Essential oils are a wonderful addition to your own beauty routine and here are some blends that can be easily incorporated. In fact these are all blends I have on the go myself.
I don't have the easiest cuticles to deal with and I find the nail and cuticle blend really helpful so I have that made up in a roll on ball applicator for easy application on a regular basis. Add 10 drops of the blend to 10ml jojoba oil in a 10ml roll on bottle. 2 parts lemon essential oil to 1 part lavender essential oil.
I change the blends around quite a bit for the hand and foot blends as it is nice to have some variety and one doesn't want to be using the same blend all the time anyway. Your essential oils can be added directly to any basic cream or lotion base. Hand Blend 1 part Roman Chamomile, 1 part Lavender, 1 part Patchouli. Foot Blend 3 parts Cypress, 2 parts Juniper, 1 part Peppermint.
I like to give myself a salt scrub at least once a week but when I get busy it's more like once a month. For this I choose the oils based on what is going on for me at the time, but when I'm finished my skin feels wonderfully soft and pliant. Mix 1 cup (250ml) epsom salts, 1 cup (250ml) sea salt. Add 6 drops essential oil or blend of essential oils. Add 1 – 2 tablespoons of carrier oil. Mix well together. Wet your body with warm water. Rub the salt mixture into your skin starting from the top and working down. When it is rubbed in all over, stand for 2 minutes in the shower and let the steam open the pores. You can continue to rub the salt in. Finally rinse all the salt off. Salt Scrub Essential Oil Blend: 3 parts Grapefruit, 2 parts Juniper, 2 parts Cypress.
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