The skincare world is ever evolving, and with new tech, becoming increasingly complicated. However, one product stands the test of time for its simplicity and effectiveness: skin oils. These treatments have the ability to moisturize, and so much more—their multifaceted benefits cater to a full range of skin concerns.
Because oils mimic the natural lipids our skin produces, they work beautifully to replenish and balance, reducing moisture loss. Their small molecular structure ensures deep absorption, providing long-lasting hydration.
What's particularly exciting is the nutrient-rich profile of oils. Packed with essential lipids, vitamins, and antioxidants, they promote a healthy skin barrier, reduce irritation, and protect against environmental aggressors (lots of those in the hot months with intense UV rays, heat, humidity and pollution). These oils also offer anti-aging benefits by plumping and firming the skin, smoothing texture, and diminishing fine lines and wrinkles.
And let’s not forget the most noticeable perk: radiance. Plant-based oils’ vitamin and antioxidant content helps to even out skin tone, reduce discoloration, and give you a luminous youthful glow.
Skin oils come in a variety of formulations to deliver myriad functions. Here, some of our favorites from cleansers to age-reversers to body elixirs.
RMS Kakadu Beauty Oil
At the heart of this formula is the Kakadu Plum, renowned for being the highest natural source of Vitamin C, to brighten, plump, and erase fine lines. It’s enriched with wildcrafted Buriti Oil, native to Brazil, which offers strong antioxidant properties thanks to its vitamin-rich composition. The inclusion of RMS’s proprietary adaptogenic herbal blend adds even more punch to balance, soothe, and soften. Marked with the KIND TO BIOME® seal, which ensures it meets rigorous scientific standards for microbiome health, this oil is nice and gentle while it imparts a lovely, luminesce glow.
Glo Phyto-Active Conditioning Oil Drops
This anti-aging dry oil is a game-changer, blending advanced plant stem cell technology to help repair and promote natural luminosity, squalene to rebalance and restore lost moisture, and a mix of jojoba and argan oils to deeply nourish and ensure your skin feels as good as it looks. And it’ll look really good, with lots of bounce and plumpness. These drops are designed to absorb quickly and hydrate thoroughly, bringing back your skin's natural elasticity and suppleness.
Katini Skin Soleil Day Serum
The founder of this facial oil, Katini Yamaoka, sources her natural ingredients from Japan, Africa, and Australia, where her cultural heritage is rooted. She calls the serum “your skin’s daily vitamin,” with quandong and marula as shields against externals agers, and a high vitamin C content from native African and Australian plants. The addition of apricot oil is a healing component that keeps skin hydrated and radiant.
Muri Lelu Mauvaise Herbe Indica Oil
The supercharged face oil is uniquely crafted with potent full flower hemp extract and 13 active botanicals. Its use of whole hemp flowers offers profound healing and rejuvenation, plus deep hydration and nourishment for a good glow. Simultaneously, the ingredients calm redness, soothe inflammation, and balance oil production. With regular use, the hemp oil even helps reduce hyperpigmentation and deep wrinkles. The result is a visibly brighter, tighter, and more elastic complexion.
UMM The Body Elixir Oil
Imagine stepping out of the shower and enveloping your skin in liquid luxury—this is the experience of UMM The Body Elixir Oil which actually contains 24K gold, an ingredient that penetrates deeply to leave your skin with a radiant, golden sheen. Also infused with extracts of Amla, Bakuchiol, Saffron, and Ashwagandha, this Ayurvedic oil delivers serious antioxidants that restore radiance, lighten scar pigmentation, and promote cell regeneration.
UMA Absolute Anti-Aging Regenerative Oil Cleanser
This ultra-nourishing formula is designed to dissolve makeup and clear out debris, leaving your skin feeling refreshed. Unlike typical cleansers, it works without stripping the skin's natural oils, ensuring a thorough cleanse that maintains your skin's delicate balance, and improving your skin’s texture over time. It works for all skin types, including sensitive skin, and is a moisturizing prep for the rest of your skincare.
Eminence Organic Skin Care Facial Recovery Oil
For those looking for serious skin recovery, this is your dream come true. The oil provides intensely nourishing properties that moisturize, sooth, and promote healing. The anti-aging formula includes a blend of non-comedogenic botanicals that boost cell regeneration and also calm the skin—and that’s all skin: sensitive, acne-prone, stressed, dry, or just in need of some extra love. Biodynamic ingredients clary sage, ylang ylang, and olive and sesame oils work together to reduce wrinkles, tone the skin, and give it a glow. The result is a complexion that feels balance and alive.
AKAR Soothe Face Oil
If your skin craves deep hydration, this face oil is your go-to solution, crafted to nourish and restore moisture to dry, dehydrated, and sensitive complexions. What makes it such a powerhouse is its blend of over 20 high-potency plant actives, including SuperFlowers, SuperPlants, and SuperFoods, which all work to seal in moisture and calm inflammation. The addition of Vitamins A and E from Cloudberry and Carrot provide antioxidant protection against oxidative stress. The texture is nice and silky, and your skin after use? Soft, healthy, and luminous.
