Essential Oil for Scars
Did you know that you can reduce and even eliminate a nasty looking scar in a natural way? Well you can, by using essential oils.
Applying these oils either on a daily basis is very beneficial to your skin cells, as well as to your overall health, and will help your skin to become more healthy and resilient.
Although you can choose your carrier oil, Tamanu oil and Rosehip oil are known to be two of the most effective carrier oils for healing the skin. Check out a list of the best essential oils for scars and let us know which one is your favorite!
#1 Copaiba Essential Oil
Copaiba oil is widely known to have incredible anti-inflammatory properties, more so than many others, due to its high levels of beta caryophyllene, a nutrient that helps the body heal when it is irritated or injured. In fact, Copaiba oil has some of the highest levels of beta caryophyllene, even more than clove oil!
#2 Borage Essential Oil
Borage, also known as Borago officinalis. It has a very high concentration of Omega 3 and Omega 6 fatty acids that travel deep into the skin, revitalizing and regenerating skin cells and tissue.
Its abundant levels of salicylic acid, act as an anti-septic, help tighten and strengthen the skin, reducing redness, blemishes, and scars.
#3 Hyssop Essential Oil
Hyssop essential oil is another cicatrizing oil. It has healing and regenerative properties, such antiseptic, anti-rheumatic, and astringent, which make it an excellent choice for a healing oil, tonic, or balm.
#4 Neroli Essential Oil
Neroli essential oil is also a cicatrisant and contains high antiseptic, antibacterial, and cytophylactic properties, which means that this essential oil is fantastic for healing new or old wounds and scars.
Due to its cytophylactic properties, Neroli oil promotes the regeneration of new skin cells and heals those that are already present. As an added bonus, Neroli smells great.
#5 Helichrysum Essential Oil
Helichrysum oil has many beneficial properties. Among them are anti-microbial, anti-inflammatory, anti-septic, cytophylactic, and cicatrisant.
#6 Frankincense Essential Oil
Frankincense aids in cell health and regrowth, especially in terms of skin cells. Not only does it reduce the appearance of scars, it also helps to speed up the healing process, helping new cuts and other abrasions disappear. Frankincense is also known to improve skin tone and balance sebum levels, which will allow your skin to grow new skin over the older, scarred skin.
#7 Calendula Essential Oil
When Calendula is applied to wounds, it accelerates healing at an alarming rate. Because it helps to increase blood flow and oxygen delivery to various parts of the body, cellular regeneration occurs much more rapidly.
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