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 a 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

Joan’s Top Essential Oils for Skin

Essential oils are excellent to use in skincare formulations when used correctly. Essential oils can soothe, balance, calm, firm, and regenerate the skin. Essential oils are very strong and potent. You only need a very small amount. Using high amounts of essential oils in formulations especially on the face can sensitize the skin.

Chamomile Roman Anthemis nobilis

Roman chamomile essential oil is anti-inflammatory, soothing, relaxing, and calms nerves.

Use for most skin types, ideal for dry skin, oily skin, sensitive skin, combination skin, redness.

Cypress Cupressus sempervirens

Cypress essential oil is antiseptic, astringent, balancing, and calming.

Use for most skin types, ideal for oily skin, mature skin, acne.

Frankincense Boswellia carteri

Frankincense essential oil is regenerative, astringent, soothing, calming, a cell regenerator and promotes healing of wounds.

Use for most skin care, ideal for dry skin, mature skin, combination skin, oily skin, wrinkles, acne.

Geranium Rose Pelargonium graveolens

Rose geranium essential oil is astringent, balancing (sebum, menstrual cycle, menopause) antifungal, regenerative, relaxing, and uplifting.

Use for most skin care, ideal for oily skin, dry skin, mature skin, congested skin, redness, acne.

Lavender Lavandula angustifolia

Lavender essential oil is anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, calming, relaxing, and a cell regenerator with excellent regenerative properties. It helps prevent stretch marks and scarring and slows aging of the skin.

Use for most skin care, ideal for dry skin, oily skin, sensitive skin, combination skin, mature skin, acne.

Mandarin Red Citrus reticulata

Red mandarin essential oil is gentle, balancing, calming, and soothing.

Use for most skin care, ideal for sensitive skin, oily skin, prevention of stretch marks, acne.

Palmarosa Cymbopogon martini

Palmarosa essential oil is relaxing, soothing, refreshing, hydrating, antifungal, antiseptic, balancing (sebum), and regenerative

Use for most skin care, ideal for dry skin, oily skin, combination skin, mature skin, acne.

Ylang Ylang Cananga odorata

Ylang ylang essential oil is balancing (sebum), soothing, softening, and a skin tonic.

Use for most skin care, ideal for combination skin, dehydrated skin, dry skin, oily skin.

Essential Oil Dilution Chart (Ounces/mL)

This chart has been configured on hand dosing, 1% dilution averaging 9 drops essential oil per 1 ounce or 30 ml of product. This is not a precise measurement but an estimate, each essential oil weighs and measures differently. For consistency, it is best to weigh essential oils.

The amount of usage depends on the essential oil’s strong aroma and properties, and the formulation it is in. For example, peppermint essential oil is very strong, and cooling and it should be used minimally. For strong essential oils, always use less.

WANT TO LEARN FORMULATING WITH ESSENTIAL OILS AND NATURAL SCENT?

Learn Scent Building and Aromatherapy in the Professional Natural Skin Care Course.