Acure The Essentials Argan Oil

Will argan oil break you out?

Someone searched that, so let's take it seriously. Argan oil sits low on the comedogenic scale, which means it's among the less pore-blocking oils. It's one of the more commonly recommended oils for skin that's prone to breakouts, though "less likely" is not "won't", and skin is individual.

Patch test along your jaw for several days before using it across your face. That applies to any oil, and it's cheap insurance.

Pressed without heat

Pure organic argan oil, pressed without heat. That matters because heat degrades the vitamin E and fatty acids that make argan oil worth buying. One fluid ounce.

How to use it

A few drops, warmed between your palms, pressed into damp skin rather than rubbed into dry skin. Damp skin is the trick most people miss, and it's the difference between the oil sinking in and sitting on top.

It also works on hair ends and cuticles. Use less than feels right, particularly on hair, where too much reads as greasy rather than glossy.

Storage

Keep it out of direct sunlight. Oils this unrefined go off faster than you'd expect on a sunny bathroom windowsill, and rancid oil on your face is worse than no oil at all.