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DIY for Oily/Acne-Prone Skin
The most green thing you can do for your beauty regime is to make your own face and body oil. It is so incredibly easy and fun to do, and will save money, energy, and trees (no packaging!).
When it comes to adult acne, forget about the chemical-laden stuff you see on the drugstore shelves that will often cause more flare-ups and try this all-natural skin soother instead.
Gorgeously Green Oil for Oily/Acne-Prone Skin
Jojoba oil (for the base)
Saint-John’s wort essential oil
Black cumin seed essential oil
Lavender and geranium essential oils
Fill the bottles almost up to the top with the base oil, then add 1 teaspoon of Saint-John’s wort oil and 1 teaspoon of black cumin seed oil. Finally, add 10-15 drops of lavender and geranium.
Note: Make sure all the oils you buy are 100 percent organic. Aromatherapy is often a buzzword for preparations that are synthetic and full of chemicals, so be extra careful to check you’ve got the real thing.
Adapted from Gorgeously Green: 8 Simple Steps to an Earth-Friendly Life by Sophie Uliano (Collins Living, 2008).
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add your comment »I am a certified Clinical Aromatherapist with a private practice in Canada. Jojoba is not an oil, it is a liquid wax very close in chemical structure to human sebum. For this reason, it is an excellent choice for facial care. Contrary to many of the comments here, putting jojoba on the face is not going to worsen oily skin; quite the opposite effect will occur. The jojoba on the skin "tells" the skin it already has enough sebum to protect itself, therefore the skin then diminishes its sebum production. On avergae, it takes the face 2 to 3 weeks to regulate itself to the jojoba application.
The recipe above concerns me as an Aromatherapist. For the amount of essential oils recommended in the blend to be safe, the amount of jojoba (or other base oil) would need to be 36 ounces (1.25 litres)!! This would make it a 2% dilution, which would be acceptable, therapeutically. And there would be better choices for the essential oils themselves: Niaouli, tea tree, palmarosa... Avoid citrus oils at all costs; they are photo-toxic and may cause permanent discoloration following accelerated burns (i have seen this first-hand in my practice).
Another oil to consider for those who have especially sensitive skin would be Red Raspberry Seed oil. It is anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial and very soothing for acneic skin. Worth consideration.
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Let me add my two -bit, as someone who has been experimenting with aromatherapy for last 3-4 years!
If you use lemon essential oil, by dabbing just a bit on wet cotton and then applying it on acne at night, acne will dissapear in few days. Use this for few days and its enough. It will also give you a new clean 'layer' of skin, atleast it will feel like that!
I think any oil...for eg coconut or even jojoba would aggravate oily skin condition.
Use a cleanser and toner for oily skin in winter and in summer just a cleanser is enough. For winter use a milk-(white) based cleanser, while for summer use clear water-based cleanser. Better to use the toner of the same brand as the cleanser. Thats my experience, hope it helps someone!
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Jojoba is actually a liquid wax, and for most people, it does not cause worsening acne... but it may not improve your situation. I have very sensitive skin, and adult acne; jojoba tends to sit on the surface of my skin and make it look oily (though I love it for daily body moisture and on the tips of dry hair). If my skin does get too dry from necessary meds or winter weather, apricot oil has done wonders for softening skin and helping dry patches heal.
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As my opinion olive oil is better than coconut oil for our skin.
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Oily/Acneic skin tends to be shiny with enlarged pores, have poor circulation and is prone to blackheads, blemishes and sometimes clusters of pimples. If neglected and uncared for, these blemishes can advance to a worsened stage and leave you with scarred and pitted skin. Avoid harsh, drying products and keep skin well moisturized with light, oil-free products.
I learned this at http://www.yourbeautifulskinonline.com/oily_acneic_products.html
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Adult acne is not completely understood and there is no cure for it. It is influenced by hormones. There is no one cure.
Although I think the above recipe sounds good, I am a little puzzled as to the amounts referred to and what the starting point is: a ? size clean bottle? Also, I have many allergies. I'd have to try a bit of each of the ingredients first to make sure that there isn't a negative reaction. Its a let-down for me that the purer bits of nature can provoke some nasty allergic reactions.
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I have tried pure unrefined organic jojoba and I break out like crazy same thing with coconut oil...it doesn't work for me...I have to keep any type of oils from my face...which is sad because they are good for the skin...
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Yes, different oils are different for diffenent people. I had horrible results (more acne) when I used coconut oil on my face. But I love it for my body. I am better with lighter oils like Jojoba for my face, because the molecules are smaller and I have small pores.
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I used to suffer from acne, especially during PMS, then I stopped eating any and all dairy products and my skin looks great. Now I just get the occasional zit, but it's not a constant battle anymore.
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I've had acne for ten years, and despite my research I had no idea that some oils were actually ok for acne-prone skin. Can you recommend where to get black cumin seed oil? The others are all easy to find.
For those who are worried about oil but want to go natural, try using green tea as a toner. Just brew a cup of green tea. Drink the tea, and rub the moist tea bag on your face (once its cool). I let the tea dry on my face and then use my oil-free moisturizer. It's the only remedy that has ever helped at all, and I've tried just about everything out there.
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