SKIN BEAUTY & HYGINE
Essential Oil Uses for Skin and Beauty
- Reduce cellulite:Mix five drops of tea tree essential oil with two teaspoons of coconut oil and massage into dimpled areas.
- Natural perfume:Use 1-2 drops of jasmine essential oil on your wrist as a fresh natural fragrance. Lavender and ylang ylang also agree with most women, while orange and clove work well for men’s cologne.
- Acne face wash:To get rid of acne, make a homemade face wash by mixing tea tree oil with raw honey and rub on your face. Then rinse off with water.
- Freshen breath:Use a drop of peppermint essential oil for a natural way to freshen breath.
- Homemade shampoo:To make homemade shampoo, mix lavender oil, rose oil, aloe vera gel and coconut milk. Use as you would regular shampoo. It lasts 2-4 weeks.
- Homemade deodorant: Combine coconut oil, beeswax and your favorite essential oils like cedarwood and clove oilfor men and lavender and tea tree oil for women.
- Sugar scrub:Mix a few drops of an essential oil with almond oil and rock salt or sugar to make your own salt or sugar scrub.
- Homemade toothpaste:Combine sea salt, baking soda, coconut oil and xylitol with clove essential oil, eucalyptus essential oil and peppermint essential oil to make homemade remineralizing toothpaste. Then brush.
- Body spray:Add 5-10 drops of orange essential oil to four ounces of water and use as a fragrant body spray.
- Itchy scalp:Add lavender, cedar wood or basil essential oil to shampoo to reduce itching.
- Thicken hair:Add rose to shampoo to naturally thicken hair and increase volume.
- Strengthen nails:Mix 10 drops of tea tree, cedarwood and lemon essential oils into two tablespoons of vitamin E oil, then rub on cuticles.
- Reduce wrinkles:Mix 3-5 drops of sandalwood, geranium, lavender and tea tree essential oils with an unscented lotion and apply to face. Avoid applying to eyes.
- Teeth whitener:Combine clove, lemon essential oils, coconut oil and fresh strawberries, then rub on your teeth. Rinse after two minutes.
- Cure dandruff:Mix five drops of rose and lavender essential oils with three tablespoons of unscented oil. Massage into your scalp and leave on for 10 minutes. Shampoo mixture out.
- Reduce stretch marks:Mix five drops of tea tree, orange essential oils with jojoba and blackberry oil and apply to stretch marks.
- Facial scrub:Mix one-fourth cup yogurt, one-fourth cup cornmeal, and five drops of patchouli, tea tree and lavender oil. Apply to face and wash off.
- Natural skin toner:Mix eight ounces of water with two drops of lavender, geranium and frankincense.
- Deep hair conditioner:Mix 15 drops of rose with five drops of sandalwood and lavender into unscented oil. Place mixture in a small plastic bag and dunk into warm water to heat up. Apply to hair and wrap for 20 minutes. Shampoo as usual.
- Reduce age spots:Put on tea tree essential oil mixed with jojoba oil three times daily directly on skin to improve sun spots and age spots.
- For oily hair:Mix 10 drops of ylang ylang, lime and rose oil with two ounces of unscented oil. Massage it scalp 2-3 times per week. Wash out as usual.
- Heal dry cracked feet:Add three drops of lavender oil to two tablespoons of coconut oil. Apply to the feet at night and put on some socks.
- Relieve nausea:Breathe in peppermint oil through your nose to alleviate nausea, and also apply to your neck and upper chest. Ginger and lavender may also help.