I love using frankincense essential oil on my face. That’s because it gives my skin a natural glow. For me, this aromatic resin evens out my skin tone, so it looks as I’m wearing a light coat of foundation.
Frankincense, apparently, has a long history of being used cosmetically. Although I have no way of confirming this, apparently frankincense was one of Cleopatra’s favorite beauty remedies. Now, I can see why.
Homemade Face Cream Recipe
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The word has definitely gotten out about frankincense essential oil. I’ve been using it on my face for years. It has a reputation for fighting wrinkles. As a middle-aged woman, I’m definitely interested in natural beauty solutions that can potentially keep my skin looking younger. Also, I’ve discovered the wonders of plant-based cosmetics. This way, you can avoid the nasties that are added to chemical beauty products, including parabens. Some reserarchers fear these estrogen-like compounds can increase our risk of breast cancer.
Although you can buy all natural face creams that contain frankincense, it’s also easy to make your own. That’s what I do. Once you get used to using essential oils, it starts to become fun. It’s so easy make your own face cream.
How to Make Frankincense Face Cream
Frankincense is an excellent choice for a DIY face cream. You can also mix it up a little, and add another aromatic, such as lavender essential oil. That’s what I like to do, for variety.
It’s also a good practice to combine essential oils. That’s because aromatherapists believe using two or more oils together creates a synergy. So a combination of frankincense and lavender essential oil may be more powerful than either aromatic used alone. Lavender is another natural remedy that’s considered good for skin problems. It’s often recommended for fighting redness and irritation.
Recipe for Frankincense Face Cream
You can make frankincense face cream with a really easy body butter recipe. Body butter only requires two ingredients, coconut oil and natural organic shea butter. Shea butter is very hard and dense. But the coconut oil softens it up. You can also add other emollients, such as argan oil. But these are optional.
Body butter is the best. It’s so luxurious. I made it for the first time last year and it was so easy. Before I did this, I had seen beautiful pictures of body butter on Pinterest, and I figured making it was complicted. But it’s not.
Natural Anti Aging Face Cream Recipe
Right now, frankincense essential oil is one of the plant-based remedies I use. One thing I’ve noticed about anything I use on my face, or my hair, for that matter. So I need to rotate them. Frankincense is definitely part of the mix. Usually, I add it to a little avocado oil before putting it on my skin. But I decided it would also be a good idea to use it in a body butter.
The brand of frankincense oil I now own is sold by Plant Therapy. This is a company I know and trust. I’ve ordered a number of its oils, and plan to order many more in the future. The quality is excellent, and the products are not sold through a multilevel marketing chain. Below you can see the two of the types of frankincense oil it sells. I own the frankincense serrata on the left. But I’m sure either would be fine to use in a face cream recipe.
Frankincense Serrata Oil
Frankincense Frereana Oil
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Natural Face Cream Recipe With Frankincense
Anyway, if you already have frankincense essential oil, it’s really easy to make face cream. Now, all you need is coconut oil and shea butter. Here’s how to do it. (If you don’t own shea butter, it’s available here.)
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How to Make Natural Face Cream
Put 1/2 cup of coconut oil and 1/4 cup of organic shea butter in a stainless steel pain.
Heat this mixture gently on the stove, just until it liquifies.
Remove from heat for 15 minutes.
Transfer to a small bowl and freeze the liquid for 10 minutes. Remove promptly.
DIY Natura Face Cream
Put these slightly hardened oils in a mixing bowl. Use an electric egg beater to whip them for 11 to 12 minutes. At the end of this time, the consistency should resemble whipped egg whites. Just before you finish mixing add 10 drops of frankincense essential oil. You can also add a couple of drops of lavender essential oil.
This face cream can be stored in a clean and covered glass jar. Keep it away from heat.
Important update: Whipping it for 11 to 12 minutes worked for me in a cold dry climate. But everyone is dealing with different climate conditions. I would suggest testing this for your climate. Start with a very small batch and see if shorter shipping time 7 to 8 minutes will work best for your environmental conditions.
