Blemish Remover with lavender and tea tree oil
2012
Do it yourself blemish remover? Oh yeah, now we are talking! If you’ve been around my blog for a while you probably remember why I’m grateful for my acne. And it’s true, my blemishes have been a key navigation tool in helping me find better health. But, come on. Just because am grateful for my bad skin doesn’t mean I want bad skin.
The truth is that my skin has improved dramatically since I’ve embraced real food, ditched toxic chemicals, and embraced a more natural approach to health. This isn’t surprising when you consider how our diet affects our skin. But I’m still far from perfect and I have a lot of internal healing to do (too many years eating junk “health food” will do that do you). So even though my skin is a lot better, I still get the occasional blemish (yes, even in my thirties).
Enter my lavender and tea tree blemish remover!
This little recipe is great. Definitely better than any chemical-laden stuff you can buy. The antiseptic properties of lavender and tea tree essentail oils make this an ideal remedy to treat blemishes. Lavender also acts as an anti-inflammatory which can help soothe redness and speed up the healing process. In other words: perfect for a blemish remover.
The jojoba oil is also great for acne prone skin. The rosemary and lemon are both invigorating. They help stimulate the lymphatic system which is key to getting rid of toxins in the body… one of the key components to blemishes in the skin. Boo-yeah!
Lavender & Tea Tree Blemish Remover
Ingredients:
1 ounce jojoba oil
4 drops tea tree essential oil
3 drops lavender essential oil
6 drops rosemary essential oil
3 drop lemon essentail oil
Directions:
1. Fill a small bottle (1 ounce size is perfect if you have it) with half the jojoba oil.
2. Add essential oils, cover and shake well
3. Add remaining jojoba oil, cover and shake again.
To use: Apply 3 – 4 drops to a cotton pad or finger tips and apply to affected area.
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I’m pinning this! I love using apple cider vinegar and lavender essential oil as a toner when I have break-outs. Your blemish remover would be great to apply afterward! Thanks!
Thanks, Kendra! Hope you like it.
I haven’t heard of lavender or rosemary for acne, but I am going to try this combination! I use a combo of tee tree oil and manuka oil diluted with a bit of coconut oil. The manuka oil is very expensive, but the best thing I’ve found so far for topical acne. For cystic acne, the best product in the world is Enessa’s Clove Oil. It is a secret blend of clove oil and other essential oils.
Great tip, Lauren! Thanks!
Can you use coconut oil or almond oil in place of jojoba?
I would think you could probably use almond oil or avocado oil. I don’t know if I’d use coconut oil just as it can clog the pores… which is obviously already a problem if you are dealing with a blemish.
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Will this work for clogged hair follicules?
That’s a great question, Tammie. I haven’t tried it for that myself. Let me look into it a bit.
I am new to the all natural ways and would love to know where to purchase these items. Thanks and I am loving reading your blog!!
I am new to the all natural ways and would love to know where to purchase these items. Thanks and I am enjoying reading your blog!!
Hi Bridgett! Thanks for stopping by.
You can find most of these things at any health foods store. You can also find them online. If you click on any of the ingredients in the recipe above it will take you to an amazon page where I’ve found some examples for you. Hope that helps!
Hi Robin,
I have enjoyed getting to know you through your great blog! I have found a lot of useful information via your posts lately. I have a question- I started doing the oil cleansing method just over a month ago, and fortunately not having any adverse reactions (although my skin hasn’t made drastic improvements either!) I was wondering about adding tea tree oil to my mix of sunflower seed oil and castor oil? Have you tried adding any of these ‘blemish remover’ oils to your oil cleansing mix?
I moisturize with coconut oil, so can just add a bit of tea tree oil to that, but wondered about cleansing with the tea tree oil also.
Thanks for sharing all of your insight!
Thanks, Shawna! I appreciate you kind words.
I personally haven’t tried adding tea tree oil to my OCM. Essential oils are pretty potent so I don’t like using them in my daily stuff, for the most part. But with that said, it might help… especially for just a couple days as a “boost.” I’d also consider trying different oils and seeing if you can find the perfect match for your skin.
Good luck!
Great, thank you!
I love this! I was wondering, what is the shelf life? Thank you for having a GREAT all natural blog! I am for sure going to try your all natural mascara, I can’t wait!
Can’t give an exact time frame, but it has some good essential oils to keep it okay for a while. It doesn’t make a lot, so I wouldn’t double it… and I’d store it in the fridge if I don’t use the remaining within a couple of weeks.
lemon ess. oil is phototoxic which means you shouldn’t be using it if you’re going out that day. lemon + sun = hiperpigmentation marks!
it is safe to use at night, like 6-8 hours before going ot of the house. hope i helped:D
Yes, good point.
Is there an alternative to tea tree oil? My husband is allergic to it (any contact at all gives him a nasty rash), so I can’t use it in my house at all.
There probably is something that would work in it’s place, but off the top of my head I’m not sure I can provide the perfect substitution. Do a quick google search for essential oils and acne and I’m sure there’s something useful.