Essential oils are used in many cosmetic products for skin rejuvenation. They are good because they fight sagging and wrinkling, 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 such cases that it is worth using proven folk recipes, getting them under the skin and adhering to the characteristics of using essential oils.
What you need to know before using these substances
Natural esters are a highly concentrated product that should not be used in their natural form, so you don't hurt and burn yourself. The oils used are made by pressing the seeds, leaves and flowers of the plants.
Esters are obtained during the first pressing, cosmetic oils appear in 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 care:
- They cannot be mixed more than 7 pieces at a time. Most of the time, in homemade recipes, there is a mixture of two or three components.
- Before use, each oil must be tested for skin tolerance, so an allergy test must be performed. To do this, you need to apply a few drops of the selected oil to the wrist, rub a little and wait a quarter of an hour, if no deviations appear, ether can be used.
- Essential herbal products have a strong odor that can negatively affect people with a sensitive sense of smell or pregnant and lactating women. Oil vapors enter the body through the respiratory tract and can trigger an allergy in a child.
- You can use the same oil for three weeks, then it must be replaced with some other analogue, and after the same period you can return to your original choice. This is necessary so as not to cause dependence on the skin.
- Esters have phototoxicity, it is better not to use them immediately before going out, otherwise the hyperpigmentation will disappear.
- The choice of essential oils should be based on their effect on a specific skin type and smell, some useful herbal products have an irritating scent that can cause headaches.
- If ether gets into the eyes or the 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 foundation, 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 facial rejuvenation and how to use them
Modern cosmetology offers a huge variety of different body care products. Essential oils, known for their unique healing and rejuvenating properties for the body, have recently become especially popular as cosmetic preparations.
In particular, anti-aging essential oils can have a smoothing, toning, and various other positive effects.
Essential essences, whose action 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 deal with oily skin problems:
- blackheads and acne;
- excess fat secretions;
- enlarged pores;
- purulent inflammatory eruptions;
- 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.
roses
This ether perfectly moisturizes the skin along with the cream, tones and rejuvenates, restoring elasticity, even for aged skins. Pink ether is able to:
- eliminate the first wrinkles;
- remove foci of inflammation;
- restore contour irregularity;
- smooth the surface of scars and scars;
- give the skin elasticity;
- restore facial contours.
Rejuvenating rose oil. Includes: vitamin E, liquid honey in the amount of 20 grams, almond and rose oil, 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 remains of the mask are washed off.
Jojoba
It is obtained from the fruits of an evergreen shrub by pressing, most of the product is composed of fatty acids, together with collagen and vitamin E. The oil has many beneficial properties for the skin: it moisturizes, nourishes, smoothes and accelerates regeneration. .
As a rejuvenating agent for jojoba oil, a lotion is used, prepared from 3 drops of lavender ether, 7 tbsp. a bed of jojoba and 4 drops of carrot seed oil. All ingredients are combined and mixed in a glass container, it is better to prepare a small bottle for this. Its content must 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 blemishes or depressions left after boils less noticeable;
- increases skin firmness and elasticity;
- gives the face a healthy tone.
The rejuvenating cocoa butter mask is prepared as follows:
- take 1 tsp. 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 kept for a quarter of an hour and then washed off with warm water or herbal infusion.
sandalwood
The woody aroma of this oil is used in the most expensive perfumery, and the healing properties of this tree are used in cosmetology for age spots, freckles and sagging skin. Sandalwood hydrates them and improves vascular tone.
A rejuvenating recipe based on sandalwood oil is as follows: you need 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 successful use you only need to follow the general recommendations and in no case apply them to the skin in their natural form. There are so many recipes with them, it's hard to guess right away with the right one, so it will take time to find the best option for your skin.
For those who are worried that the oil may clog pores, there is no doubt in its use, as its content is so small in the base that it does not affect it in any way, in addition, the natural product easily penetrates the skin, you just need to get real oil.
You can buy whole sets of oils, but you just need to consider that these natural products have a shelf life, which is an average of 3 years.