Daily skincare routine can improve the appearance and health of your skin. In order to have beautiful and glowing skin, you must care for it every day, from the inside and outside out. Improvement is rarely dramatic and treatment needs to be continued for several months. But it is worth it!
The correct identification of skin types is crucial to select the most appropriate essential oils and skincare products to use. Please be aware that the skin type of an individual may change. It is important to pay attention to any changes in your skin condition on regular basis.
Dry Skin
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Improper skin care, such as insufficient lubrication, and lack of protection against moisture loss further exacerbate dryness in already dry skin. Sun protection is extremely important.
The skin prone to drying is tight, itchy and rough. It tends to be thin, fine, delicate and very sensitive. Neglected, becomes cracked and chapped. In this case, you should avoid products containing detergents, parabens and reach for moisturising, soothing and nourishing herbs and essential oils. The skin needs extra hydration, lubrication and protection. They can be added to creams, masks, tonic water, lotions, ointments, body scrubs, and carrier oils.
Normal Skin
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It has excellent hydration, muscle tone, and resilience. Normal skin looks soft, supple and has a healthy glow 
and colour, fine texture, and there are no open pores or fine lines. The best example is that of children. It is the rarest skin type these days.
Normal skin requires cleansing, morning and evening, use of moisturizer durng the day to prevent moisture loss and hydrating creams at night. An occasional exfoliation is also beneficial.
(Just because the skin is in good condition, it does not mean we can forget about taking care of it. It is important to prevent moisture loss and protect the skin from possible damage).
Serum
Bath/Body Oil
Inner Peace Balm
Combination Skin
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It is characterised by the existence of two or more different conditions. Skin can be oily around the nose, 
forehead, and the chin (T-zone), but dry on the rest of the face. Or skin can be dry, but with acne problems. It tends to be partly dry and partly oily and subject to blackheads and dilated pores. When treating a combination skin, each area is treated for its particular condition.
For example, when applying a mask, a mask formulated for oily skin is applied to the oily area and a mask formulated for dry skin is applied to dry areas.
the most useful essential oils are geranium, lavender and palmarosa because of their balancing effect on the sebaceous glands.
Body/Bath Oil
Healthy Hair Oil
Oily Skin
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Excessive sebaceous gland activity causes clogging of pores, pimples and blackheads formation. The skin can be
shining. For the care of the skin are needed: a toning facial cleanser, scrub, mask absorbing too much sebum, and gentle serum with essential oils and herbs. These remove excessive sebum, without drying the skin at the same time.
Essential oils can help in two ways. Firstly, they reduce the amount of sebum produced by the glands, and Geranium is a good example here, as it has balancing effect on endocrine system and on the sebaceous glands (Davis 2007). Secondly, essential oils control the bacteria responsible for any infection. Cedarwood, Grapefruit and Lavender among others have antiseptic properties and can keep your skin free of bacteria.
Daily Skincare Routine Step By Step
Facial Cleansing
A cleanser will remove excess oil, perspiration, dirt, dust, pollution, make-up and naturally loosened dead skin cells from the surface of the skin.
Benefits:
- The Cleansing Oil will help to remove the impurities or dirt deposited on the face
- Leave the skin surface fresh and ready to receive the massage
Facial Toning
Toners help balance the skin’s pH and are formulated to suit a specific skin type. Floral waters, also known as hydrosols make excellent toners. They will also temporarily minimise pore size. Hydrosols are free from alcohol.
Commonly used floral waters:
Rose water – Ideal for all skin types.
Orange water – Ideal for combination and sensitive skin types.
Lavender water – Ideal for normal and sensitive skin types.
Chamomile water – Ideal for dry, sensitive and inflamed skin
Witch hazel – Astringent, ideally suited for oily skin.
Benefits:
- Skin feels cool, smooth and refreshed
- Removes the residue of the previous procedures
- Add moisture to the skin’s surface
- Tones the skin
Facial Massage
Regular Face Massage provides the following benefits:
- Provides softness, smoothness and lubrication for the skin.
- Reduces wrinkles and thereby rejuvenates and revitalize the skin of face
- Removes scar and improves the skin color
- Relaxes the mind and improves sleep
- Improves local circulation
- Helps to liquefy the toxins or accumulated mucous in the sinuses
- Reduces the pain in cases of headache and sinusitis
Facial Moisturising
A moisturiser is formulated with a selection of the following ingredients: water, emollients , emulsifiers, waxes, humectants, active ingredients, and natural fragrances (from essential oils).
Benefits:
- Restore, reveal and provide constant, impressive nutrition to the skin.
- Emollient properties
- Ability to protect the skin
- Ability to prevent moisture evaporating from the skin
- Ability to supply the skin with essential fatty acids and vitamins which have specific healing properties
The benefits of essential oils in skin care:
- have highly antiseptic properties
- help speed up the removal of old skin cells and stimulate the growth of new cells
- improve muscle tone and blood circulation
- help eliminate waste
- reduce inflammation
- regulate sebum production
- reduce the impact of emotional stress
The benefits of vegetable oils:
- emollient properties
- ability to protect the skin
- ability to prevent moisture evaporating from the skin
- ability to supply the skin with essential fatty acids and vitamins which have specific healing properties
