The change of any season can definitely affect my sensitive skin. One of my favorite things to keep at my desk or in the car is a DIY hydrating face mist. It’s something I can use to set my makeup and refresh my skin throughout the day.
Why I chose the special ingredients in this mist….
Lavender Essential Oil: Safe, soothing and nourishing to even sensitive skin. One of the main components of lavender is called “linalol.”A great deal of research has been done on linalol’s ability to help revive, calm, ease, and even to relax.
Argan Oil: Reduces the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.
Frankincense Essential Oil: Protects skin, is a powerful anti-aging oil and reduces the appearance of large pores. (One of my problem areas! Can you relate?)
Green Tea: Anti-inflammatory and antibacterial- nuff said! The antioxidants in green tea, known as catechins, are especially potent for anti-aging and encourage cell turnover and to reactivate dying skin cells (source)! While these benefits are limited to the outer layer of skin (as the tea’s properties aren’t absorbed beyond that), the research suggests that these benefits are significant.
Geranium Essential Oil: Improves circulation and tightens skin, which reduced the appearance of wrinkles.
DIY Hydrating Face Mist Recipe
Ingredients:
- 8 ounces purified or distilled water
- 1 organic green tea bag (optional)
- 1 tsp argan oil (like this)
- 4 drops lavender essential oil
- 2 drops geranium essential oil
- 1 drop frankincense essential oil
- Small glass spray bottle (like this)
Directions:
- Boil water, steep tea bag, and allow to cool.
- Pour into bottle about 4/5 of the way or ‘shoulder height’ full.
- Carefully add Argan oil, followed by other oils.
- Mix, shake well, and mist away.
Note: I like a strong scent so I tend to add 2+ drops of each oil to the recipe above.
Too busy to make your own DIY mist? I use this plumping mist from Beautycounter most days to set my makeup and refresh my face throughout the day.
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I didn’t know a lot of that about the oils you chose! Very cool! I plan to try this soon! Thank you!
Let me know how you like it Renee! And you’re welcome!
These oils are great! I hope you like it!
LOVE this mist! Frank and lavender are two of my favorites for the skin and I love argan oil too. I need to order some more because I’m all out.
Thank you Emily! Let me know if I can help you with an order!
What a great idea! I love making my own skincare products and I have dry skin so I’ll have to try this.
Oh this is a great blend for you then Jean. Enjoy!
This mist sounds like a great refresher! Thanks for the idea 🙂
You’re very welcome Jessica!
Love the idea of this having Frankincense in it – it’s one of my favourite oils. Going to make it – thanks for a great idea 🙂
Isn’t it one of the best oils for beauty? I hope you love it Jo!
I love this! Living in Hawaii my face gets a lot of fun, and I’m often all hot and sweaty. This mist is so refershing!
Oh you live in my favorite place! Yes, it’s perfect for icky sticky skin 😉
I didn’t know how much I loved face mists until I used Beautycounters rosewater mist. Now I can’t get enough! This looks like a great DIY
Oh yeah, Rosewater is so great too! This is my go to refresher :)I LOVE me some Beautycounter
Love love love lavender and argan essential oil ! They smell so good and it keeps my skin healthy. Thanks for sharing this simple homemade version !
You’re welcome! Yes, they’re SO good 🙂
Great to see details of how to make natural cosmetics! This looks great.
Thank you! Yes, what we put on our body is just as important as what goes in it!
Love this! I love all of these oil for my skin.
They’re so great! Glad you like them 🙂
Hi is it okay not to add the geranium oil? Or what is the alternative that I can use? Same with argan oil? Thanks 😊
Absolutely! You can use any liquid oil (almond, rose hip) in place of argan. Ylang ylang and chamomile would be good options.