Natural oils: My beauty must haves for healthy & glowing skin & hair!

Hello loves!

This is going to be a quick post about my must haves when it comes to my beauty (skincare, bodycare & haircare) routine. I'll be talking about some of my favourite natural oils, such as argan, rose and coconut oil.
I started taking care of my hair with natural oils years ago, and then I discovered they're also great for  skincare and I've been the biggest fan ever since!

When it comes to my skincare routine, I swear that these natural oils are more effective than any kind of expensive high end serum! I'm all for aging naturally whilst taking the best possible care for your skin and the entire body. I'm 38 years old and firmly say no to botox, or any other kind of more invasive beauty procedure / treatments.
Funny enough, when I state this in my youtube videos, or talk how I prefer to age naturally rather than turn to botox, youtube demonetizes my videos and makes them less visible to my audience / potential audience. So much about the freedom of speech, huh?
I don't bash on people who turn to these treatments, I just preach my own beauty philosophy: Accepting yourself, your age, changes on your body, but doing your best to take care of yourself, your mind, body and soul, naturally.
Some people break a bank shopping for overhyped beauty products, but that is absolutely not necessary in order to have beautiful hair/ skin! On the market today, there are so many great inexpensive alternatives to overpriced high end products.
Remember that when you're buying a super popular product, a good portion goes to the marketing and you're buying the "story", the "hype" that's been created around this product.
I considered myself a true beauty junkie and I've tested out many different beauty brands, from high end to drugstore, and I've come to a conclusion that, when it comes to preserving that youthful appearance, natural oils truly are the best!

no filter, natural daylight

Natural oils really take the best possible care of my skin and the results are clearly visible!

These here are just some of my favourite oils; the ones that I currently have.
I still need to repurchase line seed oil that I use as a pre-shampooing hair mask, sapote oil (I use it also as a mask before washing my hair, it's great against hair loss and to strengthen hair).
Some of my favourite brands for good natural oils are Alverde (exclusive to Drogerie Markt drugstores), I Provenzali and Forsan (these two are italian brands), but you can get your natural oils in a local herbalist store.

I use rose hip oil and calendula oil for my body care. I massage these oils after having showered. After long day at work I'll go for either rose hip oil (relaxing), or calendula (which is great for sore muscles, even after sport activities or workout).

Karite oil I currently use as a hair mask before washing my hair. I'll soak my hair with this oil, massage the roots, pull the hair up in a bun and leave it for an hour or two, after which I'm ready to wash my hair! The result is incredible! Soft, shiny, silky and healthy hair! You have to try it out :-)

Castor oil I use to grow back my overplucked eyebrows (yes, I was a teenager in the '90.-ies, that explains it all!) It really works but you have to be patient and give it some time. I massage the oil into my eyebrows every night before going to sleep, and I promise, it helps!

Coconut oil has many benefits, and besides using it in the kitchen, I also use it as a hair treatment (just like I use the karite, or line seed oil). It really helps my highlighted hair to stay hydrated and strong.

Argan oil, needless to mention, is another must have oil in my beauty routine. I use it before my face cream. I like my argan oil to be 100% natural, and you can check that by looking at the list of ingredients, and by its very characteristic scent.
It's very potent anti-aging and my skin loves it!

Rose oils are also my favourite things when it comes to preserving skin youthful and healthy. I use these oils before my daily moisturizer, or mix with bb creams.

At night, I'm always soaked in oils, and even now, when I'm writing this post! My hubby always looks at me with wonder, but he's getting used to me being all glowy in the evenings, haha!
I swear, the results are super visible in the morning! :-)

You can check out some of my skincare videos here:

A little bit more about natural oils that I love:

Let me know do you use any of these oils, and if so, which one is your favourite?

Njega kose kokosovim uljem (Coconut Oil Haircare)

Pusa svima!

Nakon duze, ljetne stanke, pripremila sam novi video na hrvatskom jeziku :) Jedan od vasih "request-a" bio je da govorim vise o njezi kose kokosovim uljem, pa sam se prvo uhvatila snimanja videa na tu temu!

Video mozete pogledati ovdje:

Sto se detaljne recenzije tice, mozete ju procitati na mojem hrvatskom blogu, kojeg pisem za neseser.hr beauty portal; KLIKNITE OVDJE kako biste procitali post!

