A guy I work with, early forties, started getting dry patches on his forehead and dry, ashy elbows at the same time. He bought one product for the face and nothing for the body, then wondered why half of him was still rough. Dry skin rarely stays in one zone, and the Glow Me Collection from Healing Oil Ltd. Co. is built with that in mind.
The collection is two things: the Glow Me facial serum and the Replenish Me restorative healing butter. Here's how they fit together into a routine for someone who needs a face serum for dry skin and something for everywhere else.
Glow Me is the face serum, $38, made of hemp seed oil, squalane, and jojoba oil. Replenish Me is a body butter that comes in 8oz and includes the brand's signature healing oil. The site says the butter is non comedogenic, helps lock in moisture, and rejuvenates the skin's elasticity and appearance. The collection page says both are formulated to nourish, replenish, and restore.
Different textures for different jobs. The serum is a thin oil. The butter is, well, a butter. You wouldn't want them swapped.
Two or three drops on damp skin after cleansing. The site says Glow Me is safe for dry, oily, and combination skin and doesn't contain pore clogging oils. My coworker's forehead patches softened within the first week. He uses it at night only. Morning is sunscreen and nothing else, which works for him.
Here's where he'd been going wrong. His elbows and shins needed something heavier than a face oil. Replenish Me is thick, and the site describes it as helping replenish the skin and lock in moisture. Apply it after a shower while skin is still a little damp. A small amount goes a long way, which is good since 8oz has to last.
The butter also includes the healing oil the brand sells on its own. So you get the signature product folded into a moisturizer without buying it separately.
The site says it's non comedogenic so it shouldn't clog pores. That said, it's a butter, and most faces don't need that much. If your face is severely dry, maybe a thin layer over the serum at night in winter. For most people, serum on the face, butter below the chin.
Nobody talks about this. The butter is great on hands before bed, and a drop of leftover serum on cuticles helps the dry, picked at skin around nails. Small thing, nice result.
Night: cleanse, serum on face, butter on body. Morning: rinse face, sunscreen, butter on hands and any body spots that feel tight. That's the whole routine. No ten step thing. The brand's whole approach is that natural is necessary and simple works, and this routine reflects that.
If you're using a face serum for dry skin like Glow Me and still feel tight by afternoon, add a single morning drop under sunscreen. Oils layer fine under mineral and chemical sunscreens alike. Just let the oil sink in for a minute first.
The site also sells a Healing Soak, a bath product with the healing oil, Dead Sea salt, and jojoba oil. On a weekend, a soak followed by the butter on damp skin is about as thorough as a dry skin routine gets. It's optional. The two collection pieces cover daily needs on their own.
Serum at $38. The butter's price varies slightly across site pages, so check the listing when you buy. Together they're under the $150 free shipping threshold, so you'd either pay shipping or add something like the soak or black soap to use the FREESHIP code. My coworker added the African black soap and crossed the line.
Worth noting: the brand puts its full ingredient lists on product pages. For the serum it's three items. The transparency is part of why I'm comfortable recommending the pairing.
The serum has nine reviews on its page, mostly positive, one reporting bumps from a test patch. The collection page describes results in just a few uses. I'd say give it two weeks for face and body before deciding. Dry skin took a while to get that way; it takes a little while to turn around.
Dry forehead and dry elbows need different tools. The Glow Me Collection from Healing Oil Co. hands you both: a light face serum for dry skin and a thick body butter built around the brand's healing oil. Serum up top, butter below, sunscreen in the morning. My coworker's whole self is smooth now, not just the half he started with.
What's in the Glow Me Collection? The Glow Me facial serum and the Replenish Me restorative healing butter.
Can I use the face serum for dry skin on my body? You could, but the butter is designed for body and is more economical for large areas.
Is the Replenish Me butter safe for the face? The site says it's non comedogenic. Most faces only need the serum, with the butter as an optional winter layer.
How do I get free shipping? Orders over $150 qualify with the code FREESHIP on the site.