How to Remove Age Spots with Frankincense Essential Oil

This frankincense essential oil remedy may remove age spots

Want to remove age spots naturally? Frankincense essential oil has been reported by some people to work well to remove age spots over a short amount of time. Frankincense essential oil has been revered since ancient times as a healer for various conditions, and has been used on the skin for a number of treatments. Here's a folk remedy to remove age spots with frankincense essential oil. Be sure to do a patch test, check with your doctor, and don't use frankincense essential oil during pregnancy.

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Instructions

1. Get two important ingredients to remove age spots. First, be sure to get true frankincense essential oil. You don't want to get just a fragrance oil that smells like frankincense, that will never remove age spots. Nor do you want a blend, or another body oil such as apricot kernel oil with just a little bit of true frankincense essential oil in it. Watch out for trick words like "pure oils," and look for "essential oils." You can usually get 100% frankincense essential oil at a health food store. Second, get castor oil - organic if possible.

2. Mix. Mix ten drops of frankincense essential oil with a tablespoon of castor oil. Store this mixture in a dark airtight container while you're using it to remove age spots, until it's gone and you need to mix more.

3. Apply. Rub it or dab it on age spots twice a day. If you just have one or two age spots, use a Q-tip to dab each spot. If you want to remove age spots that are in many clusters, just rub it on the whole area. Continue until you remove age spots with the remedy. You may notice the age spots fading in about two weeks, and it may take two months to completely remove age spots.

4. Use caution. Like all essential oils, frankincense essential oil is very powerful and must be kept away from eyes and other sensitive areas. If you want to remove age spots near your eyes, you may want to use just the castor oil, as it has a reputation as an agent to remove age spots over a longer period of time as well and is said to not harm the eyes. While some people have reported they've used frankincense essential oil near their eyes with very good results, it is not recommended unless you follow the guidance of a qualified professional trained in aromatherapy.

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