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| Anti-Aging Skin Tightening Crème |
Ingredients:
- ¼ cup organic extra virgin coconut oil
- ¼ cup organic grape seed oil
- ½ cup raw organic shea butter
- (3) 3 oz bottles
- Scented oils (optional)
Before I
begin telling you how to make this, I want to tell you why I chose these three
combinations to use on my skin…
Benefits of the Ingredients
Coconut Oil: The benefit of coconut oil on the skin is comparable to
that of mineral oil. Further, unlike mineral oil, there is no chance of having
any adverse side effects on the skin with the application of coconut oil.
Coconut oil therefore is a safe solution for preventing dryness and flaking of
skin. It also delays wrinkles, and sagging of skin, which normally become
prominent with age. Coconut oil also helps in treating various skin problems
including psoriasis, dermatitis, eczema and other skin infections.
Grapeseed Oil: Grape seed oil is a hidden commodity, I find. It has mildly
astringent qualities, which help to tighten and tone the skin, making it a good
cosmetic ingredient for anti-aging products. It is very useful for moisturizing
and adding emollient properties to any product intended for use on an acne
prone skin. The antioxidant effect of this oil is most useful when fighting the
ravages of aging, as the oxidative stress caused by free radicals, which are
neutralized by antioxidants, is one of the major factors that cause aging.
Raw Shea
Butter: Aside from the obvious greatness of raw shea butter known mostly for its nourishing abilities of
Vitamins A, E and F to help maintain the skin and keep it clear and healthy.
These vitamins are particularly helpful for sun damaged skin and help prevent
premature wrinkles and facial lines. Vitamin F acts as a skin protector and
rejuvenator. Proving to provide clearer, brighter skin; less wrinkles; and even
less sun damage. Lastly, but certainly not least, shea butter has great
abilities in maintaining your skin's elasticity and suppleness (this hides all
of the unwanted cellulite). In a clinical study done by Frank Renard, Ph.D.,
shea butter was found to have significant anti-aging properties and was proven
to help rebuild and rejuvenate collagen
Making the Crème
- Put all the ingredients (except the oils) into a blender and mix well. It will liquefy and blend together well. Taking on the immediate texture of a creamy lotion.
- Take one of your bottles and fill. You always want at least one bottle without fragrance for your face and for those times that you just don’t want to wear scented body crème.
- If you are using scented oils for the remainder of the crème, then proceed to step 4. If not, then please feel free to fill up the remainder of your bottles with the crème you just made.
- Take part of your mixture and pour it in your second bottle. Pour your scent(s) in and shake well. If you are using different scents for each of the remaining bottles, sit it to the side and pour it back into the blender to mix after mixing your other fragrance of choice with the remaining crème. (Repeat for the third bottle.)
- For my second bottle, I mixed lavender with vanilla. I love this scent! It’s exhilarating and takes me to a happy place. Did you know that vanilla was once used as an aphrodisiac? And as for lavender, well aside from lavenders well known relaxing nature, it’s good as an antiseptic and antifungal agent. Not to mention its great for treating acne, wrinkles, psoriasis and eczema. (Don’t ask me why I love things that’s good for eczema, I have never had it! *smile*)
- For my third bottle, I mixed Atom (a flowery fragrance oil I picked up in Egypt) and ylang ylang (also known for its sensual scent that releases anxiety, alleviates stress and is alluring to men) …so this is my little something that’s pretty, exotic, romantic, and sexy.
TIP: This crème is filled with moisturizing nutrients that are great for your scalp and hair. It's a dual crème! Another reason why you might want one that's unscented. *wink*
Hope you enjoy this crème as much as I do…out of all
of my crème’s and butters, I love this one the most. And feel free to play with
the scented oils and mix them in…and tell me what scents do you absolutely
love?
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REFERENCES:
- PubMed U.S. National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health: Anti-inflammatory and chemopreventive effects of triterpene cinnamates and acetates from shea fat.
- Organic Oil Facts
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