Aromatherapy can also help you to care for your skin and improve your beauty routine.
Aromatherapy allows you to tailor your skin; hair and body care to your individual requirements. It's a simple way of introducing effective treatments for your face and body without having to buy lots and lots of different products; you can adapt the ones you already have with Aromatherapy oils.
Mixing Aromatherapy oils into your own creams and lotions is rewarding and enjoyable. You'll soon realize how much you can improve your overall appearance and well-being without too much fuss and expense.
 
Cleansing
An effective cleansing routine will balance your skin, helping it to function properly. 
All skin types need to be cleansed twice a day. Cleansing in the morning is really important. Your skin throws out toxic waste products while you sleep, and if you apply moisturizer straight on to your skin, you are actually preventing this shedding process from being effective.
 
Aromatherapy cleansers
Using your favorite unperfumed cleansing cream or milk, add any of the following: Aromatherapy oils, either singly or in combination for each skin type. The ratio is two drops of oil to every 4 fl oz (100 ml) of cleanser. 
Dry skin - Chamomile, Geranium, Rose, Ylang-Ylang.
Cracked skin - Benzoin, Camomile.
Hyper-sensitive skin - Chamomile, Neroli, Jasmine, Rose.
Broken capillaries - Neroli, Rose, Lemon, Peppermint.
Combination skin - Lavender, Geranium.
Normal skin - Rose, Neroli, Lavender, Sandalwood.
 
Balancing
Skin tonics or fresheners have two effects on your skin after cleansing:
1. They remove the last trace of cleansing milk or cream.
2. They help to restore the skin's natural protective mantle.
 
As with the cleansers, the ratio is two drops of aroma oil to 4 fl. oz (100 ml) of toner, either used singly or in combination.
 
Oily skin
Add Lemon, Lavender, Bergamot, Juniper or Ylang-Ylang to witch hazel.
 
Acne
Add lemon grass, Lavender, Juniper or Camomile to distilled or mineral water.
 
Dry skin
Add Rose, Ylang-Ylang, Geranium or Camomile to rosewater.
 
Hyper-sensitive skin
Add Camomile, Neroli, Jasmine to orange flower water.
 
Normal skin
Add Lavender, Rose or Neroli, to rosewater or orange flower water.
 
As with cleansers, all fresheners/toners are kindest when applied to your skin with damp cotton wool. Gently wipe all over the face and neck, paying careful attention to the creases around your chin. If necessary, repeat once more.
 
Moisturizing
A moisturizer will protect your skin from moisture loss, helping to keep it soft, smooth and supple. It will also protect your skin from the penetration of grime, chemicals and bacteria.
Apply moisturizer to your skin while it is still slightly damp after balancing. This enhances the moisturizing effect. Spread it gently, first on to your neck, and then up on to your face, being careful not to drag the skin-particularly around the delicate eye area.
Make sure you use a moisturizer with a vegetable oil base. Mineral oil is not compatible with skin, so baby lotion and petroleum jelly products are therefore best avoided.
Try any of the following to turn your day or night cream into a beneficial Aromatherapy treatment.
Again, the ratio is two drops of Aromatherapy oil to 4 fl oz (100 ml) of cream, either used singly or in combination.
  
Oily skin
Day cream - Lavender, Basil, Camomile, Lemon.
Night cream - Lavender, Neroli, Camomile.
 
Acne
Day cream - Lemongrass, Bergamot, Lavender.
 
Dry skin
Day cream - Rose, Geranium, Neroli.
Night cream - Frankincense (renowned for its rejuvenating effect). Jasmine, Rose, Ylang-Ylang.
 
Hype-sensitive skin
Day cream - Camomile, Lavender.
Night cream - Neroli, Jasmine, Rose, Camomile.
 
Broken capillaries
Day cream - Peppermint, Lavender, Lemon.
Night cream - Neroli, Rose, Camomile.
 
Normal skin
Day cream - Lavender
Night cream - Lavender, Rose, Neroli.