Bio Oil? Used on your face?

Hello, hello, hello! Today on Simply Sydney Heather I am going to be telling you about how I use Bio Oil instead of under eye cream. Yup. You heard me correctly.

A little known fact about me, I highly dislike both the feel and the cost of eye creams. If you are also anything like me than you probably thought that Bio Oil was only for stretchmarks. With that, I didn't really believe all of the hype that came with the product, that was until it has been mentioned more and more in celebrity beauty skincare routines and I got to thinking. If an item is used to fade the look of stretchmarks, it must be moisturizing. And if it is moisturizing, can I use it on my face?!

I then proceeded to look on the inter-web and fell down a rabbit hole searching the multiple different uses for Bio Oil and I tried to determine whether or not I could use Bio Oil on my face. My initial thought process being that because I have oily skin, perhaps I should use an oil based moisturizer to replenish my skin of the nutrients it needs, which would in turn make my skin less oily. I also though that because I do not like the feel of thick moisturizers under my eyes that an oil might be better suited for my likes.

Turns out you can in fact use Bio Oil on your face to help moisturize and fade scarring, and celebrities have been using this "miracle oil" on their faces for years.

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How Does Bio Oil Work?

Bio Oil contains a multitude of skin moisturizing ingredients which helps to nourish the skin and leave it soft and supple. Bio Oil, when used regularly can...

- improve look of scars

- improve appearance of stretch marks

- Improve appearance of hyperpigmentation (uneven skin tones)

- smooth appearance of skin

- retain skins moisture

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Bio Oil Ingredients

Calendula Oil

- can improve the overall appearance of your skin

- can promote skin hydration & firmness

Lavender Oil

- ability to lesson acne

- lighten skin when applied

- ability to reduce wrinkles

Rosemary Oil

- is an anti-oxidant which gives the product anti-aging properties

- improves blood circulation under the skins surface which helps reduce puffiness

Vitamine A

- beneficial for certain skin conditions such as acne

- Helps fine lines

Vitamin E

- slow down skins aging process by blocking free radical and replenishing the natural oils in your skin

- also reduces appearance of fine lines and wrinkles

Chamomile Oil

- Calm and sooth skin

- ability to treat harsh skin conditions (acne, eczema etc.)

Non-Comedegenic

- the product is non-comedegenic (it does not clog your pores and is unlikely to cause acne)

- It is not designed to treat active acne (it is designed to treat the scars acne leave behind)

All of this to say that using bio oil on you face would actually work and help nourish you skin! I know, I was as shocked as the rest of us!

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Other Uses for Bio Oil

As mentioned before, Bio Oil is a multi-purpose product which can be used for a multitude of things. Some of these include...

- in bath moisturizer (recommended by me)

- anti-frizz hair oil (recommended by me)

- cuticle moisturizer (recommended by me)

- pre/post shave treatment

- take your makeup off

- thin out foundation

- used on sunburns to prevent peeling

- use on lips to prevent chapping and cracking

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There you go! Turns out that you actually can use Bio Oil on your face! The Kardashian's have provided us with a drugstore item that is actually beneficial to our skin! Needless to say I found my new under eye moisturizer! Tune in later this week to see all of the items I purchased from LUSH!

- Simply Sydney Heather!