Essential oils with anti-wrinkle properties

When used correctly, essential oils are great allies in face and skin care. In particular, some of these have an important anti-wrinkle action.

Essential oils, in fact, are true concentrates of active ingredients and can be used in creams, oils, and serums as activators.

Below is a short list of the most common anti-wrinkle essential oils:

Bitter Orange essential oil
Frankincense essential oil
Lavender essential oil
Litsea essential oil
Myrrh essential oil
Rose essential oil
Jasmine essential oil
Patchouli essential oil

Be careful: if you choose to use a citrus essential oil or Litsea, you must be very careful not to expose yourself to the sun in the following 12/24 hours, to avoid redness and skin spots. Therefore, we recommend using these products only in the evening and choosing them only if you have a good knowledge of oils.

In the following paragraphs, we will delve into the anti-wrinkle properties of some essential oils, recipes, and uses.

The anti-wrinkle essential oil par excellence

Every skin has its own characteristics: type, age, and lifestyle habits are crucial in defining a profile. However, there are essential oils that are good for everyone: these are soothing and delicate, regenerating plants.
Among these, we can identify not one, but three anti-wrinkle essential oils par excellence:

Frankincense essential oil

Frankincense is a resin produced by the plant to heal any wounds in the bark. The essential oil behaves in the same way with the skin: with its healing action, it heals wounds and helps activate cell regeneration.

Lavender essential oil

Lavender is one of the most delicate essential oils, absolutely the most compatible and tolerated by human and animal skin. Refreshing, soothing, and regenerating, it activates tissue regeneration processes and rebalances sebum production.

Rosa Damascena essential oil

Rose restores the skin to the consistency of a petal: soothing and regenerating, it fights free radicals and activates cellular processes. Decongestant, it is ideal for all skin types that suffer from redness or dryness. Rebalancing, it is also suitable for oily skin that produces excess sebum.

The most powerful anti-wrinkle oil

As you can easily imagine, the most powerful anti-wrinkle oil will contain the best essential oils to combat skin aging, which we have just seen: Frankincense, Rose, Lavender.

As a base vegetable oil, in which to dilute the essential oils, we can choose what we have available. Alternatively, Macadamia, Argan, Jojoba, and Coconut oil can work very well.

Below, our recipe for an effective and 100% natural anti-wrinkle oil:

30 ml of Macadamia oil
10 ml of Jojoba oil
10 ml of Coconut oil
10 drops of Lavender essential oil
10 drops of Frankincense essential oil
5 drops of Rose essential oil

The anti-wrinkle oil will contain 0.5% essential oils, which is the recommended amount to ensure maximum effectiveness and safety.

For deep wrinkles

If you want to work on deep wrinkles, the advice is to use a highly nourishing base. For example, for the evening, you can choose shea butter (link).

A further tip is to apply it twice a day, consistently.

It should also be noted that a diet rich in vitamins and an adequate intake of water contribute significantly to maintaining healthy skin. Similarly, of course, smoking and excessive exposure to sunlight should be avoided.

The eye contour

The use of essential oils in contact with the eyes – or near them – is not recommended. Therefore, if you want a natural anti-wrinkle product to use in this area, we suggest coconut oil for the day and shea butter for the evening.