Beauty Oils...

Tea blom ader mood nak menulis mengenai New Zealand South Island and Melbourne trip... tea tpaksa memendam minat travel tea buat masa nie, sbb dah 30 weeks and counting down.... makin cuak sbb due date makin hampir... berat makin bertambah, isk isk.... and thank god, still no signs of stretch mark kat badan... cuma tea ada sikit water retention at my lower part of the body... skang ni, tea makin religiously menggunakan natural oils utk beauty, sbb makin concern with unnecessary added chemicals to my skincare/bodycare routine... di sini tea share a lil bit ape oil yang recommended dan not advisable to be used ekkk...

Oil ni multi-purpose.. u can use it for cooking, for beauty, to improve skin hydration, prevent stretchmark, massage baby, massage oil, hair oil, or even as supplements...


AVOID - Baby oils

nama lain bagi baby oil nie mineral oil, paraffin.... Plis plis plis... kalo boley, avoid pakai baby oil nie... it's really produced by the petroleum/crude oil refining... usually the waxy residue.. used for production of base oil... em, base oil ni ape lak? it's the same oil for producing our car's lubricant oil, cam Shell Helix, Petronas Syntium... dengan kate lain, engine oil la... er... korang sanggup ke sapu engine oil kat baby?? nooooooo....


BEST - Natural Plant Oils..

i think today tea tak sempat nak cover really details on all available plant oils, tea cuma akan review few plant based oils yang tea pernah pakai je kot...

#1 Olive Oil (Extra virgin olive oil)
tea mmg suka Olive oil nie, paling best untuk cooking... normal olive oil sbb murah sket, extra virgin tak sesuai utk cooking sbb harga yang mahal & all the vitamins will be degraded /lost during high temp cooking... so, better pakai olive oil biasa aje utk masak or skang ni tea pakai normal palm oil/ minyak sawit je utk masak...  tp utk kegunaan direct, tea akan pakai extra virgin olive oil  utk makan dengan salad, as supplement... kalo utk kecantikan, tea paling suka extra virgin olive oil utk moisturize the hair... sbb ia menyihatkan rambut, hilangkan frizziness, and most importantly, sihatkan kulit kepala & avoid hair loss... tea ada jugak gunakan olive oil utk sapu kat badan... but i prefer extra virgin coconut oil sbb bau yang lagi besttttt..... dulu tea cam takut2 nak pakai olive oil kat rambut sbb takut bau tengik, but then bila tea pakai, ok je xtengik & rambut condition better... yang brand bawah ni tea beli kat jusco RM32 for 1 liter or you can choose smaller size RM13 untuk 250 ml...

#2 Coconut oil /VCO (or opt for extra virgin coconut oil)
Tea start pakai coconut oil ni bila pregnant masuk 7 bulan ari tu @ 28 weeks.... asal2 nya tea beli extra virgin ni utk supplement aje tp memandangkan at cold storage or jusco sebotol 500 ml rega RM33, kalo 250 ml plak RM18.5.. kat kedai cosway cheaper by 4 ringgit, 500ml for RM29 (same brand cam dalam gambar nie) and bau yang ni pun yummy. brand lain tea tak suka sgt sbb cam tengik sket... tea pun decide utk gunakan minyak ni utk stretch mark oil & perineal massage (kalo taktau ape tu perineal massage, sila google)... supplement VCO & perineal massage ni penting utk assist normal delivery nanti.. i need to start taking VCO  masa minggu 30, then use it as massage bila masuk minggu 34 onwards.... tea gunakan VCO ni as skin moisturizer & stretchmark oil waktu siang, sbb murah & very moisturizing.... utk tido, tea prefer something yang bau lebih calming & tea pakai clarins' tonic oil....

#3 Argan Oil
Dulu tea ada pakai argan oil as my hair, face & skin moisturizer.. but honestly, extra virgin coconut oil & extra virgin olive oil is wayyyyyy much much cheaper & better... it's ok kalo korang nak pakai argan oil, but for me, why pay more for something inferior? lain ler korang dok morocco / area mediterranean/african where this oil is abundant and cheaper kan?

#4 Grapeseed oil
yang ni pun senang beli from cold storage... tea tak pernah pakai, but its also full of vitamins & good for skin moisturizer... paling penting, banyak vitamins dan antioxidants utk awet muda... ni mm masuk dalam checklist tea lepas beranak nanti boleh ler ganti VCO dengan grapeseed oil nie... disebabkan its less oily than VCO, it's really suitable for skin moisturizer & mudah menyerap... tak mahal pun, sbb boleh beli kat jusco or cold storage je... grapeseed oil ni sesuai utk those beauties out there with oily skin... so, mmg tea aim nak beli lepas deliver, as my skin will return back to normal- oily/combination kot... masa preggy, mmg kering sket muka tea skang nie, so i have to switch temporarily...

#5 Rosehip oil....
since it's high in vitamin E (dan quite expensive), tea beli 30 ml aje utk scar serum & for topup vitamin E for my tummy utk elak stretchmark or selulit... :-)
tea beli dekat pharmacy... pakai sikit2 aje... kenapa sesuai utk scar? sbb ia kaya dengan vitamin E, natural vitamin A, essential fatty acids, vitamin C... boleh digunakan few drops utk add to your normal moisturizer utk boost antioxidant properties... and by the way, Miranda Kerr swears by using rosehip oil utk mengekalkan kecantikan kulit & avoid stretchmark, she delivered 10 pounds baby kalo tak silap tea, and still no stretch mark at all...

okay tu jer buat skang nie... tak larat nak menaip....