Facial Oils for Your Skin Type
A light facial massage is one of the best ways to treat any skin imbalance and in facial skin care. Facial massages soothe the skin and reflect a marked improvement in the condition of the skin. This online guide will help you choose the right oils, based on your skin type. Certain oils are recommended for more than one skin type because of their balancing properties.
The base oil suggested is jojoba oil, almond oil or apricot oil. Jojoba oil is preferred the most.
Dry or Sensitive Skin
Base Oil for Dry Skin: Take 10 ml of Jojoba oil (Almond or apricot kernel oil are fine too)
Essential Oils for Dry Skin:
- Add either 2 drops rose or
- 2 drops of sandalwood oil to the base oil or
- 1 drop neroli oil and 1 drop of sandalwood oil or
- 1 drop rose oil and 1 drop sandalwood oil
Alternatively, roman chamomile, ylang ylang and jasmine can also be used.
Normal Skin
Base Oil for Normal Skin: Take 10 ml of jojoba oil
Essential Oils for Normal Skin:
- Add either 2 drops of geranium oil
- 2 drops of lavender oil or
- 1 drop of lavender oil and 1 drop of neroli oil or
- 1 drop of geranium oil and 1 drop of neroli oil
Alternatively, sandalwood, jasmine and rose can also be used.
Oily Skin
Base Oil for Oily Skin: Take 10 ml of jojoba oil
Essential oils for Oily Skin:
- Add 2 drops of geranium oil or
- 2 drops of ylang-ylang oil
- 1 drop of lavender oil and 1 drop of lemon
- 1 drop of geranium oil and 1 drop of cypress oil
Alternative suitable oil is sandalwood.
Combination Skin
Base oil for Combination Skin: Take 10 ml of jojoba oil
Essential oil for Combination Skin:
- Add 2 drops of geranium oil or
- Add 2 drops of sandalwood oil or
- 1 drop of ylang-ylang and 1 drop of geranium
- 1 drop of neroli oil and 1 drop of cypress oil
Alternatively, other suitable oils are lavender and neroli oils.
Allergic Skin
Base Oil for Allergic Skin: Take 10 ml of jojoba oil
Essential Oil for Allergic Skin:
- Add 1 drop of sandalwood oil and/or
- 1 drop of chamomile oil
Facial Oil Application Tips
- Facial oils are best used after face cleansing at night so the oil can skin into a rested skin.
- The face massage need not be an elaborate job as done in a beauty parlor. It can be done in simple upward and circular strokes so that the oil is massaged into the face, neck and forehead gently. Take care to avoid getting the oil into your eyes.
- Let the oil stay on the face for at least 10 minutes or longer. The best time is to apply the oil while you relax in a tub of essential oils. Blot face with a tissue to remove oil residues before you get into bed. For a very dry skin, all the oil may get absorbed into your skin but still blot the skin. This avoids any excess oil from getting into the eyes and causing eye puffiness.
- Choose an oil which suits your current skin type and its condition. Normally if you are using oils to normalize a dry skin, monitor the progress of your skin health and change to a different oil based on the skin’s current health condition.
