Make Your Own Beauty Oils at Home

Those with acne-prone skin want oil-free products because “oil clogs pores,” and people with normal skin avoid oils for fear of tipping the scale of their skin balance toward the oily, acneic type. In fact, most pore-clogging ingredients aren’t natural oils. They are mineral oil and animal fats. We now know that many high-quality moisturizers contain plain and essential oils because oils are wonderful at binding moisture to the skin and strengthening skin cell membranes.
Facial oil is the only moisturizer worth trying to cook at home. It will also serve you better than many commercially made creams and lotions. Beauty oil ingredients come cheap; you can twist and turn the formula to suit your skin’s needs; you can make one oily serum for your blemishes and one for wrinkles; one for windy winter days when your cheeks turn beetroot pink and one to use after lazy summer afternoons on the beach. Just dab a few drops of oil of your choice and top it with your regular moisturizer, a heavy sunscreen that often leaves you no room for extra moisturizer, or leave the oil to work on your skin alone.
Here are some topical oil-based treatments you may find useful. Preparing beauty oil is extremely easy. All you need is a glass pump bottle and a dropper. The formula usually consists of carrier oil and a few drops of essential oils. Pour the carrier oil into a bottle, add essential oils, drop by drop, shake well, and leave to synergize for one day. To use, apply a drop of oil to each fingertip. Rub fingers lightly against each other to warm the oils. Inhale the oils deeply. Press the fingertips gently against your skin and lightly spread in upward, gentle circular motions. Do not apply oils too close to the eye area.

Glow-Reviving Oil

1/2 ounce avocado oil.
1 drop neroli essential oil.
1 drop clove essential oil.
1 drop jasmine essential oil.
1/2 teaspoon of nude golden mineral shimmer.

Yield

4 ounces

This luxurious, fast-penetrating oil is versatile enough to use on the face, hands, and decollete. Shake the bottle before use.
1. Combine all the oils in a bottle and shake vigorously.
2. Add the mineral glimmer. Shake again to distribute the pigment. Shake before each use.

Soothing Face Oil

1 tablespoon organic rose-hip oil.
1 tablespoon organic virgin olive oil.
1 tablespoon organic aloe vera juice.
2 drops calendula essential oil.
1 drop chamomile oil.
1 drop comfrey essential oil.

Yield

5 ounces

This antioxidant oil blend comforts irritated, red, or hot skin, especially in wintertime or after prolonged sun exposure.
Combine the oils in a pretty glass or china bottle and shake vigorously.

Sun Protection Beauty Oil

1 tablespoon sesame oil.
1 tablespoon carrot seed oil.
1 tablespoon kukui seed oil.
400 IU of vitamin E.
2 drops beta-carotene
2 drops vitamin D.

Yield

4 ounces

This facial oil contains natural sun guards that will not replace a sunscreen but will boost its effectiveness and shield your skin from mild sun rays in wintertime. Many plants contain natural sun protection mechanisms, which are the best way to support the skin’s own production of melanin.
Combine the oils in a pretty glass or china bottle and shake vigorously.Green Beauty Recipes