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Use An Aromatherapy Moisturizing Lotion During The Winter Months

During the winter months is when you need to take extra care of your skin. It is important to drink plenty of water during the winter months, to keep the skin hydrated from the inside as well as the outside. Also, it is important to apply a good lotion to maintain your skin’s moisture during the winter. Winter can be very drying and harsh to the skin.

Your face and hands are most affected during the winter. Dry, peeling, and chapped skin caused by both sharp winds outside and artificial heating inside. Dry skin is not only irritating, but can be quite painful. Sometimes chapped skin can become a source of irritation.

The use of Aromatherapy can be very beneficial in keeping the skin moisturized during the harsh winter months.

Aromatherapy Recipe for restoring moisture to your skin

If you find that your skin is drying during the winter months use:

1 fluid ounce of a carrier oil, (Sweet Almondor Sunflower Oilare good choices)

add 2 drops of Patchouli Oil

2 drops of Sandalwood oil, and

2 drops of Myrrh

Moisturizing Bath Oil

After blending together, add this special oil to your bath water, or apply as a lotion. You can also it as a massage oil. To feel and enjoy its full effective, pour it into an amber colored bottle and then heat the bottle in a bowl of hot water [not boiling]. This oil will help restore moisture and you may find the scent intoxicating. It is a wonderfully rejuvenating and refreshing treat for your entire body.

You can also make your own personal bath oil by adding essential oils to a carrier oil. The function of a carrier oil is to dilute the potency of the essential oil before it comes in contact with your skin. There are a number of good carrier oils such as: Jojoba Oil, Sweet Almond Oil, Macadamia Oil, and Sunflower Oil.

Creating your own recipes for bath oils, body lotions, and face creams is just one of the many ways you can enjoy Aromatherapy. You can make lotions and creams by adding essential oils to your favorite ready made creams and lotions that you have purchased, or you can make your own lotion and cream bases. You can also find lotion and cream bases available in health food stores. You just simply choose the essential oil that you prefer and add it to your base cream, creating your own individual cream.

Aromatherapy Skin Care

Be aware of the affect the elements have on your skin and be sure to take common sense precautions to protect your skin from outside elements. Always cover your face when going outside for extended periods of time. This may be simply pulling your scarf up over your face.

Autumn and winter are beautiful times of the year, and there is no reason why your skin has to suffer and lose its beauty during these months.

For late winter nights, you may want to curl up in front of a log fire and relax with a good book and a nice cup of Chamomile tea. Chamomile is very relaxing and will help take the chill off those cold winter nights.

Safety Guidelines

You should not drink any essential oils without first consulting a qualified aromatherapy practitioner. You should not apply any undiluted essential oil, absolutes, CO2s or any other concentrated essences directly onto the surface of your skin.

You should only use essential oils when under the proper supervision of a qualified aromatherapy practitioner if you have a medical condition or you are pregnant or suffering from liver failure, cancer or epilepsy.

Always use a skin patch test when using an essential oil for the first time.

Children: you must exercise extreme care if using essential oils with children. Only the gentlest essential oils and very small quantities. You are strongly advised to consult a qualified aromatherapy practitioner prior to using essential oils with children.

Please refer to 'Safety Guidelines'