-stressed skin, you want this oil. I promise you, it really is amazing. It changed my skin.

The Omega Skin Oil retails for R675 and you can shop online. Remember to use my discount code PRETTYPLEASE5 to save 5% on all your purchases on www.drdermal.com. 

I really am so impressed with this product and with this local brand. I can’t wait to get my hands on more skin care winners from Dr. Dermal.

xoxo

Disclosure Ranking: 2

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2014: The Year of Oils

I have always been quite fond of beauty oils, but they have never really formed a big part of my beauty regimen. Last year changed that. 2014 saw amazing skin and hair oil launches and I also had the opportunity to try products that have been around for a while. I have fallen in love with so many oils that it is quite difficult to choose a clear favourite in each category so I decided to give you a round up of products that I highly recommend you give a try.

Essential-Oils

 

FACE

In the past I have been weary of facial oils as I was always worried that they would cause more oiliness and congestion, but I quickly learnt that it is not the case. Facial oils work wonders for my skin especially during the winter months as my skin can become very dull and even flaky. Change of season is particularly harsh on my skin and oils have proved to be lifesavers. Winners include Lipidol Overnight Face Oil, L’Oreal’s Age Perfect Extraordinary Oil and Nuxe Huile Prodigieuse (and yes… this oil is as good as they say). An oil that deserves a very special mention is Naturals Beauty’s Sweet Orange Wrinkle Banisher. This oil takes top spot on days that my skin is very sensitive. It is amazing and I will be making sure that I have enough of this beaut in my stash when winter comes a knockin’. This is most definitely one of my best beauty buys of 2014.

I also tried a couple oil cleansers and two really stood out: Dermalogica’s PreCleanse and Lipidol’s Cleansing Face Oil. You will note in my review of the Lipidol Cleansing Face Oil that I liked it as a pre-cleanser, but I don’t use it just for removing make-up anymore. It has proven to be a perfect morning cleanser and it works beautifully as a second cleanse. It has been a godsend on sensitive skin days and this product will be repurchased again and again.

BODY

My skin is very dry and body oils work the best to combat scaly, dull skin. Favourites of 2014 include Lipidol’s After Shower Oil and the REN Moroccan Rose Otto Ultra-Moisture Body Oil. I have recently discovered Nivea’s Firming Body Oil and I adore it! It is light, absorbs very well and does not aggravate my eczema-prone skin. It is true love, people. Well worth a go. Yet another Lipidol product that deserves 5 stars is the Lipidol Sunscreen Oil. It feels like the After Shower Oil but with an added SPF… need I say more? One of my best beauty discoveries of all time is the TanOrganic Self Tanning Oil. I am allergic to the chemicals in self-tanning products, but this organic self-tanner gives my a gorgeous tan with no negative reaction. Read my full review HERE.

HAIR

I don’t think a day has gone by that I have not used a hair oil since discovering what a major difference it has made to the condition, look and feel of my dry, chemically treated hair. To treat my hair I love to use Africa Organics Hair Treatment Oil (I love their hair care products) or good old organic coconut oil. To treat and style, INOAR Extreme Premium Oil and Moroccanoil can’t be beat. My full Moroccanoil review is on it’s way. I now understand why the brand has such a cult following. Great budget-friendly options include Dark and Lovely Amla Legend Oil and OGX Renewing Argan Oil of Morocco (available at Foschini).

xoxo