Applying homemade bay leaf oil is a great way to help your face. It acts like a natural liquid lift and antioxidant shield for your forehead, eyes, and neck. This “herbal and warming” habit works well because the vitamins A and C and the essential oils in the bay leaves help boost collagen and stop the “saggy” and “lined” feeling of aging skin. It is an easy and cheap way to fix deep wrinkles and keep your surface feeling fast and firm. It makes your whole face feel tight and smooth right away.
Instead of buying expensive store anti-aging creams or chemical-heavy needle treatments, this simple pantry herb helps your beauty stay natural. Once you try it, you will be surprised at how much more youthful your skin looks!
11 Surprising Benefits of Bay Leaf Oil
- Plump Deep Lines: The natural vitamin A acts like a tiny internal filler, taking away the “creased” and “sunken” look of your wrinkles.
- Tighten Loose Skin: The high antioxidants act like a tiny natural glue to wash out the “droopy” and “soft” feeling of your jawline.
- Brighten Dark Spots: The vitamin C helps the pigment stay even and keeps the “stained” and “spotted” look away from your cheeks.
- Calm Skin Redness: The anti-inflammatory oils act like a tiny natural smoother to wash out the “blotchy” and “irritated” look of your face.
- Deeply Hydrate Cells: The fatty acids help the surface stay wet and makes the “dry” and “flaky” look of aging skin vanish.
- Shrink Large Pores: The astringent nature helps the pores stay small and keep the “open” and “textured” feeling of your nose away.
- Kill Surface Bacteria: The antiseptic properties act like a tiny natural shield to wash out the “bumpy” and “clogged” feeling of late-age breakouts.
- Gently Exfoliate Skin: The herbal acids help the dead cells stay away and makes the “dull” and “grey” look of your skin disappear.
- Protect from Sun Damage: The polyphenols act like a tiny natural sunblock to keep the “leathery” and “weathered” feeling of the skin away.
- Increase Face Glow: The warming effect helps the blood move and makes the “pale” and “tired” feeling of your cheeks vanish.
- Smooth Under-Eye Bags: The drainage effect helps the area stay flat and wash out the “puffy” and “swollen” look of your eyes.
How to Prepare the 15-Minute Youth Oil
This is the best way to get the herbal power to work fast on your wrinkles.
Ingredients:
- 10 dry bay leaves
- 1 cup of extra virgin olive oil
- 1 small glass jar
- 1 small pot
Instructions:
- Crush: Use your hands to break the dry bay leaves into very small pieces to release the aromatic oils.
- Heat: Put the olive oil into a small glass bowl and place it in a pot of warm water for 5 minutes until it is liquid and warm.
- Mix: Add the crushed bay leaves to the warm oil and stir gently.
- Simmer: Let the mix sit in the warm water bath for 15 minutes to help the nutrients stay active.
- Steep: Take the bowl out and let the oil sit in a dark cupboard for 24 hours to release the vitamins deeply.
- Strain: Pour the green oil through a fine cloth into the glass jar to remove the solid leaf bits.
- Apply: Rub a few drops of the oil onto your wrinkles and neck every night.
- Massage: Move your fingertips in upward circles for 10 minutes to help the oil sink in.
- Wait: Let the oil sit on your skin for the whole night.
- Wash: Rinse your face with cool water in the morning to remove any extra oil.
- Repeat: Use this oil every evening for 30 days to see the change in your firmness.
- Result: Your skin will feel very bouncy and your lines will be very soft.
Three Simple Tips
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil: Use the highest quality oil instead of cheap vegetable oil to get the best results for a very pure and vitamin-rich-looking skin.
- Morning Sun Protection: Always use a sunscreen during the day while using this oil to see the best results for keeping your new-looking skin very safe.
- Upward Strokes: Always move your hands from your chin to your ears to make your skin stay in a very lifted and gravity-defying-looking state.
One Last Tip
You will know the Bay Leaf and Olive Secret is working when your “skin looks glass-like” and your “wrinkles look flat!” It is a great way to look after your beauty with simple items from the spice rack and the kitchen pantry.
