It is easy and simple to prepare a face serum with your own hands, without chemical components, using strictly natural ingredients. Serum can be 100% cream-like, lighter in texture, easier to apply, and absorbs faster. If it is not possible to use one serum, you can apply it under the cream in the morning and evening, while doubling the effect.
Preparing the serum is simple, first test all the components on the skin separately to rule out allergies. Then select the necessary components to prepare the remedy. Prescription facial serum acts in the deepest and hardest to reach places in the skin, saturating them with vitamins.
Facial Serum: what to stock up on and how to prepare
You can buy everything you need in the pharmacy:
- several or one essential oil that suits your skin and suits the problem you want to address with the serum;
- aloe juice – in vial or ampoules;
- propolis tincture.
Determine in advance the container in which the components will be mixed. Serum for face skin is prepared every day new, it cannot be stored for a long time.
To prepare the serum, you need to mix aloe juice and propolis tincture in equal doses, so that it is enough for one application. Next, add your favorite essential oil to this mixture and the serum is ready.
Apply to the skin as follows: blot the swab and apply to the skin with light movements. You can dip your fingers into the serum and apply to the skin with patting movements. If you stay true to your cream, then you can cover your face with it after 10 minutes, so that the serum is absorbed. If a slight oily sheen remains from the oil, use a paper towel to remove excess oil from the skin.
Determining the effect of oils
For oily skin types, you can use the following essential oils:
- lemon,
- rosemary,
- ginger,
- geranium,
- juniper,
- mint,
- melissa.
They are able to have a tonic effect. Lavender, chamomile, ylang ylang may also be helpful. These types of oils soothe the inner layers of the skin, can relieve tension and irritation. Lemon and lavender smooth the skin wonderfully.
These essential oils will help clear clogged pores and remove blackheads:
- lemon,
- fennel,
- bergamot,
- Mandarin,
- thyme,
- mint,
- pine,
- eucalyptus,
- chamomile,
- marjoram.
Acne rescue remedy can be:
- carnation,
- incense,
- lavender,
- chamomile,
- juniper,
- pine,
- cedar,
- geranium,
- bergamot.
These essential oils promote healing of cracks, relieve inflammation on the skin, activate cell regeneration. The facial skin serum can contain 2-3 types of essential oils to solve all skin problems as much as possible.
Varieties of essential oils, their action
Apricot kernel oil is used for all skin types. It has a moisturizing and regenerating effect. Can soften and restore skin elasticity. Helps prevent enlarged pores, normalizes the functioning of the sebaceous glands.
Avocado oil is suitable for dry and aging skin, nourishes and restores lipid balance on the skin. It also improves the appearance of nails and hair.
Grape seed oil is suitable for oily and combination skin types. Perfectly tightens enlarged pores, restores skin firmness and elasticity.
Jojoba oil is ideal for any skin type, perfectly penetrates into the deep layers of the epidermis and normalizes the sebaceous glands. Also suitable for making hair masks – stimulates growth and adds shine.
Wheat germ oil is ideal for skin prone to rosacea. Removes puffiness and itching, peeling and restores skin elasticity.
Calendula oil can soften and restore any skin, even protects against sunburn. Great for making masks for oily hair.
Almond oil can saturate the skin with vitamins, moisturize and return the sebaceous glands to normal, remove oily sheen.
Peach oil can smooth out wrinkles and tighten flabby skin,
Pistachio oil is used to prepare a serum or mask for any skin type. The composition includes unsaturated fatty acids, amino acids. This essential oil is an antioxidant that can protect the skin from environmental damage.
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