There is a common misconception that if you have acne or any kind of T-zone combination, you should stay away from moisturizers that are oil-rich and instead dry the skin with products containing salicylic acid and benzoyl peroxide. The truth is quite the opposite. While at times these chemicals can be beneficial, in general, dealing with oily skin is a question of balancing its acidity. Traditionally, most companies have used coconut, sunflower or palm oils in their products, all of which are not suitable oils for skin (or really for ingestion, but that’s another blog entirely). These molecules clog the pores, contributing to acne and the oily condition that develops with certain people. The reality is that when skin is oily, it is due to a lack of something, not an over-abundance of oil.

If you supply your skin with Omega 5 unsaturated fatty acid (pomegranate seed oil) that is able to penetrate the cell of the skin - in combination with very mild essential oils and botanicals to do the cleansing - your skin is going to be balanced and far less oily, even if you use something that is 70% oil. The revolutionary idea here is that it is the KIND of oils and agents you are using that matters. It is time we disregarded the simplistic and generalized ideology that oil = oily skin and no oil = non-oily skin. As we are all getting to know, the world is far more nuanced than this, and we have much to learn about what it is that our bodies truly need.