Wrinkles and the Ageing Skin - Using Essential Oils & Aromatherapy
Cellular regeneration is the key to a youthful skin, and essential oils provide a way of doing this which is far more pleasant than the most recent methods which involve using foetal cells. The nutrients and proteins in essential oils help to maintain the mattress-like bounciness of collagen, upon which the outer layers of skin rest, and encourage the regeneration of new cells. The circulation-stimulating properties of the oils oxygenate the blood which in turn energises the cells, allowing regeneration to take place. Some oils do this particularly well. Other oils such as fennel contain hormonal-like properties, and these encourage the firming of the skin, giving it a more youthful appearance.
While treating yourself with these anti-ageing oils, it will obviously speed things along if you don't overload the system with yet more toxins that the skin has to work hard to eliminate. Cut out alcohol, coffee, tea, sweets, red meats and all the things that you know clog up your skin cells as well as your digestive system.
Anti-Ageing Essential Oils To Combat Wrinkles
Violet, Patchouli, Oregano, Clary-sage, Yarrow, Orange, Fennel, Neroli, German Chamomile, Rosemary, Rose, Frankincense, Geranium, Myrrh, Palma Rosa, Lavender, Lemon, Lime, Thyme
You can use any of these oils on its own or make combinations of two or more, to suit your needs. Use the oils in a bath, as a face oil or body rub, and do remember to treat the bit you don't see in the mirror as often as the face - your body! Because everyone's skin regenerates at a different rate, allow at least thirty days before expecting to see outward signs of improvement.
There is no getting away from the fact that we are all inexorably growing one year older each three hundred and sixty-five days, but the essential oils help to ensure that we don't give the march of time a chance to take us over. The accumulated anxieties of a busy life contribute to a general downward movement as we age. Many difficulties arise from bringing up children, maintaining good relationships and following a career. Anxieties, however, inhibit the action of the lymphatic system.
Forget about ageing gracefully - in a way that's giving in. Fight it every step of the way. There's no time to begin or end this revitalisation programme. It may take you a little longer to reach peak potential when you are ninety, but even at that age the essential oils can make you feel and look younger.
Now we come to the anti-wrinkle facial treatment oils for various age groups. Use them every night on the face and, if you wish, on the neck and chest, as far as the collar bone. (See also neck essential oils, cleansers, face masks and steaming treatments)
WRINKLE PREVENTATIVE OIL RECIPE FOR THE OVER-TWENTIES
Neroli 8 drops
Lavender 5 drops
Fennel 5 drops
Chamomile German 3 drops
Geranium 8 drops
Carrot 1 drop
Diluted in 30ml hazelnut, almond or apricot kernel oil
ANTI-WRINKLE OIL BLEND FOR THE OVER-THIRTIES
Yarrow 10 drops
Patchouli 2 drops
Palma rose 10 drops
Clary-sage 8 drops
Fennel 7 drops
Rose 8 drops
Carrot 5 drops oil
Borage seed 5 drops
Jojoba 5 drops
ANTI-WRINKLE OIL RECIPE FOR THE OVER-FORTIES
Neroli 10 drops
Lavender 10 drops
Frankincense 10 drops
Rosemary 2 drops
Fennel 10 drops
Lemon 3 drops
Carrot 10 drops
Evening primrose 10 drops
Diluted in 30ml hazelnut or apricot kernel oil
ANTI-WRINKLE OIL BLEND FOR THE OVER-FIFTIES
Violet leaf 5 drops
Galbanum 5 drops
Rose 5 drops
Neroli 10 drops
Evening primrose 10 drops
Lavender 3 drops
Myrrh 2 drops
Carrot 10 drops
Bois de rose 10 drops
Borage seed 10 drops
Diluted in 30ml hazelnut or apricot kernel oil
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