How To Tighten Ageing Skin With Essential Oils

Ageing Skin

Skin changes happen for all of us as we grow older. Here are some natural ways to help
mature skin maintain its purity, tone, and firmness.

CLEANSING PASTE

4 ounces almonds
3 ounces sweet almond carrier oil
2 ounces apple cider vinegar
2 ounces spring water
6 drops essential oil (good choices: bois de rose, borage seed, carrot, evening primrose,
galbanum, lavender, myrrh, neroli, rose, or violet leaf)
To make the blend
1. Grind the almonds in the glass jar of a blender.
2. Add the sweet almond carrier oil, apple cider vinegar, spring water, and essential oil to
the ground almonds.
3. Blend the ingredients on high for at least 2 minutes to produce a smooth paste.
To use the blend
1. Using a soft, natural-bristle complexion brush, apply the paste to your face.
2. After 30 seconds, rinse your face with cool water to remove the paste.2

TONING BLEND

½ cup white wine
10 drops rosemary essential oil
3 drops peppermint essential oil

To make the blend

1. In a small saucepan, simmer the wine for 10 minutes.
2. Let the wine cool until tepid.
3. Pour the wine into a heatproof glass or ceramic bowl.
4. Add the rosemary and peppermint essential oils to the wine, and stir to combine.
5. Pour the mixture into a 4-ounce dark-coloured glass bottle that closes tightly, and store
the bottle in the refrigerator between uses.

To use the blend

1. Using a cotton ball, smooth the toner over your face.
2. Use the toner within 6 months.

MOISTURISING BLEND

½ cup olive carrier oil
¼ cup apricot kernel carrier oil
30 drops carrot seed essential oil
20 drops rose hip seed essential oil

To make the blend

1. Pour the olive and apricot kernel carrier oils into a glass or ceramic bowl.
2. Add the carrot seed and rose hip seed essential oils to the carrier oils.
3. Pour this blend into a 6-ounce dark-coloured glass bottle that closes tightly, and store
the bottle in the refrigerator between uses.
To use the blend
Using your fingertips, gently apply a small quantity of the blend to your face and neck
once a day.