Kokosovo ulje pokazalo se velikim saveznikom u njezi moje kose, a ovo su proizvodi koje redovito koristim:

"Impaco Linea Mare Olio de Coco" proizvod koji koristim najvise ljeti i stiti moju kosu od sunca, vjetra i slane morske vode.
"Non-oil" formula, ne masti kosu.
"L'erboristica di Athena's" 100% prirodno kokosovo ulje sa dodatkom tahicanskog cvijeta Monoi, koristim kao intenzivan pakung- tretman, jednom tjedno. Izvrsno je i za njegu tijela jer produzuje broncani ten (nakon ljeta) i sprijecava nastanak strija i pucanja koze (vraca kozi elasticitet!)

Oba proizvoda su talijanske proizvodnje, kupljeni u supermarketu u Italiji, po vrlo povoljnim cijenama.

Odlican za njegu kose ljeti, prilikom izlaganja suncu i plivanja u moru.

Odlican tijekom cijele godine, za njegu kose i tijela!
Prirodno kokosovo ulje pri nizim temperaturama prelazi u kruti oblik, sto se nedavno (po dolasku jeseni i hladnijih dana), dogodilo i sa mojim uljem.
Nema razloga za zabrinutost, dapace, to je dokaz da je ulje zaista 100% cisto kokosovo, a vrlo ga je lako ponovno "prebaciti" u tekuci oblik: dovoljno je lagano ga zagrijati.

Ne propustite saznati vise o mojim pozitivnim iskustvima sa kokosovim uljem, procitajte moj POST na neseser.hr beauty portalu!

Za englesku verziju ove recenzije kliknite ovdje/ For english version of this review (The Benefits of Coconut Oil), click here:

Nadam se da ste uzivali u ovoj recenziji i da cete i vi poceti koristiti kokosovo ulje pri njezi vase kose i tijela!

Vasa misljenja i iskustva sa kokosovim uljem, kao i neke nove zahtjeve za moje buduce videe na hrvatskom jeziku, ostavite na mojoj FACEBOOK stranici!

Pusa iz Italije,

The Benefits of Coconut Oil in Summer Haircare

Hello lovelies!

Have I mentioned how important it is to take extra care of your hair during the hot summer months, and during sun exposure?

I'm sure I have, many times, but I can't stress enough the importance of it!

If you want to have beautiful, healthy hair, you'll need to pay an extra attention to it!

My secret is: Coconut oil!

After my summer vacations, I went to my hairdresser to get my colour done and to see if I need a trim...I was prepared for it...but imagine my surprise when my hairdresser told me I actually don't need one, because my ends are doing just fine, they aren't split, or dry!!!

I use natural oils such as coconut, or line seed oil, all year round, in my haircare routine.

I use 100% natural coconut oil as a pre-shampooing hair mask/nourishing treatment, once a week.

Natural coconut oil will become solid when the temperatures are lower; that's one way to tell that the product is completely natural, without any chemicals added.

I will talk about this more in one of my upcoming posts/ beauty videos...

For the beach, I had another product that I was using on a daily basis, that was protecting my hair from the sun, from the wind and salt...It was the spray formula that contained coconut oil, but it had other ingredients as well, basically it was a non-oily oil that was more appropriate to use on a daily basis (because of its non oily formula).

Impaco Linea Mare
Olio de Coco
Malusc Italiana
Divisione Tricosmesi

This brand isn't famous and I suppose it isn't easily available worldwide either.
I got it at my local supermarket in Italy, and the price was somewhere between 5-10€
But, in this post I'm not reviewing the brand, but the benefits of coconut oil!
You can find similar products in your local drugstores/ supermarkets.

This product has the most amazing coconut scent and is doing a great job at protecting my hair in summertime, when I'm spending time at the beach!

You can apply it more times a day, especially before going for a swim!(and after!)

This product will really prevent dry/ split ends and will allow your hair to grow beautiful & long :)

If you're curious to hear more about this product, check out my video review, from the beach of Rab, Croatia:

I was requested to talk more about the benefits of coconut oil on my croatian channel, so rest assure, that video is coming up! :)

If you have any other requests for my future videos in english, or croatian, please leave me your comments!

You can also connect with me on FACEBOOK!

Have you ever tried using natural oils in your haircare routine?

Were you pleased with the results?

Which one was your favourite oil to use?

Have a lovely day!

xoxo, S.