Blemish Remover Roll-on Recipe
This time of year always manages to get me to eat foods I would normally take a pass on. Let's face it, holiday treats are everywhere! As soon as September hits it's all about Halloween candy and then Halloween ends and it's suddenly Christmas. Sometimes it makes it hard to politely decline the sheer cascade of unhealthy foods being offered. So for those times when you've indulged a bit and your skin is giving you some backlash for doing so, a quick roll-on recipe to ease the acne onslaught may be just what you need.
This recipe can be made with nearly any carrier oil that suits your skin type (be sure to read my article on the topic here) and any essential oils you have on hand sans citrus (these can ONLY be used at night so keep that in mind). To find out which essential oils work best for your unique skin type you can also check out my article here.
DIY Blemish Remover Roll-on Recipe
This recipe is really simple. You can make it in a roll-on like I do for super easy application or you can make it in a dropper bottle and use a cotton ball to apply one drop of serum over acne prone areas. The essential oils in the blend I discuss below are known for their incredible ability to kill acne causing bacteria. In fact, one of the oils is proven to be better than any other essential oil at killing a wide variety of nasty germs and bacteria. It's even more effective than oregano oil and that's really saying someing. You can read about those findings here.
How to a Make Blemish Remover Roll-on
Here what you're going to need:
• An empty roll-on bottle
• A carrier oil that suits your skin type (some example may be rosehip seed oil, jojoba oil, hemp seed oil, fractionated coconut oil…etc.)
• Bay laurel essential oil
• Cinnamon essential oil
• Lavender essential oil
• Palmarosa essential oil
• Rosemary essential oil
• Thyme essential oil
Loving Preparation- Blemish Remover Roll-on Blend
• Add 6 drops of each essential oil into the empty roll-on bottle
• Next add enough carrier oil to fill the bottle a little ways from the top
• Cap it closed and roll between your hands to mix
[yumprint-recipe id='89']How to Use
This blend works best on unopened freshly cleansed skin. I would definitely NOT recommend putting this blend on any type of open wound (like a picked at blemish) because it will burn like crazy.
To use it as a roll-on simply dab it on active acne legions as well as acne prone areas to reduce breakouts and heal existing blemishes.
To use this blend from a dropper bottle simply add on drop of serum onto a cotton ball or cotton swab and apply directly to blemishes and acne prone areas as needed.
I generally use this blend morning and night for best results during times of stress or overindulgence.
Why These Ingredients Work
1. Bay Laurel Essential Oil
Bay laurel is an oil that's often overlooked when dealing with acne. However it's an amazing essential oil to use for acne prone skin because of its antiseptic and antibacterial properties. Not only that, bay laurel is great for healing scar tissue caused by acne and is of course a wonderful oil to use for healing blemishes due to its stimulating effects.
2. Cinnamon Essential Oil
This is the holy grail of all essential oils for acne prone skin. I was absolutely amazed by how effective my skincare routine became once I began implementing cinnamon essential oil. There is very little that can stand up to cinnamon's antibacterial qualities. It also increases blood circulation which allows the body to attack acne causing bacteria more effectively.
3. Lavender Essential Oil
Lavender essential oil for acne may sound a bit weird because we normally correlate lavender with lowering stress and calming our senses. However, lavender can actually calm our skin too by reducing redness and bringing down swelling.
4. Palmarosa Essential Oil
For those of us with dry acne prone skin palmarosa is the essential oil you're looking for. It's very gentle and balances sebum production while keeping the skin hydrated. It's wonderful for healing all types of acne, even deep cystic acne.
5. Rosemary Essential Oil
Rosemary essential oil is really great for those of us with oily complexions as it helps reduce excess oil. It's also anti-inflammatory which means that it soothes reddened skin and brings down puffiness and inflammation.
