Facial skin care is often a primary component of one’s overall beauty regimen. Skin care treatments with essential oils vary with age depending on the need of the individual. When skin is damaged due to acne, surgery, or age, products can be found to restore it. Modern consumers are more conscious of aware of what they put in and on their bodies and many opt for natural products. They may find the answer in essential oils that are designed to care for the skin.
While some oil blends speed up healing and reduce or eliminate recent or old scars, others feature regenerative properties. One of the most common is helichrysum italicum, sometimes referred to as everlasting oil. It is distilled from the flowers of the helichrysum herb and even the smallest concentration provides beneficial results. The strong anti-inflammatory and regenerative molecules in this oil make it unique.
Mixed with a carrier oil like rosehip seed, helichrysum can be effective enough to heal recent wounds itself. Sometimes, lavender essential oil is added to the recipe, due to its tissue regenerative and anti-inflammatory properties and calming aroma. Those who do not want to make their own skin care products using this essential oil can purchase several pre-made products from Young Living essential oils, including roll-ons and sprays.
Calendula oil has long been used as an infused oil, and with the advent of new distilling methods, it is now available as an essential oil. Much research backs calendula as a wound healing agent, antiseptic, antioxidant, and inflammation reducer. Any skin care formula is made more effective with a three percent addition of this oil.
A scar that is old can be treated using sage oil, which breaks down the tough skin that results from wound healing. This oil promotes circulation and has natural regenerative features. At the same time, the regenerative molecules can be hazardous in large amounts, so it is suggested you only use it for as long as necessary. Another of the pure essential oils effective for treating scars is rosemary, which stimulates cellular metabolism and has regenerative ketone molecules that help form new skin.
One of the newer therapeutic essential oils used in skincare is sea buckthorn. Information regarding this product is not included in older medical aromatherapy guides but it is a great skin healer. It has many compounds that mimic vitamin A for healing and regenerative purposes. Sea buckthorn should be used at one percent concentration and though it has a deep red color due to its carotenoids, this will quickly be absorbed by the skin. The sweet aroma of sea buckthorn makes it appealing to the senses and this oil is used in nearly every aromatherapy skin care recipe.
When creating your own formula, choose one to three essential oils, and add them to your base oils at a one percent concentration each. Base, or carrier oils, are oils cold-pressed from seeds and nuts. Popular examples are jojoba and apricot kernel oils. Should you find this too intense, simply add more carrier oils to increase the dilution. The effect of the essential oils and the carrier oils will synergize, and produce a truly effective skin care product.
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