I like using rice bran oil or a mixture of rice bran and shea butter on my face, but it makes my makeup run sometimes. I have to be careful to put it on thinly when I want to put make up on over it.
Making my own stuff has it benefits. I’m allergic or irritated by certain ingredients or fragrances. I also make a solid lotion bar that my knitting ladies swear by. It has beeswax, shea butter, rice bran oil, coconut oil. I add a bit of fragrance for people who like that. Some moisturisers are mostly water, with little binding ingredients so it’s not that moisturising. By using stuff with little or NO water in it, you’re doing a better job of sealing in the moisture.
Jojoba oil is interesting because it’s not really an oil, but a liquid wax. It is very very close to the make up of our own oil and sebum and it makes an excellent skin moisturiser and, when added to a hair conditioner, it’s very good for your hair and scalp.
You could make your own version of the solid lotion bar for your hands and especially nails using jojoba oil (I’m looking at importing some soon from India, but haven’t got any in stock yet). I love making my own stuff and making stuff for other people.