Urban Veda Facial Oils: The Nerdie Lowdown On What They Do

Facial oils are a product that people tend to overlook. The dry-skinned love a cream or a moisturised, the oily-skinned wouldn't dream of putting an oil on their face and the normal-skinned never think about what additional benefits an oil could be bringing to their routine. 

Urban Veda work with predominantly botanical ingredients to create Ayurveda-inspired products that suit the different Doshas and thus different skin types. 

Let's look at all four of their facial oils, now stocked on The Skin Nerd: 

Urban Veda Purifying Facial Oil

Kapha Dosha, oily, combination and spot-prone skin 

An oil for acneic, oily skin - are you sceptical? Don't be. It contains fabulous ingredients that will help to prevent and heal spots...

• Gotu kola/centella asiatica - used for medicinal purposes for thousands of years, shown to help with wound healing in studies 
• Neem oil - neem is antibacterial, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant 
• Organic bearberry extract - this contains arbutin, which inhibits the enzyme that causes pigmentation 
• Organic mulberry extract - also inhibits the enzyme that causes pigmentation, antioxidant  

Urban Veda Reviving Facial Oil 

Tridoshic (ie. even balance of Kapha, Pitta and Vata), dry/mature skin

This contains some ingredients that we'd consider to be facial oil classics... 

• Organic rose hip oil - antioxidant 
• Organic evening primrose oil - rich in essential fatty acids (omegas) and soothing 
• Tocopherol - purest form of vitamin E, potent antioxidant 
• Organic sea buckthorn oil - rich in essential fatty acids (omegas) and antioxidant in nature  

Urban Veda Soothing Facial Oil

Pitta Dosha, normal/stressed/irritated skin 

This is soothing for the skin and soothing for the soul due to its sensuous sandalwood scents (did you enjoy that sibilance?). 

You'll find inside...

• Sweet almond oil - moisturising, rich in antioxidant vitamins 
• Squalane - the hydrogenated form of squalene, a compound that makes up our skin's sebum 
• Sandalwood - anti-inflammatory
• Shativari - balancing 
• Organic sea buckthorn oil - rich in essential fatty acids (omegas) and antioxidant in nature 

Urban Veda Radiance Facial Oil 

Vata Dosha, dry/pigment-prone skin 

The Radiance Facial Oil is particularly formulated for those looking for help with pigmentation, healing and antioxidant protection. 

It contains...

• Organic jojoba seed oil - moisturising 
• Squalane - the hydrogenated form of squalene, a compound that makes up our skin's sebum 
• Tocopherol - pure vitamin E, potent antioxidant 
• Organic turmeric oil - proven to be anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial (prevents bacteria from spreading) and helps with wound healing 
• Glycyrrhiza glabra (liquorice) root extract - inhibits the enzyme that contributes to the formation of pigmentation 

These products are open for all meaning that there's no consult needed. We adore these for facial massage to give the skin a slip. Otherwise, it should follow your serums at night or come just before your night cream. 

If you have any queries, pop them into nerdie chat (bottom righthand corner in the store) or email us at consult@theskinnerd.com.