All Natural Face Creams
Now that I’ve gotten used to making my own cosmetics from essential oils and other natural ingredients, I’m really enjoying it. Essential oils are so much fun to use. They smell great and they lift your mood. There are so many ways to use them, especially to replace chemical cosmetics and household cleaners. Sometimes, I get a little carried away and make extra, so I give my essential oil creations away as gifts. If you do wind up with extra face cream, below are some empty glass jars made for DIY cosmetics.
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Disclaimer
These statements have not been approved by the FDA. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Women who are pregnant or nursing should not use essential oils unless directed to do so by a healthcare professional.
I have not tried frankincense oil yet but I know that this is widely used in Oman when we worked there. I will see if I can find it here in Cambodia.
Hi Mary, Omani frankincense is prized. I love your pictures of Cambodia.
I LOVE Frankincense! I have started using it for my knees and it has changed my life! I use a drop in my daily face cream. I do think it has made a difference. I am glad to have this recipe now though. Having a cream already mixed and ready to go will be a huge time saver.
I love it too. I usually don’t have much pain nowadays, and it’s becoming a rare day that I need to use essential oils to deal with it. This morning was different. Since I already had the frankincense face cream I added a few drops of copaiba oil. It seemed to help. Thank you so much for reading.
Hi Megan, may I ask how you used it for your knees and how it helped?
How,long is the shelf life. Where should it be store.d
Hi Terry, I’m not sure exactly how long this can be stored. I’ve heard some people say six months. But that’s probably only anyone’s best guess. If you have some Vitamin E oil it couldn’t hurt to add a little. The best advice I can give is to make it in relatively small batches that will last a month or six weeks. Stop using it if it begins to smell “off.” I use my nose as a guide for when to throw my essential oils away as well. Thanks so much for reading my blog.
How do you use it for pain
Diana, that’s a really good question. I rub it into the areas that hurt. However, frankincense oil is too strong to do this without diluting it. So I put 2 or 3 drops in a teaspoon of carrier oil. People who are elderly should use a lower concentration. Also, a lower concentration is needed for larger areas of the body. I hope this helps. Also, the face cream recipe could be used as a pain cream. Essential oils are so versatile.
Thanks, I’ll do that
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Is there something else I can substitute coconut oil with? Because my skin doesn’t really like coconut oil:)
Hi Lana, we’re all different. What works for one person may not work for another. The recipe works really well with coconut oil but it may possibly work well if you substitute avocado or apricot seed oil. These are very good skin remedies. You may have to play with the amounts and add a little less of the substitute oils and more shea butter. I’d probably start by making a very small batch at a time. I haven’t tried this, so let us know how it works.
Can I add rose hip oil to this cream? And can I substitute another oil for the coconut oil? I have a friend who is allergic
Jean, you can add a little bit of rosehip seed oil to this cream. Depending upon how much you add you may want to add a tiny bit more shea butter. I’ve only made it with coconut oil but if you decide to substitute another oil I’d suggest making a very small batch to play around with the ratio. You may need a little more shea butter, depending upon the oil. Let us know what happens.
Hi… in the process of making… would like to know if I need to add a little bit more shea butter if it doesn’t quite set up ( like whipped egg whites). I added a drop of sweet almond, and I am thinking that is what made it a little thinner..
Hi Roxanne, Sorry I didn’t respond right away. The sweet almond oil would make it a little thinner, so you might have to add more shea butter. If you’re deviating from the recipe you’ll have to play with it a little to get it how you like. I hope this helps.
Hi… did not see my last comment not sure if I hit submit …. if my face cream does not set up… what could I have done incorrectly..?????? thanks
Hi, I just made this and M hoping you can help. When I started beating with the mixer for a couple minutes it looked like eggs whites foaming but I kept on because your recipe says up to 12 minutes but by this time is has turned into a liquid?! Will it solidify again?
Sorry you didn’t have good results. Longer beating worked for me in a cold dry climate. Try it again with a small batch but do it for only 7 to 8 minutes. Everyone has different temperature and humidity. Use a very small batch and test it for your climate.
Do you have to use glass jars? I have plastic cosmetic jars that I use when I make sugar scrubs but wondering if that is not good?
Hi Francie,
Glass is always better, especially if you’re using essential oils of any type. I would only use glass for sugar scrubs with essential oils. Thanks so much for reading my blog.