Skin Care For Your Neck Using Aromatherapy
I once heard a cosmetician tell an audience of women that it is no good taking care of the face as if it were a rose if the stalk cannot support it. We all know what she was talking about. The neck is one of the first parts of the body to show its age, with crinkled skin and wrinkles, loss of elasticity and double chins. All lead to an older look, no matter what effort is put into preserving the good looks of the face. And covering the problem with a scarf is not the ideal solution. Thankfully for many, the neck responds very well to essential oil treatments, cleansing and oiling especially.
ESSENTIAL OILS FOR USE IN NECK SKIN CARE
Rose, Lemongrass, Palma rosa, Black pepper, Geranium, Basil, Clary-sage, Carrot, Lemon, Orange, Pettigraine (lemon) 
Vetiver, Pettigraine (orange)
BASE OILS FOR NECK SKIN CARE
Jojoba, Evening primrose, Borage, Avocado, Wheatgerm
The neck area is very delicate and should be cleansed with the same quality of preparation that you use on your face. You can simply add 1 drop of one of the above essential oils to each 2 grams of your usual cleansing cream. Each night apply the following oil, leave it for a few minutes and then wipe off the excess with a tissue:
NECK NIGHT ESSENTIAL OIL
Pettigraine (orange) 8 drops
Orange 3 drops
Carrot 10 drops
Basil 2 drops
Palma rosa 14 drops
Lemon 5 drops
10ml jojoba oil
10ml wheatgerm oil
10ml avocado oil
NECK SPECIAL TREATMENT SYNERGISTIC BLEND
For special treatments use 10 drops of the following synergistic blend of oils to 1 teaspoon of evening primrose oil, as and when needed. Massage it well into the skin and leave it there for at least ten minutes before wiping off the excess.
Blend together in these proportions.
Rose 10 drops
Clary-sage 7 drops
Lemon 10 drops
Carrot 20 drops
NECK SKIN SCRUB
Necks can get very grubby-looking, perhaps after a suntan has worn off or through wearing high-necked clothes in winter. Rubbing off the dead skin cells is an excellent way to brighten up and to tone the neck ready for a treatment oil.
1 teaspoon ground almond
1/2 teaspoon jojoba oil
Mix the above into a paste and rub it all over the neck in upward movements. Don't forget the chest area. Rinse it off with the vinegar tonic water that follows:
1/4 teaspoon cider vinegar
1 tablespoon spring water
1 teaspoon witch-hazel
2 drops Lemon
Mix the lemon essential oil with the witch-hazel and then blend with the he other ingredients, as far as is possible. Add to the final rinse water Arid wash the face until all trace of the almond paste has gone.
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