How to Make Essential Oil Face Moisturizer
Essential oils have many internal and topical uses, including as ingredients for light facial moisturizers. Lemon essential oil is particularly effective as a moisturizer ingredient because of its antiseptic, astringent, anti-bacterial, detoxifying, and rejuvenating properties. Lavender essential oil is also effective as it contains antiseptic, anti-inflammatory and calming properties, and can promote healing of acne and other skin disorders including burns and eczema. Keep your essential oil moisturizer in a spritzer bottle for use during the day as a skin refresher or during or after workouts. This moisturizer will keep skin fresh and hydrated without harsh or harmful additives. Does this Spark an idea?
Things You'll Need
- 5+ drops of lemon or lavender essential oil
- 1/2 cup water
- 3 tsp. of glycerin
- Measuring cup
- Spray bottle
Instructions
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Measure a 1/2 cup of water and pour it into a spray bottle.
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Add 3 tsp. of glycerin to the bottle.
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Add 5 or more drops of lemon or lavender essential oil to the bottle and shake well. Always shake the bottle before spraying the moisturizer on your skin.
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Tips & Warnings
Also try adding a few drops of lemon or other essential oil to bath oil, shampoo, or lotion for added skin and hair benefits.
Do not get essential oils in the eye. If essential oil does get in eye wipe immediately with carrier oil such as sweet almond oil. Water causes the oils to disperse too quickly. Do not ingest moisturizer.
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- Photo Credit three sorts of oil image by Tomo Jesenicnik from Fotolia.com green spray bottle image by Jim Mills from Fotolia.com fixierer image by ephedra from Fotolia.com lemon image by Pedja Stojkovski from Fotolia.com
