Cleansing shampoo - Refreshing mask - Tea tree Gel
An affective cleanser for oily hair prone to dandruff.
50ml unperfumed pH-balanced shampoo
3 drops pure tea tree essential oil
4 drops pure lemon essential oil
3 drops pure lavender essential oil
Add the essential oils to the shampoo base and mix in thoroughly. Shampoo as usual. You’ll find that your hair will also be lightly conditioned.
Tee tree and peppermint mask for congested skin
This refreshing mask combines cooling peppermint tea and antiseptic tea tree oil with a green clay base draw out dirt and impurities. If you have a pale complexion, the treatment will initially make it look pink and bltchy but don’t let this put you off. After about an hour, your skin will appear smoother , tighter and younger-looking. This mask is unsuitable for sensitive skin.
1 tbsp green clay
1 peppermint tea bag (or 2tsp dried peppermint tea)
200ml boiling water
1 drop pure tea tree essential oil
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Tea tree gel for oily skin
This anti-inflammatory and gently antiseptic gel blends tea tree oil and aloe vera to soothe and heal oily and spot-prone skin. Ensure that aloe vera gel you use contains at least 85 per cent of the gel extracted from the aloe plant (Aloe barbadensis). Aloe vera gel is quickly absorbed by the skin and does not clog the pores.
30ml aloe vera gel
2 drops tea tree essential oil
Put the aloe vera into a clean cosmetic jar, then stir in the essential oil.
How to use
For best results, apply the tea tree gel once or twice a day for a month, then take a seven –day break before resuming, the treatment. During the 'rest' period, apply a light hypoallergernic moisturizer if desired.
If you wish to use essential oils for long-term treatment, its important a vary the recipe after three months . simply swap the tea tree for another suitable pure essential oil, such as lavender, rosemary or frankincense. After three months you can resume the tea tree treatment if you wish. If pregnant , avoid rosemary oil.
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