Cleansing Oil for Young Skin

CLEANSING OIL FOR YOUNG SKIN

Adolescence was an important stage in my life and, in general, I feel a lot of empathy for the teenagers around me, even though it is a complicated age and one that has always been criticised. More than 2,000 years ago Socrates was already saying: “The youth of today love luxury, they have bad manners and they despise authority. They answer back to their parents, cross their legs and tyrannise their teachers.”

It is an age of deep and sometimes uncontrolled changes. This shows itself in many ways, and on the skin it appears as acne. I made this product for that stage, because soap dries the skin too much and applying a cream afterwards often leaves it feeling too oily.

The base of this formulation is a blend of rosemary and thyme oil macerate with jojoba oil. Thyme and rosemary, together with propolis tincture, give this cleansing oil antiseptic, disinfectant, healing and anti-inflammatory properties. Jojoba oil is remarkably similar to the sebum secreted by the skin’s sebaceous glands, and it is also antiseptic and astringent. These two qualities make jojoba oil suitable for acne-prone skin: it balances sebum production and keeps the skin hydrated and protected, without causing comedones.

Aloe vera and calendula tinctures bring emollient and soothing properties, among others. Cappings wax, or white wax, is the wax bees produce to cap the honey once it is ready, and it is the purest wax of all. I use it because it cleanses the epidermis, softens and nourishes the dermis. It creates a protective layer that shields the skin from pollution and unwanted external agents, without clogging the pores. All these properties are reinforced by the different essential oils.

Apply a few drops of this oil to the palm of your hand mixed with a few drops of water, massage the face, finish with a simple rinse of warm water and… done! This oil can also be an option for oily skin that needs care without an excessively greasy residue.

50 mL bottle.