The beauty market today is overflowing with products and six-step skincare routines to rejuvenate your sagging skin. However, you can get the same benefits of these often costly products by using the best essential oils for wrinkles. These oils are all-natural, safe, and great-smelling way to improve the areas of your skin that betray you as you age. By using effective essential oils for skin on your face, neck, hands, and stomach, you can work towards a firmer, healthier-looking body.

So, clear out your cream and lotion cabinet to make room for our list of oils that will smooth out your wrinkles!

Best essential oils for wrinkles on your face

1. Frankincense

Use for: eye wrinkles

Sweet and woodsy-smelling, frankincense oil is fantastic at fighting eye wrinkles because it’s very anti-inflammatory.^[1] As a bonus, it can be used as an anti-acne oil too!^[2]

Using frankincense oil on your face is usually a safe bet for all skin types, but be sure to test it first as every woman has her own sensitivity levels. Try adding frankincense oil to a deeply moisturizing face serum or whipped cocoa butter to take it to the next level.

2. Neroli

Use for: entire face and forehead wrinkles

Neroli is a great all-purpose face oil because it’s high in antioxidants and can, therefore, help your skin stay clear from free radicals that can cause damage.^[3] Your forehead, in particular, is hit the most by the sun over the years. In turn, your forehead can hold a lot of cell damage that reduces collagen production. Neroli can be a perfect addition to a homemade face mask or overnight moisturizer to encourage your face to brighten and tighten.

3. Lemon

Use for: entire face and open pores

Fragrant-smelling lemon essential oil can help fill your face with antioxidants while it tightens your pores. The astringent properties of lemon oil can help your entire face perk up and reduce excess oil at the same time.^[4]’^[5] It also reduces both sun and toxic damage that can cause visibly aging skin.^[6] Basically, it’s great to use this oil on the parts of your face with the most surface area (and thus more sun-damaged) like your cheeks.

Remember: Never use citrus oils before going in direct sunlight. These oils are photosensitive and can be harmful to your skin if worn in the sun. They’re better used on your skin at night or on rainy days spent indoors.

4. Geranium

Use for: entire face

Not only is geranium essential oil one of the best-smelling essential oils that tighten skin, it’s also great for sun protection.^[7] You can add geranium essential oil into your morning moisturizer with SPF, or combine it with a carrier oil for a lighter application. Then, you’ll have some moderate sun protection throughout the day. This makes it one of the most useful essential oils for sagging skin too, since sun damage directly affects your skin’s elasticity. The antioxidant qualities of this oil are just the cherry on top of the cake.^[8]

5. Rosehip

Use for: eye wrinkles and dry areas

Rosehip is a powerful and ultra hydrating oil. It’s ideal to use in a facial mist the winter when the cold air takes away some of your skin’s natural moisture. This oil can improve crows feet wrinkles and all-over skin hydration over time.^[9] All-in-all, it’s an excellent option if you want to improve your skin’s elasticity and stop feeling dry and dull.

Best essential oils for wrinkles on your neck

6. Jasmine

Use for: dull and sagging neck skin

Jasmine’s strong antioxidant content can help limit free radical production on your skin.^[10] Basically, Jasmine oil’s antioxidant properties can prevent further skin damage and improve your skin’s bounce. It also has elements that can be used to stimulate your blood flow which, in turn, nourishes your cells. Grab an oh-so-popular jade roller and rub this oil on your neck for maximum potential.

7. Jojoba

Use for: dry and tired looking neck skin

Jojoba oil is ideal for your neck because it’s super-hydrating in two ways: First, it’s anti-inflammatory and hydrating all on its own.^[11] Second, it can help boost the absorption of other oils used with it.^[12] These factors make it one of the best essential oils for skin tightening. Jojoba wax also shows promise as a way to help rebuild your skin fibroblasts,^[13] which are responsible for making collagen. This is a great carrier oil that you can use in combination with jasmine essential oil for an A+ neck night cream.

Best essential oils for wrinkles on your hands

8. Lavender

Use for: inflamed, sagging hand skin

Lavender essential oil is a multipurpose oil for skin and health. It’s anti-inflammatory and an antioxidant too.^[14] Lavender can soothe your skin from irritation and is mild enough to use multiple times a day.^[15] Also, it can improve the damage that free radicals caused on your skin,^[16] all while smelling phenomenally floral. Try adding a few drops to a palmful of hand moisturizer and rub in.

