Rapeseed oil, olive oil, avacado oil etc - does anyone use it on their body to moisturise?

[MandyWatkins]

I'm thinking an oil must do more moisturising than a wussy cream.

I know this sort of stuff can be messy - but is there any reason not to use it daily? And what's best?

Anyone know?

I use sweet almond oil after every shower - I buy it in litre bottles from amazon. It's fab!

I use olive sometimes. It's actually less moisturizing I find than rich creams. I have v dry skin and oil is quicker to use.

I use virgin coconut oil on face, body and hair. Sometimes almond. I rate them both.

I use almond oil as a hand & nail moisturiser, small bottle about £1.50 from chemist shop. Started using it when I read that a "hand" model swears by it

Yes! I use:

Sweet almond
Evening primrose
Avocado
Olive
Castor
Argan
Coconut
Macadamia nut

Absolutely love oils, and definitely find them better and cheaper than creams or lotions, though I do use those sometimes too.

Apply to damp, warm skin after a good old buff in the shower/bath, and take some time to massage them in really well. You'll feel really pampered afterwards.

I've recently discovered the loveliness of argan oil on the skin, having used it on my hair for ages.
Need to do more experimenting I think, as my face feels a bit dry after a couple of days. It's perfect on the body, though - soaks in really quickly. I'm hoping it'll help my crêpey stomach.

Almond oil also nice for cleansing, but I've never used it for any length of time as I'm reay too lazy to properly cleanse every day .

I think Argan is def the best in terms of wrinkle reduction, closely followed by rosehip, but that is thinner.

Shotgun- I have the same thing with oils- I therefore tend to alternate, one night an oil, the next some gloopy cream.

I love coconut oil, you can use it for everything - bath oil, hair mask, body moisturizer. And smells great!

another vote for virgin coconut oil... cheap, can be used for all sorts, even cooking, and makes skin lovely as well as a great overnight hair mask.

I do eat coconut oil - as a butter substitute for spreading mainly as it's supposed to be good after gallbladder removal. But I find it makes my eyes sore and my skin itchy, even if I use it on my hair.

Something about me just doesn't like it.

I use olive oil and then moisturizer on top, seems to help the oil sink in better

Coconut oil! Amazing stuff.

I use avocado oil as a make up remover. No complaints.

I find avocado too smelly for body use, although I add small amounts to my sugar and olive oil home made exfoliator.

I've recently started using almond oil on my face & it moisturises quite well.

I'm using a cute bottle of argan and macedemia face oil from Aldi - a snip at £3.99. It is lovely. Pop it on any dry bits and on eyelids/ lips in the evening. I like olive oil for legs too.

I also use olive oil then moisturise after like mercury. My skin has never looked or felt better.

Pure Argan oil is lovely, but I really don't like smelling of compost. Has anyone found a less smelly version?

Don't you find the compost smell fades? Maybe try adding something - neroli oil? - to tone it down a bit.
I suppose it's a matter of finding something that's quite strongly-scented but gentle on the skin.
I find the smell doesn't linger for long, though (possibly deluded).

Yes, maybe I need to add something.

I wasn't sure if the smell had gone or I had just got used to the smell of compost!

Just giving this a bump to ask if any oil lovers have tried emu oil? I got it for a skin problem and I have used it all over. It is fantastic! it's made from the fat of emus, it has amazing regenerative and calming skin properties. Have a read about it online, it's well worth trying. So far it's helped my dry shins, feet and nails, and I use it as a hair treatment and on my face too :)

Does it smell of emu

I've seen it in Holland and Barrett and thought it was one of those emollient things for aches and pains. (In fact I think I have some muscle rub thing which has emu oil in it)

I know Paula Radcliffe eats emu burgers. Perhaps we could have lovely skin and run fast as well!

no it actually has hardly any scent maybe a tiny bit like lard, but it fades and is so good it doesn't bother me. helps with nappy rash and burns too!

I've heard about emu oil - that's next on my list to try.