Reset Your Skin Series

To get the free download for this series, go to Part 1: Formulate for Skin Type.

We’ve created this 4-part series with the intention of supporting your skin in regaining its equilibrium. We share 4 simple, organic skincare products for you to make. They encourage your skin’s inherent intelligence to restore balance.

For a week, consider stepping away from your usual skin care products and immersing yourself in this nourishing, gentle line. It’s about more than skincare; it’s a chance to rest, to revel in the purity of simple ingredients, and to lavish your skin with care. We’re interested in your skin care reset experience, share it with us by tagging us @theformulatorslab.

This is a 4-part series that includes how to Make Your Own Simple Organic Skincare Line to use to reset your skin.

Part 1: Formulate for Skin Type
Part 2: Joan’s Top Plant Oils for Skin
Part 3: Joan’s Top Essential Oils for Skin
Part 4: Make 4 Simple Skincare Products

Make Your Own Simple Organic Skincare Products

There are four products you can make and customize to your skin type for a simple skincare line:
2-Grains Face Cleanser, Hydrating Tonic, Moisturizing Face Oil, and Botanical Steam Herbs. These are pure products to reset your skin and enhance radiant skin.

2-GRAINS CLEANSER

This cleanser gently cleanses, exfoliates, and polishes the skin. It nourishes the skin and leaves the skin smooth and soft. Use for most skin types. Store in a tightly sealed container away from moisture, keeps for about six months.

1-part organic barley flour or rye flour

1-part organic millet flour or oat flour

Directions for Use
This is easy to apply in the shower and rinse off.

1. Pour 2 teaspoons grains into your palm or a mini bowl.

2. Add 3/4 teaspoon water or hydrosol to grains to hydrate and make a paste.

3. Gently smooth onto the face. Don’t use over the eyes. Rinse well with water.

Container Suggestion
-Spice jar with a shaker lid
-Mason jar
-Glass jar
-Glass bottle

One Time Use

1 teaspoon barley flour
1 teaspoon millet flour
3/4 teaspoon water or hydrosol

Combine and mix into a paste.

8 ounce batch

½ cup barley flour or rye flour
½ cup millet flour or oat flour

Combine and mix flours.

HYDRATING TONIC

This tonic does not contain a preservative. If it is in a sealed glass container and kept in a cool area or refrigerator, depending on the herbal extract, it should remain fresh for a few weeks. This is for your personal use. If you sell tonics, they must be effectively preserved.

Hydrating Tonic
2 ounces Distilled Water or Hydrosol

1 teaspoon Herbal Extract

½ teaspoon Aloe Vera Gel or Glycerin

Combine water, herbal extract, aloe vera gel or glycerin into the bottle. Cap and mix well.

Directions for Use

Mist onto the skin or use a cotton ball and lightly apply to skin

Container Suggestion

1 ounce / 30 ml glass bottle with cap or atomizer

Hydrating Hydrosol

Mist the face with a pure hydrosol. Add hydrosol into a bottle with an atomizer. Hydrosols are excellent for hydrating, soothing, and softening the skin.

MOISTURIZING FACE OIL

A face oil moisturizes the skin by locking the moisture into the skin. A face oil nourishes, softens, soothes, smooths, and protects the skin. It rejuvenates the skin and promotes radiant and supple skin. Face oil is one of the best products for the face. Even oily skin can use a small amount of plant oil on it. This will communicate to the skin to stop producing too much oil. You only need a few drops face oil for the face.

How To Use

After the hydrating tonic or on moist skin, apply a few drops face oil and smooth onto the face and neck. This will lock in the moisture and protect the skin.

Directions to Make

1. Combine 1 ounce or 30 ml oil.
2. Add up to 4 drops essential oil for skin type and mix well.

Container Suggestion
1 ounce / 30ml glass bottle with a treatment pump or glass dropper

Most Skin Types Face Oil

6 teaspoons Organic Almond Oil

1-4 drops Most Skin Types Essential Oil Blend (on page 10)

Normal Skin Face Oil

5 teaspoons Apricot or Sweet Almond Oil

1 teaspoon Sesame Oil

1-4 drops Most Skin Types Essential Oil Blend (on page 10)

Oily Skin Face Oil

5 teaspoons Marula Oil

1 teaspoon Jojoba Oil

1-4 drops Dry, Oily, or Mature Skin Essential Oil Blend (on page 10)

Dry Skin Face Oil

3 teaspoons Sunflower Oil

3 teaspoons Avocado Oil
1-4 drops Dry, Oily, or Mature Skin Essential Oil Blend (on page 10)

Sensitive Skin Face Oil

4 teaspoons Avocado Oil

2 teaspoons Apricot Oil

1 drop Sensitive Skin Essential Oil (omit if sensitive to essential oils)

Mature Skin Face Oil

4 teaspoons Marula Oil

2 teaspoons Rosehip Seed Oil

1-4 drops Mature Skin Essential Oil Blend (on page 10)

BOTANICAL STEAM TREATMENT 

FACE STEAM

A face steam brightens the skin and adds a radiant glow, opens pores while releasing toxins and carries the nourishing properties of the herbs into the skin. A face steam is excellent for congested, oily, and normal skin. Use with care for acne, sensitive skin, and broken capillaries as hot steam may aggravate the skin. For less aggravation, try reducing the temperature of the water and then do the steam for only a few minutes.

HERBS FOR SKIN TYPE

Normal to Dry Skin– Calendula, Chamomile,Green Tea, Lavender, Lemon Balm, Peppermint, Rose

Oily Skin– Calendula, Green Tea, Lavender, Peppermint, Lemon Balm, Rose, Rosemary

Mature Skin– Calendula, Elder Flower, Green Tea, Lavender, Lemon Balm, Rose
Sensitive Skin– Calendula, Oatstraw, Rose

REFRESH BOTANICAL STEAM

Reviving, refreshing, and soothing. Use for most skin types

8 tablespoons Organic Calendula, dried
4 tablespoons Organic Lemon Balm, dried
4 tablespoons Organic Peppermint, dried

Combine all ingredients.

Container Suggestion
4 ounce jar (holds about 16 tablespoons of herb)

HOW TO DO A FACE STEAM

1. Bring 6 cups of water to boiling (best to use purified, spring or distilled water).
2. Add a handful of fresh herbs or 3 tablespoons of dried herbs to a glass bowl.
3. Pour boiling water over herbs. Let herbs steep for about 5 minutes. (or  make a strong tea on the stove with the herbs and pour this tea into the glass bowl and steam.)
4. Sit comfortably in front of the bowl and drape a bath towel over your head and the bowl, creating a tent. Be careful with the hot water. Hold your face 8-10 inches above the water.
5. Keeping your eyes closed, relax and breathe in and out slowly. If you get  too hot, open the sides of the towel. Steam for about 10 minutes.
   

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