How to Use Essential Oils for Skin Care

People have been using essential oils to nourish and soothe their skin since the time of the ancient Egyptians, at least.  For awhile, chemical products were coming on the market every day.  People went almost completely away from using essential oils.  In recent years, it seems that they're back!

With the resurgence of the use of essential oils, people are finding ancient answers to common problems.  Several different essential oils have been used for simple cleansing.  Some of these are sweet basil, lemon, lemongrass, neroli, juniper, and peppermint.  Any of these oils can be put in by a few drops in a mild soap.  Acne is a distressing skin condition that is related to overproduction of sebum in the skin cells of the face.  Essential oils have long been used to help the condition.  Geranium, chamomile, tea tree, and lavender oils are among those employed. 

These essential oils can be combined with a light carrier oil and applied directly to the skin.  However, the extra oil of the carrier may seem to be too much.  In this case, the essential oils can be dropped into fragrance-free lotion or cream and rubbed into the affected area.  The biggest single factor causing skin to age is the fact that skin loses the ability to hang onto moisture.  Thus, it dries out and becomes more fragile.  Skin can also age because of exposure to sun or pollutants such as smoking. 

Essential oils supply a variety of remedies for aged and wrinkled skin.  Frankincense, neroli, or rose oils are excellent oils to use for this purpose.  Put them in carrier oils or in fragrance-free lotions to rub on the face.  Sandalwood oil, carrot root oil, and many others can be used. 

Dandruff can be a bothersome ailment.  There are all kinds of chemical remedies in your local stores to treat it.  However, there are many essential oils that can help the condition in a more natural way.  Cedarwood, geranium, lavender, lemongrass, or rosemary essential oils can be used.  There are many other oils and combinations of essential oils that have been used successfully.  Any of these can be dropped into hair oil, or added to a water and vinegar mixture to rinse the hair with. 

Chamomile and lavender oils are the two best essential oils to use for sunburn.  One method is to put a few drops into a cool bath and soak until the heat goes away.  The other way to use them is to drop a few drops into a carrier oil and rub gently onto the burnt skin.  For severe burns, see your doctor.  It seems counterintuitive that essential oils can help to clear oily skin.  However, people have been getting good results with these treatments for years upon end.  Juniper berry, chamomile, cedarwood, and lavender oils, to name a few, have worked wonders.  Add them to water to make a rinse for your face after you wash it. 

Skin problems aren't new to the world.  Using essential oils to treat them isn't new either.  However, because these treatments were ignored for so long, they are new to many people now. 

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Skin problems aren't new to the world.  Using essential oils to treat them isn't new either.