Massaging your face helps loosen muscles that are frozen into perpetual lines and creases, while increasing circulation to your skin and clearing out any puffiness. Don't have time to go to a spa? Try making your own face serum at home, suggest the editors of Body + Soul.
To begin massaging the nourishing oils into your skin, start at the chin and then move your hands in small circles until you reach the cheeks, around the eyes, and the forehead. Follow with a warm compress to increase the absorption of the serum. Here are some of the DIY recipes for facial serum, based on your skin type, that the magazine recommends. (Use organic ingredients whenever possible.)
For Dry Skin
1-ounce bottle
1/2 ounce avocado oil
1/2 ounce evening primrose oil
6 drops rose geranium essential oil
3 drops lavender essential oil
2 drops German chamomile
Fill bottle halfway with avocado oil. Add essential oils, cap bottle, and shake well. Top off with half ounce of evening primrose oil and shake again.
For Oily Skin
1-ounce bottle
1/2 ounce apricot oil
1/2 ounce hazelnut or jojoba oil
6 drops rosemary essential oil
3 drops juniper essential oil
4 drops neroli essential oil
Fill bottle halfway with apricot oil. Add essential oils, cap bottle, and shake well. Top off with half ounce of hazelnut or jojoba oil and shake again.
For Sensitive Skin
1-ounce bottle
1/2 ounce jojoba oil
1/2 ounce rosehip seed oil
3 drops everlasting essential oil
2 drops German chamomile
6 drops rose geranium essential oil
Fill bottle halfway with jojoba oil. Add essential oils, cap bottle, and shake well. Top off with half ounce of rosehip seed oil and shake again.
