The efficacy and usage of facial essential oils

Because people are becoming more and more aware of health concepts. In recent years, more and more people are pursuing a healthy lifestyle. People are paying more and more attention to health preservation. From daily diet to lifestyle habits. Nowadays, the concept of health has penetrated into every aspect of people's lives. People's leisure and entertainment are gradually moving towards health. The spectrum of plant essential oils generally opens people's eyes to new ways of healthy living. Essential oils are used in production, life, medical treatment and other aspects. Essential oils are no longer unfamiliar to people. Today I will talk about the effects and uses of facial essential oils.

The effect of essential oils on skin care is now recognized by more and more people. If you use essential oils correctly on your face, the effect will be more obvious. On the contrary, wrong methods often backfire!

Many people believe that essential oils can only be used to relieve stress and relax. In fact, essential oils have more functions than just that. Essential oils can also achieve the purposes of whitening, removing wrinkles, losing weight, and breast enhancement. They help the skin by promoting facial detoxification from the inside out. So, how should essential oils be used? Let’s look at the detailed answer.

Using facial essential oils for skin care has been accepted by the majority of girls. Good facial essential oils can promote metabolism, accelerate blood circulation and lymphatic detoxification, but everything has its limits, and improper use can also cause adverse consequences.

Essential Oil Usage

Facial essential oil can be used as essence. After using facial cleanser and toner, drop 3-5 drops in the palm of your hand, rub the essential oil with both hands, and then apply it evenly on your face. If you are worried that it is too oily to spread, you can add a few drops of toner and mix it before applying it on your face.

Girls who are not used to applying essential oils directly on their faces can use it in combination with other skin care products to achieve better results. For example, you can add essential oils to facial cleanser and use it directly to wash your face, or use essential oils to make toner, put essential oils in facial creams and lotions, etc. This can enhance the effect of existing skin care products.

The origin of eye essential oil compound

Essential oil eye massage therapy comes from ancient civilization and is a health care therapy that originated in ancient Egypt. Essential oil eye massage therapy has always been considered "both a science and a highly creative art"; through massage, the effective ingredients can quickly penetrate into the human eye skin structure, promote cell regeneration, improve blood circulation and metabolism, prevent cell aging, and restore the balance between body and mind through the most important olfactory and tactile reactions and meridian techniques, fundamentally treating problems such as eye skin supply and meridian dysfunction. Used to relieve deep eye fatigue, expel toxins and blood clogs, and improve eye firmness and elasticity.

Essential oils are used for eye massage to improve the skin around the eyes. The steps are as follows:

Step 1: Dip 1 drop of essential oil on your middle finger, then apply a thin layer of essential oil around your eyes.

Step 2: Use your index finger to slide along the lower eyelid from inside to outside for about 3 to 5 times, then lift up slightly at the end of the eye and hold for 1 second to prevent the corner of the eye from drooping.

Step 3: Use your index finger to gently and smoothly apply it on the upper eye socket, then use your thumb to press from the inside to the outside in an acupoint pressing manner, staying for 3 to 5 seconds each time to stimulate the eye acupoints, promote blood circulation, and improve dark circles.

Step 4: Finally, combine the tips of your index, middle and ring fingers and place them on your eyes with the residual warmth for about 5 seconds. This will promote blood circulation, relieve eye pressure and pain, effectively drive away eye fatigue, and expel toxins deposited around the eyes.

Tips. When applying essential oils and eye creams, be careful not to use too much, otherwise if the skin does not absorb them well, fat particles will easily form.

Essential oils can be used for facial massage to tighten the skin. The steps are as follows:

Step 1: Put 2 to 3 drops of facial essential oil in the palm of your hand and apply evenly on your face from bottom to top; apply evenly on the forehead from inside to outside.

Step 2: Use your fingertips to gently massage from forehead to temples in spiral patterns until absorbed.

Step 3: Use your fingertips to gently press around the eyes until the essential oil is absorbed.

Step 4: Use the pads of four fingers to massage your cheeks in a spiral pattern, from bottom to top.

Step 5: Use four fingertips to push upwards and massage the chin area.

Precautions for using essential oils

Do not use too much essential oil at one time during massage. If you feel that the massage is not very moisturizing or feels astringent during the massage, you can add a small amount of facial essential oil at any time.

Different essential oils have different skin care effects

1. Essential for shrinking pores

Lemongrass essential oil can effectively remove acne, inhibit oil secretion, and tighten oily skin.

Geranium essential oil has a revitalizing effect and helps skin metabolism.

Cypress essential oil can effectively restrain the dilation of blood vessels on the surface of the skin and can control oil and moisturize.

2. Essential for skin whitening

Lemon essential oil contains a large amount of vitamin C, which can effectively whiten, tighten, control oil secretion, and reduce acne and other oily skin symptoms.

Orange blossom essential oil can stimulate cell regeneration, restore skin elasticity and vitality. It is suitable for sensitive skin and mature skin, and can whiten and soften body skin.

Self-made whitening essential oil: 1 drop of carrot seed + 1 drop of rose juice + 10ML of rose seed oil. This self-made essential oil is very unique and can lighten the melanin deposits on the surface of the skin. It is an excellent choice to easily achieve the dual effects of whitening and skin care.

3. Essential for hydration and moisturizing

Homemade Rose Essential Oil Moisturizing Spray: You can make your own moisturizing spray with rose. Dilute rose essential oil with distilled water, and you can make a useful moisturizing spray.

Moisturizing essential oil bath: Take an aromatic essential oil bath with lavender essential oil, sage essential oil, wheat germ essential oil or almond essential oil before going to bed. The natural ingredients they contain can achieve good moisturizing and nourishing effects.

4. Essential for anti-acne and acne treatment

Preparation

Preparation of base oil: Mix 10 ml of wheat germ oil, jojoba oil and sweet almond oil or grape seed oil to make 30 ml of base oil, and then continue to add essential oils.

The first stage of treatment focuses on anti-inflammatory relief and detoxification

The acne-removing essential oil formula is: two drops each of tea tree and juniper, one drop each of Roman orange and lemon, and four drops of lavender.

The second stage is deep cleansing and oil control

Anti-acne formula: four drops of geranium, one drop each of ylang-ylang and lemon, and three drops of cedarwood.

The third stage is to balance water and oil and reduce scars

Essential oil formula: 2 drops each of eucalyptus, rosewood and bergamot, 3 drops of lavender, and 1 drop of orange.