- By: Michael South
Natural essential oils are highly effective antioxidants. Clove essential oil is one of the strongest natural antioxidants known, with and ORAC value of over 100,000 -- though it might be a little spicy to use on your face. There are a great many other essential oils with strong antioxidant action packed are known healers to the skin from which to choose. For example, a study just released by French scientists note that Myrrh essential oil has a profound oxygen quenching effect on free radicals produced by the interaction of UV rays and the skin's sebum. All essential oils used in skin care have the ability to absorb oxidative radicals, and they each have specific healing properties for the skin.
Creating a personal formula tailored to your family and children is especially fun and satisfying. All those little bottles won't just smell nice, but they'll be offering long-term health-enhancing support. Making a skincare formula is as easy as adding a few drops of one or more essential oils to a natural carrier oil base. That's all it takes! The first and most obvious choice for an after-sun formula is lavender essential oil. We all know by now that lavender began the modern aromatherapy revolution by healing burns that were caused in an accident -- and it will have the same effect on skin inflamed by the sun. Lavender can be used full strength on severe burns, or included at low concentrations with other oils for general use.
Blue Tansy is a somewhat more rare essential oil with profound anti-inflammatory action. Blue Tansy can be used in very dilute amounts; it is often called for in recipes at only a one or 2% concentration. Blue tansy's wonderful aroma will have you bathing in your lotion just for its sweet berry-like scent. Blue tansy is especially effective for sensitive skin that may be prone to irritation. It is included in many eczema and allergy blends for its naturally-calming action. So if your skin is gentle, and the Sun treats it a little harshly, a little blue tansy can really help.
Helichrysum may be the most dramatically anti-inflammatory and regenerative oil used in skin care. While expensive, just a small amount will have important healing effects. Helichrysum is used in wound healing and scar removal blends, and will do just as well for daily facial care. For folks with an eye toward really preventing any damage from the sun's rays, Helichrysum is a must. Like lavender Helichrysum can be used neat in emergencies, and at about 3% for a regular use skin recipes.
And for be perhaps most profound protective effects, choose Sea Buckthorn. This essential oil has been studied by Russian scientists as a protective agent for cosmonauts in outer space. It's deep red color indicates a high concentration of vitamin A like compounds, highly regarded for their skin healing properties. Steam distilled from the berries found across Europe, it too has a sweet fruity aroma loved by many. Sea Buckthorn is useful in virtually any skincare application, and most certainly for an after-sun formula. Add at one to 3% in your carrier base.
You also have the option of adding other active-ingredients like natural vitamin E and fat soluble vitamin C to your mixture. You can simply empty or two capsules into each ounce of blend that you make. All these ingredients will be based in natural 'carrier oils'. Carrier oils are common seed and nut oils like Avocado, Apricot Kernel, Evening Primrose, Jojoba, Hemp, and the specialty skincare oils Tamanu and Rosehip seed. Any of these oils alone will work wonderfully, though you can use two or more together to provide a synergy of healthy action for your skin. A general-purpose formula may include Avocado and Jojoba; a potent formula for extra skin health support might include Evening Primrose, Tamanu, and Rosehip seed.
The recipes are really flexible. You can easily tailor them to your own needs, or to those of your children and other loved ones. Simply choose one or more essential oils and add them to your carrier oil mixture at the rate of 15 drops per ounce. For example, for an excellent one ounce blend begin with a carrier base of 50% Rosehip seed and 50% Tamanu oil. To this you would add 5 drops each of Lavender, Sea Buckthorn, and Blue Tansy. This blend will smell so wonderful; you'll want to use it all the time. It will be gentle enough for everyone who has had a happy day in the sun. For care of mature skin, use a base of 1/3 each Apricot Kernel, Tamanu and Rosehip seed; to this add equal parts each of Helichrysum, Sea Buckthorn, Lavender, and Myrrh. This blend should be used after any long-term sun exposure to really protect your skin, and give it a long-lasting healthy glow.
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