Good Life: Oil's well with your skin

It turns out that one of the most effective, gentle and cost-effective ingredients we can use for natural skincare is oil, writes Susan Morrell.

Kind to skin: olive oil can be used to gently clean the skin.

When I started banishing all oils from the products I used on my face as a teenager, I was actually doing myself a disservice. Having suffered that cruel teenage experience of troubled skin, I tried one store-bought product after another. Each claimed to be oil-free and designed for sensitive skin, and yet it took time, patience and hormone shifts to finally see me through those traumatic years.

What I've learned since is that ...