Avocado oil
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free skin care · Sat Apr 23, 2005 7:03 am

Hi deacon,

I experienced the same problem on the lips, when you put the oil on your lips, after the oil penetrates, whatever dry flakes I had on my lip got harden, BUT THIS ONLY HAPPEN IN THE FIRST FEW DAYS. Exfoliate your lips EVERY nite, your lips will not flake like that. Also, putting wax or butter in makes it STAY on longer too.

Try it on your hands and feet, you'll love it Smile

Hope it helps,
D

Sat May 28, 2005 10:45 pm

diderot:thanks for ur post.i just purchased avocado oil 2 days ago. now my lip looks so pink Laughing

mabsy:I bought this 100ml bottle in perfect potion store in sydney.they have a store in brisbane.

free skin care · Sun May 29, 2005 4:31 pm

Thanks for the avocado oil tip. I've been using it for about a month with skin eternal HA serum and my lips look really good. I also use it in cooking as it is similar to olive oil but is higher T stable and has a nice taste. I never would have looked at it without this thread.

free skin care · Mon May 30, 2005 1:19 am

Ok I think I must be doing this wrong. Confused

Since using avocado oil my lips look less pink. So much so that I've become rather paranoid about it and have asked Carrie to send me the VL lipstain she raves about just so that my lips look normal again. Anyone have any idea why the avocado oil doesn't work for me? Sad

free skin care · Tue May 31, 2005 8:39 am

It didn’t work for me either. I wouldn’t go so far as to say that the avocado oil made my lips *less* pink, but it definitely didn’t make them any pinker. I was really bummed, because I so wanted it to work for me like it has for so many of the others. Crying or Very sad

free skin care · Tue May 31, 2005 11:41 am

I think i understand what rzcecka meant by avacado oil making your lips less pink.

My lips are originally quite red... too red for my taste.

and after applying avacado oil it made my lips more pink (since my lips were rather redish in color before and avacado oil made my lips lighter in color)

free skin care · Tue May 31, 2005 11:52 am

aprilha, that's exactly it! My lips are naturally quite red but the avocado oil has made them less red. I suppose you could call the paleness more pink but in my mind its less pink although I suppose I really mean less red Confused

free skin care · Tue May 31, 2005 2:44 pm

Izecka wher did you get your Avocado oil? Am wondering if I could pick this up at the supermarket. I too want to smother myself in avacado oil Shock

free skin care · Tue May 31, 2005 2:46 pm

I bought my avocado oil in a local health food store. I'm not sure a regular food store would carry it, but it might be worth a try!

free skin care · Tue May 31, 2005 3:11 pm

I think long term it smooths and plumps slightly for people with rough or chapped lips that makes it look more reddish. If your lips are really red, short term applying it should make them look less red. It is a really thick dark green product. All of the concealers to cover redness are green in color because it masks red. My lips are wide and were nearly always cracked. After using the HA and avocado oil they are smooth and pinker.

free skin care · Tue May 31, 2005 6:52 pm

sharky wrote:

I think long term it smooths and plumps slightly for people with rough or chapped lips that makes it look more reddish. If your lips are really red, short term applying it should make them look less red. It is a really thick dark green product. All of the concealers to cover redness are green in color because it masks red. My lips are wide and were nearly always cracked. After using the HA and avocado oil they are smooth and pinker.

Thick dark green ?!?!?! Mine is like normal oil !! If my avocado oil didn't come with a label, I won't be able to tell it from other oil, it looks exactly like jojoba oil, oil with a very very light yellow tint to it. I am scratching my head now Think

As I made my own avocado lip balm for my friends and family, I ALWAYS ask them to try it on FACING ME, then after about 1 min, I tell them to go look in the mirror, they were all amazed. Lips really turn pink, different shades of pink of course, depending on your natural tone, but they do turn deeper.

Sounds like I have to try it on someone with natural red lips Wink

D

free skin care · Wed Jun 01, 2005 1:54 am

mine is like regular oil too!

free skin care · Wed Jun 01, 2005 4:54 am

Mine is more viscous than normal oil and a golden green color maybe it is less processed. The label says "True to Nature" Organic Avocado Oil, cold pressed and unrefined and Rapunzel on the bottom. It does work for me and I like it for cooking as well although it was somewhat expensive.

Wed Jun 01, 2005 6:10 am

my perfect potion avocado oil is dark green color oil.It cost $16 AUD for 100ml and works amazing on me.i usually take 1-2drop of oil to rub into my lips and another 2 drops to use as a hand misture oil.

free skin care · Wed Jun 01, 2005 6:20 am

I ordered mine from 2 diff sites, and they both claim it's the purest and one says "south america cold pressed" on the bottle, wonder if it makes a diff as where the avocado is from ??

Sharky - where did you get yours ? I am curious to get some of those too Smile

Thanks !

