Aromatherapy Skin Care
Aromatherapy Skin Care is important to your overall appearance.
Every one wants to look best and well groomed; a good skin is
that ultimate wish for many millions of people all over the world.
If you
are looking after your skin, natural skin care products are
the preferred option. There are many advantages to using natural
skin care products,
because synthetic chemicals which are added to top brand skin
care products is not what you want to absorb through your skin. You
will
be looking for all those things herbal to tone up your skin
just because you do not want all those harmful chemical substances
to harm and spoil
your skin. Ultimately, you will decide to use one of those
exotic aromatherapy recipes for maintaining your skin.
Though, inhaling the fragrant aromas of essential oils is just one way
to enjoy aromatherapy, another innovative application is applying essential
oils to the skin in the form of properly formulated preparations, massage
oils, mineral baths and sprays. The molecular structure of essential
oils is so simple that they make them easily absorbed in the protective
oily layer of the skin.
Aromatherapy skincare is absolutely safe and good, it also an effective
way for your body to test the beneficial properties of essential oils.
Acne Medication: 8 drop tea tree + 6 drops bergamot + 4 drops lavender:
0.75 oz of jojoba oil. Apply to face every evening, massaging around
the pimple. Mix recipe with cream for daytime use (never go into
sun while using). Add a few drops of carrot oil to the mixture.
Dry Skin Wash: 10 drops sandalwood oil + 10 drops bois de rose
oil +10 drops lavender oil: 2 tablespoons of avocado.
Hair Treatment: 2 drops rosemary oil + 1 drop lavender oil + 1
drop bay oil: 20 ml olive oil. Use as scalp massage or apply to
hair
Problem Skin Wash: 10 drop myrrh oil + 10 drops Palma Rosa oil
+10 d frankincense oil: 1 tablespoon of Borage and 1 tablespoon
of flaxseed.
Reviving Face Mask: 2 drops petit grain oil + 2 drops lemon oil
+ 2 drops ylang ylang oil: 20 ml of iced water. Mix thoroughly
crushed almonds to make a paste. Apply as a face mask. Let dry,
then rinse off.
Sun care Blend: 14 drops lavender oil +1 drops peppermint oil:
4-8 oz. of cold water. Use in an atomizer on sunny days, spiriting
yourself as needed.
Dry Skin: Your skin produces an oily substance known as sebum.
People whose skin doesn’t produce enough sebum often have a dry
and itchy skin, which looks very dirty. How ever, certain essential oils
can definitely help you. The ever lingering, low volatility oils like
patchouli and sandalwood, as well as heavily scented, tough oils like
rose and ylang ylang are made for dry skin preparations.
Moisturizing Cream:
4 fl. oz. almond oil
3 fl. oz. rosewater
1/2 oz. beeswax
10 drops rose
5 drops lavender
4 drops bergamot
8 drops patchouli
8 drops sandalwood + 5 drops ylang ylang
Melt the wax and the almond oil in a double boiler. Reduce the
heat and add the rosewater gradually in a thin stream, while
vigorously agitating the mixture. As soon as the water is incorporated
take
off heat. When the mixture cools and turns creamy, add the essential
oils.
Oily Skin: Conversely, overactive sebaceous glands result in
oily skin. People with oily skin need to take off excess oil
and prevent clogged pores. Clogged pores means onset of acne on your
skin.
This recipe for
a facial mask uses the natural capacity of essential oils to
help
dissolve excess oil.
Oily Skin Facial Mask:
Mix 3 tablespoons of white corn meal and almond meal, add the
following essential oils:
10 drops lavender
5 drops bergamot
3 drops of clary sage + 3 drops of pepper oil
Add enough rosewater or orange flower water to make a wet paste.
Using circular motions gently massage the mixture onto your
face. Make sure that you avoid the area under the eyes. Leave the
mixture
on for
15 minutes, and then rinse off with warm water. Finish the
treatment by splashing cold water on your face to close your pores.
Normal Skin: Normal, healthy skin can benefit from a toning/balancing
facial mist.
Toning Facial Mist:
Add these essential oils to 2 ounces of distilled water:
6 drops lavender
1 drop clary sage
1 drop chamomile + 1 drop Patchoulie
4 drops lemon
Pour into a spray bottle. Essential oils and water will separate,
so shake the bottle vigorously before spraying this refreshing
blend onto clean skin.
Sunburn: Your sunburned skin will benefit by a soothing,
fragrant mist of distilled water and lavender oil. Adding
a few drops
of peppermint and spearmint oil contributes a cooling effect.
Sunburn Mist:
Add the following oils to 2 fluid ounces of distilled water.
9 drops of lavender
2 drops of peppermint
1 drop of spearmint
Mist lightly over sunburned skin.
Aromatherapy skincare is a wonderful way to experience
the immense benefits of essential oils; it works its
way deeply into the
skin, affecting the entire constitution. The aromas
associated with this
action work
their fragrant magic on the whole human body.