11 Oils for Beautiful Skin

With their natural ability to support the appearance of youthful, radiant looking skin, reduce the appearance of blemishes, and smooth the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, essential oils are a must-have for your daily beauty routine. For centuries, beauty routines around the world have included essential oils. Unlike skin care products that rely on harsh and synthetic ingredients, essential oils use their natural properties to brighten, smooth, and moisturize the appearance of skin in a way that leaves you feeling perfectly pampered.

Here are a few of our favorite oils for beautiful skin, but there are many other oils that have powerful benefits as well!

Lavender:
Lavender is known for its relaxing aroma that can calm the body and mind. These soothing properties can also benefit the skin! Soothe and nourish all skin types by adding Lavender essential oil to your favorite moisturizer to reduce the appearance of blemishes and enhance the appearance of a youthful complexion. Lavender also cleanses and soothes minor skin irritations, supports aging skin, and does wonders when applied to the skin after a day in the sun. Simply dilute with a carrier oil and apply to the desired area. No one should be without Lavender!

Frankincense:
Frankincense is a beauty powerhouse because it works wonders for all skin types! Frankincense can help with the appearance of toned and tightened skin, promote the appearance of healthy-looking skin, and reduce the appearance of an uneven skin tone. Help reduce the appearance of fine lines and blemishes by gently massaging anywhere skin needs a boost, aided by the lotion or carrier oil your skin loves most. Frankincense is also a key ingredient in many of Young Living’s skin care products because of its powerful properties.

Copaiba:
Enhance your natural glow with Copaiba! Add a few drops to your skin care routine for an extra boost of brilliance to moisturize, comfort, and support radiant-looking skin. Try mixing a few drops of Blue Tansy and Copaiba in your favorite beauty product for a luminous, youthful glow!

Tea Tree:
The days of sacrificing softness for clean skin are over! By using Tea Tree oil and oil infused products, you can cleanse and moisturize at the same time! The purifying properties of this essential oil make it one of our top picks, especially for those who have oily or blemish-prone skin. Try applying 1 drop to a cotton swab and use it as a spot treatment to help reduce the appearance of bothersome blemishes! Add Tea Tree oil to your homemade soap recipes to benefit from the oil’s cleansing properties.

Geranium:
Geranium essential oil is a popular choice to help smooth and tone skin. This essential oil is great for all skin types, but it’s especially beneficial for skin that’s mature and dry. This sweet-smelling essential oil was used by the Egyptians to promote beautiful, radiant-looking skin and is often used in high-end perfumes and skin care products today. Add a few drops of this potent oil to your current skin care routine. You’ll find it harder to spot those uneven areas but easier to see healthier, radiant-looking skin!

Royal Hawaiian Sandalwood:
Illuminate and enhance healthy looking skin by adding Royal Hawaiian Sandalwood to your nightly skin care routine. This oil helps even and highlight your complexion while giving your face some luxurious pampering. Royal Hawaiian Sandalwood comes from the Kona Sandalwood Reforestation Project on the Big Island of Hawaii. Only dead or fallen branches are distilled in order to maintain sustainability of this precious plant.

Blue Tansy:
Native to Morocco, Blue Tansy has been used traditionally in luxurious, high-end skin care products. Blue Tansy has a complex floral scent that will give you an air of exotic adventure. Blue Tansy will help reduce the appearance of blemishes while it cleanses, soothes, and beautifies the skin. Make sure to dilute it though! Its rich, blue color is beautiful in the bottle but might leave a mark if you apply it neat.

Helichrysum:
Helichrysum flowers are sometimes called Immortelle, or the Everlasting Flower, possibly because of the way its essential oil can smooth the appearance of fine lines and uneven skin tone. Add this rich, floral oil to your routine to promote the appearance of youthful, healthy-looking skin, reduce the appearance of wrinkles, and to revive dull and dry skin.

Rose:
Rose essential oil is one of the most cherished and loved essential oil for the skin. It is steam distilled from rose petals and takes over 5,000 pounds of rose petals to make one pint of rose essential oil! Rose is one of the best essential oils for anything skin related because it can help moisturize and revitalize skin. Add a few drops to your beauty products to support the appearance of healthy, youthful-looking skin.

