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 Plant Oils for Skin

Plant oils nourish, protect, moisturize, soften, and smooth the skin. Plant oils are my all time favorite ingredient in natural skincare products. Plant oils are one of the best supportive ingredients for the skin. Plant oils have been used since antiquity on human skin. They are familiar to us and the skin easily recognizes them.

Even oily skin can do with a drop of plant oil. A drop of plant oil on oily skin will communicate to the skin to slow the oil production.

I have formulated with a lot of plant oils. I chose these plant oils since they are stable with a longer shelf life and easier to source. I like to use oils rich in antioxidants, vitamins A, D and E, carotene, and essential fatty acids. These are my top plant oils for skin.

Organic Sweet Almond

Sweet almond oil is gentle, emollient, moisturizing, revitalizing, lubricating, soothing, and nourishing. It softens and smooths the skin immediately after application and the skin looks more supple with a beautiful sheen. A lighter oil that is readily absorbed by the skin. It has a nice long slip on the skin for a pleasant application. Use for most skin types, ideal for sensitive skin, and baby skin.

Organic Apricot Oil

Apricot oil is gentle, emollient, moisturizing, protecting, and nourishing. It is a light oil and readily absorbed by the skin. After applying it, the skin feels very soft and moisturized and has a soft glow. It has a nice long slip on the skin for a pleasant application. Use for most skin types, ideal for sensitive skin, baby skin, and dry skin.

Organic Avocado Oil

Avocado oil is emollient, moisturizing, improves skin hydration, soothing, protective, regenerative, and nourishing. It is rich in vitamins and a drier oil that is absorbed quickly by the skin. It has a shorter slip to it upon application and the skin feels softer and has a beautiful sheen to it. Use for most skin types, ideal for sensitive skin, dry skin, dehydrated skin, dull skin, and mature skin.

Organic Marula Oil

Marula oil is emollient, moisturizing, soothing, softening, and improves skin hydration. It is a light penetrating oil that is absorbed quickly by the skin. It leaves the skin feeling soft with a gentle glow. Use for most skin types, ideal for dry skin, mature skin, and sensitive skin.

Organic Rosehip Seed Oil

Rosehip seed oil is emollient, regenerative, and smooths and tones skin and reduces the appearance of wrinkles and dark spots. It is absorbed quickly by the skin. The skin feels soft and looks more radiant. Use for most skin types, ideal for oily skin, mature skin, sensitive skin, scars, and blemishes.

Organic Sesame Oil

Sesame oil is emollient, moisturizing, rejuvenating, healing, soothing, and nourishing. It is absorbed fairly slowly by the skin with a longer slip on the skin. Use for most skin types, ideal for dry skin, dehydrated skin, and mature skin.

Organic Sunflower Oil

Sunflower oil is emollient, protective, deeply nourishing. It is rich in vitamins. The skin absorbs it fairly quickly with a longer slip upon application. Use for most skin types.

Learn about many plant oils and how they perform on skin and in formulations.

Learn Cosmetic Formulation in the Professional Natural Skin Care Course.