Essential Oils (EO) & Hydrosols
Frankincense: Restorative, regenerating, and rejuvenating. Excellent for dry, mature or sensitive skin as it smoothes lines and softens chapped, raw skin. It's astringent properties heal inflammations. It accelerates healing of sores, scars and blemishes. It revitalizes both min and body and gives a sense of peacefulness.
Lavender: Soothing, balances oil production, helps heal blemishes, bruises, cuts and insect bites. Stimulates circulation. Reduces inflammation and soothes pain. Regulates oil secretions on scalp, helps repair damaged hair. Balances extreme emotions, strengthens the nervous system, reduces worry, anxiety, and neutralizes sensory overload.
Niaouli: Stimulates new cell growth and helps to heal wounds and inflammation. It reduces infection, and regenerates skin cells that have been damaged. It regulates oil and helps to eliminate blemishes. It relieves seborrhea, promotes healing and diminishes pain.
Palmarosa: Enhances any skin type. It regulates oil production to normalize oily skin and mature skin. It helps replenish moisture, clear blemishes, stimulate regeneration of wounds and sores, discourages wrinkles, and soothes inflamed or irritated skin. It has a claming uplifting effect on the emotions, while refreshing the mind and reducing stress.
Patchouli: Regenerates skin cells, tightens and tones sagging skin. It speeds up healing of wounds, calms inflamed skin, and helps fade scars. It smoothes rough dry skin, while regulating oiliness.
Peppermint: Fights bacteria and normalizes oily skin and hair. Enlivens dull dry skin and makes all skin feel soft. It energizes and relieves mental fatigue as well as cooling the emotions.
Myrrh: Boosts immunity by stimulating white blood cells, stimulates regeneration of skin cells, fights infection, maintains healthy skin and prevents premature aging. Improves circulation and complexion. It also helps heal blemishes, skin ulcers and wounds. It has a calming affect and also provides clarity and focus.
Vetiver: Vetiver normalizes the activity of the sebaceous (oil producing) glands. It can replenish moisture and balance oily skin. It strengthens the connective tissue and had a rejuvenating effect on the complexion. It soothes irritated and inflamed skin, as well as helping to heal wounds.
Most oils have a balancing effect (for example nourish dry skin and heal blemished or oily skin by regulating oil secretions. They are even more effective when blended to compliment each other.
