Ruchita Acharya, the founder of Glow and Green (a beauty content platform) shares her favorite oils to apply during wintertime, which can also leave you smelling divine.
Natural oils are those that are extracted from plants seeds, barks, flowers etc. These oils have been around for centuries but have only been the new fad recently. What do these oils do for you? It keeps your skin feeling soft, calm, and nourished. It works great with all skin types.
There are some natural oils that carry beautiful scents. Thankfully, I also inherited many of my mother’s beauty habits, specifically applying natural oils combined with essential oils to my hair, body, and face daily. It was only after studying at Formula Botanica; I learned the proper way to mix these different natural oils. These formulations then convert into the best facial & body serums in the most affordable way.
Almond Oil (A natural carrier oil which has a nice almond flavor): These oils smell great and are pretty if you are just starting out with natural oils! It carries a sweet and soft smell. It works great for sensitive skin. You can create your very own body scrub with a little brown sugar and almond oil to feel and smell great.
Blueberry Oil: Blueberry oils are known for their fresh and fruity smell. Almost makes you feel like we are constantly in the springtimes. This oil also does a great job balancing your skin’s sebum. It helps you protect yourself from free radicals. You can add the oil into your facial moisturizer or you can apply it on to stressed-looking skin in your night time. It’s a perfect oil for your nighttime routines. This oil is fantastic carrier oil to keep in your handbag.
Sunflower Oil: It contains great antioxidants and anti-inflammatory properties. The oil helps soothe your skin and keeps it healthy and soft as well as helps fight chronic acne and eczema. We can use it as a moisturizer, too.
Grapeseed Oil: It is light and rich in vitamins and fights away aging skin and wrinkles. As this oil is pretty light in nature, it can also be used when we are experiencing heavy breakout as well. It contains healing properties too, as this can be applied to cuts and scrapes.
In the area of natural skincare, natural oils are popular as base oils. Mainly anhydrous (no water contained) skincare formulations use these oils as the main ingredient. These products include body butter, lip balms, cleansing balms, salves and more.
For haircare, a great suggestion is pure Amla oil, prickly pear oil, and fragrant rosemary essential oil for smoother and silkier hair.
A simple & quick makeup remover recipe:
In a small jar, mix these oil and essential oils together:
1/3 cup of fractionated Coconut Oil
20 drops of Lavender Essential Oil
Now, take 2 pills of Vitamin E and cut and integrate them into oil and essential oil mixture. Voila! Your simple makeup remover is ready. This recipe you can also use as an oil cleanser.
These are just a few ways you can smell good with natural oils. With this you can see that natural oils can help you smell great and have a lot of other skin benefits as well!
