What exactly is holistic skin care?
Holistic skin care refers to the use of
natural, healthy skin care products that contain homeopathic ingredients. Nearly all traditional and commonly found skincare products contain petroleum-based ingredients that tend to cause dryness and irritation. Even many of the skin care products that are marketed as being natural contain these synthetic ingredients, and superficial amounts of some type of botanical ingredient.
Many people seeking truly homeopathic opt for all organic skin care products. Not only are these homeopathic skincare treatments guaranteed to be chemical free, but the ingredients come from organic sources. Organic plant ingredients are certified to not have been treated with chemical fertilizers or other potentially dangerous chemicals. For those with especially sensitive skin, organic products are among the purest types of treatments available.
You can make your own skin care preparations at home
Surprisingly, you can easily create your own homeopathic skin care preparations at home, using ingredients from your kitchen or garden. Oatmeal, for example, when added to a bath or blended with warm water to form a facial mask, is very soothing and moisturizing. You can find aloe vera juice and vitamin E capsules at your local pharmacy. Adding either or both of these components to any homemade skin care recipe increases their effectiveness with antioxidant and moisturizing properties.
Many people have used straight lavender essential oil to smooth wrinkles and clear up blemishes. Lavender is one of the most useful and effective homeopathic skincare items that one can have on hand. It is the only essential oil that is safe to use undiluted on the skin, and can be applied directly to even the most irritated , broken or inflamed skin areas.
Other skin supporting essential oils are cedarwood, patchouli and eucalyptus. Adding a few drops of any of these to your commercial or homemade skincare treatment provides extra skin nourishment and a pleasing all-natural fragrance as well.
You can find pump bottles of aloe vera gel at your local pharmacy. Add as little or as much pure lavender essential oil as you'd like, stir or shake well, and voila! You've got one of the most soothing homeopathic preparations available. This mixture can be applied to rashes, sunburn and any other type of skin condition. Lavender essential oil dramatically speeds healing of broken or irritated skin. At he same time it has powerful anesthetic properties to soothe and relieve pain and irritation.