Essential Oils For Natural Body Care

Using essential oils is a great way to naturally take care of your body and promote its condition. Preparing your own body care recipes at home will also prove to save you a great deal of money in the long run. You can utilize the various properties of essential oils to enhance your skin and hair condition.

Below are easy recipes for aromatherapy body care that you can try at home.

Regular use of commercial shampoo and conditioner expose your hair to harmful chemicals that cause damage on your hair. This results in developing such hair conditions as dandruff, split-ends, and frizz. Hence, switching to a natural alternative such as essential oils is a great way to combat such hair problems and nourish your skin with essential vitamins and nutrients to bring back its vitality.

There are several essential oils identified to contain properties that nourish your hair, such as rosemary, tea tree, eucalyptus, chamomile, lavender, myrrh, peppermint, sage, and basil. You can choose from either one of these oils to make homemade hair conditioner that you can store for a long period of time and use it whenever you want. The ingredients for making your natural hair conditioner include a tablespoon of carrier oil and 3 drops of your chosen essential oil. Mix these ingredients together in a bowl until thoroughly mixed. Use warm water to wet your hair and apply the essential oil conditioner mixture onto it. Leave the conditioner on your hair for at least 15 minutes before rinsing off for best results.

For those with dandruff problems, rosemary is highly recommended. Meanwhile, if you are suffering from dry hair, then either rosemary and jojoba make a good combination to make your own conditioner.

Adding essential oils to your body wash will enable you to acquire the nutrients from the oil and enrich its scent. In fact, the use of essential oils for body wash has been proven to create a nourishing effect such that manufacturers of body creams or shower gels have extracted properties of the oil and used it as one of active ingredients for such products sold in the market. Hence, preparing your own essential oil body wash at home is a great way to make excellent savings.

First and foremost, you need to spend a great deal in choosing the essential oils you are going to use. Make sure it is skin-safe and high grade to avoid developing irritations since it will be exposed directly on your skin. There are a few essential oils known to be specifically beneficial to your skin, so you can opt for them. To prepare your own aromatherapy body wash, you will need to following ingredients: unscented shower cream or gel, 60 drops of essential oil/s, a mixing bowl, and a storage container.

Simply add the essential oils into the gel or cream and stir completely. Then, pour it onto a separate container and store in a cool and dark area to preserve it for up to 3 months. The best oils to use for this recipe includes niaouli, patchouli, and palma rosa essential oils.

The use of essential oil body scrub is a magnificent way to cleanse and produce an exfoliating action on your skin. You can use it to achieve a fairer and smoother complexion while eliminating dead skin cells.

To make your own body scrub recipe using essential oils, prepare the following ingredients: 10 drops of geranium, myrtle, or lavender essential oil, 5 desert spoons of olive oil and brown sugar. Combine all ingredients in one container and use it on your body. When scrubbing, exert gentle but firm pressure to avoid irritating your skin. Massage for a few minutes before washing off for best results.

Whether you have dry or oily skin, the use of essential oils to prepare homemade skin moisturizer prove really effective. This is best applied soon after bathing using essential oil body scrub. You must therefore begin by identifying your skin type and using that in picking the essential oils you are going to use for making your skin moisturizer. Recommended oils for dry skin include olive or sesame oil. For oily skin, you can use avocado, grapeseed, or jojoba oil.

For dry skin lotion moisturizer, gather the following ingredients: half a cup of cocoa butter, 2 tablespoons of distilled water and beeswax, 3 tablespoons of sesame oil, 2 tablespoons of coconut oil, and a tablespoon of olive oil. Start off by heating the beeswax and water using low heat. Once melted, add in the cocoa butter and all of the essential oils. Pour the mixture into a container and allow it to cool down before applying on your body.

For oily skin, you will be using the following ingredients to make a natural skin moisturizer: half a cup of almond oil, a quarter of a cup for rose water and distilled water, 2 tablespoons of grated beeswax, 5 drops of galbanum oil and 4 drops of rose oil. As with the above moisturizer recipe, melt the beeswax and water over low heat. Then, blend the mixture on low speed so you can gradually add the essential oils. Pour the mixture onto a separate container and apply on your skin as lotion.

Using essential oils in massage is one of the most well known and highly preferred method of application for these oils in aromatherapy. However, your ability to benefit from it relies on the choice of essential oil to use. Here are some notes when deciding which body massage oils to use:

• Grapeseed oil: This oil contains linoleic acid and other essential fatty acids that moisturize your skin and boost its ability to regenerate itself, thus giving you healthier and smooth-looking skin.
• Avocado oil: This oil is highly recommended for those with mature skin since it promotes softening of the skin tissue and increasing skin cell regeneration.
• Jojoba oil: The composition of this particular essential oil is somewhat similar to your skin's natural composition, hence this is excellent to use to moisturize all skin types.
• Almond oil: The emollient properties of this oil creates balance in your skin and keep it moisturized without leaving a greasy feeling on your skin.