5 DIY Serum For Ultimate Skincare Using Essential Oils

Are you using essential oils in your skincare routine? Well they should be! Essential oils help to keep skin clear, fight the signs of aging, increase skin elasticity, and so much more! There are many essential oil recipes that can be used for healthy and glowing.

Essential oils are a great way to improve the vitality and appearance of the skin. Many essential oils have natural properties that benefit skin health, provide hydration, and help clear bumps or blemishes. Some essential oils even help with more significant skin problems like aging, eczema, psoriasis, and acne.

In this post, you will get different essential oil recipes to be included in a skincare regime. So, let’s get to why essential oils are good for the skin.

# DIY Face Serum For Wrinkles

Aging gracefully can be a boon for any type of skin. Don’t worry! you don’t have to empty pocket on expensive serum even you can achieve the flawless skin naturally. Using essential oils on the skin, provide essential nutrients and vitamin. So, Treat your signs of aging with this anti-aging face serum which fights wrinkles, age spots, scars, and acne.

Ingredients

30 ml dark colored bottle
10 ml hemp seed oil
5 ml argan oil
10 ml pomegranate seed oil
4 drops geranium essential oil
5 drops tea tree essential oil
5 drops frankincense essential oil
6 drops rose essential oil

Method

* Combine hemp seed oil, argan oil and pomegranate seed oil in a small dark-colored bottle using a funnel.

* Now add essential oils carefully to the serum bottle.

* Shake gently to combine all the ingredients.

How To Use

* Take 3-5 drops of face serum on your cleansed palm and apply the oil to the skin and massage gently for 2-3 minutes.

* Apply in the morning on cleansed face and before using any make-up and in the evening before going to sleep on a clean face.

* This recipe makes a little bit less dan 1 ounce of oil since you’ll need some space in the bottle for the dropper (otherwise it will run over if you close the bottle). I would recommend using a kitchen scale to measure the ingredients.

* Use within six months.

# DIY Face Serum For Dark spots and Pigmentation

Dark spots? Pigmentation or scars? Essential Oil is the Rescue! Essential oils are great for healing many types of skin problems, including hyperpigmentation, scars, acne, and dark spots. They have skin brightening and glowing properties that help even out skin tone and make skin glow with radiance.

Ingredients

10 ml carrot seed oil
10 ml argan oil
5 drops rose essential oil
4 drops lemon essential oil
4 drops frankincense essential oil
5 drops sandalwood essential oil
½ teaspoon vitamin e oil
1 oz glass dropper bottle

Method

* Using a plastic dropper, add carrot seed oil, argan oil, vitamin e oil in a glass bottle.

* Now, carefully add rose, lemon, and frankincense, sandalwood essential oil into a bottle without the funnel. Shake well.

How To Apply

* Apply this face serum for de-pigmentation, scars and dark spots at night on cleansed face daily.

* You can also apply this serum in the morning but don’t forget to apply sunscreen after that before going out in the sun.

# DIY Coffee And Frankincense Under Eye Cream

Caffeine is considered as the most powerful component to treat wrinkles and build up the collagen which makes a firmer skin. Coffee is the great source of caffeine and when caffeine is mixed with another powerful ingredient like essential oils, it can be the best treatment to reverse the signs of aging and to get healthy skin. So, one of the best ways to treat wrinkles and puffy eyes are making homemade under eye cream which is all natural and without any toxins.

Ingredients

3-4 tablespoon Coffee Grounds
Sweet almond oil
½ teaspoon beeswax
2 tablespoon shea butter
3 tablespoon coffee infused oil
1 teaspoon Rosehip Seed oil
3 capsules of vitamin E
7 drops chamomile essential oil
10 drops frankincense essential oil

Method

* The first step is the longest, infuse some sweet almond oil with ground coffee. You can also use olive oil or coconut oil, it depends upon you.

* Now, add ground coffee to a jar, then just enough sweet almond oil to cover the coffee grounds.

* Close the jar tightly and let it sit in your cupboard for 4-5 days or a week to infuse.

* Using a cheesecloth, strain the infused oil into another jar or a clean bowl. Squeeze as much of the oil out as you can.

* You can keep this coffee infused oil for a year in an airtight jar.

* Make a double boiler and add beeswax and shea butter in the bowl. Stir occasionally until everything is melted and combined.

* When the oils and butter get melted remove it from heat

* Now, add coffee-infused oil, rosehip oil, essential oil and vitamin E oil into the bowl and mix well.

* Store it in an airtight glass jar at room temperature or keep it in a fridge to get thicken.

How To Apply

* Under eye cream will absorb better if you place it on a clean surface. Take care to wash your face with a cleanser before you apply eye cream. Do this whether you are using it as a night cream, a day cream, or both. This under eye cream is oil-based and can be a bit heavy for day wear, but that is up to you!

* After washing and drying your face, apply any serums or toners that you use. The under eye cream should be the last thing that you apply in your skincare routine.

* Now, pat the cream onto the area under your eye.

* Do not rub, as you could tear the gentle skin. You only have to gently massage the eye area with your fingertips slowly.

* Allow your skin to absorb the cream. If you feel that your eye cream stings your eyes, you might be applying it too close to bedtime. Try putting it on earlier in the evening so it has time to absorb. Always avoid the eyelids.

# DIY Tea Tree Oil Face Moisturizer For Acne Scars

When we talk about natural treatments for acne and their hateful scars, we usually talk about tea tree oil. It is not only effective for acne, but it also heals many skin problems including acne scar treatment. This face massage gel will heal your acne and its scars and will make your skin smooth and hydrated because it contains many powerful and effective ingredients which are good for many skin disorder.

Ingredients

7 Drops of Tea Tree Essential Oil
10 Drops of Lavender Essential Oil
5 Tablespoon Aloe Vera Gel
2 Vitamin E capsule
1 Tablespoon Rosehip Oil

Method

* Mix all the ingredients properly and store in an airtight glass jar.

How To Apply

* Remove your all makeup and cleanse your face with a cleanser.

* Take out some face massage gel with dry fingers or with a cleaned spoon and apply to all over your face.

* Massage Your face for about 5-10 minutes with your fingertips in circular motion.

* Keep it for about 15 minutes after the massage. Make sure it gets completely absorbed by the skin.

* Apply moisturizer if needed.

* Use daily twice to get the desired result.

# DIY Baking Soda Face Scrub For Blackheads

Baking soda scrub is a mixture of coconut oil, tea tree oil, lemon oil and of course, baking soda. This scrub draws out the excess oil, dirt from the skin by unclogging skin pores and maintains the optimum skin’s pH which prevents the sudden breakout and gives a healthy glow to the skin.

Ingredients

2 tablespoon baking soda
1-2 tablespoon coconut oil
3 drops of tea tree oil
3 drops of lemon oil

Method

* Take a bowl and combine all the ingredients and mix well.

* Store it in an airtight glass container for future use.

* You can keep this scrub for a couple of months but do not let water to go inside the container as it can spoil the mixture.

* There is no need to store it in a refrigerator as this will harden the coconut oil. It's better to keep the container at normal room temperature.

How To Apply

* First, wash your skin with soap or body wash and rinse it well.

* If possible have a hot water bath or shower. Hot water will open up your pores, making your skin much more susceptible to cleaning.

* Apply a sufficient amount of scrub to wet skin over your entire body, massaging in a circular motion for 5-10 minutes to allow the granules to remove dead skin cells.

* Finally, rinse it off well.