making own moisturiser.

[deep]

Hiya!

I hav started to get really spotty skin (because Ive come off the pill). My skin was already greasy, now since coming off the pill its like a flippin oil slick (and so is my hair[]) ((Im not painting a very good picture of myself here am I??!!))

Ive been adding a few drops of lavender to my normal moisturiser (neutragena oil free one) and then thru the day putting either a drop of lavender, tea tree or lemon to the individual spots.

Anyway, if I just wanted to create my own moisteriser, what base cream would be the best to use??Bearing in mind the greasyness of my skin??

Thanks

Tx

 

[confused guy1-1]

Hi

I wouldn't mind knowing the answer to this. I have olive skin and my hair and skin has always been very oily!!! Every so often I get really spotty (ie monthlys)

I do know that if you over wash and scrub your skin you can dry out the surface on top and its still greasy underneath (yuck).

My face in the summer months is like an oil slick (nice!)

The good points is that my skin does not age that quickly and I dont burn under the sun. My mother is over 65 and looks about 40 as she has the same skin type. At 31 I keep hoping that my skin will dry out but I dont think its going to.

You dont wanna get me started on my hair - its realy long and thick and I have to wash it every day or its sooo greasy!!

 

[ysodeshy]

Id use a moisturiser for dry skin and to help unblock your pores try putting a few drops of tea tree in a bowl of hot water and let the steam and oil clean out those pores.

Watch your skin though, is it dry all over because if its t zone then you will only need to use an oil free msr on t zone.

Drink LOTS of water

 

[Maybelline]

I would suggest a body lotion, as often teh only difference between a cream and a lotion is the lotion has a higher water content.
[link=http://www.bayhousearomatics.co.uk]Bay House [/link] make a lovely body lotion base, actually it is too thick to be a lotion but not quite a cream iykwim.

Balancing essential oils would include geranium, sandalwood, palmarosa.
Bergamot, juniper and lemon are also good choices, use .5-1 % dilution.

Hth
Sharon xx

 

[Mistah]

You could try salon services. I use them to buy bases for making face masks. They may stock a base for making moisturisers. I only have the number for the london branch, but I do know they have stores countrywide. Tel: 020 7713 5000.
ATB,
AB.x

 

[[insert name]]

or, you could email lotti and find out where she gets her bases!

 

[Jakash3]

Thanks all for the replies!!

At the mo Im using a pot of Bellitas moisterising cream (chamomile and aloe vera) for sensitive skin.
It is gorgeous and smells of vanilla (they put it in to disguise the smell of the chamomile!).

I just add a drop or two of lavender! hmmmmm.!!!!!!!

Tx

 

[Ferretlover]

Hi trinityx
Have you tried using a clay mask in your weakly cleansing routine. Green clay or Fullers earth is good for oily/acne type skin. Maybe add a drop of geranium, great hormone balancer. Also hazelnut oil and jojoba are supposed to be a good carrier oils. You don't need to use a moisturiser you can use a carrier oil instead.

 

[ZOOLOGY]

Hiya HP!

Wont a carrier oil be too greasy for my face tho??

I associate it with greasy and mega zits!!

Tx

 

[nivea]

Hi Tx

jojba oil is renound to be good for acne/ oily skin due to it's sebum like structure. Another suggestion is witch hazel as a toner. You could make a blend of jojoba and almond oil. Its a question of trial and error i think. Good luck.

 

[llenouciirciwaeri]

Hi there, I know you asked about making your own stuff but I have to recommend to you Dr Hauschka products... they are all organic and bio-dynamic.. I started using them around 6 weeks ago and they are amazing. They are so natural and delicious smelling, made with essential oils too... they are not cheap but not expensive either I don't think. They do a trial kit of samples for £12 which is what I did and it was enough to convince me

Best thing about them is that they balance your skin - well they make it rebalance itself....

www.drhauschka.co.uk