Essential oils list - Essential oils most commonly used in homemade skin care

An essential oils list is a handy list to have in order to mix up recipes properly. Knowing which oil does what and what to be aware of, the effects you can expect multilply.

An essential oil used in massage therapy might not be the same one you should use when preparing a facial mask or a bath recipes.

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This essential oils list will help you determine which effect you want and what each oil can do for your skin.

Essential oils are not to be used in their pure state. Diluting oils from this essential oils list in carrier oils will make them ready to be used in massage or general skin care.

Some of the words you will see on this essential oils list include:

Astringent

An astringent is an agent that has the capacity to cut off the blood flow, which means that the skin becomes smoother and firmer. It firms up the texture of the skin and improves its appearance.

Emollient

An emollient is an agent that smoothes and softens the skin.

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Essential Oil	What it is/what it does	Precautions
Ajowan	Improves circulation and relieves muscle pain	Use sparingly on sensitive skin
Angelica	Restores and strenghtens	Not to be used in sun
Armoise	Muscle relaxant, emollient	Don't use if pregnant
Basil	Soothing, muscle relaxant, toner	To be used sparingly
Bay	Stimulates and energizes	Can cause skin irritation
Bergamot	Conditioner, antiseptic, soothes	Phototoxic
Black pepper	Muscle relaxant	/
Camphor	muscle relaxant, soothing, conditioner	Don't use it if pregnant or epileptic
Cananga	skin conditioner	/
Carrot seed	musle relaxant, soothing, conditioner	/
Cedarwood Virginia	Antiseptic, conditioner, soothing	/
Chamomile Moroc/Roman	conditioner, muscle relaxant	/
Cinnamon Bark	conditioner, anti-inflammation	Can cause skin irritation
Ciary Sage	Conditioner, astringent, soothing, muscle relaxant	Don't use if pregnant, don't drink or drive
Clove Bud	Muscle relaxant, soothing	Can cause skin irritation
Coconut	Emolient, soothing	To be used sparingly
Coriander	Muscle relaxant, soothing	To be used sparingly
Cumin	Stimulates	Can cause skin irritation
Cypress	antiseptic, soothing, astringent, skin conditioner	Flammable
Eucalyptus	Antiseptic, soothing, conditioner	/
Evening Primrose	Used for dry skin and eczema	/
Fennel (sweet)	muscle relaxant, soothing, antiseptic	To be used sparingly
Geranium	Skin refreshner and muscle relaxant	/
Ginger	Astringent	/
Grapefruit	Soothing, conditioner, astringent	/
Jasmin	emollient, soothing and antiseptic	/
Jojoba	emollient, soothing and healing	/
Juniper	detoxifies skin, soothing and astringent	Flammable
Lavender	muscle relaxant, soothing, conditioner and astringent	/
Lemon	soothing and antiseptic	/
Lime	Soothing, conditioner, astringent	/
Mandarin	soothing, astringent and conditioner	/
Myrtle	soothing, conditioner, astringent and muscle relaxant	/
Neroli	emollient and antiseptic	/
Nutmeg	soothing for irritated skin, antiseptic and muscle relaxant	To be used sparingly
Orange	soothing, astringent, conditioner	/
Patchouli	anti-inflammatory, astringent and antiseptic	/
Peppermint	emollient, muscle relaxant, antiseptic	Can cause skin irritation
Pine	antiseptic	Can cause skin irritation
Rose Absolute	skin conditioner	/
Rose Otto	astringent	/
Rosemary	muscle relaxant	Do not take if pregnant or have high blood pressure
Sage	soothing	Don't use if pregnant or have epilepsy
Sandalwood	emollient, antiseptic, astringent, conditioner, soothing	/
Spearmint	astringent, emollient, muscle relaxant, soothing	To be used sparingly
Tea Tree	antiseptic	Can cause irritation to sensitive skin
Thyme	Toner and antiseptic	Can cause skin irritation
Vanilla	emolient	/
Yiang-Yiang	reduces stress and tension	/
Zanthoxylum	reduces stress and tension	/

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