Let’s familiarize ourselves with some remarkable essential oils and explore their specific contributions to skincare.
Essential oils are concentrated plant extracts obtained through distillation or mechanical methods. They are highly aromatic and contain the essence of the plant from which they are derived. These oils have been used for centuries in various cultures for their therapeutic properties, including skincare benefits.
Essential Oils & Their Skin Benefits :
Bergamot Oil –
This energizing oil comes from the citrus family and has a citrusy lemon-lime scent with spicy floral undertones. Bergamot works well to balance oily, acne-prone skin. It’s also an excellent treatment for skin conditions such as eczema and psoriasis. Bergamot blends well with neroli, melissa, lavender, rose geranium, chamomile, ylang ylang, and jasmine.
Carrot Seed Oil –
An exceptionally powerful anti-aging essential oil with a warm, earthy, woody aroma is Carrot Seed Oil. It is extremely rejuvenating and regenerating, making it an excellent choice for mature, aging skin. This oil reduces age spots and wrinkles, restores tone and elasticity, repairs cellular damage, diminishes hyperpigmentation, and reduces signs of aging. Carrot Seed blends well with bergamot, cypress, geranium, lavender, mandarin, sandalwood, grapefruit, and lemon.
Cedarwood Oil –
Cedarwood has a slightly sweet, woody, earthy aroma and is a very calming, soothing, and grounding oil. It balances and normalizes both dry and oily skin, but is very effective with skin conditions like acne, psoriasis, and eczema. People commonly use Cedarwood as a hair treatment to minimize dandruff and hair loss. Cedarwood blends well with rose, patchouli, neroli, rosemary, lemon, clary sage, jasmine, lavender, chamomile, frankincense, and ylang ylang.
Chamomile (Roman) Oil –
The most commonly used and versatile chamomile oil has a sweet, herbal, fruity scent with an apple-like aroma. Roman chamomile is a very gentle oil and is soothing to all types of skin, but because of its astringent properties is frequently and healing effects on the skin. Blue chamomile blends well with bergamot, jasmine, clary sage, frankincense, geranium, lavender, neroli, patchouli, and all citrus oils.
Clary Sage Oil –
A great oil for oily and acne-prone skin, this sweet, nutty, herbaceous scented oil also works well for mature skin as it encourages new cells growth, helps delay cellular aging, and aids in wrinkle reduction. Clary Sage blends well with bergamot, lavender, frankincense, Roman chamomile, lemon, grapefruit, orange, cedarwood, and ylang ylang.
Cypress Oil –
This clean, fresh, woody, scented oil promotes cellular regeneration and has astringent components, making it effective for oily skin and controlling acne breakouts. Cypress oil tightens the skin and reduces pores, and people often recommend it in the treatment of cellulite.Cypress blends well with bergamot, frankincense, clary sage, lavender, rosemary, ylang ylang, and sandalwood.
Eucalyptus Oil –
People commonly use Eucalyptus Oil to treat acne, skin irritations, skin infections, and insect bites due to its distinct, pungent and earthy aroma. Eucalyptus blends well with lavender, rosemary, peppermint, lemongrass, myrrh, and cedarwood.
Frankincense Oil –
People recognize Frankincense for its warm, sweet, incense-like fragrance and its anti-aging and rejuvenation properties. This oil aids in the prevention and reduction of wrinkles, while also deeply hydrating the skin. Frankincense blends well with bergamot, lavender, neroli, grapefruit, myrrh, ylang ylang, cedarwood, and sandalwood.
Geranium Oil –
Geranium oil has a green fragrance with a slightly rosy scent with a hint of lemon. This oil is both calming and uplifting and has a balancing and soothing effect on all skin types, but because geranium oil balances sebum (oil) production in the skin, it works especially well for oily skin.
Geranium (Rose) Oil –
Rose geranium oil is similar to geranium oil with a fresh, herbaceous, distinct rosy aroma. Commonly referred to as the “poor persons rose oil,” rose geranium oil is used to calm oily, acne-prone, or irritated skin and is great for skin disorders and conditions such as eczema, psoriasis, cellulite, and stretch marks. Rose geranium blends well with cedarwood, clary sage, bergamot, neroli, lavender, lemon, carrot seed, and rosemary.
Grapefruit Oil –
Grapefruit has a sweet, fresh, citrusy scent and is a refreshing and uplifting oil that isn’t too strong or overpowering. also has outstanding cleansing, toning, and detoxifying properties making it a great choice for oily skin types. This clean, fresh, energizing oil also possesses unique fat dissolving characteristics and is often used in the reduction of cellulite.
Helichrysum Oil –
Also known as Everlasting and Imortelle, helichrysum oil has a sweet, green, earthy aroma and is suitable for all skin types, especially sensitive and mature skin. Helichrysum has wonderful regenerating properties, tightens skin, and reduces the appearance of scars, acne, dermatitis, and heals stretch marks.
Lavender Oil –
Coined the “universal oil” because of its ability to treat almost any skin problem and any skin type. This sweet, floral scented, versatile and popular essential oil has anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, anti-bacterial, and anti-fungal properties which prove very useful for treating and healing various skin conditions such as eczema, psoriasis, and acne. Lavender blends well with bergamot, rose, geranium, lemon, patchouli, cedarwood, ylang ylang, and rosemary. NOTE: Lavender oil is one of the very few essential oils that is safe to use undiluted (neat) on the skin.
Jasmine Oil –
Jasmine has a sweet, exotic, rich floral scent. works well for all skin types and is often used on sensitive and irritated skin and to heal stretch marks and scarring.
Lemongrass Oil –
Lemongrass possesses a sweet, citrusy, herbaceous scent and is a common choice for treating oily and acne-prone skin types. It blends well with bergamot, rosemary, eucalyptus, geranium, patchouli, and clary sage.
Lemon Oil –
This clean, lemony-fresh scented oil is a wonderful skin tonic and works well for oily, acne-prone, and dull skin. Lemon blends well with rose, sandalwood, geranium, eucalyptus, grapefruit, mandarin, myrrh, frankincense, and lavender.
Mandarin Oil –
Is the sweetest and most calming of all the citrus oils and possesses a sweet, warm, fruity and citrusy aroma Moreover is an excellent cell rejuvenator and is very effective for healing acne and balancing oily skin. Mandarin blends well with rosemary, bergamot, frankincense, lavender, geranium, grapefruit, and lemon.
Melissa Oil –
Also known as lemon balm, melissa is a member of the mint family and has a distinctive lemon-mint fragrance. besides suitable for normal skin, but is especially effective in treating acne and oily skin because it contains potent astringent and antibacterial properties. Melissa blends well with bergamot, cedarwood, geranium, lavender, neroli, rose, and ylang ylang.
Myrrh Oil –
Myrrh, with its warm, smoky, earthy aroma, often benefits dehydrated, mature skin. It commonly serves in treating blemishes, wrinkles, eczema, rashes, and chapped skin.
Myrrh blends well with lavender, lemongrass, mandarin, sandalwood, cedarwood, frankincense, eucalyptus, ylang ylang.