Frankincense Essential Oil - A wonderful treatment for hair, face, feet and ...eyes?
Frankincense
JOYOUS, SUMPTUOUS, ALLURING, MYSTERIOUS, REPRESENTS RE-BIRTH.
Good tidings of comfort and Frankincense! Who doesn’t love Frankincense? It’s definitely a classic, and people often think of Christmas when they hear it. Although there is so much more to this essential oil, the thought of Christmas isn’t far off, as one of it’s alluring traits is that it brings warmth to your soul.
Frankincense invites us to go forward boldly, exploring life’s mysteries and discovering the undiscovered! Frankincense is the master of re-birth.
We love Frankincense with it’s woody, earthy and spicy aroma. There’s nothing quite like it.
It’s known for its anti-aging benefit! Yep, you heard right, this beauty is Liquid Gold! It’s even great to use as an eye cream.
Frankincense essential oil is powerful indeed! It is a strong astringent, meaning it helps protect skin cells. It can be used to help reduce acne blemishes, the appearance of large pores, prevent wrinkles, AND it even helps lift and tighten skin to naturally slow signs of aging. Wahoo!!!!
What don’t you do, Frankincense?!
In addition to tightening and brightening your skin, our sweet earthy friend & spiced incense is said to lower stress levels, calm anxiety, and promote sleep (wowza!). This is why we added this darling oil into our night-time blend.
Interesting fact, did you know that Cleopatra is said to have incorporated frankincense essential oil into her (very famous) beauty regimen?
Frankincense has a long history and has been used in Ayurvedic medicine for hundreds of years, frankincense appears to offer certain health benefits, from improved arthritis and digestion to reduced asthma and better oral health. It may even help fight certain types of cancer.
An odd and lesser-known fact about Frankincense, is it’s ability to help heal the eyes internally as well! Some swear by this oil calling it a “miracle” for improving vision, and in severe cases like cataracts.
We love creating DIY beauty products, and they are far easier than you would imagine! The internet is awash with oodles of recipes. This is a personal nighttime favorite serum.
This is suitable for all skin types and is a wonderfully balancing, healing and rejuvenating blend. This contains two rejuvenating oils – rosehip and frankincense and two balancing oils – jojoba and geranium.
Recipe for a simple 20ml blend:
10ml jojoba oil
10ml rosehip oil
4 drops frankincense essential oil
2 drops lavender essential oil
2 drops geranium essential oil
Give the serum a gentle shake before you use it. Add 2/3 drops in your palms rub together and add the serum to moistened face. Inhale all the goodies and let the magic do its work!!
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In love & gratitude,
CAROL