Normal skin

Normal skin is completely healthy. In youth it is smooth, fine pores, and soft, but with age it becomes dry, wrinkled, and marked with the so-called "age spots." Between these two normal conditions there are short periods of change and irritations of the normal skin caused by hormonal changes, illness, and lifestyles.

Normal skin needs no extensive special care now, but one should think of tomorrow. Normal skin can be treated simply with a mild cleansing lotion, toner and a alpha hydroxy acid cream in remove dead skin and an facial scrub to reduce the effects of a bad environment. Suitable aromapathic essential oils for normal skin care are:chamomile, comfrey, rose hips, and sage.

Oily skin

Oily skin is thick and tends to develop pimples and blackheads. The sebaceous glands produce too much sebum, and the fatty tissue under the epidermis is very thick. Too much oil can indicate a high estrogen level in women (or high testosterone in men), due to menopause, monthly periods, and adolescence. The pores of the skin are often clogged, making it necessary to clean the skin thoroughly on a regular basis. Apply a daily light and natural facial scrub using essential oils such as walnut husks, or almond seed, comfrey, golden seal, witch hazel and peppermint follow by a rejuvenating facial mask with bentonite clay Fruit acids-lemon and orange peel extract, peppermint extract, Witch hazel, and Hydrogen peroxide Using a toner twice a day can be very helpful with excess oil on the skin. Toners should be applied after washing and before bed. Witch hazel, aloe vera, comfry, Na-PCA, lemon oil and chamomile penetrate deeply into the skin, soak up excess oils, stimulate the skin functions, and have an antiseptic effect. Tea tree oil, lemon oil, aloe vera are particularly useful for inflamed and infected areas. Your diet is also very impotent.

Dry skin

Dry skin is characterized by a lack of good fat or moisture caused by inadequate production of the sebaceous glands. In such cases the acid equilibrium is out of balance and cannot be restored by the external application of water. Water cannot penetrate the skin, and, in fact, even more moisture is taken from the surface of the skin through evaporation when water is applied.

People with dry skin should avoid skin care products with cologne, perfumes and alcohol. Moisturizing creams and lotions containing natural oils and essential oils and body brushing are the best methods to prevent moisture loss and add softness, especially after bathing or showering. Avoid hot dry facial steam baths and or drying facial masks, If a facial steam baths and/or drying facial masks. If a facial steamer is used, one or more of the following essential oils should be added to the steamer: joboba, lavender, rose, and/or rosemary. Use only a natural facial mask that contains essential oils and mineral clay. Avoid washing the skin with soap, since soaps strips the skin of it's natural oils. Use cleansing lotions or bath gels.

Dry skin is more prone to forming wrinkles (especially the upper eye area) than any other skin type. The appropriate spots therefore have to be intensively treated with natural oils and micellized skin vitamins to help prevent wrinkles and excess dryness. Moisturizer with essential oils

can be applied directly on dry skin areas. For the eye areas I recommend a moisturizer designed especially for the eye area.

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