Homemade Acne Cream Recipe
The best moisturizer for oily skin
you could ever make (you'll love it!)
Make your own homemade acne cream to calm and balance oily, acne-prone skin.
Excellent for using as a night cream.
This recipe includes lavender, bergamot and ylang ylang to cleanse your skin, balance oil production
and help reduce the appearance of scarring.
Vitamin E and aloe vera soothe and heal reddened, irritated skin.
Plus, its sweet floral scent soothes your nerves and balances your emotions, helping you slide into a peaceful, happy sleep.
Important Note On Acne Moisturizer
While it may seem counter-intuitive to add oil to your face in a cream or facial oil, in fact it's critical to do so.
Cleansing your face strips away your skin's natural oils,
and if you don't replace them your skin will do it for you, producing even more oil than before.
Water based moisturizer recipes such as this night cream use
grapessed oil,
which tightens pores and helps reduce oil production -
while at the same time replenishing that all-important oil barrier on the surface of your skin.
Homemade Acne Cream Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 teaspoons (20ml) Grapeseed Oil
- 2 tablespoons (10g) Emulsifying wax
- 1/2 teaspoon (2ml) or 2 400-IU capsules Vitamin E
- 1/3 cup (75ml) Witch Hazel
- 1 tablespoon (15ml) Aloe Vera gel
- 5 drops Lavender essential oil
- 3 drops Bergamot essential oil
- 1 drop Rose Geranium essential oil
- 1 drop Cedarwood essential oil
- 5 drops Grapefruit Seed extract
Directions
- Stir together the oil and emulsifying wax in a 1 cup glass heat-safe measuring cup (such as Pyrex.)
- Place the measuring cup in a pot of water and warm slowly over a low heat,
stirring occasionally, until the wax is melted.
Remove from heat. Add the Vitamin E.
- Pour the witch hazel and aloe vera into a 2 cup glass heat-safe measuring cup. Stir to combine.
- In a separate pot on the stove (using the water-bath method as above) or in the microwave, gently warm the witch hazel mixture until it's lukewarm.
- Slowly pour the oil mixture into the witch hazel mixture, stirring constantly with a wire whisk.
- Stir in the essential oils and the grapefruit seed extract.
- Pour your homemade acne cream into a clean, sterilized 8oz (250ml) dark glass or PET plastic jar
and allow it to cool before putting the cap on.
- Shake the jar occasionally as the cream cools to prevent the ingredients from separating.
Store in a cool, dark place.
This recipe makes approximately 4oz (125ml) of acne moisturizer.
Use it every night after washing and toning your face.
To complete your personal acne skin care routine, also make this
facial scrub recipe and
astringent toner and use them evry night.
Customizing Your Homemade Acne Cream
- For a thinner consistency, add a little less emulsifying wax.
- You can also reduce the strength of the scent by decreasing the number of drops of essential oils.
Do not increase the essential oils, since they should only be a certain percentage of the total recipe.
- Experiment to see what you like best.
- Another good choice for acne skin care is a coconut oil moisturizer.
To make your own, simply replace half the grapeseed oil with virgin, unrefined coconut oil.
Note: It will make a thicker homemade acne cream because coconut oil is solid at room temprature.
Where to Buy Acne Cream-Making Supplies
My favorite supplier for aromatherapy recipe ingredients is Mountain Rose Herbs.
Their prices are good, their staff are friendly and helpful, and their quality is excellent.
Here's some quick links to the ingredients you'll need for this recipe...
Where to Buy Organic Acne Skin Care Products
I found a great company called Just Natural
that makes really good organic skin care (and hair care) products.
They make a great
healing night treatment that uses Kukui Nut oil and essential oils to treat your acne while you sleep.
They also offer a really nice organic
acne day cream that helps control oiliness and get rid of acne-causing bacteria without clogging pores. Worth a look!
What Next?
Check out the Acne Q & A
if you have questions about how to make homemade acne cream. Or take a look at the
best essential oils for acne.
Then go ahead and try some of these other acne recipes...
Deep Cleansing Facial Mask
Acne Treatment Oil
Herbal Facial Steam
Go to Homemade Acne Remedies Main Page
Go to Aromatherapy Homepage from Homemade Acne Cream
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