What Are Essential Oils?
Essential oils are natural oils that generally obtain by distillation and often, retain the scent of the plant (flower, root, leaves etc.) they’ve been extracted from. They are highly concentrated and therefore effective in small dilution.
HOW TO USE ESSENTIAL OILS?
You can use them in so many ways, depends on your needs. Now let’s see if you want to introduce to your skin care routine, as I’ve said above, essential oils are highly concentrated so make sure you know exactly when and how to use them on the skin.
Now you can use them directly on your skin, you can also dilute them with carrier oils (coconut oil, almond oil, jojoba oil, argan oil, avocado oil) or you can get creative and add the essential oils to your serum, face cream, body lotions and even on your body wash, shampoo, or bath, either way works perfectly for your skin and hair.
Top 7 Essential Oils Benefits & Skin Types
FRANKINCENSE ESSENTIAL OIL
Aids the process of the skin cell regeneration, thereby reducing the appearance of wrinkles and fine lines
Reduce acne, surgery and stretch marks or any other scarring
Tonifying and rejuvenating the skin
Perfect for all skin types
BERGAMOT ESSENTIAL OIL
Natural astringent, powerful antibacterial and antimicrobial, effective tonic
Clarifying and oil-reducing properties
Regenerate skin cells
Promote healthy skin growth
Reduce the appearance of scars
Perfect for oily skin
GERANIUM ESSENTIAL OIL
Contains antibacterial, antifungal and antioxidant properties
Reduce inflammation on the skin
Helps in skin cell repair and reducing the appearance of scars
Balances production of sebum, making is suitable for dry and oily skin
LAVENDER ESSENTIAL OIL
Helps in the process of cells regeneration
Have anti-inflammatory, antiseptic and anti-bacterial properties
Regulates skin function
Shooting and non-irritating
Suitable for all skin types
PEPPERMINT ESSENTIAL OIL
Cooling and shooting
Balance oiliness, making it suitable for dry and oily skin
Stimulating and increasing blood flow
Avoid if you are pregnant
TANGERINE ESSENTIAL OIL
Have antiseptic properties
Helps to prevent skin infections
Reduces the appearance of acne scars and stretch marks
Tones the skin, rebalance skin pH
YLANG YLANG ESSENTIAL OIL
It acts as a healing powerhouse on the skin
Potent anti-bacterial properties
Regulates the secretion of sebum
Moisturising and boosting the regenerative process of the epidermis