and at natural beauty retailers. To create the mask base, mix two ounces green clay powder with three teaspoons cornflower and a quarter teaspoon of powdered raw oats. Use this base for the following recipes. Adjust the amount of base used to create a consistency that works for a mask.
General directions: Before applying a mask, clean and dry your skin. Leave the mask on for at least fifteen minutes, then wash off with lukewarm water and pat the skin dry. Apply moisturizer.
Note: If you have never used essential oils or green clay and are prone to allergies, do a patch test on a small area to make sure you are not sensitive to any of the ingredients.
Mix the mask base with one beaten egg white and enough floral water to form paste. Add the essential oils (and sometimes other oils) indicated for your skin type. Mix well and apply.
Mask for Normal Skin: Add one drop geranium oil and one drop neroli oil.
Mask for Dry Skin: Add one teaspoon wheat germ oil or evening primrose oil, plus one drop Roman or German chamomile essential oil and two drops carrot seed oil.
Mask for Oily Skin: Add one drop lavender oil and one drop frankincense oil or juniper berry oil.
Mask for Problem Skin: Add one drop lavender oil, one drop tea tree oil, and one drop neroli oil.
Rejuvenating Skin Mask: Add one teaspoon jojoba oil, one drop Roman or German chamomile oil, one drop frankincense oil, and one drop myrrh oil.
Source: Get Your Mask On!
For more essential oil skin care recipes, see my blog post at Aromatherapy Skin Care or the book Making Aromatherapy Creams and Lotions: 101 Natural Formulas to Revitalize & Nourish Your Skin.
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