Hi skincare junkie and welcome back to my channel. So in today's video I want to talk to you about coconut oil. This is something that I get a million and one questions about on my channel. I pretty much have a love hate relationship when it comes to coconut oil. I love it in my food. I hate it on my skin. I love it on my hair. I hate it on my skin. I love it on my heels. I hate it on my skin. The reason that I hate it is because of this. So around about five months ago I got sucked into the hype of coconut oil. There are so many organic and natural beauty enthusiasts out there that rave about the benefits of coconut oil on your skin. Now I'm not saying that coconut oil is not great for your skin. It's just not great for your facial skin unless you suffer with something like X-Mark. The coconut oil industry has managed to create this magical image around it. The basically everyone has fed in too. Got a problem with split ends and dry hair? Put some coconut oil on it. Look him for a way to do an oil pool from your mouth. Put coconut oil in there. Your boyfriend or girlfriend really starting to get on your nerves. Put some coconut oil on it. Seriously stop with the coconut oil. It's not good for your skin. Put the coconut oil jar down. Screw that lid back on and step away. When it comes to skincare there are so many other ingredients out there that are really going to benefit your skin. Now the reason that I've got such a downer on coconut oil is one that I've tried it a couple of times and both times that I've tried it I have had the worst cystic acne breakouts I've ever had in my life. You know I'm no spring chicken and I thought that my acne years were well and truly behind me. Never ever ever again. Well I put coconut oil on my face. You might as well just slap the goose fat on there. Now a lot of people have this misconception that coconut oil is going to hydrate your skin. It's not so basically coconut oil isn't a pure plant oil and actually it's more like a wax. So imagine slathering your skin in beeswax like yes it's going to make your skin feel soft and smooth. Your skin's not going to be up to breathe. Your pores are going to get blocked up and it's not actually going to provide any moisture to the skin and this is where the problem lies because actually what it can do is cause extreme dryness which is great if you suffer with extremely oily skin but most people don't and dry skin is dull skin. So look at it this way when you apply coconut oil to your face you cover every inch of your face. It's highly comedogenic which basically means your skin can't breathe it is going to suffocate your face but also what it's going to do is that barrier is going to trap oils it's going to trap sweat it's going to trap dirt and grime your pores are going to get clogged you are going to break out and your skin is going to look horrible. It also doesn't come with many topical benefits it's nutrient profile when consumed internally fantastic put on your skin useless your skin can't absorb any of those nutrients from coconut oil. Now if you're like me and you do like to use oils on your skin there are some really great ones out there I absolutely love cold pressed sweet almond oil the reason that I like this is that it's a carrier oil which basically means that the molecular structure of this is small enough to actually be absorbed and penetrate into the skin. Now when you mix this with certain essential oils I like to use a little tiny touch of rosemary for circulation properties it's going to be up to go into the skin and not clog anything up which makes it great for removing makeup as well. Now if you're not a fan of sweet almond oil you could also use grape seed oil rose hip oil bower barb and tamanu all of the fantastic oils for the skin because they're not going to suffocate it you're not going to break out and they're actually going to provide some gentle moisturization. Now it's important to remember that oils aren't waters and when it comes to providing your skin with hydration you need to be able to pull water to the cells which is why it's always a good idea to use a hyaluronic acid. Again another misconception is that hyaluronic acid provides moisture to the skin it doesn't what it does is it draws moisture to the cells but it's important that you use a multi weight molecular structure hyaluronic acid because the last thing that you want is a hyaluronic acid with molecules at a too large and sit on the skin and actually draw moisture out from the skin. You need one that can get into all three layers of the skin and draw moisture to all three layers but yeah guys that's basically it. I don't hate coconut oil I think that it's great in your food it's great in coffee it's good for your hair it's good for dry skin on your elbows and your knees it's great for doing oil pools in your mouth but to use on your facial skin no it's an absolute no from me I've tried it myself I've experienced a negative effects that it's given me unless to look you're going for is cystic acne flare ups red and broken skin and skin that just looks dull and lifeless by all means governs slather that coconut oil on but if like me you're looking for oils that are actually going to work on your skin look for something else that is going to be absorbed that's not going to block your pores and it's actually going to provide your skin with some sort of nutrition. So guys that's about it for this video if you've got any questions about this topic feel free to drop them in the comments down below if you found it useful please make sure you give me a like and if you haven't already hit that subscribe button ring that notification bell so you get updated every time I upload a new video and that's about it so until next time guys see ya