Essential oils are used in many cosmetic products for skin rejuvenation. They are good because they fight against sagging and wrinkles, only in purchased products their content is so small that sometimes a cream or other care product does not justify the money spent. It is for these cases that it is worth using folk proven recipes, collecting them under the skin and adhering to the features of using essential oils.
What you need to know before using these substances
Natural esters are a highly concentrated product that must not be used in its natural form, in order not to get hurt and not burned. The oils used are obtained by squeezing the seeds, leaves and flowers of the plants.
Esters are obtained during the first pressing, cosmetic oils appear with the second. It is not recommended to mix these two different products, their concentration will be too high.
The use of essential oils must be done with some precautions:
- No more than 7 pieces can be mixed at a time. Most often in home recipes there is a mixture of two or three components.
- Before use, each oil must be tested for skin tolerability, so an allergy test must be performed. To do this, you need to apply a few drops of the selected oil on the wrist, rub it lightly and wait a quarter of an hour, if no deviations appear, you can use ether.
- Essential herbal products have a strong odor that can adversely affect people with a sensitive sense of smell or pregnant and nursing women. The oil vapors enter the body through the respiratory tract and can cause an allergy in a child.
- You can use the same oil for three weeks, then it needs to be replaced with some other analogue and after the same time you can go back to your original choice. This is necessary in order not to cause addiction to the skin.
- Esters have phototoxicity, it is better not to use them immediately before going out, otherwise hyperpigmentation will go.
- The choice of essential oils should be based on their effect on a particular skin type and odor, some useful herbal products have an irritating aroma that can lead to headaches.
- If the ether gets into the eyes or mucous membranes of other organs, it is necessary to rinse with boiled water or eye drops.
- Oils are applied to the skin without rubbing and stretching, treating problem areas more intensively.
- After combining the ether with the base, which is a cream or lotion, the resulting mixture can be applied to the décolleté, face and neck. The base is better to heat up to 40 degrees.
Types of essential oils for face rejuvenation and how to use them
Modern cosmetology offers a huge variety of different body care products. Essential oils, known for their healing and regenerating properties unique to the body, have recently become especially popular as cosmetic preparations.
In particular, anti-aging essential oils can have a smoothing, tonic and a host of other positive effects.
Essential essences, the action of which is aimed at skin rejuvenation, are presented in a wide variety. Among the most suitable essential oils for rejuvenation, the following stand out.
Rosemary
Helps Cope With Oily Skin Problems:
- blackheads and acne;
- excess fat secretions;
- enlarged pores;
- purulent-inflammatory rashes;
- irregularities in the epidermis.
From it you can prepare a cleansing mask that eliminates dead cells and gives the skin a matte finish. To prepare it, mix 4 drops of rosemary with 2 tbsp. spoons of grape seed oil.
Rose
This ether perfectly hydrates the skin together with the cream, tones and rejuvenates it, restoring elasticity, even for aged skin. Pink ether is capable of:
- eliminate the first wrinkles;
- remove foci of inflammation;
- restore the irregularity of the contour;
- smoothing the surface of scars and scars;
- give skin elasticity;
- restore facial contours.
Regenerating rose oil. It includes: vitamin E, liquid honey in the amount of 20 grams, almond and rose oil, of which you need to take 2 drops. After mixing all the components, the mixture is kept on the face for half an hour. Then all the remnants of the mask are washed off.
Jojoba
It is obtained from the fruits of an evergreen shrub by squeezing, most of the product consists of fatty acids, along with collagen and vitamin E. The oil has many beneficial properties for the skin: it moisturizes, nourishes, softens and accelerates regeneration.
As a rejuvenating agent from jojoba oil, a lotion is used, which is prepared from 3 drops of lavender ether, 7 tbsp. a bed of jojoba and 4 drops of carrot seed oil. All the ingredients are combined and mixed in a glass container, for this it is better to prepare a small bottle. Its content should be applied to the face twice a day, repeat the procedure for 10 days, then it will be enough to use the lotion once every two days.
Cocoa
It is often used in the formulations of anti-aging masks, creams and serums, due to its wide range of positive aspects:
- prevents skin rashes;
- saturates the epidermis with moisture;
- eliminates fine wrinkles and makes acne spots or depressions left after blisters less noticeable;
- increases the firmness and elasticity of the skin;
- gives the face a healthy tone.
The regenerating cocoa butter mask is prepared as follows:
- take 1 teaspoon cocoa product and combine it with the same amount of condensed milk and fruit juice;
- the oil must be heated before use to ensure optimal mixing of the products;
- the mask is applied to the face and held for a quarter of an hour, then washed off with warm water or herbal infusion.
sandal
The woody aroma of this oil is used in more expensive perfumery, and the healing properties of this tree are used in cosmetology for age spots, freckles and sagging skin. Sandalwood moisturizes them and improves vascular tone.
A rejuvenating recipe based on sandalwood oil is as follows: you have to combine 16 ml of sandalwood oil, the same amount of vetiver ethers, 3 drops of frankincense and 1 drop of sandalwood. After applying the mixture on the face, it should be kept for 25-30 minutes.
It not only rejuvenates the skin, but also eliminates acne.
Reviews and prices
Essential oils are quite affordable and are excellent means of prolonging the youth of the skin, for their correct use it is enough to follow the general recommendations and in no case apply them to the skin in their natural form. There are many recipes with them, it is difficult to guess right away with the right one, so it will take some time to find the best option for your skin.
For those who are worried that the oil may clog pores, there is no question about its use, as their content is so small in the base that it does not affect it in any way, moreover, the natural product easily penetrates the skin, yes i just need to get real oil.
You can buy whole sets of oils, but you just have to consider that these natural products have a shelf life, which is on average 3 years.