Best Moisturizer for Oily Skin

A light homemade face moisturizer recipe
to balance oily, acne-prone skin

Its cool, minty scent lifts your energy and your mood - for a happy start to your day, use it on your face and body after your morning shower.

Note: It's imporant not to neglect moisturizing your skin, even when you have acne.

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.

This homemade face moisturizer recipe includes peppermint and tea tree to balance oil production and eliminate acne-causing bacteria. Aloe vera and witch hazel calm irritation and promote healthy skin.

Moisturizer for Oily Skin

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons (6g) Emulsifying wax
• 1/3 cup (75ml) Grapeseed OR Jojoba oil
• 2 tablespoons (25ml) Aloe Vera gel
• 1/2 cup (125ml) Witch Hazel or distilled water
• 1 teaspoon (5ml) Vitamin E
• 10 drops Tea Tree essential oil
• 10 drops Peppermint essential oil
• 10 drops Petitgrain OR Lemongrass essential oil
• 1 drop Jasmine OR Ylang Ylang
• 10 drops Grapefruit Seed extract

Directions

1. Stir together the oil and emulsifying wax in a glass heat-safe measuring cup (such as Pyrex.)
2. 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.
3. Pour the witch hazel and aloe vera into a large glass heat-safe measuring cup. Stir to combine.
4. 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. Do NOT skip this step - your moisturizer will separate later if the witch hazel mixture is too cold.
5. Slowly pour the oil mixture into the witch hazel mixture, stirring constantly with a wire whisk.
6. Stir in the essential oils and the grapefruit seed extract.
7. Pour the homemade face moisturizer into a clean, sterilized 8oz (250ml) dark glass or PET plastic bottle and allow it to cool before putting the cap on.
8. Shake the bottle occasionally as the lotion cools to prevent the ingredients from separating. Store in a cool, dark place.

To complete your skin care routine, also make this skin balancing cleanser and astringent toner. Click here for a full acne skin care routine, plus more acne recipes.

Customizing Your Moisturizer Recipe

You can also reduce the strength of the scent by decreasing the number of drops of essential oils. Do not increase the essential oils, however, since they should only be a certain percentage of the total recipe.

Some of my readers have written to say that aloe vera makes their sensitive skin sting. If that also applies to you, replace the aloe with 2 tablespoons of water.

Where to Buy Moisturizer Ingredients

Tea Tree essential oil

Peppermint essential oil

Petitgrain essential oil

Lemongrass essential oil

Jasmine essential oil

Ylang Ylang essential oil

Where to Buy Organic Moisturizer for Oily Skin

They make a really nice organic acne day cream that helps control oiliness and get rid of acne-causing bacteria without clogging pores. Plus they have lots more excellent acne-fighting goodies. Check these out!

Acne Spot Treatment

Acne Facial Soap

Acne Night Treatment

Acne Body Soap

Acne Facial Scrub

Acne Facial Toner

Acne Care Steps

What Next?

Purifying Facial Scrub

Astringent Facial Toner

Healing Night Cream

Deep Cleansing Facial Mask

Acne Treatment Oil

Herbal Facial Steam

Homemade Acne Remedies Main Page

Aromatherapy Homepage from Moisturizer for Oily Skin

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Simply type in "moisturizer" (without the quotes) and hit Search. All the moisturizer recipes on this website will pop up. Take a look at them and pick the best one for your skin type - and remember, you can use more than one recipe depending on your skin's needs of the moment.