D

free skin care · Wed Jun 01, 2005 1:03 pm

I bought mine at a health food store called "Edge of the Woods" which I think is just a local store. You can probably Google the brand anf buy it on line.

free skin care · Wed Jun 01, 2005 1:26 pm

Thanks Sharky for the info !! Laughing

I found this, guess it's the next thing I will be ordering, UNREFINED avocado oil. Can't imagine how much better will it work, can't wait Wink

Avocado Oil Persea americana Is very rich and works well to nourish and moisturize dry or mature skin. It contains many nutrients including vitamins A, D and E. As it is a somewhat heavy oil, you may wish to use it mixed 10-20% in a lighter carrier oil especially if it is to be used in a massage oil. Refined Avocado oil is yellow to yellowish-green in color and is lighter than unrefined Avocado oil. Unrefined Avocado contains more of the Avocado fruit, is dark green in color and heavier. As it contains more of the fruit, its beneficial properties are greater than the refined oil. Both have a shelf life of up to one year, longer if it is kept under refrigeration.

D

Mon Jun 06, 2005 5:52 am

I've seen the unrefined Rapunzel Avocado Oil at Whole Foods.

Crystal

free skin care · Mon Jun 06, 2005 6:42 am

seabush wrote:

I've seen the unrefined Rapunzel Avocado Oil at Whole Foods.

Crystal

Thanks Crystal, I will check there Very Happy

D

free skin care · Fri Jul 01, 2005 3:24 am

Just for grins, last night I gave the AO-on-the-lips another try even though I didn't think it had worked to pinken my lips the first time I tried it. I wish I had been paying more attention last evening, because I sort of swiped some oil on my lips then went into the kitchenette (still at the hotel -- don't ask!!) for a couple minutes then walked back into the bathroom and happened to glance in the mirror, and I'll be damned if my lips didn't look a tad pinker and brighter! I'm going to try it again tonight, but this time I'll be paying close attention. If it turns out not to be a figment of my imagination, then I'm going to try and get my hands on some of that unrefined (aka "cold pressed"??) avocado oil and see what that does. I actually almost bought a bottle of the unrefined AO when I was at Whole Foods last week, but the only kind they had was what they termed as "carrier oil" and they wanted $22.99USD for an 8-oz bottle, so I said "no, thank you!" Is that really a reasonable price for unrefined avocado oil? How much did the rest of you guys pay for some? They sell "massage oils" (both EOs and COs) at my local Ulta, so next time I'm there, I'll check to see if they have any unrefined AO for a more reasonable price....

free skin care · Mon Jul 04, 2005 10:28 am

I melted half a pot of dr H's lip balm with the same amount of avocado oil and it is wonderful. I use it everynight and I can see a difference in my lips.

free skin care · Tue Jul 05, 2005 5:00 am

carekate wrote:

Just for grins, last night I gave the AO-on-the-lips another try even though I didn't think it had worked to pinken my lips the first time I tried it. I wish I had been paying more attention last evening, because I sort of swiped some oil on my lips then went into the kitchenette (still at the hotel -- don't ask!!) for a couple minutes then walked back into the bathroom and happened to glance in the mirror, and I'll be damned if my lips didn't look a tad pinker and brighter! I'm going to try it again tonight, but this time I'll be paying close attention. If it turns out not to be a figment of my imagination, then I'm going to try and get my hands on some of that unrefined (aka "cold pressed"??) avocado oil and see what that does. I actually almost bought a bottle of the unrefined AO when I was at Whole Foods last week, but the only kind they had was what they termed as "carrier oil" and they wanted $22.99USD for an 8-oz bottle, so I said "no, thank you!" Is that really a reasonable price for unrefined avocado oil? How much did the rest of you guys pay for some? They sell "massage oils" (both EOs and COs) at my local Ulta, so next time I'm there, I'll check to see if they have any unrefined AO for a more reasonable price....

Carrie,

I bought Roland Avocado Cold Pressed Oil 8.5 fl.oz for $8.99 at our local Stop and Shop.

Winnie

free skin care · Tue Jul 05, 2005 8:59 am

Just an update. I am still using my AO and am pleased with it. I usually get really cracked lips in the summer (due to sun) and in the winter. My lips are pinker and less cracked. I use the oil 2X per day but am thinking about mixing it with one of my lip balms so I can use it during the day. The unrefined product likely contains more antioxidants.

free skin care · Sat Jul 16, 2005 10:32 am

Just dropped in to say after reading this thread I finally got hold of some of this stuff and it's a lovely addition to my other oils. I find it a really good wrinkle plumper - using it regularly on my eyes overnight. Does nothing for my lips though Neutral

free skin care · Sun Jul 17, 2005 6:20 pm

I remember watching the Oscars when I was young and the actress Merle Oberon came onstage as a presenter. The audience roared, and the ovation was because even after many many years had passed since her heyday, she was still gorgeous! I don't know how old she was at the time (this was in early '70s I think), but she DID look terrific! BTW, she was tanned too (Molly Wink

). Later, I read about her living in Mexico, etc. and that her beauty secret was avocado oil! Now, we'll never know if she'd had any "work" done by then, but in any case she was radiant!

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