For lovers of delicate oriental aromas and home cosmetology procedures - tips for using sandalwood oil for skin care of the face, body and hair.
Contents
- Properties of sandalwood oil
- Use of sandalwood in cosmetology
- VIDEO: Sandalwood essential oil
- Sandalwood oil for hair
- Sandalwood oil for acne skin
- Sandalwood oil for massage
- VIDEO: Sandalwood oil - properties, application forskin and hair
Sandalwood oil has a pleasant aroma and a lot of useful properties, so it is widely used in home cosmetology.
Properties of sandalwood oil
- Of evergreen sandalwood growing on the hills of South Asia, mainly in India, sandalwood oil is obtained. Its production has been known for thousands of years
- In India and other countries, sandalwood oil has been used for cult, cosmetic and medical purposes. Samo sandalwood and its oil are distinguished by a persistent specific flavor that can not be confused with any other
- .dense, in color - yellowish without impurities. Obtain oil from wood and wood from its roots with the help of steam technology
- Sandwood is used to prepare the shavings, soak it for several days, followed by the evaporation of essential oil. From a ton of raw material is obtained 100 kg of sandalwood oil
IMPORTANT: Sandalwood is an object of trade since the days of Ancient Egypt. Egyptians, among other things, used it for embalming
What are the properties of sandalwood oil, what is its value?
Sandalwood oil contains such substances as Santalol, teresantalol, Santalon, Santalen, Santenon. In general, it is:
- antibacterial, aseptic tool
- antitussive expectorant
- aphrodisiac
- anti-inflammatory and soothing
- strengthening agent
- means for strengthening, rejuvenating, smoothing and hydrating the skin
Using sandalwood in cosmetology
Sandalwood oil is a popular remedy incosmetology. As a component it is used for face and body facial masks, as a component of creams and lotions, balms and shampoos.
We will say frankly that with industrial technological production in the composition with some chemical elements, some useful properties of sandalwood can be lost.
For cosmetic purposes it is better to take pure sandalwood oil and add it yourself to creams, balms, shampoos and lotions( approximate proportion - oil: 4 drops, base - 20 g).Then the effect of sandalwood oil will be much more significant.
VIDEO: Sandalwood essential oil
Sandalwood hair oil
Thanks to sandalwood oil, the hair will cease to fall out, strengthen, start to grow better, dandruff will disappear.
Ways to use sandalwood oil for hair:
- add to shampoo or hair balm( 4 drops per 20 g)
- drip oil on comb and comb hair starting from hair roots
In parallel with hair, if sandalwood oil is used, nails will also strengthen.
Sandalwood oil for facial skin from acne
Sandalwood oil for face is used if:
- skin fat
- skin acne
- on the skin there are pigment spots
- it is necessary to energize the skin around the eyes
- to improve the elasticity of the skin, slightly to smooth wrinkles
IMPORTANT: You can also apply sandalwood oil to soothe and moisturize the skin, for example, after shaving;remove inflammation or cure eczema.
How to use sandalwood oil for facial skin care:
- Add 1 drop of oil to the lotion or cream that you use daily
- If the facial skin is oily, compress from the 2 table.spoons of almond oil and 4 cap.sandalwood oil. Blend the mixture well, soak a bandage or gauze in it and attach it to your face. Hold the compress 10 minutes, after wash with water at room temperature.
- . As a shaving lotion, you can use the following recipe. In any vegetable oil, sterilized on a water bath, add sandalwood oil. Let's recall the proportion - 20 ml of vegetable oil and 4 drops of essential sandalwood oil
- . To smooth out the wrinkle under the eyes, a combination of oils of sandalwood( 1 drop) and roses( 2 drops), or sandalwood( 2 drops) and neroli( 1 drop)
- Smoothing and smoothing the face, moisturizing and removing dryness from the lips will help a mixture of 10 drops of sandalwood oil and 10 ml of jojoba oil or avocado oil
RECIPE: Face maskwith acne
preparation is prepared from the following ingredients:
- jojoba oil
- cosmetic lotion( one and a half teaspoons)
- cosmetic clay( 1 teaspoon)
- sandalwood oil( 2 drops)
Mix everything and put on face for 15 to 20 minutes.
Alternatively, with the help of a cotton swab, it is possible to do pointwise application of sandalwood oil on acne affected areas of the face. Thus, pimples will disappear, and new ones will not appear.
RECIPE: Mask for daily care
You can daily make a mask of egg yolk with sandalwood oil added( 2 drops).The face skin will be cleaned, tightened and smoothed.
Instead of egg yolk, you can use a mixture of 20 ml of olive oil and 2 drops of sandalwood, which are mixed to apply daily to the skin. After 7 - 10 minutes. Remains of oils should be removed with a damp cloth.
Sandalwood oil for massage
Massage with sandalwood oil creates a multifaceted effect for the improvement of skin condition, strengthening of small vessels, nervous relaxation. For a massage mixture, you need to dissolve 5 drops of sandalwood oil in milk, honey or in a massage mass.
RECIPE: Massage with aphrodisiac oil
To activate sexual desire through massage, a cocktail of several essential oils on any basis without odor is prepared. For example, oil is well combined:
- sandalwood( 3 drops) + mint oil, bergamot and neroli( 2 drops of mint and bergamot and 4 drops of neroli)
- sandalwood( 2 drops) + ylang ylang( 3 drops) + patchouli( 1 drop))
- sandalwood( 1 drop) + bergamot( 1 drop) + rose( 2 drops) + jasmine( 1 drop)