6. Thyme Essential Oil
A while back I wrote about how thyme could be better than benzoil peroxide and guess what? It is! Thyme essential oil is bar none, the best oil to use if you have clogged pores that tend to get infected. This is because thyme essential oil helps increase cell turnover which helps keep the opening of the pores from getting closed up by sticky dead skin cells.
So there you have it! Another amazing acne remedy. What have been your favorites?
For more acne skincare recipes check out the article below:
Homemade Drying Lotion for Acne
The Best Facials for Acne
Homemade Serum for Acne Prone Skin
Hemp Seed Oil- The New Holy Grail Acne Treatment?
Green Tea Tree Face Mask
Recommended Reading:
Beginners Guide to Essential Oils Part One
Healing Acne- The Herbalist's Way Part 1
10 Things You Can Do Right Now To Improve Your Acne
Emma says
I love this post - especially all the info that you included about what makes each essential oil work so well. I don't have a roller bottle so am planning to make it in a dropper bottle instead. What size bottle/how much carrier oil would you recommend using? Thank! So excited to make this.
Tash says
Hi Emma!
Since this is such a strong dilution (somewhere around 15%), I would probably keep the number of drops the same but for a larger amount of oil. So if you use 1oz of carrier oil, this will still give you about a 5% dilution. You can of course, up that if desired, but I wouldn't go more than doubling the drops and see how that feels 🙂 It will still be very effective and is still my favorite blemish spot treatment. In fact, I just used it the other day!
Emma says
Thank you!!
Emma says
I love this post - especially the info you included about what makes each of these essential oils work so well! I don't have any roller bottles so am planning to make this in a dropper bottle instead. What size bottle/how much carrier oil would you recommend using? Thanks! So excited to try this!
Shirley says
Thank you for being so responsive and helpful 🙂 , I have in fact been reading your blog for 1 year! But only started to want to make the serum recently. I see there's a lot of ingredients in it, and I'm the "lazy" kind. I hope will be able to see results in the next few months!
Tash says
I can understand that! 😉 best of luck Shirley! I hope the serum works out for you! I have personally really loved the recipe 🙂
Shirley says
Hi Tash,
Im planning to make this, how big is your empty bottle? 30 ml ? or ...
Kindly advise, thanks!
Tash says
Hi Shirley!
I used a 10ml roll-on bottle 🙂
Shirley says
Thanks Tash! 🙂
May I just confirm that Cinnamon oil is Cinnamon Bark? and Bay Laurel is also known as Laurel leaf oil?
Tash says
You can use cinnamon bark or cassia. Start with just a drop first and see how it feels as cinnamon is a VERY strong oil. And yes, bay laurel and laurel leaf are the same 🙂
shirley says
Thanks Tash!
But the recipe is 6 drops of each oil. Do you mean to add 1 drop of Cinnamon (only) and the rest of the oil will remain as 6 drops?
Tash says
Yes! 🙂 The reason for this is because you need to find what is comfortable for YOUR skin. Cinnamon can often feel too hot which is why I say start with just one drop of that oil at first.
Shirley says
Thanks Tash! Well-noted.
Actually I had previously left a message for you , at some other page of your website but it doesn't seems to load successfully.
I have actually tried Raw Honey for face cleansing in the morning, but it doesn't yield very good results. And later I shifted to Manuka Honey, the results was even worse. I have tried the honey method for about 3 months and it doesn't seems very suitable for me.
At the same time, I'm also using oil cleansing at night. And so I have been on oil cleansing for both morning and night, as I see that it works better for me, as compared to honey. I read that you do not recommend oil cleansing more than once in a day. Is there anything I need to take note of? Would oil cleansing twice a day be "harmful" or cause adverse effect?
I would say my face is better after all these natural regimens, but still prone to acne, and now I'm experiencing a few big ones (without head) at the chin area. Thus I m making this blemish roll, hoping to help somehow.
