My story with hazelnut oil dates way back but the most intense out relationship got was during the past winter. Rewind a few years back and you'd hear me bangin’ about almond oil being my one and truly love amongst oils – however, we somehow drifted apart over the years. I will always have a soft spot for almond oil (don't make me mention a certain almond-based shower oil or milk concentrate) but I have a new oil in my life that completely took over almond oil's place and even outsmarted it. Hazelnut oil is an amazing oil that, in a lack of a better word, is absolutely perfect. Why? Well, I suppose not all of us fall into the category of voracious vixens who throw in or throw out certain skincare bits as easily. I actually felt very apprehensive to the idea of throwing a relatively new oil into my skincare regime. One I planned out so carefully, might I add. Lots of my skincare bits and bobs are ‘chemical’-based so, naturally, I did ask myself in the back of my brain whether a new oil would clash with them. To my utmost joy, I realized that hazelnut oil could possibly be one of the best things I've introduced in my skincare regime and – it saved me quite a lot of money along the way. Have I mentioned that I'm on my third bottle?
Moja prica o ulju ljesnika zapocela je prije dosta, dosta vremena no nasa ‘veza’ se intenzivirala tek od prosle zime. Ako bi premotali moju pricu za par godina unazad, stalno bih vam spominjala bademovo ulje. Bilo mi je najdraze od svih ulja no, tokom godina smo se malo udaljili jedno od drugog. Ipak, bademovo ulje ce uvijek imati posebno mjesto u mom srcu (da ne spominjem bezbroj puta hvaljeno bademovo ulje za tusiranje i mlijecni koncentrat). Od momenta kada sam se udaljila od bademovog, u moj zivot je usetalo drugo ulje koje mu je zauzelo mjesto pa cak ga i nadmasilo. Ulje ljesnika je fantasticno ulje za koje bih se usudila napisati da se pokazalo idealnim za moju kozu. Pretpostavljam da nismo sve dovoljno avanturistickog duha te da nismo svi jednako skloni ni ubacivanju te izbacivanju pojedinih njegujucih sredstava bez nekog prethodnog promisljanja. Cak sam bila i prilicno oprezna glede ukljucivanja za mene relativno novog ulja u rutinu njege lica koju sam prilicno uspjesno osmislila. Bojala sam se da li ce se ulje ljesnika moci uklopiti sa ostalim njegujucim proizvodima koji su pretezno ‘hemijske’ baze. Na moju neopisivu srecu, pokazalo se da je ulje ljesnika jedna od najboljih odluka koje sam donijela glede njege lica. Takodjer mi je ustedilo dosta novca usput. Da li sam spomenula kako trosim vec trecu bocicu ulja ljesnika iz Badem butika (100ml=8KM)?
Just to get the general information out the way, don't be scared of an oil – not even if your skin is oily by type. Mine is combination with a prominent T-zone as of late (warm summer always gets to me) but hazelnut oil truly helps me keep my skin balanced at all times. Hazelnut oil is a carrier oil made from roasted, pressed hazelnuts. It has a pale yellow-ish coloring and it gets easily absorbed into the skin when applied topically. It has a nutty, somewhat sweet taste and a mild aroma. Despite its light texture, hazelnut oil is rich in many nutrients including Vitamin E. It is high in oleic acid which helps increase shelf life as well as having a moisturizing and anti-inflammatory effects. Hazelnut oil also contains high levels of linoleic acid – an essential fatty acid which is involved in maintaining the integrity of the outer layer of the skin. Hazelnut oil is an effective skin tonic and moisturizer. Thanks to its astringent properties it tightens skin's texture, regenerates cells and strengthens surface capillaries and it is a perfect oil for performing a massage (especially facial massage). Hazelnut oil has been called the ‘pore-reducing’ and ‘acne-fighting’ oil because of its unique properties. A high content of catechins and tannins (healthy flavonoids) make this oil have a ‘dry’ finish ‘astringent’ properties that feel smoothing and toning on the skin. The astringent properties help absorb excess oils and shrink pores while the antibacterial components go to work battling skin bacteria to help reduce blackheads and blemishes. It's suitable for sensitive skins as well as it is very mild.
Posto je neophodno spomenuti par stvari, prije svega zelim poruciti da se ne bojite ulja – narocito ako vam je koza masnog tipa. Moja koza lica je mjesovita sa izrazenom T-zonom od nedavno (ljeto se uvijek poigra sa mojim tenom), no ulje ljesnika mi je pomoglo da u svakom trenutku drzim balans tena pod kontrolom. Ulje ljesnika je ‘nosece’ ili ‘bazno’ ulje koje se dobije od pecenih i ljustenih ljesnika hladnim presanjem. Njezno je zlatne boje te se prilicno brzo upije u kozu nakon nanosenja, ne ostavljajuci mastan, tezak trag. Blago je orasastog, pomalo i slatkastog mirisa ali i ukusa. Uprkos laganoj teksturi, ulje ljesnika je bogato mnogim korisnim komponentama poput vitamina E. Visok udio oleinske kiseline utice na prilicno dug, prirodan rok trajanja. Osim toga, ovo ulje posjeduje njegujuca te protuupalna svojstva. Ulje ljesnika sadrzi i visok udio linolenske kiseline. To je esencijalna masna kiselina koja je kljucna u odrzavanju zdravlja vanjskog sloja koze. Ovo ulje je i efektan tonik spram koze ali joj pruza i hidrataciju. Zahvaljujuci astringentnim svojstvima, ulje ljesnika zateze tj.'skuplja’ povrsinu koze, obnavlja celije te osnazuje povrsinu kapilara te je idealno za masaze (narocito masazu lica). Ulje ljesnika je cesto oslovljavano kao ulje namijenjeno smanjenju pora ali i ulje pogodno za tretiranje akni. Bogato katehinima i taninima (zdravi flavonoidi), ovo ulje je donekle ‘suhog’ efekta na kozi te djeluje astringentno zagladjujuci povrsinu koze i upijajuci visak sebuma. Antibakterijska svojstva pak rade na suzbijanju bakterija i umanjenju pojave mitesera te ostalih necistoca (bubuljica i sl.). Posto je dosta njezno spram koze, pogodno je za koristenje i na osjetljivoj kozi.
