Using essential oils as a natural solution for your aging skin means keeping your body toxin-free while still effectively combating wrinkles. 

What are essential oils? 

Essential oils are natural aromatic compounds found in flowers, seeds, stems, bark, and other parts of the plants. When you pierce the peel of an orange, rub fresh rosemary leaves together in your hands, or inhale the aroma of a rose you are experiencing essential oils! Essential oils have been used for a variety of health and wellness applications throughout history. The Egyptians were some of the first people to use essential oils extensively for their medicinal properties, beauty treatments, food preparation and spiritual practices. Essential oils such as frankincense, sandalwood, myrrh and cinnamon were considered so valuable they were exchanged for gold along the caravan trade routes.

Modern day essential oils go beyond the perfume industry as health scientists and medical practitioners continue to research and validate the numerous health and wellness benefits of therapeutic grade essential oils.

Over the several years that I’ve been using essential oils, I've experienced how the quality of essential oils will impact their effectiveness. In order to get a therapeutic effect with your essential oil be sure you are using a therapeutic grade essential oil that is 100% pure AND potent. A high quality therapeutic grade essential oil will also come with a higher price tag as they are void of fillers, free from contaminants, harvested in the right growing conditions, and ethically sourced. It takes many pounds, sometimes even hundreds of pounds of plant material to make one 15ml bottle of therapeutic grade essential oil. Low cost oils are often diluted with fillers, synthetically created or support poverty during sourcing. The below checklist will help you identify if you have a high quality therapeutic grade essential oil:

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I have experienced many brands of essential oils over the last decade but the brand I prefer is doTERRA. I‘ve been using doTERRA exclusively since 2011 because they meet all of the previously stated criteria for a high quality therapeutic grade essential oil and have an incredible loyalty rewards program that allows me to get up to 55% off retail prices. This helps make my essential oil habit very affordable.

When it comes to my skin care, I made some of my own blends to proactively prevent signs of aging. I was incredibly impressed with the effectiveness of essential oils while using my anti-stretch mark recipe during my pregnancy with my daughter, which you can read about here.

While I still make plenty of my own DIY beauty recipes, I also love using doTERRA's anti-aging skin care collection. I’ve been using doTERRA's skin care line for over 5 years and as a busy mom running my own business, this self care routine makes me feel like I’m giving myself my own spa treatment at home. Plus, the aromas are ridiculously luxurious!

doTERRA's Essential Skin Care Line

Here are some before & after results doTERRA achieved in 6 weeks without any digital retouching. I found that when I applied this to my skin, my results resembled more like the second before & after photos. Yours will vary depending on your skin type.

Here’s the order in which to apply each one & information about the oils used in them:

Step 1: Cleanse. Use Facial Cleanser

Dispense cleanser into palm of hand. Apply to dry face and neck in a circular motion. Rinse with warm water and towel dry. Avoid contact with eyes.

Essential oils: Melaleuca & Peppermint.

Melaleuca: You’ll probably recognize this by its more commonly known name, tea tree. It’s revered for its cleansing and rejuvenating properties, especially for the skin.

Peppermint: Peppermint produces a cool, relaxing sensation while helping calm sensitive tissues.

Step 2: Tone. Use the Pore Reducing Toner

After cleansing, lightly apply to face and neck using a cotton pad. Avoid contact with eyes.

Essential oils: Lavender, Ylang Ylang, & German Chamomile

Lavender: Used for centuries in skin care regimens, Lavender has numerous benefits including calming, soothing, and rejuvenating properties.

Ylang Ylang: Although Ylang Ylang is often valued for is pleasant, mood-enhancing fragrance, it also functions as an astringent and has pH balancing properties for the skin.

German Chamomile: German Chamomile provides profound calming benefits for irritated or sensitive tissues.

Step 3: Target specific areas. Use the Tightening Serum.

Apply to face and neck in an upward, outward motion.

Essential oils: Frankincense, Hawaiian Sandalwood, & Myrrh

Frankincense: No skin care regimen would be complete without a generous amount of Frankincense to renew and support youthful, healthy skin.

Hawaiian Sandalwood: Widely acknowledged as superior in skin care applications, Hawaiian Sandalwood helps support smooth, youthful-appearing skin.

Myrrh: Myrrh provides numerous benefits to the skin, including soothing irritated, dry, or chapped skin.

Step 4: Moisturize with Anti-Aging Moisturizer.

After cleansing and toning, apply with a light touch over face and neck. Use morning and/or night. 

Essential oils: Lavender, Jasmine, Geranium, & Frankincense

Jasmine: A popular oil for its aroma, Jasmine is included for its soothing and toning properties.

Geranium: Geranium offers outstanding benefits for soothing and calming skin, making it the perfect choice for a skin care product.

To make it easy for you, I made these instructions printable so you can tape them on your bathroom wall or store it in your drawer as an easy reference for your new nighttime routine. 

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Don’t have time for a nighttime routine?

Then I recommend you get Immortelle. It’s one bottle that contains a blend of the oils used in the kit plus some of the more rare essential oils like helichrysum which can be applied to your specific target areas. It’s formulated to protect and nourish skin. By applying just this one serum, it’ll help sustain smoother, more radiant, and youthful-looking skin as it easily absorbs into the skin. It can be used on the face, neck, belly, and décolletage to reduce the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles, and aging skin. 

The Immortelle blend includes frankincense, Hawaiian sandalwood, lavender, myrrh, helichrysum, and rose essential oils. It has a beautiful rich and earthy aroma that is very calming when the mixture is applied. You can mix this with fractionated coconut oil to help distribute the oil’s potency evenly throughout your skin. 

You’ll soon see that the investment in the Essential Skin Care line from doTERRA will have you glowing in no time and will continue to help you put your best face forward. 

Wondering about other ways to use essential oils? 

You can download this free eBook that includes 100 Uses for Essential Oils.