Essential oils for the face

Essential oils are widely used in cosmetologyfor skin care. However, it is impossible to use all consecutive oils unthinkingly: different essential oils are suitable for different types of skin and combating various problems. How to use essential oils for the face?

As in the article on essential hair oils, we decided to present essential oils for the face in the form of a table. In the first column of the table, we listed the areas of application of essential oils, depending on the type of skin and skin problems, and in the second - specific essential oils.

Essential oils for the face

Application	Essential oils
For oily skin	Spruce, lemon, rosemary, lemon balm, grapefruit, bergamot, mint, geranium, ginger, thyme, juniper, chamomile, lavender, ylang-ylang
For dry and sensitive skin	Chamomile, patchouli, sandalwood, jasmine, myrtle, myrrh, rosewood, orange, geranium
For normal skin	Geranium, lemon, rosemary, juniper, chamomile, rose, lavender, jasmine, mint, orange, tea tree
For combination skin	Mint, lemon, pink tree, neroli
For cleaning, narrowing and lightening of pores	Ylang-ylang, myrtle, marjoram, lemon, grapefruit, rosemary, lemon balm, thyme, mandarin, fennel, bergamot, juniper, mint, eucalyptus, pine, chamomile, Schisandra chinese
For enrichment with vitamins	Rosewood, bergamot, verbena, orange, spruce
For regeneration	Mirra, lavender, bergamot, ylang-ylang, chamomile, rose, cypress, jasmine, geranium, hyssop
To combat irritation	Chamomile, jasmine, geranium, patchouli, lavender
For rejuvenation	Palmarosa, rose, sandal, ylang-ylang, neroli, incense, jasmine, verbena, bergamot, mint, pine, fennel, myrrh, nutmeg
For lifting (tightening effect)	Fennel, rose, sandalwood, patchouli, neroli, myrrh, incense, bergamot
To combat swelling	Pine, chamomile, myrrh, lemon, juniper
To refresh your complexion	Pink tree, neroli, mint, rose, verbena
To lighten the skin (freckles, pigmentation, vascular pattern)	Sage, mint, lavender, cypress, lemon, pink tree, chamomile, grapefruit, myrrh, neroli, orange
With couperose	Rose, petitgrain, mint, myrtle, neroli, lemon, cypress, verbena
With inflammation	Juniper, geranium, orange, lemon
With acne	Lavender, carnation, chamomile, myrtle, tea tree, pine, eucalyptus, spruce, juniper, cedar, geranium, incense, bergamot
With dermatitis	Rose, hyssop, geranium, juniper, lavender, cedar
With herpes	Sandalwood, rose, myrrh, lemon balm, jasmine, orange, bergamot

So, you picked up a suitable essential oil. But it must also be used correctly, so that the effect is maximum. First, remember the main rule of aromatherapy: Essential oils are never used in pure form!! Exception - point application to problem areas (herpes, acne, etc.), but you need to be very careful.

With daily care, essential oils for the face mixed with basic fatty vegetable oils or add to natural creams and masks forfaces of home cooking. The base oils include olive, castor, sea-buckthorn, coconut, almond, apricot, peach, avocado oil, jojoba, grape seeds and some others.

Add essential oils to the face in the finished industrial cosmetics costs with caution: essential oils ways to penetrate deep layersskin and "drag out" the dyes and flavors that make up the purchased cosmetics. So if you use them to enrich the finished makeup, take as a basis a hypoallergenic baby cream with a minimum of supplements.

Also, when choosing an essential oil, you need to pay attention to contraindications. Almost all essential oils are contraindicated for epileptics and pregnant women. Some can not be used for hypotension, because they increase blood pressure. There are contraindications for other diseases, so we recommend reading the description before using essential oil.

Well, we should not forget about individual tolerance of essential oils: the aroma of some oils can cause a headache and deterioration of well-being, so it's better not to use them. Some essential oils for the face (especially citrus) Phototoxic and cause skin irritation when exposed to ultraviolet light. Therefore, after the application of these oils two hours you can not go out in the sun or sunbathe in the solarium.

If, after applying the product with essential oil, the skin is a little red, then you should not worry: this is a normal reaction. And here itching or other uncomfortable sensations mean that you have either exceeded the dosage or the oil just does not suit you.

Try to keep the essential oil from getting into your eyes. If this does happen, as soon as possible, flush your eyes with scarcely warm water.