The way I mostly use my hazelnut oil is to remove make-up, especially eye make-up. Nothing works like a charm as a dedicated beauty oil on removing even the toughest scrapes of mascara (even waterproof!). I lightly soak my cotton pad with water, squeeze the excess, add a few drops of hazelnut oil on the moistened cotton pad, gently press over my (closed) eyes, wait a second and presto – everything is 100% removed! That's basically a bi-phase make-up remover, right there. And that is the part where hazelnut oil saved me tons of money. It's truly an affordable yet extremely effective make-up remover. That is the main purpose it has in my beauty routine, at least. It smells delicious, doesn't make skin oily (I do wash my face after removing make-up though), takes care of my eye area and lashes – what else would I possibly wish for? During winter, I used to add a few drops in my body, hand and especially foot creams and that made them ten times powerful. That's a good tip for people with dry skin – regardless of the season. When I'd read that it's goo for strengthening capillaries, I immediately started practicing a 1x week massage on my legs. It's too early to tell if it works but it's making my legs super soft and supple along the way. If you have frizzy hair – hazelnut oil comes to the rescue as it completely tames the frizz without overburdening the hair. Fine hair might want to be careful, though. I like to use it as a pre-wash treatment and it visibly makes my ends smoother. Besides being a part of Nutella, many pralines I crave for 24/7 (and it makes a damn fine pesto dressing) – hazelnut oil is one of those seriously, ridiculously fine things we take granted in life. I reckon it deserves to be mentioned as it helped me a great deal with various things.
Nacin na koji ja koristim svoje ulje ljesnika jeste da mi predstavlja osnovno sredstvo za skidanje sminke sa ociju. Toliko sam toga isprobala pa mi je nevjerovatno da jednostavno ulje ljesnika najefektnije uklanja maskaru (cak i vodootpornu). Navecer kada zelim ukloniti sminku sa lica i pred samo umivanje, navlazim pamucnu blaznicu mlakom vodom, iscijedim visak vode, dodam par kapi ulja ljesnika i nanesem po jednu tako pripremljenu blazicu na svako (zatvoreno) oko. Nakon par sekundi i bez trljanja vec uz pomoc njeznog pritiska, ulje je uklonilo apsolutno svu sminku! To bi bila i samoimprovizovana verzija dvofaznog skidaca sminke. I tu nastupa dio price kada mi je ulje ljesnika ustedilo mnogo novca. Umjesto kupovine bocica i bocica skidaca okoloocne sminke kojima je efektnost upitna, sve sto mi je bilo potrebno su blaznice, mlaka voda i ulje ljesnika. Mirise slasno, dodatno ne masti kozu (svakako se umijem nakon skidanja sminke te jos njeguje okoloocno podrucje i trepavice). Zaista postoji jos malo toga sto bih pozeljela. Tokom zime sam imala obicaj da dodam koju kap ulja ljesnika u kreme za tijelo, ruke i posebno stopala – dodatno ih ucini hranljivim. To bi bio mali trik za suhu kozu tokom cijele godine. Kada sam procitala da osnazuje kapilare, napravila sam mini ritual da jednom sedmicno napravim masazu cijelom duzinom nogu sa uljem ljesnika. Previse je rano reci da li je tu ucinilo nekog pomaka ali mogu reci kako su mi noge neuporedivo mekse i njegovanije nego prije (potaknuta cirkulacija+njegujuce ulje cine cuda). Ako vam je kosa naelektrisana, citala sam da je ovo ulje korisno u tu svrhu ali posto mi je kosa tanka, malo sam po tom pitanju opreznija. Radije ga koristim kao tretman pred pranje kose (ostavim ulje u kosi 5-10min pred pranje, zavezem je u niski rep ili pundju). I zaista, kosa je nakon tretmana i samponiranja svilenkasto mekana. Osim sto je dio voljene Nutelle, slasnih pralina kojima nikada ne odolijevam – ulje ljesnika je jedna od onih nevjerovatno dobrih stvari u zivotu koje vecina uzima zdravo za gotovo. Zato smatram da vrijedi spomena posto mi je korisno na toliko polja a vjerna sam ulju ljesnika iz Badem butika koje mozete pronaci kako u BiH tako i u Srbiji i Crnoj Gori. Nakon sto se detaljno raspitam, zapisati cu i tacne prodajne lokacije.
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