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Homemade Anti-Aging Serum
January 24, 2022
Anti-aging serums can be expensive and contain harmful chemicals. Instead, try this homemade anti-aging serum recipe. It contains nutrients and antioxidants that will help the skin look vibrant and youthful while delivering vital nutrients and hydration.
Apply to the parts of the body that you feel needs the most anti-aging effects, which are usually the face, neck and perhaps upper chest — in other words, the parts of the body that are perhaps the most sun damaged.
Key Anti-Aging Ingredients
Jojoba oil: Perhaps the premiere carrier oil, jojoba oil is a great moisturizer for the skin. Meanwhile, it can remove sticky buildup or excess oil, too, keeping your oil levels balanced. That makes it a strong natural treatment for eczema as well as home remedy for acne, plus well suited for other dry-skin conditions.
Evening primrose oil: Evening primrose oil is a valuable treatment choice for people suffering from skin conditions, such as eczema, psoriasis and atopic dermatitis. Studies published in the International Journal of Cosmetic Science show that it can help with age-related structural and functional changes in skin tissues, such as redness, firmness, roughness and fatigue resistance.
Pomegranate oil: Pomegranate contains natural antimicrobials from vitamin C, and thus may be helpful fighting acne.
Vitamin E oil: This antioxidant-rich oil is rich and thick and loved by many for its ability to improve dry, flaky skin, along with help heal acne scars.
Lavender oil or frankincense oil: Using lavender oil topically can help improve a number of skin conditions, from canker sores to allergic reactions, acne and age spots. Frankincense oil benefits include the ability to strengthen skin and improve its tone, elasticity, defense mechanisms against bacteria or blemishes, and appearance as someone ages.
Carrot seed oil: A popular beauty product for moisturizing skin, carrot seed oil also works as an antifungal agent.
How to Make Anti-Aging Serum
It’s as simple as can be to make up this anti-aging serum. Mix all of the ingredients together into a dark glass bottle. Use a small funnel if need so you don’t spill any of these ingredients.
Use every morning and night on face, neck and chest, or anywhere where you want to deal with aging skin. You can put sunscreen over this mixture if you’re going out in the sun during high UV times of the year.
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Homemade Anti-Aging Serum
- Total Time: 2 minutes
- Yield: 20 uses 1x
Description
This DIY homemade anti-aging serum recipe contains nutrients and antioxidants that will help the skin look vibrant and youthful while delivering vital nutrients and hydration.
Ingredients
- ½ tablespoon jojoba oil
- ½ tablespoon evening primrose oil
- ½ tablespoon pomegranate oil
- 15 drops vitamin E
- 20 drops lavender oil or frankincense oil
- 10 drops carrot seed oil
Instructions
- Mix all of the ingredients together into a dark glass bottle.
- Use every morning and night on face, neck and chest.
- Prep Time: 2 min
