If you love essential oils, you have probably noticed—some essential oils are expensive! Why so much money for a little bottle of oil?
It has to do with how much plant material is needed to produce the essential oil, and the amount of labor it takes to harvest the plant (and make the oil).
For example, it might take 3 pounds of lavender plant material to produce 15 ml of essential oil. But for rose essential oil, it can take 30 rose blossoms to produce just 1 drop.
There are SO MANY excellent essential oils for skin care and skin repair!
It was not easy to narrow our list down to 5. But we want to keep things straightforward for you when you’re making your own all-natural skin care. Even though there is a lot to know about essential oil science, that’s no reason you should start to feel confused.
Here is our easy-to-use top 5 guide.
We’re going to give you a DIY face mask recipe today.
It’s made with white clay, argan oil, and honey, as well as a few essential oils to nurture your skin.
We love this blend for dry skin and sensitive skin.
Today we’re going to share a DIY exfoliating sugar scrub for your face.
Exfoliating your face daily can do so much for your skin. Just think about it . . . your skin is constantly shedding dead skin cells, pores are continuously pushing out oils, toxins, and bacteria, and as you go about daily life your skin encounters harsh contaminants in the environment.
All of that builds up on your face.
About Argan Oil, Rosehip Seed Oil, and Pomegranate Seed Oil for Face Care
These natural oils don’t clog pores, so they don’t contribute to acne. (That’s a big concern behind the “don’t put oil on your face” message.) They’re full of antioxidants to fight free radicals, essential fatty acids that support skin cells and keep them healthy, and important vitamins, like E and A.