Essential Oils Uses for Skin and Beauty

• Reduce cellulite: Mix 5 drops of grapefruit essential oil with 2 teaspoons of coconut oil and massage into dimpled areas.
• Natural perfume: Use 1–2 drops of jasmine essential oil on your wrist as a fresh natural fragrance. Lavender and vanilla also agree with most women, while cypress and clove work well for men’s cologne.
• Acne face wash: To get rid of acne, make a homemade face wash by mixing tea tree oil (melaleuca) with raw honey and rub on your face. Then rinse off with water.
• Freshen breath: Use a drop of peppermint essential oil for a natural way to freshen breath.
• Homemade shampoo: To make homemade shampoo, mix lavender oil, rosemary oil, aloe vera gel and coconut milk. Use as you would regular shampoo. It lasts 2-4 weeks.
• Homemade deodorant: Combine coconut oil, beeswax and your favorite essential oils like cedarwood and clove oil for men and lavender and tea tree oil for women.
• Sugar scrub: Mix a few drops of an essential oil with almond oil and rock salt or sugar to make your own salt or sugar scrub.
• Homemade toothpaste: Combine sea salt, baking soda, coconut oil and xylitol with peppermint essential oil to make homemade remineralizing toothpaste. Then brush.
• Body spray: Add 5–10 drops to four ounces of water and use as a fragrant body spray.
• Itchy scalp: Add lavender, cedarwood or basil essential oil to shampoo to reduce itching.
• Thicken hair: Add rosemary to shampoo to naturally thicken hair and increase volume.
• Strengthen nails: Mix 10 drops of frankincense, myrrh and lemon essential oils into 2 tablespoons of vitamin E oil, then rub on cuticles.Reduce wrinkles: Mix 3–5 drops of sandalwood, geranium, lavender and frankincense essential oils with an unscented lotion and apply to face. Avoid applying to eyes.
• Teeth whitener: Combine lemon essential oil, coconut oil and fresh strawberries, then rub on your teeth. Rinse after two minutes.
• Treat dandruff: Mix five drops of rosemary and lavender essential oils with three tablespoons of unscented oil. Massage into your scalp and leave on for 10 minutes. Shampoo mixture out.
• Reduce stretch marks: Mix 5 drops of frankincense, myrrh and grapefruit essential oils with coconut oil and apply to stretch marks.
• Facial scrub: Mix one-fourth cup yogurt, one-fourth cup cornmeal, and five drops of patchouli, grapefruit and lavender oil. Apply to face and wash off.Natural skin toner: Mix eight ounces of water with two drops of lavender, geranium and frankincense.
• Deep hair conditioner: Mix 15 drops of rosewood with 5 drops of sandalwood and lavender into unscented oil. Place mixture in a small plastic bag and dunk into warm water to heat up. Apply to hair and wrap for 20 minutes. Shampoo as usual.Reduce age spots: Put on frankincense essential oil three times daily directly on skin to improve sun spots and age spots.
• For oily hair: Mix 10 drops of ylang ylang, lime and rosemary oil with two ounces of unscented oil. Massage it scalp 2-3 times per week. Wash out as usual.
• Heal dry cracked feet: Add 3 drops of lavender oil to 2 tablespoons of coconut oil. Apply to the feet at night and put on some socks.
• Relieve nausea: Breathe in peppermint oil through your nose to alleviate nausea, and also apply to your neck and upper chest. Ginger and lavender may also help.