By EVOO+ botanicals®, the voice of waterless skincare in New Zealand.
If your skin still feels dry shortly after applying moisturiser, the problem is not that you need more or stronger products.
Sometimes the issue is that your skin barrier is compromised and struggling to hold onto moisture properly.
This is why skin can feel:
- tight after cleansing
- dry again an hour after moisturiser
- flaky yet oily at the same time
- irritated by products that once felt fine
Your skin barrier is responsible for keeping moisture in and irritants out. When it becomes weakened through over-cleansing, over-exfoliating or harsh ingredients, moisture escapes more easily and skin struggles to stay balanced.
Many traditional moisturisers are mostly made of water
Water gives creams their lightweight texture, but it evaporates quickly. This can leave some skin types feeling temporarily comforted rather than properly nourished long term.
That is one reason more people are turning towards waterless skincare and facial oils designed to support the skin barrier instead of simply sitting on top of it.
Dry skin does not always mean your skin needs more products
One of the biggest misconceptions in skincare is that dry skin should be treated by layering more and more products.
But often, overwhelmed skin needs less irritation and better support.
This is where lipid-rich oils can make sense.
Your skin barrier naturally contains oils and fats. Supporting it with compatible botanical oils can help reduce moisture loss while leaving skin feeling softer, calmer and more comfortable.
Why olive oil based formulas work so well on the skin
Extra virgin olive oil has been used on the skin for centuries, long before modern skincare routines existed.
What makes it especially interesting in skincare is that it naturally contains lipids, antioxidants and squalene - components that closely support the skin barrier itself.
Squalene is naturally found in healthy human skin and plays an important role in keeping skin soft, comfortable and protected. Olive oil is one of the richest plant-based sources you can find.
High quality extra virgin olive oil also contains polyphenols, naturally occurring antioxidant compounds that help support the skin against environmental stress.
Why EVOO+ botanicals® takes a different approach
At EVOO+ botanicals®, we create waterless skincare powered by polyphenol-rich New Zealand extra virgin olive oil slowly infused with bioactive botanicals.
Our formulations are blended with organic jojoba and vitamin E to create lightweight facial oils designed to support dry, sensitive and barrier-compromised skin.
We formulate without:
- synthetic fragrance
- essential oils
- unnecessary fillers
Because healthy-looking skin doesn’t come from overwhelming it.
Sometimes it simply comes from giving the skin barrier the support it has been missing by using a compatible face oil like Nuit or Aura by EVOO+ botanicals®.