Today, I’m going to share with you 7 DIY essential oil face serum recipes customized for your skin type! Find recipes for normal skin, acne prone skin, oily skin, dry skin, mature skin, sensitive skin & combination skin!
What is a face serum? It’s simply an oily substance that is meant to deliver powerful nutrients into the skin. A face serum is very nourishing and also keeps skin smooth, supple and moisturized. Conventional face serums often come with a slew of chemical ingredients including preservatives & artificial fragrance. Ick! Do you honestly want to put that on your face? Yet making your own serum is incredibly easy?!
A DIY essential oil face serum is the easiest thing you can make for your skin. It’s just a matter of combining together natural oils and essential oils in a dropper bottle. Before we get onto the recipes, I want to share which essential oils and carrier oils are good for each skin type:
Carrier Oils for Every Skin Type
- Normal skin – jojoba oil, almond oil, coconut oil
- Acne prone skin – argan oil, grapeseed oil, prickly pear oil, sunflower oil
- Dry skin – avocado oil, olive oil, wheat germ oil
- Oily skin – grapeseed oil, hemp oil, argan oil
- Sensitive skin – almond oil, jojoba oil, coconut oil
- Mature skin – coconut oil, rosehip oil, tamanu oil
- Combination skin – grapeseed oil, rosehip oil, apricot kernel oil
Essential Oils for Every Skin Type
- Normal skin – lavender, geranium, frankincense, rose, sandalwood
- Acne prone skin – tea tree, lavender, lemongrass, lemon, rosemary, clary sage, cypress
- Dry skin – lavender, sandalwood, patchouli, rose, jasmine, cedarwood, myrrh, jasmine
- Oily skin – lemon, rosemary, tea tree, bergamot, lemongrass
- Sensitive skin – lavender, chamomile, neroli, rose
- Mature skin – frankincense, sandalwood, carrot seed, helichrysum, jasmine
- Combination skin – geranium, frankincense, clary sage
7 DIY Essential Oil Face Serum Recipes for All Skin Types
Main instructions
- Fill a 4 oz amber glass dropper bottle with 3 oz of your suitable carrier oil(s).
- Then add 25 drops of essential oils of choice.
- Cap tightly and gently roll the bottle between your palms to gently combine the oils. Do not shake the bottle because this will create air bubbles that will make your serum go rancid quickly.
1. Hydrating Face Serum for Normal Skin
- 2 oz liquid coconut oil (where to get it)
- 1 oz jojoba oil (where to get it)
- 10 drops lavender oil (where to get it)
- 7 drops frankincense oil (where to get it)
- 8 drops rose oil (where to get it)
2. Moisturizing Serum for Dry Skin
- 1 oz avocado oil (where to get it)
- 1 oz sunflower oil (where to get it)
- 1 oz olive oil (where to get it)
- 10 drops sandalwood oil (where to get it)
- 10 drops lavender oil (where to get it)
- 5 drops rose oil (where to get it)
- 5 drops cedarwood oil (where to get it)
3. Anti-Aging Serum for Mature Skin
- 2 oz tamanu oil (where to get it)
- ½ oz rosehip seed oil (where to get it)
- ½ oz jojoba oil (where to get it)
- 5 drops frankincense oil (where to get it)
- 5 drops carrot seed oil (where to get it)
- 10 drops lavender oil (where to get it)
- 5 drops jasmine oil (where to get it)
4. Gentle Serum for Sensitive Skin
- 3 oz argan oil (where to get it)
- 10 drops lavender oil (where to get it)
- 5 drops roman chamomile oil (where to get it)
- 5 drops rose oil (where to get it)
5. Balancing Serum for Combination Skin
- 1.5 oz grapeseed oil (where to get it)
- 1.5 oz apricot kernel oil (where to get it)
- 5 drops geranium oil (where to get it)
- 5 drops lavender oil (where to get it)
- 5 drops tea tree oil (where to get it)
- 5 drops clary sage oil (where to get it)
- 5 drops frankincense oil (where to get it)
6. Oil-Control Face Serum for Oily Skin
- 2 oz grapeseed oil (where to get it)
- 1 oz rosehip oil (where to get it)
- 10 drops lemon oil (where to get it)
- 5 drops rosemary oil (where to get it)
- 5 drops tea tree oil (where to get it)
- 5 drops cypress oil (where to get it)
7. Antibacterial Face Serum for Acne Prone Skin
- 1 oz argan oil (where to get it)
- 1 oz prickly pear oil (where to get it)
- 1 oz watermelon seed oil (where to get it)
- 15 drops tea tree oil (where to get it)
- 10 drops lavender oil (where to get it)
Please go ahead and try out any of these DIY essential oil face serum recipes. I’d love to know your thoughts in the comments below!
