Combine powerful anti-aging essential oils and make your own DIY essential oil eye serum in a jiffy!
Eye serums are skin care products that target eye wrinkles, under eye bags and dark circles. They deeply nourish the thin skin under the eyes and help firm and tone it to prevent wrinkles.
Around the eyes are among the first places people get fine lines and wrinkles. That’s because it is very thin, has little sebum and a low level of collagen, making it easily crease and crinkle which forms fine lines and wrinkles. It’s important to nourish and firm the skin under your eyes to delay and smooth out wrinkles. And what better way to do this than make your own DIY Essential Oil Eye Serum!
Essential Oils for Under Eye Skin
Below is a list of the best essential oils for the under eye skin:
- Frankincense essential oil (where to get it) – moisturizes skin, smoothes out wrinkles, firms skin
- Geranium essential oil (where to get it) – boosts collagen production, balances sebum, gets rid of under eye bags
- Sandalwood essential oil (where to get it) – keeps skin soft smooth and supple, promotes blood circulation, delays wrinkles
- Clove essential oil (where to get it) – erases dark circles
- Rosemary essential oil (where to get it) – removes under eye bags, promotes blood circulation, tones & firms skin
How to Make a DIY Essential Oil Eye Serum
What you need
- 1 tbsp chia seed oil (where to get it)
- 1 tbsp castor oil (where to get it)
- 2 drops geranium essential oil (where to get it)
- 2 drops frankincense essential oil (where to get it)
- 1 drop rosemary essential oil (where to get it)
- 1 oz amber glass dropper bottle (where to get it)
- Small funnel (where to get it)
Directions
- With the help of a small funnel, pour in 1 tbsp castor oil and 1 tbsp chia seed oil into your amber dropper bottle.
- Next carefully add 2 drops geranium essential oil, 2 drops frankincense essential oil and 1 drop rosemary essential oil.
- Close the bottle and shake well to combine everything.
- Store in a cool dry place.
- To use, gently massage a drop of your DIY essential oil eye serum under each eye with your ring finger. Use your ring finger because this one puts the least and gentlest pressure on your delicate under eye region.
