Save this recipe because it should be your go-to DIY face serum for hyperpigmentation, scars and dark spots!
Hyperpigmentation, scars and dark spots are common beauty woes affecting facial skin. The good news is natural stuff like essential oils can do their best in minimizing their appearance and improving your complexion and tone.
Essential oils also have antibacterial, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties that nourish skin deeply and keep it supple and glowing. Let’s check out the benefits of the ingredients in this DIY face serum for hyperpigmentation, scars and dark spots.
Ingredients in this DIY Face Serum
In this DIY face serum, you will need two carrier oils: rosehip oil and jojoba oil as well as four essential oils: rose otto, sandalwood, frankincense and lemon essential oils. Vitamin E oil is an additional skin booster that you shouldn’t skip out!
💛 Rosehip Oil
Rosehip oil is rich in Vitamin C, a powerful antioxidant that helps even out irregular pigmentation and dark spots on the face. It also boosts collagen production which increases cell turnover and fades scars.
💛 Jojoba Oil
Jojoba oil mimics the skin’s own sebum, which makes it a great natural moisturizer. It’s also a natural humectant which means it works to attract water to the epidermis, or outer layer of skin, keeping it plump with moisture.
💛 Rose Otto Essential Oil
Rose otto is one of the most luxurious essential oils out there. The best part is that is is balancing and healing for skin of all types. It can be used on sensitive skin.
The anti-aging properties of rose otto are unmatched. It increases collagen production in the skin which maintains soft supple and hydrated skin. This also helps minimize the appearance of dark spots and scars.
Rose also has antibacterial and anti-inflammatory abilities that keep acne and redness away.
💛 Sandalwood Essential Oil
Sandalwood essential oil is another ancient and luxurious essential oil. It actually is very good for those with sensitive and mature skin types.
It has skin cleansing and soothing properties which helps keep your pores pure and irritation-free.
Sandalwood also targets scars, dark spots, hyperpigmentation, blemishes and uneven skin. It also has amazing anti-aging and astringent effects that promote young looking skin.
💛 Frankincense Essential Oil
Frankincense is extremely healing to skin of all types. It helps breakup scar tissue when used on skin. This is useful for scars on the face such as acne scars, keloids and more.
Uneven skin, hyperpigmentation and dark spots can also be reduced with frankincense essential oil.
It also has astringent properties that tighten skin pores and firms sagging skin.
💛 Lemon Essential Oil
Lemon essential oil helps brighten skin and hyperpigmentation. It also promotes collagen which reduces scars and dark spots.
Using it diluted also helps exfoliate dead cells on the skin which reveals fresh new skin underneath.
💛 Vitamin E Oil
Also known as the ‘beauty’ vitamin, Vitamin E oil is good for all-round beautiful skin.
It is a potent antioxidant that fights pro-aging free radicals.
One of the beauty benefits of Vitamin E is that it supports new cell growth and speeds up cell regeneration which means it is useful for reducing scars and dark spots.
Vitamin E is extremely moisturizing. Using it ensures your skin preserves the moisture content it needs to look and feel soft and supple.
DIY Face Serum for Hyperpigmentation, Scars & Dark Spots
*This is a 2% essential oil dilution (24 drops of essential oil in 4 tablespoons of carrier oil). This means for every 1 teaspoon of carrier oil, 2 drops of essential oil are added. It is the recommended essential oil dilution rate for adults.
If you have sensitive skin, then use a 1% dilution which means for every teaspoon of carrier oil, use only 1 drop of essential oil.
What you need
- 2 tablespoons of rosehip oil(where to get it)
- 2 tablespoons of jojoba oil (where to get it)
- 6 drops rose otto essential oil (where to get it)
- 6 drops lemon essential oil (where to get it)
- 6 drops frankincense essential oil (where to get it)
- 6 drops sandalwood essential oil (where to get it)
- ½ teaspoon vitamin E oil (where to get it)
- 2 oz glass dropper bottle (where to get it)
- Small funnel for transferring (where to get it)
Directions
- Using a small funnel, transfer the rosehip oil and jojoba oil carefully.
- Next, add the essential oils, drop by drop.
- Cap the bottle and roll it between your palms for about 15 seconds gently to combine all oils without creating air bubbles. Air bubbles contain oxygen that makes the serum oxidize faster.
- Store in a cool dry dark place.
- To use, apply a few drops of this DIY face serum on a cleansed face at night time before bed.
Notes
- Always do a patch test first before applying it to your skin.
- This DIY face serum contains lemon essential oil which is photosensitive which means wearing it and exposing skin to sunlight may have adverse effects such as skin irritation. For this reason, stick to using it only at night time.
Feel free to try this DIY face serum for hyperpigmentation, scars and dark spots! Come share any thoughts in the comments below.
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