by Carla Hubbard

Created on: August 04, 2008

Essential oils are all natural products that come from berries, herbs, leaves, plants, roots, seeds and trees. Essential oils are all natural, non-toxic oils that enhance the environment and are a valuable asset to anyone who wants to pursue green living or the use of home remedies. When using essential oils be sure that you dilute them because they are too strong to be used on the skin in their pure form.

For more information on using essential oils and base oils you can view, "Base Oils to Use in Your Essential Oil Recipes". This article will tell you about what kind of base oils you can use and the measurements in which to use them too. The following information is on the different types of essential oils that you can use on different skin types.

* Benzoin Dry and oily.

* Bois De Rose Dry

* Carrot Dehydrated, disturbed, dry, hydrated, oily and sensitive.

* Chamomile Disturbed, dry, oily and sensitive.

*Clary-Sage Disturbed

* Cypress Hydrated and oily.

* Fennel Hydrated

* Frankincense Oily

* Geranium - Dehydrated, disturbed, dry, hydrated, oily and sensitive.

* Hyssop Disturbed, dry and hydrated.

* Jasmine Oily

* Juniper Disturbed and Oily.

* Lavender - Dehydrated, disturbed, hydrated, oily and sensitive.

* Lemon - Disturbed, dry, hydrated and oily.

* Marjoram Oily

* Neroli Dry

* Orange Oily

* Palma Rosa Disturbed, dry, hydrated and oily.

* Patchouli - Disturbed, dry, hydrated and oily.

* Peppermint Oily

* Pettigraine Oily

* Rose Dry and hydrated.

* Rosemary dry and oily.

* Sandalwood Disturbed, dry and hydrated.

* Ylang-Ylang Oily

The following information is on the different types of essential oils that you can use on different conditions of the skin.

* Benzoin - Revitalizing

* Bergamot Eczema, psoriasis and energizing.

* Bois De Rose Revitalizing and wrinkles.

* Calendula - Psoriasis

* Carrot Broken capillaries, dermatitis, eczema, energizing revitalizing and wrinkles.

* Chamomile Broken capillaries, dermatitis, eczema, psoriasis and wrinkles.

* Clary-Sage Acne and wrinkles.

* Cypress Broken capillaries and revitalizing.

* Eucalyptus Radiata Acne

* Fennel - Revitalizing

* Galbanum Energizing, revitalizing and wrinkles.

* Geranium Broken capillaries, eczema and wrinkles.

* Hyssop Broken capillaries, dermatitis, eczema and wrinkles.

* Juniper Eczema

* Lavender Acne, dermatitis and psoriasis.

* Lemon Acne, energizing, revitalizing and wrinkles.

* Myrrh Eczema

* Neroli Revitalizing and wrinkles.

* Orange Wrinkles

* Palma Rosa Acne, energizing and wrinkles.

* Parsley Broken capillaries

* Patchouli Acne

* Pettigraine Acne

* Rose Broken capillaries, revitalizing and wrinkles.

* Rosemary Eczema and wrinkles.

* Sandalwood Acne and wrinkles.

* Violet leaf Acne, energizing, revitalizing and wrinkles.

*Note: You should always test a small area of skin with a little bit of the mixture before you use a large amount of the mixture on a large area of the body, just to make sure that you don't experience some kind of an allergic reaction to the mixture.*

The material in this article is not meant to take the place of diagnosis and treatment by a qualified medical practitioner. All recommendations herein contained are believed to be effective but since the actual use of essential oils by other individuals is beyond the author's control, no expressed or implied guarantee as to the effects of their use can be given nor liability taken.

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