How To Use Essential Oils For Personal Care? Need To Know

Essential oils are viable health and wellness alternatives. Many are multi-purpose and multi-tasking oils used for skin, hair, and health conditions. It is a myth that essential oils are fussy, girly things. In fact, essential oils are natural potions used to get a pleasant smell and improve skin and hair appearance without any gender differentiation. As men do not have as many ready-to-use cosmetics options as women, DIY recipes with essential oils for beard, hair, skin issues, relaxation, and fragrance serve the required purpose.

Another myth about essential oils is that only feminine, floral, and sweet essential oils are available. But, in fact, there are plenty of essential oils with diverse aromas and properties produced in the world. Men prefer following essential oils for their fragrance and properties

• Cedarwood for Sharp, Fresh, Woody, Masculine aroma with Skin-Friendly Properties.
• Cinnamon for Spicy, Earthy, Woody, Sweet, fragrance with Skincare and Haircare Benefits (Lice-Killing).
• Cypress for Woody, Sweet, Fruity scent and Anti-inflammatory Properties.
• Fir Needle for Fresh, Woody, Coniferous aroma and Anti-depressant Characteristics.
• Frankincense for Balsamic, Woody, Spicy, and Fruity base notes with Remarkable Scars and Stretch Marks removing the Ability.
• Palo Santo for Sweet, Woody fragrance with Anti-Inflammatory and Immune Supporting Properties.
• Patchouli for its Deep, Earthy, Woody aroma and Skin-rejuvenating and Skin-healing Properties.
• Neroli for Exotic Floral, Lemony, Sweet odor, and Skin-beneficial Properties.
• Petitgrain for Fresh, Sweet, Tart, Floral aroma and Antibacterial Properties.
• Ylang Ylang for Rich, Sweet, Floral, Woody, and Fruity fragrances and Benefits for Oily Skin.
• Lime for Fresh, Lemony aroma and Deodorizing Ability.
• Peppermint for Fresh, Minty smell and Cooling Properties.

The above list is not all-inclusive and exhaustive. Men also have the discretion to create their own blends for diverse uses. They can use them in a bath, beard grooming, hair application, skincare, fragrance, oral health, inhalation, diffuser, vaporizer, and clothing. Lightweight carrier oils such as coconut, argan, extra virgin olive oil, jojoba, avocado, and almond are critical ingredients in DIY recipes.

Ways To Use Essential Oils For Man

1. Beard Oil

Make a beard oil by combining 20 ml of jojoba oil, 10 ml of argan oil, five drops of patchouli essential oil, three drops of cinnamon essential oil, and three drops of tea tree oil. Fill the content in a bottle with an eye-dropper. Apply it sparingly on the beard and spread it evenly. The best time to use beard oil is after a bath or face wash.

2. Hair Styling Gel

Dissolve one spoon of gelatin in warm water in a bowl. Add a few drops of ylang-ylang/jasmine/lemon essential oil and transfer this mixture into a glass container. Men can use it to style their hair.

The male users can mix any of the essential oils (given in the list or on our website) they like after having insight into their aroma and wellness properties. We recommend including essential oils that are good in aroma and skin care and hair care benefits. As far as carrier oils are concerned, jojoba oil should be the first preference as it absorbs fast and is waxy in texture. However, users can incorporate other carrier oils in a beard oil recipe.

3. Beard Balm

Melt ten gms soy wax and 20 gms avocado butter and mix them, add 20 ml carrier oil (any as per user’s discretion), three drops of cypress essential oil, four drops of neroli essential oil, and two drops of frankincense essential oil. Add this content to a small container and let it cool to make a beard balm. Apply it regularly to tame the coarse beard hair and style the beard.

4. Facial Care

Take two drops of tea tree oil and five drops of jojoba oil and apply the blend to the face overnight to get rid of acne, pimples, and blackheads. Users with dark circles can use coffee oil for application.

5. Relaxing Bath

Add a few drops of cedarwood essential oil and ylang-ylang essential oil to Epsom salt and add it to warm bath water for a refreshing and relaxing bath. The users can also directly mix essential oils in bathwater.

6. Cologne Blend

Mix 5 ml of sweet almond oil, three drops of patchouli essential oil, three drops of neroli essential oil, and six drops of sandalwood essential oil in the palm. Apply the mixture on the underarms, wrists, behind knees, near earlobes, and middle of the chaste.

7. Deo Roll-on

Make a homemade deo roll-on with 10 ml witch hazel/rose water, five gms arrowroot powder, five gms aloe vera gel, ten gms baking soda, 10 ml distilled water, two gms magnesium hydroxide, and ten drops cypress essential oil and five drops of lemongrass essential oil. Fill the well-mixed content in an empty roll-on bottle. Apply it on the underarms and other sweating parts of the body regularly. The users can add peppermint essential oil for cooling effects during summer.

8. Pleasant Breath

For fresh breath, add three drops of peppermint essential oil and two drops of cinnamon oil in 100 ml water and gargle with it thrice after eating twice a day to remove disagreeable odor and prevent toothache and gingivitis.

9. Lip Balm

Heat 5 gms soy wax and five gms butter in an oven or on a low flame. Remove from the flame and add a few drops of palo santo essential oil and 2 ml apricot kernel oil. Fill this in a small airtight container and let it cool. Apply it to your lips regularly to heal chapped lips in winter.

10. Moisturizer

Take 30 ml cucumber seed oil, 20 gms avocado butter, five drops cypress essential oil, and five drops palo santo essential oil. Melt the avocado butter, add other oils to it and mix them well. Fill the mixture in a bottle and apply it on exposed skin except for the face regularly to keep it hydrated the users can exercise their discretion in adding different ingredients as per the consistency and aroma required in the end product. They also have to add diverse essential oils to face creams, hair oils, serums, shampoos, conditioners, shower gels, hand washes, masks, face packs, and scrubs. Besides, the essential oil manufacturers also offer various ready-to-use blends for topical application, diffusion, massage, inhalation, and personal fragrance purposes.