Okay, so once the face is clean and exfoliated you need to seal in the moisture and soften those wrinkles!  If you are anything like me, MY face feels cracked, wrinkled and saggy! Is there any help?  YES! That’s where the essential oils come in to play.  So, what are the BEST essential oils for the Face?  Fortunately, there are some DEFINITE heavy hitters on the essential oil list to help eliminate those issues!  (Happy face!)  My favorites are as follows:

1. Frankincense Oil – This essential oil has amazing properties that help tighten the skin. It’s known to be an effective topical agent to soften facial lines and relax the skin.  It also has properties that lighten or even out skin tone!  It’s an AMAZING  essential oil!
2. Rosehip Seed Oil –  Has properties that are known to regenerate cells and increase collagen production. It helps restore skin’s elasticity, fade age spots, and reduce broken capillaries.
3. Sweet Almond Oil –  It has emollient properties which help smooth out skin tone.  The VItamin E properties helps reverse sun damage and heal scars.
4. Geranium Essential Oil – Geranium is one of the best essential oils for the skin because it helps even out the distribution of melanin.  It helps the skin with that overall even tone of youth!
5. Lavender Essential Oil – Probably one of the best known essential oils for the skin!  It is calming and helps control inflammation and redness.  It is a GREAT hydrator!
6. Sea Buckthorn Oil – It is not one of the well-known oils, but it should be!  It contains over 190 nutrients and phytonutrients!   It is an incredible antioxidant which destroys free radicals by reversing and preventing the signs of aging.

Now that we have the Best Essential Oils for the Face….What do we do with them?

We make a DIY Facial Oil Recipe!  This recipe is going to be my favorite to use in my morning routine.  Gotta start my day out right! 😃

Morning Routine Facial Serum Recipe

I’m going to mix the first three carrier oils together to get a powerhouse blend! After that I will add the smaller amounts of ESSENTIAL oils to the mix.  EVERY ingredient is ESSENTIAL!  Recipe is as follows:

Recipe

• 1 Tbsp. Rosehip Seed Oil
• 2 tsp. Sweet Almond Oil
• 1 teaspoon Sea Buckthorn Oil
• 5 drops Lavender Essential Oil
• 4 drops Frankincense Essential Oil
• 2 drops Geranium Essential Oil

Directions

• Mix all the ingredients in a 1 oz. dropper bottle
• Store in a cool dry place
• After washing skin apply 4 to five drops on face and rub in with circular motion
• Apply once every morning to a cleansed face

Watch the Video Below! Step by Step Directions on How to Make Your Own Morning Routine Facial Serum Recipe

Once I started making my own recipes, I can’t imagine buying a moisturizer with ingredients that I KNOW aren’t pure and authentic.  With recipes like this one, I just feel good about what I’m putting on my face.  Besides, Who DOESN’T want the Best Essential Oil for Their Face?

That’s my whole goal for my 18 month Subtract the Years Journey, putting together a skin healthy diet along with a skin healthy cleansing and moisturing routine.  Right now I’m trying not to think about the end result (subtracting 10 years off my body), I’m just trying to focus and enjoy the journey now.

Stay tuned next week for an eye serum formula.  Every area on your body is important and needs special attention!

 

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