Frequently Asked Questions

 

 

Why should I cleanse with oil?

Cleansing with an organic plant-based oil will clean without stripping away all your natural oils.   Many commercial cleansers overly dry our faces, leaving us with a squeaky-clean feel.  To compensate and re-balance our skin starts to overproduce oil.  Pairing our Organic Gentle Cleansing Oil with a warm to hot damp face washer will dissolve and remove all the cleansing oil along with your makeup, leaving your skin feeling clean and moist.  

 

I have acne, won’t an oil moisturiser make my skin worse?

Overly stripping oily skin to get rid of oily shine causes your skin to produce even more oil to compensate! High quality natural oils can help balance your skins oil production, get rid of excess oil on your face and minimize the appearance of pores.

Our Organic Healing Facial Oil will help to improve your acne while providing all the beauty benefits of a natural moisturiser.  Arnica oil helps to reduce skin irritation and redness.  The hemp seed oil is non-comedogenic and cannot block pores while it moisturises and balances your skin’s own oil production, and the eucalyptus helps to heal acne.  Three drops after you shower is all you need.

 

Why is MEGAN POTTER moisturiser made only with oils?

Essentially all moisturisers are a blend of water (up to 70%) and oil, and coat our skin to prevent evaporation.  The water is simply a bulking agent as placing water onto your skin does not hydrate it.  We hydrate our skin from the inside out by drinking water.

Ingredients are added to bind the water and oil and prevent them from separating, and preservatives are added to provide a long shelf life.  Once you remove all the unnecessary ingredients you are left with only oil.  

 

How long will a bottle of MEGAN POTTER facial oil last?

This depends on whether you have normal or dry skin, and how humid your climate is.  We recommend applying 3 drops each application.  

There are 20 drops per one ml, so if you apply our 30ml Facial Oil once per day it will last 200 days.  

 

How often do I use the facial oil?

In humid climates you should need three drops of Facial Oil once per 24 hours, just after you shower.  In dry climates and those with dry skin, apply 3 drops every 12 hours, morning and night.

 

Do you offer a cream moisturiser?

In 2020 we plan to introduce an Organic Intensive Moisturising Butter.  This product is the closest we will have to a traditional cream moisturiser.  Most creams are made from combining water and oil together with binding ingredients, and as such are diluted.  Our Organic Intensive Moisturising Butter will have a natural oil base, either shea butter or mango butter, and natural essential oils – absolutely no water.

 

Are your oils safe for sensitive skin?

If you have very sensitive skin or tree nut allergies, we recommend that you use our Organic Nurturing Facial Oil on your face and body, or our Organic Gentle Cleansing Oil as a cleanser and as your whole body moisturiser.  

 

Are your oils safe for the eye area?

Absolutely.  All our oil skin care products bar one are safe to place in and around your eyes.  The only exception in our entire range is the Organic Miracle Butter.

 

Will I need an eye cream?

After using one of our Facial Oils most people do not need an additional eye cream.  

The MEGAN POTTER Eye & Lip Butter is intended to be an occasional product that will assist with puffiness around the eye area, perfect for those mornings when you have not had enough sleep.  Most people will not need this or any other eye product on a daily basis when using our Facial Oils.