These days, even the mainstream skincare brands have realised the effectiveness of essential oils and plant extracts in skin care products. Often, essential oils and other plant oils are added to the products. Sometimes, just for marketing purposes, but more often, for the effect on the skin.

Plant oils

Here are some of the plant oils often found in skin care products.

Apricot kernel oil is added for vitamin E which protects the skin against free radicals. Read Look younger by using Anti oxidants on your skin

Avocado oil is rich in vitamins. It is used for skin regeneration and to nourish the skin.

Borage oil or Starflower oil also is said to have skin rejuvenating properties. It has essential fatty acids too.

Jojoba oil (which is a liquid wax) contains myristic acid.

Macadamia nut oil contains palmitoleic acid, an essential fatty acid found in your skin's natural oil. Great for dry and aging skin.

Passionflower oil has linoleic acid which prevents moisture loss.

Peach nut oil has Vitamin E, an antioxidant.

A word of caution, some oils can clog your pores, leading to acne in acne prone skins.

Essential oils

A word of caution here. Some essential oils can irritate sensitive skin, so test some of the product containing essential oil on the inside of the wrist first, before you apply any of it on your face.

For normal skin, the following essential oils would be useful chamomile essential oil, geranium, lavender oil, neroli and rose otto.

For dry skin, the following essential oils are recommended: chamomile essential oil, lavender oil, neroli, rose otto and sandalwood.

For oily skin, Bergamot, cedarwood, cypress, frankinscense, geranium, juniper berry, lavender oil, patchouli, Palmarosa,rosemary and vertiver.

Aging skins love frankincence, geranium, neroli, rose otto and sandalwood.

Products

Many skin care products contain essential oils an plant extracts these days. With all the adulteration of essential oils going on, one must be careful in choosing products. For example, rose oil is often adulterated by using components of cheaper rose like oils or even artificial ingredients to stretch the oil. The adulterated oil is often passed off as rose oil but at a cheaper price. Genuine rose oil does not come cheap. Likewise with many precious oils. It is better to choose skin care from a reputable supplier instead. Clarins is well known for using plant extracts in their products. Lancome too. So do many other luxury brands. To get them at discounted prices, go to Buy Perfume and Cosmetics - from Strawberrynet.

Resources

Kalyx.com Complete Aromatherapy Oils & Supplies

References

The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Aromatherapy by Chrissie Wildwood.