In my process to delete the house of toxins, I decided that I would try to find a more natural face moisturiser. This Daily Face Moisturiser works out considerably cheaper that the commercial store-bought ones and is a lot better for your skin.
At first it felt a little weird putting oil onto my already oily face, but after a few weeks, my skin started feeling really soft and I was really starting to feel good about it. I do recommend that you try a small bit of this moisturiser on the back of your hand first, to make sure you do not have any allergies to any of the ingredients. If you do, do not use this recipe.
In the following recipe, the coconut oil acts a a moisturiser, a multivitamin, and an antioxidant. The vitamin E oil helps prevent premature aging and promotes healing. Frankincense EO, also help promote healthy cell regeneration while the Lavender EO acts as an anti-inflammatory, an antiseptic and also has antibacterial properties.
To create a night time cream use the same recipe, just add 10 drops of Lemon essential oil, which aids in rejuvenating sagging or tired-looking skin as will as clearing of the skin and boosting circulation. Lemon essential oil is photosensitive, that is why I would only use it in a night cream.
- Day Cream
- 1/2 cup (115 g) organic coconut oil
- 1/2 cup (115 g) cocoa butter or shea butter
- 1 tsp vitamin e oil
- 20 drops Frankincense EO
- 15 drops Lavender EO
- Using a double boiler, melt cocoa / shea butter and coconut oil together until liquid.
- Remove from heat and let cool for about 30 minutes.
- Add in the Frankincense and Lavender essential oils.
- Wait for mix to partially solidify. If you live in a high humidity place like I do, you may want to put it in the fridge. I put mine in the fridge for about 10 minutes.
- Then, whip with your hand mixer for a few minutes until it has a butter-like consistency.
- Store in a wide-lid glass jar. This should keep for 6 - 12 months.
- Due to the high humidity here causing the coconut oil to melt, you will need to keep it in a dark, cool place or the fridge.
- Night Cream
- 1/2 cup (115 g) organic coconut oil
- 1/2 cup (115 g) cocoa butter or shea butter
- 1 tsp vitamin e oil
- 20 drops Frankincense EO
- 15 drops Lavender EO
- 10 drops Lemon EO
- Using a double boiler, melt cocoa / shea butter and coconut oil together until liquid.
- Remove from heat and let cool for about 30 minutes.
- Add in the Frankincense, Lavender and Lemon essential oils.
- Wait for mix to partially solidify. If you live in a high humidity place like I do, you may want to put it in the fridge. I put mine in the fridge for about 10 minutes.
- Then, whip with your hand mixer for a few minutes until it has a butter-like consistency.
- Store in a wide-lid glass jar. This should keep for 6 - 12 months.
- Due to the high humidity here causing the coconut oil to melt, you will need to keep it in a dark, cool place or the fridge.
Instead of the vitamin E oil, you could use almond oil as it is also very beneficial to the skin. It helps soothes irritated skin, lightens dark circles and help in the delaying of the ageing process.
You could also add a few drops of Maleluca (Tea Tree) Essential Oil too as it helps with acne.
If you would like to know more about using coconut oil as a moisturiser, this is a great article.
For those in Australia, I get a lot of my supplies from Aussie Soap Supplies in WA.
Have a question about essential oils? Find out more here!