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Using Aromatherapy for Beauty Treatments

Every woman desires to be beautiful at some point in her life. Today's woman is turning to more natural ways to extract beauty from what the world has to offer her in the way of cosmetics. Aromatherapy may be an unlikely place to seek out cosmetic recipes to the individual not educated in the natural beauty of essential oils. Not only can essential oils relax and soothe they can allow a woman to customize her beauty experience.

You can find different levels of cosmetic ideas on Websites and in books that will show anyone how to make what is termed as "kitchen cosmetics" using aromatherapy and carrier oils, balms or lotions and essential oils.

A very simple and easy to make body lotion can be made using the essential oils of neroli, lavender and spikenard along with an unscented body lotion. The combination must be placed into a bottle, capped and shaken.

Individuals can also make nourishing facial serum by combining various essential oils into a dark glass bottle. The oils used are carrot seed, frankincense, geranium, evening primrose, jojoba and vitamin E oils.

You can also fashion your own lip balm using canola oil, beeswax granules, peppermint essential oil and vitamin E oil.

Because cosmetics made from natural ingredients like essential oils do not contain toxic chemicals they are safe to use and actually improve the condition of your skin. Products made at home with essential oils and applied to the skin-using carrier oils are not only safe, they can help heal certain skin conditions such as acne, dry skin and cellulite.

Making your own cosmetics from essential oils has three benefits: The first being that the ingredients do not harm your skin but improve your skin because the ingredients are all natural and have healing properties. The second benefit is that when you make your own cosmetics from essential oils you bypass all the hiked up cost of the product such as advertising costs that are included in the bottle of cosmetics sold on store shelves. The third benefit experienced when you make your own cosmetics is that you can make the product tailored to the needs of your own complexion.

Using aromatherapy you can make your own cosmetics and skin care products including creams and lotions, soap, spa and bath products, facial masks, lip balms, massage oils, skin cream, skin gel, ointments, seaweed body wrap and also Swedish massage oils. These natural products made from essential oils can relieve skin conditions such as acne, eczema, psoriasis, and can aid sensitive skin.

Here are a few books you can explore when desiring to make your own cosmetics:

Making Aromatherapy Creams and Lotions: 101 Natural Formulas to Revitalize & Nourish Your Skin by Donna Maria

The Complete Book of Essential Oils and Aromatherapy: Over 600 Natural, Non-Toxic and Fragrant Recipes to Create Health-Beauty-a Safe Home Environment by Valerie Ann Worwood

Natural Bodycare: Creating Aromatherapy Cosmetics for Health & Beauty by Julia Meadows, William B. Dewey, and Julia Meadow