For most of the year, the three-step routine is all we use. Then comes a week of air conditioning at the office, a long flight or a windy day on the lake, and by the afternoon skin feels tight and dry. That is what the Face Oil is for.
Two or three drops, not more
The Face Oil goes on last, over the Daily Cream. Warm two or three drops between your palms and press them over your face, or mix them into the cream in your palm before it goes on. It is a light, dry-feeling oil, mostly squalane with jojoba, sunflower and oat kernel oils, so it sinks in within a few minutes and leaves skin soft rather than shiny.
More drops do not help. Past three, the oil simply sits on top, and your pillow gets the rest.
When we reach for it
- In the evening, after a day in air-conditioned rooms
- Before and during a long flight, where the air is very dry
- On cold, windy days, mixed into the morning cream
- Whenever skin feels tight an hour after the cream
Packing for a trip
The Face Oil comes in a 30 ml bottle, which fits the 3.4 oz limit for carry-on liquids. The 50 ml Daily Cream jar does too. Put both in a clear bag with the cap of the dropper screwed down firmly, and keep the glass wrapped in something soft. The Gel Cleanser and the Milk Essence are larger than the limit, so they go in checked luggage or stay at home; water alone is a fine cleanser for a few days.
On the plane, wash your hands, then press in a little cream and two drops of oil midway through the flight. That is the whole trick.
