Essential oils have been utilized for centuries to treat wounds, ailments and enhance beauty. Different oils contain specific properties that make them unique and extraordinary. Let’s break down a few of my favorite essential oils for acne.
Melaleuca
The benefits of tea tree oil are countless, but when it comes to treating acne and oily skin, we’re all about its zit-fighting antibacterial properties. This means tea tree oil is also a great choice to treat minor cuts and scrapes.
Lavender
Lavender essential oil helps heal skin irritations and can be used for all skin types. It can cleanse cuts and scrapes, and also calm down stressed skin. Acne is usually accompanied with redness, inflammation and irritation, all treated with this powerful essential oil.
Lemongrass
Acne and large pores can be difficult to treat, and lemongrass essential oil is highly effective for both conditions. Lemongrass can also be used as an astringent, skin toner, and is great at enhancing skin’s glow.
(As always, read labels and dilute concentrated oils before applying them to skin to avoid harmful reactions. Here’s a list of carrier oils for every skin type.)
Melaleuca & Clay Acne Mask
- 1 tablespoon Aztec clay
- 1 tablespoon activated charcoal
- 1 probiotic capsule
- 2 tablespoons raw apple cider vinegar
- 1 drop melaleuca (tea tree oil)
Combine activated charcoal, clay and probiotic powder in a small bowl. Add ACV to make a paste. It’s okay to use more, if needed, to get a smooth paste. Add essential oil and stir. With clean fingers spread over face and let sit for 15 minutes. Rinse with cool water and apply moisturizer.
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I use lavender for so much! It’s my favorite oil!
Just tried this mask, and the apple cider vinegar burned my face. Like a sunburn. I would recommend DILUTING the acv with a lot of water (like maybe 1 tbsp to 1 cup water) and then using 2 tbsp of that dilution in this mix.
I hope you guys edit this blog post with a warning about this because the acv is way to strong in this recipe!
I thought acne was something I wouldn’t ever have to bother about in adulthood, but here I am looking for solutions. Will sure try these oils, thanks for sharing!
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For me was very effective coconut oil. I started using it for digestive help and hairs sometimes but I tried it on my skin too and must say it does a really good job since it’s natural antioxidant properties make it great for stopping wrinkles and skin irritation. Here is a good article about that if someone is interested to read more about that. https://www.skinhelpers.com/coconut-oil-for-acne/
This is really a super awesome clay mask recipe! The mixture of all the essential things are really good. This mask is really very useful for the teenagers because now a days they are suffering from this issue mostly. Thank you so much for sharing this article dear. Best wishes and Regards. One more thing Can I make extra and preserve this mask for the next use?
It’s lucky that I read this post today. Coz I have 2 new acnes, but I have date with crush on weekend :( Hope this mask is work quickly. Thank you a lot. gmail sign up
This is a pretty awesome mask recipe! And I concur… Lemongrass essential oil is one of the absolute best antibacterial, anti-fungal and antimicrobial essential oils. So it can definitely kill the bacteria that causes acne. Plus tea tree oil is great too.
HI!
How often do we need to use this mask to see its effect on acne, specially hormonal acne??
Thanks !