P I M P L E S

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I have a bad month, period is delayed to the last day of June and pimples all over my face all of a sudden. It was as bad as when I was pregnant.

I got no choice and decided to apply Melaleuca Alternifolia Essential Oil or more known as Tea Tree oil. The reason why I am reluctant to use it is due to its sharp astringent smell, but it is the #1 essential oil for pimples. Anyway, I apply it neat on the pimples. I bought it in the middle of July, and finally the pimples breakout is under control after 2 weeks using it.

Recommend this to anyone who have pimples prone skin.

DIY serum for my face

I blog about adding essential oil to my skin regime and it really improved my skin after one month.

Face serum from Premium Stater Kit

After I got my Young Living Premium Starter Kit, I decided to upgrade my skin regime. My skin deserve a better serum 😇.

I mix 3 types of essential oil (3 drops each) in an 8ml roller bottle which is filled up with fractionated coconut oil. I used roller bottle instead of dropper bottle this time. I found it more handy. So, the ingredient of my face serum: 

1. Lavender essential oil - still adding it because it manage to calm my skin, less pimples breakout, less inflammation, heal faster;
2. Frankincense essential oil -reduces the appearance of uneven skin tones, hoping that it can help with the scars; and
3. Copaiba essential oil - Reduces the appearance of blemishes 

With this new serum, I believe it can help me to reduces the appearance of blemishes and also lighten the scars. 

Stay tuned, I shall update on my pimple fighting series here. 

Adding Lavender Essential Oil in My Skincare Regime

Lavender essential oil is one of the first 3 bottles I bought.

The reason I wanted it because of the two properties in it: anti-inflammatory and antibacterial; and also its calming quality.

I always have acne problem even at the age of 30++. For my case, it is definitely not due to food, but stress and hormonal changes. My skin was in the most terrible state earlier this year. Breakouts on both sides of my cheeks, around the temples, my forehead and a few pimples on the nose and chin, creeping down on my neck. Yes, it was that bad until I almost want to go see doctor to ask for antibiotics. I have tried it before, when I was taking antibiotics, I noticed that my skin will get better.

I am the kind of person that could not stand the rough surface on my face, I will make sure I make it "smooth" by peeling off the dead skin or extract any pimples and blackheads by using my fingers. You can imagine the wounds and scars all over my face. Ouch!

That is why I am always looking for something that have the three properties: anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and calming.

I tried tea tree oil products out there, but it does not help, I do not know why, it could be due to other ingredients in the products that trigger my pimples. I stopped using them after a while because I do not like the smell smell of tea tree in the products.

On the first day I got it, I mix a drop in my normal moisturizer and gently rub it onto my face. I can immediately see the differences on my skin the next day. It dries up the wound and calm my skin effectively. However, I also notice that my skin seems dry. I can feel that my palms are dry too due to the direct application of the lavender essential oil.

What I do then is to dilute the 5 drops of lavender essential oil in 7ml carrier oil. Drip 1-3 drops to apply on the face and follow by moisturizer. After a week, I had a facial appointment, the beautician was surprised to find my acne suddenly in control. I told her what I used and she said just to note that essential oils are very concentrated, she suggested me to dilute it further so that it wont cause my skin become dry. As I noticed the effects and less breakouts, I no longer apply the diluted lavender essential oil to my whole face and on the spots only.  After 3 weeks, I am now more confident to wear foundation without concealer to come to work. Most importantly, there is no longer feeling like volcanoes 🌋awaiting for the right time to erupt on my face. 😓 This is serious, no joke. 🙈 Lavender's calming quality really soothe my skin. Its anti-inflammatory also treats the wounds on my face and kills the bacteria due to my bad habit of touching my face every now and then.

💞 for lavender essential oil, within a month, I can see a lot of improvement it does to my skin.

Studying which essential oils to add on to my daily skincare routine and I will definitely update it here. 

By the way, if you are interested to try out, here is where I get my essential oil from.