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Home » DIY » Guide to using Essential Oils {Beauty Products}

Guide to using Essential Oils {Beauty Products}

Swati · January 28, 2012 · 4 Comments

So, as I promised to you all that I shall be spending the DIY series of this entire month on my exploits using Essential Oils, I thought it would be prudent and informative to give a little theoretical background on how should an EO be used. And, we shall have practicals from next week 🙂
Skin and Hair Care
Essential Oils are very concentrated so they have to be diluted to be used in the regular routines otherwise they can cause skin sensitivity and many such problems. So, what is right proportion to dilute the EO’s when using them in your skin or hair care routines. 1-2% at max. Do not exceed this ratio at any costs.
Well, personally, I used like way too much of EO in one of my oils and when I applied the oil on my face, my face burnt for a few minutes before it settled. So, beware of this and you really don’t want to go through that.
How does EO help the skin and hair?.
EO’s gets absorbed very easily into the skin as compared to anything else because of their small molecular size. That’s why concentrated doses are pretty harmful.

The Essential Oil Desk Reference, 4th Edition tells us that “essential oils are lipid soluble and can penetrate cell membranes bringing an increase of 21% oxygen to the cells within 20 minutes of application.” [Source]

Ok, yes, they increase the oxygen supply and improve the blood circulation consequently and that is why more nutrients are delivered to the cells. It also improves the absorption capacity of the nutrients. Not only that, they are rich in anti-oxidants and can fight the free radicals. And, the EO’s can also prevent cancer. So, you see they are pretty much effective in their own way but then excess of everything is bad. 

And, now, the fun part begins – we shall make perfume next week 🙂

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About Swati

Hi! This is Swathy. I love skin care and hair care and love to write about everything which I deal with and form opinions on. Perfect Skin Care for you is the culmination of all those things. So, don't forget to leave your comments!

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  1. Anonymous says

    January 30, 2012 at 8:42 PM

    hey swati i wanted to knw whr 2 buy rosemary oil n its pricce…………is it an essential oil????

    Reply
    • Swati Murti says

      January 31, 2012 at 5:11 AM

      rosemary is available both as oils and Essential oil. I bought it here: http://mokshalifestyle.com/ for very reasonable prices. But, I have no idea how pure these EO’s are.

      Reply
  2. Anonymous says

    January 30, 2012 at 8:43 PM

    n totally luv ua style…..ua blog s amazin 🙂

    Reply
    • Swati Murti says

      January 31, 2012 at 5:12 AM

      the price was around Rs 110-150 for 10ml. And, thank you so much for your kind words 🙂

      Reply

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