I'm also going to make the "home made serum for acne prone skin" . I m currently starting on the hyperpigmentation reducing acne serum for 3 nights. So far so good 🙂
Is it fine for me to follow this:
DAY time
Oil Cleanse
Apply rosewater + apple cider toner
Apply home made serum for acne prone skin
Can I apply this blemish roll as well, or just keep it at night?
NIGHT time
Oil Cleanse
Apply rosewater + apple cider toner
Apply hyperpigmentation reducing acne serum
Apply blemish roll
Tash says
Sorry about that Shirley! I wonder which post that was?
Anyways, I wouldn't say it's harmful in any way to oil cleanse more than once per day. Twice would be just fine. I think if your outer-most barrier were damaged though it might be better to just do the OCM once per day.
The blemish roll-on and the acne serum will definitely help control current breakout sand may even prevent future ones from occurring. However, I find that acne is largely a very internal problem, so until you know what the root cause is, topical treatments can only go so far.
I know that for me, hormonal imbalance was the key to getting my skin to the point it is now. I still have oily skin issues, but the acne is pretty much gone. I might get one pimple near my cycle and that's about it.
It sounds like your routine is pretty spot on though! I think you should continue for a few weeks to see how it goes. In the meantime, you should think about what your root cause may be: food sensitivities, stress, hormonal imbalance, lack of restful sleep, nutritional deficiencies, etc.
Once you nail that down, you'll be surprised how well your skin reacts 🙂
Shirley says
Thanks Tash!
I will start the regimen , expecting my new oils to arrive today , so I can make the serums.
Couldn't agree more, I believe my acne is largely due to hormonal imbalance, usually I get 1-2 big ones just a couple day before my cycle. Other days, the acne seems fine and skin look pretty happy after I started these natural regimens. Before these, I had been dependent on a lot of AHA products, retinol etc for many years.
But just when I thought all is going good, the next cycle begins to approach and I found myself popping new acnes again!
If I can recalled, I think I tried to leave a comment under the honey cleansing page. I tried a few times to leave the comment, but the page just doesn't load up with my comment. Anyways, am really glad that you are really "alive" and responsive, and very helpful :)! Because the comments do not come with dates, so I'm not sure if you are still active in replying.
- 25 October 2017.
shirley says
Hi Tash,
I have just made the serums. Am going to try it tonight!
Can I just check if it's ok to drop a few droplets to palm and apply to affected area with fingers. Or must I use the cotton swap? Does the serum sting on hands or?
Tash says
You can certainly put a few drops in your palm if that works best for you. I personally like to use a roll-on bottle because I don't like aromatic things on my hands but that is purely my personal preference 🙂 It shouldn't sting either way.
Tash says
Thanks for letting me know which article that was. Now I just need to figure out how to fix the glitch - joy! haha!
Anyways, I do try to be a responsive as possible! I removed the dates on my comments because I often update my articles and wanted the information to feel relevant no matter how long ago the original article was published 🙂
Jenny - Support Your Beauty says
Hi Tash,
I only made DIY lip scrub, facial moisturiser and cleanser but had no idea that DIY blemish could also be possible. this recipe seems amazing and will put enough time making this. It is also good to know that all the ingredients are natural and effective. Thank you for sharing.
Sara says
Cinnamon bark oil ok-ish in place of plain cinnamon oil? 🙂
May says
This is so great! I have all of those oils except bay and palmarosa, will add them to my list to try out. Thanks!
Tash says
I just lose those oils! So many uses!
Chloe says
Thank you for the recipe, especially the information on how each essential oil helps. Pinning for later.
Renee Kohley says
This is super cool!
linda spiker says
Love the idea of a roll on! Genius!
Rachel @ day2dayjoys says
I should make this, I bet it smells lovely!
anna@greentalk says
What a wonderful blend. I wonder if you could you could use it for aging skin as well.
Megan Stevens says
Wow, what lovely ingredients. I love this idea.
Emily @ Recipes to Nourish says
Such a lovely blend! I love making roll-ons. What a great idea.
Tash says
Thanks Emily!