Skin care

For daily skin care, you can use a low-molecular cream, good quality baby cream or carrier oil enriched with essential oils. You can do compresses, applications, massages, and take baths.

Cleansing facial skin. Mix 1-2 drops of essential oil with 1 tablespoon of kefir (36-38°C) or homemade cottage cheese. Massage the resulting mixture into the skin, then wash with cool water acidified with lemon juice.

You can cleanse your skin with bran. Make a paste from bran (wheat bran, oatmeal), water or milk, add essential oils (1-2 parts), gently massage the skin and rinse with water.

Rinse your face. Add essential oil to well (spring) or melt water (35-38°C) at the rate of 4-5 drops per 1 liter of water (see section “Preparation of aromatic water at home” on page 338). Wash your face 2 times a day, closing your eyes well.

Steam baths. Into water (1 l) that has not reached the boiling point (at 90°C the water begins to “fizz” as To air bubbles intensively rise on the surface), add essential oil, cover with a towel, close your eyes and breathe over the steam for 5-10 minutes (for enlarged pores - 1.5-2 minutes). After completing the procedure, pat your face dry with a towel. You can use an enriched cream, make a nourishing mask, rinse your face with herbal infusion or warm water with the addition of essential oils.

Wide pores. Mix peanuts, almonds, poppy seeds (1 tablespoon each), two walnuts, pour boiling water over them and grind in a mortar or coffee grinder. All of these ingredients can be used separately. Pour the resulting slurry with 250 ml of water, mix well, let it brew for 20-30 minutes, then strain through cheesecloth, add up to 10 drops of essential oil (you can use a mixture) and shake. Nut milk refreshes the skin, tightens pores, and can be used to wash and cleanse the skin. Store the milk in the refrigerator (no more than 2 months).

Vascular network. Effective mask: 50 ml kefir or 2 tbsp. l. fat cottage cheese, 3 drops of juniper oil, 1 drop of rosemary oil, 2 drops of cypress oil. Apply to cleanly washed skin, rinse after 10-15 minutes with warm water.

Acne. Preparation of lotion: dissolve essential oil (according to dosage) in 10 ml of alcohol, add 100 g of water.

Using high concentration essential oil: add 7-10 drops of essential oil to 2-3 drops of alcohol or transport oil. Apply the resulting mixture to the affected areas every hour. Lavender essential oil can be used without diluent.

Prevention: Mix 10 ml of wheat germ oil with 4 drops of lavender. Apply to face several times a week.

For your information:

1. Exfoliating creams (scrubs) quickly make the skin soft and elastic, but with frequent use they lead to loss of elasticity and the premature appearance of fine wrinkles. Such procedures can be carried out only a few times a year.
   1. The moisture evaporating during sleep under the film of fatty cream leads to swelling and enlargement of the skin pores.
      1. Essential oils are absorbed by the skin for several hours.
         1. Alcohols in highly diluted form irritate nerve endings and, by attracting tissue fluid, help moisturize the skin.
            1. The simplest cream at home can be made as follows: add 4-6 parts of vegetable oil to 1 part of beeswax melted in a water bath. If desired, beat the resulting mixture with 5 parts of mineral water, add vitamins in an oil solution and essential oils. Store the resulting cream in the refrigerator in a glass container.