Essential Oils

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 Essential Oils

Ingredient Number One – Your “Base” or “Carrier” Oil

In all actuality, you might want to just buy a base oil to begin with and test it with your face. See if your skin loves the base oil you choose, and then you can build on that. And, in even further actuality, just one ingredient may be all you ever want.

Your base oil is going to be the main ingredient in your facial oil blend, so choose well.

Here are some base oils you could choose from:

Argan Oil (great for dry, aging,oily,normal, or acne-prone skin)

JojobaOil (dry,aging, oily, normal, or acne-prone skin)

Apricot Kernel Oil (great for any skin type, burt especially good for normal, dry and aging skin)

Sweet Almond Oil (an all-round great facial oil, but it takes a bit longer to sink in than others.

Grapeseed Oil (good for normal, oily, or acne-prone skin)

Avocado Oil (great for dry and aging skin)

Hemp Seed Oil (great for any skin type, also very light)

Your base oil should be at least 2/3 of your facial mixture.

Ingredient Number Two – Extra Nourishing Bonus Oils

Here are some nourishing oils to choose from:

Rosehip Seed Oil (very regenerating, this oil is known for it's firming and anti-aging abilities- good for dry, aging and normal skin)

Borage Oil ( crazy high in oleic acids, good for most skin types, but especially oily and acneic skin)

Evening Primrose Oil (acne,aging, normal skin, can be taken internally to help with acne)

Neem Oil ( very antimicrobial and healing, it is a stellar choice for acne and oily skin.)
Emu Oil ( emollient like you wouldn't believe, it is protective and nourishing for dry or aging skin.)

Ingredient Number Three – Add Your Skin’s Favorite Essential Oil

There are alot of essential oils to choose from! Here are just afew.

Myrrh Oil ( balances the hydration of the skin, and helps to remove toxins from skin tissue. Great for skin repair!!!!
Neroli (stimulating properties and helps with broken capillaries. A mature skin superstar oil !!!
Carrot Seed Oil (Combination skin)
Sandalwood Oil (good for oily skin
Tea Tree Oil (good for acne)

Creating Your Custom Homemade Facial Oil

This is where the fun starts. You get to experiment with what type of blend works best for your skin, but here’s the BEST place to start.

We’re going to assume you’re using a 1-oz bottle (for essential oil purposes), but if you use a smaller bottle, be sure to adjust your essential oil additions downward as necessary.

1.      Fill your small bottle just under 2/3 of the way with your base oil

2.      Add your “bonus nourishing” oil until the bottle is just about full (unless you’re using carrot seed oil, in which case just put in  a few drops)

3.      Add ONLY 4-7 drops of essential oil.  Cap and shake well after each drop, and you can gauge, very roughly, just how much essential oil you’ll need. 

And that’s it!

Keep your facial oil out of the sunlight, and it should be good for 8-12 months.

That's all for today.... Next post will be DIY Vitamin C Serum