Patchouli:
Get skin that will make your friends ask what your secret is! Patchouli oil may improve the appearance of dry and dull skin, so apply 2–3 drops to your face as part of your nightly regimen for a healthy, youthful glow. Patchouli is often used in perfumes and soaps for its powerful, complex aroma. Add a few drops to your favorite skin care products to improve the appearance of dull skin.

Manuka: Reduces the appearance of blemishes, supports the appearance of healthy-looking skin, can be applied to feet or toenails to keep them looking healthy

Here are some additional ways you can use these oils for beautiful skin:

• Add 1-2 drops of essential oil to your face wash every morning for daily cleansing.
• Mix a penny-size amount of raw honey with 1 drop of oil in your hand. Massage over your face and let sit 5-10 minutes before rinsing.
• Blend 1 drop of oil with 4 drops of V-6 Vegetable Oil Complex and use a cotton ball to apply the solution to your freshly washed face.
• Create your own facial mist spray with 2 ounces of water and 10-20 drops of essential oil. Spritz lightly over skin for a refreshing, revitalizing effect.
• Make a DIY toner by filling a 3-ounce glass bottle with witch hazel and adding 10-15 drops of oil. Shake before applying with a cotton ball.
• Give yourself a steam facial at home! Heat 4 cups of water, pour into a bowl, and add 6 drops of your favorite skin loving essential oils. Put your face over the bowl and drape a towel over your head and the bowl. Stay there for 5-10 minutes while the steam opens your pores.
• Add a few drops of this essential oil to a DIY face mask or use it during a stress-reducing facial massage.

DIY Natural Essential Oil Perfume

I’ve always loved fragrance! I used to be all about perfumes—until I discovered essential oils. That’s when I started learning how to support wellness in a whole new way. One of the biggest eye-openers for me was realizing just how many toxic chemicals are hidden in most perfumes and personal care products.

 

Back then, I had no idea that so many of the things I was using every day contained harsh ingredients that could lead to headaches, rashes, sinus issues, and more. These chemicals quietly work against our health, even when we’re trying to make better choices.

 

Perfume is usually applied to areas like the neck, chest, wrists, and inner arms—right where blood vessels and lymph nodes are close to the skin. That means those toxins can easily be absorbed into the body, adding to the burden on our liver and immune system, which are already working hard to keep us healthy.

 

Essential oils can be a game-changer as a natural way to enjoy beautiful scents while supporting your well-being.

DIY Natural Perfumes are easily made with essential oils. You can make and tweak the recipes. I recommend keeping a natural perfume notebook where you write down each combination so you don’t forget when you find one you love. Make notes on any tweaks and what you like and don’t like.

Here is a base recipe I love to use, followed by a list of possible combinations. If you want to approach your perfume creation a little more scientifically, you can use the information on the fragrance notes of the essential oil blends that make up your perfume.

DIY Essential Oil Natural Perfume Recipe

Ingredients:
10ml 100 proof vodka    (or 1/3 oz)
5ml distilled or purified water  (or 0.17 oz)

20 drops of essential oils
1 oz glass bottle with atomizer

Directions:
Add essential oils to 1 oz glass bottle. Add vodka. Fill up the rest with purified water. Shake well.
Allow 24 hours for the scents to blend completely Shake well before each use.
Change it up with whatever oils you love the smell of.  Try the combinations below.

Tip:  I use an empty 5 ml oil bottle to measure the vodka and water.
fill the 5ml 2 times for the vodka and once for the water. I save  15 ml oil bottle empties for making oil blends for roll-ons and sprays. You can get sprayers to fit your 15ml oil bottles at Amazon.

