Summer Skin Care Essentials
This week Spark Naturals is having a deal on what they call their "Summer Skin Care Essentials". I use a couple of the oils regularly, but it definitely peaked my interest when I saw the list: Rose Water, Witch Hazel, Lavender Essential Oil, Geranium Essential Oil, and Carrot Seed Essential Oil (I didn't even know this was a thing?).
I decided to look into each of these products and share what I have found with you. :)
Rose Water
Rose Water is a distillate made in the process of producing Rose essential oil. It has a lot of the same properties of the pure Rose oil, but to a lesser degree. It is often used as a skin moisturizer/toner, make-up remover, and linen spray. Wouldn't your house smell so good if your curtains were sprayed with this? I LOVE the smell of roses. It's basically considered "poor man's Rose oil", which is right up my alley (*wink).
Witch Hazel
Growing up the only thing I knew about Witch Hazel was it's name. In college I learned that people use it to clear up acne-it is a natural astringent and alcohol free. I love Spark Natural's description: "It has historically been used widely for a variety of complaints, including acne, sunburn, minor bug stings and bites, hemorrhoids, razor burn and nicks, varicose veins, nail infections, blisters, eczema and psoriasis." Last week I posted about using it in our natural bug repellent. It's one of my new favorite products!!!
Lavender Essential Oil
Lavender is an oil I use almost every day, whether it is in my diffuser, sprayed on (bug repellent), or rubbed on. This summer, to keep bugs away and to recover from those times we stay too long in the sun, bring your Lavender along! Because it is a natural antiseptic/anti-inflammatory/antibacterial, it is great to recover from minor cut, scrapes, bruises, and burns. It also has a calming effect, which can be hard sometimes when the sun is up sooo long-who wants to go to bed at a decent hour? I think I have bought this oil the most, because we definitely go through it.
Geranium Essential Oil
Geranium oil is one I haven't used too much because my mom is allergic to Geraniums, however it is a very popular oil, and for good reason! It is a wonderful healing oil, that is used as a natural astringent, as well as a mood, circulation, and nervous system enhancer. We also use Rose Geranium oil as a natural tick repellent for our Clancy pup (large chocolate lab!). We haven't had an issue yet!
Carrot Seed Essential Oil
I have never heard of this oil so I did a bit of reading. Carrot Seed oil is often used in natural sunscreens and face creams because it has natural SPF and can help reduce wrinkles/aging. It combines well with Geranium and Frankincense (also anti-aging) oils. It has also been used to help with Jaundice and arthritis.
I hope this was helpful and inspires you to use more natural products to protect and enhance your natural beauty. If you have any favorite ways to use these oils, please leave a comment below!
Welcome, Summer Days!!
**If you are interested in ordering these products from Spark Naturals, don't forget to use the coupon code: SEED for an additional 10% off.