9. Grapeseed

Use for: dry and cracked hand skin

Your hands are one of the first areas of your body to show obvious signs of aging. Grapeseed oil can help with that by lending your hands its antioxidant and anti-aging properties.^[17] As a tip, use grapeseed oil mixed with vitamin E, as a study showed this can amplify its antioxidant effects.^[18] Try keeping a blend of vitamin E, grapeseed oil, and lavender oil in your purse. So, you can use these essential oils to tighten your skin whenever your hands feel like they need a boost of moisture.

10. Myrrh

Use for: wrinkled or dry skin

Myrrh essential oil shouldn’t be overlooked just because it’s not as commonly found as other oils. In fact, it has a long history of skin-firming abilities to prove its worthiness.^[19] That, combined with myrrh essential oil’s warm, spicy scent makes this one of our favorite oils for wrinkle zapping!

11. Patchouli

Use for: dull and scarred hand skin

Let’s face it, our hands can sometimes look dull and lifeless from all we put them through. Patchouli essential oil is perfect for those cases as it’s shown promise as a natural skin tissue regenerator.^[20] In addition, it can reduce scarring and discoloration by encouraging your body to create new skin cells.^[21] In the skincare world, anything that helps promote new cells is basically a gold mine because it allows for tighter, younger-looking skin.

Best essential oils for wrinkles on your stomach

12. Pomegranate Seed

Use for: stretch marks

Stretch marks can not only feel visually distracting, but they’re also a clear sign of over-stretched skin. Fortunately, pomegranate oil has shown promising results when it comes to making you feel like your skin fits again!

In a recent study, a blend of pomegranate seed oil and resin from Madagascar dragon trees (also known as dragon’s blood extract!) was applied to stretch marks on pregnant and recently pregnant women over the course of a six-week period. In the end, the women noticed a significant difference in their skin’s hydration levels and achieved an overall “smoother” look to their afflicted areas.^[22]

Best of all? You can apply pomegranate oil daily without needing to dilute it because it’s a carrier oil.

13. Sandalwood

Use for: all skin types

Sandalwood is another beneficial oil for your entire body. It’s super hydrating and can help suppress skin inflammation.^[23] Not to mention, it’s high in antioxidants and helps regulate your skin cells so they’ll rebuild collagen.^[24] Using sandalwood oil on your stomach and other loose skin can help your skin slowly tighten over time via regular use. Try adding sandalwood oil to your after-shower body moisturizer.

References

• [1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29450138
• [2] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5435909/
• [3] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6073409/
• [4] https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Dr_Chidambar_Jalkute/publication/236217959_Study_Antimicrobial_Activity_of_Lemon_Citrus_lemon_L_Peel_Extract/links/00463519319ebd8066000000/Study-Antimicrobial-Activity-of-Lemon-Citrus-lemon-L-Peel-Extract.pdf
• [5] https://www.rjpbcs.com/pdf/2013_4(2)/[147].pdf
• [6] https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/0977/fd61edfe84d7ae54d1e7d2e2aac3fe23e214.pdf
• [7] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30251317
• [8] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30251317
• [9] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4655903/
• [10] https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jf062959x
• [11] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24442052
• [12] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24442052
• [13] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874110009189
• [14] https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnagi.2017.00168/full
• [15] https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnagi.2017.00168/full
• [16] https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnagi.2017.00168/full
• [17] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4988453/
• [18] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4988453/
• [19] https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1472-765X.2012.03216.x
• [20] https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/2758/c8ab9bf5feaadc1841e9d1c88dee25f74ef1.pdf
• [21] https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/2758/c8ab9bf5feaadc1841e9d1c88dee25f74ef1.pdf
• [22] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5338857/
• [23] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5749697/
• [24] https://www.researchgate.net/publication/330193718_SANDALWOOD_OIL_CAN_BE_A_MIRACULOUS_TACKLE_ON_SKIN_AGING_SKIN_APPEARANCE_AND_WRINKLE_SKIN-A_REVIEW