Bio Oil, Miracle or Hype?

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Everyone seems to be talking about Bio Oil these days from beauty bloggers to the everyday glamour girl on the beauty forums. So I decided to put my beauty snobbery aside and see if I agreed Bio Oil was the real deal or just really hyped.

  My first impressions were the baby pink color and  light pleasantly fresh scent reminded me of the Love’s Baby Soft Perfume I used to wear in high school, not really what I’m normally looking for in a moisturizer but I reminded myself of all the good reviews and forged ahead. It has the consistency of a dry oil but I feared my breakout prone, sensitive skin would rebel. Following the enclosed instructions, I used just one drop on my face and massaged it in well. I was pleasantly surprised. It absorbed quickly and easily. I found myself fantasizing that it would heal the chicken pox scars I’ve had since I was twelve.

  Fast forward to 8 weeks later and I’m hopelessly hooked. Not only did Bio Oil not break me out, it actually healed 98% of my breakouts and the dark marks they left behind. It has not, however, healed my chicken pox scars but because it does not seem to collect in my pores they do appear less prominent. (The instructions did say it must be used at least six months before scars will show improvement though.) It has also left my skin much brighter and smoother but the thing that shocked me more than anything was how terrific this oil is under makeup! Bio Oil seems to actually function as a primer for my base instead of separating and removing it like I feared it would.

  I did a little research to se what makes Bio Oil behave so differently on the skin than other oils and here is what I discovered: 

  Bio Oil is a blend of botanicals, vitamins and oil. The active ingredient is called Purecellin Oil- it’s a synthetic form of the preen oil from birds that makes them waterproof. No wonder it makes makeup last! ( A word of warning here- it doesn’t do the same for eye makeup so stick to your normal primer for that!) I was unhappy to discover it also contains mineral oil which makes me cringe but I can’t argue with the great results I’ve had.

  A little goes a long way with this oil and I found myself calculating just how much money I’d save monthly If I only needed one drop for my face and one for my neck and chest, morning and night. Priced at $10 for two ounces I could save a lot of money especially since it functions as a makeup primer!

  What do you think? Would you try a moisturizer with mineral oil and synthetic preen oil if you thought it might heal your scars and shrink your pores?

* I purchased this product myself.