Essential Oils You Can Eat (And Use With Makeup)

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#AskSCB: Okay so two things about oils. The first is if there is a specific brand of lavender essential oil that can be injected? For like a lavender lemonade recipe I wanna try for my migraines. And then the other question I have is do you know of a good essential oil or face oil to mix with foundation that won’t break me out?

Thanks!

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For any recipe that calls for an essential oil, you’ll want to be sure and use food-grade oils – those that are therapeutic grade like Doterra are considered safe to ingest.

I’ve added lavender, peppermint, and a few others to drinks or teas I’ve made and they’re all amazing. I love doing peppermint tea with Flor-essence and two drops of peppermint oil for an extra bit of pep in the morning – it’s extremely potent to give you a mental/physical/emotional boost.

As far as foundations go, I’m not sure what you’d want to add to a foundation in the literal sense… It would change the consistency of it and make it oilier and I’m not sure that would be doing you any good. However, as a general compliment to a skincare routine – lavender is calming (though can be a bit drying) for the skin, and melaleuca/tea tree oil can help clear up blemishes. I’d use these separately on clean skin as a treatment than with your makeup, though.

One product I have tried and love that might satisfy your want for using an oil on your skin is Herbivore’s Lapis Balancing Facial Oil, which I use regularly and really really like. I have oily and combo skin so it helps to balance my skin out before I put on makeup – making primer work better, and my face look better and fresher for longer. Hope that helps!

xx

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