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Bottles with Perfume Sprayer Atomizer:
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Romance Blend Perfume
5 drops orange essential oil
3 drops rose essential oil
10 drops ylang ylang essential oil
4 drops jasmine essential oil
5 drops vetiver essential oil

Romantic Night Perfume
5 drops orange essential oil
8 drops neroli essential oil
8 drops ginger essential oil
2 drops black pepper essential oil
5 drops frankincense essential oil

Floral Garden
5 drops bergamot essential oil
3 drops jasmine essential oil
10 drops ylang ylang essential oil
5 drops vetiver  essential oil

Sensuously Delightful
8 drops orange essential oil
10 drops ylang-ylang essential oil
8 drops cedarwood (or sandalwood) essential oil

Romantic Flower
8 drops rose essential oil
10 drops ylang ylang essential oil
5 drops jasmine essential oil
5 drops vetiver  essential oil

Romantically Wistful 
5 drops lime essential oil
10 drops rose essential oil
5 drops vetiver essential oil

You can adjust the amount of drops if you prefer one of the oils to be a stronger scent in the blend.  Don’t be afraid to mix it up based on your own favorites! Blend a floral with a spicier scent, or a citrus scent with a woodsy one.

You can also add to the recipes above a roll-on bottle filled with a carrier oil, shake well, and apply to pulse points.

Fragrance Notes – Top, Middle and Base Notes

When selecting botanicals for your perfume, start with the base note, soften with a middle note, and finish with a top note that makes a positive first impression.

Top Note Essential Oils:

Top notes are also called head notes.
Perceived immediately upon application of a perfume, top notes consist of small, light molecules that evaporate quickly. Top note oils are usually described as “fresh” or “sharp”. The compounds that contribute to top notes are strong in scent, very volatile, and evaporate quickly and give way to the middle notes.

Usually makes up 10-30% of your perfume blend.

Examples:

Lime
Tangerine
Grapefruit
Orange
Bergamot
Basil
Lavender
Thyme
Jade Lemon
Coriander
Galbanum
Petitgrain
Pine
Sage
Spearmint
Peppermint

Middle Note Essential Oils:

Middle notes are also called heart notes.
The middle notes are full-bodied oils that form the “heart” or main body of a perfume and are usually the dominant or focal point of the perfume blend.  The scent of middle note compounds is usually more mellow and “rounded”.

Usually makes up 30-70% of your perfume blend.

Examples:

Ylang Ylang
Jasmine
Rose
Neroli
Melissa
Geranium
Angelica
Cassia
Chamomile
Cinnamon
Ginger
Clary Sage
Clove
Cypress
Black Pepper
Cardamom
Helichrysum
Jasmine
Lavender
Lemongrass
Rosemary
Eucalyptus
Tea Tree

Base Note Essential Oils:

Base notes form the perfume’s foundation and can linger for 6 hours or more. The base and middle notes together are the main theme of a perfume. Base notes bring depth and solidity to a perfume. Compounds of this class are often the fixatives used to hold and boost the strength of the lighter top and middle notes. Consisting of large, heavy molecules that evaporate slowly, base notes are typically rich and deep.

Usually makes up 15-30% of your perfume blend.

Examples:

Patchouli
Balsam Fir
Myrrh
Frankincense
Elemi
Cedarwood
Clove
Sandalwood
Vetiver
Patchouli
Cistus
Cypress
Pine
Fir
Balsam

Classic Love Songs Diffuser Blends

Unchained Melody
Soothing and floral, this blend captures the yearning and timeless allure of everlasting devotion.
3 drops Lavender
2 drops Ylang Ylang

Endless Love
A lush and floral fusion, this blend celebrates the profound connection and tenderness of everlasting love with its harmonious and intoxicating aroma.
3 drops Ylang Ylang
2 drops Jasmine

My Girl
Bright and uplifting, this blend brings forth youthful joy and sweet, soulful memories.
3 drops Geranium
2 drops Citrus Fresh

The Way You Look Tonight
Elegant and captivating, this blend mirrors the enchanting charm and grace of a beloved companion.
3 drops Jasmine
2 drops Bergamot

At Last
Deep and soulful, this blend reflects the sense of peace and fulfillment that comes with finding true love.
3 drops Patchouli
2 drops Lavender
1 drop Rose

Can’t Help Falling in Love
Grounding yet sweetly intoxicating, this blend conveys the inevitable pull of an irresistible romance.
2 drops Frankincense
2 drops Ylang Ylang
1 drop Orange