Simple Facial Serum Oil
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A good facial oil is the easiest bit of skincare to make yourself, and one of the loveliest to use. This is a simple, blendable base you can tweak for your own skin. Makes 30ml.
The base (for most skin)
- 15ml Jojoba Oil (balancing, light)
- 9ml Sweet Almond Oil (softening)
- 6ml Argan Oil (nourishing, for glow)
- 3–4 drops Vitamin E
Tailor it to your skin
- Dry or mature: swap some almond for extra argan and add a few drops of evening primrose.
- Oily or blemish-prone: lean on jojoba, which helps balance rather than clog.
- Sensitive: keep it simple — mostly jojoba and almond, no essential oils.
Make it a kit: a little bottle of three oils and some vitamin E, ready to blend — a gorgeous 'build your own serum' kit.
Method
- Measure the oils straight into a clean 30ml dropper bottle.
- Add the vitamin E.
- Cap it, roll it gently between your palms to mix, and label it.
Use a few drops on clean, slightly damp skin morning or night. If you'd like to add essential oils, keep the total to about 1% (roughly 6–9 drops in 30ml) and always patch-test first.
Steph x
Shop the ingredients
Prefer to buy just what this recipe needs, rather than a full kit? Add everything to your basket in one click — or pick just what you still need from the list below. Each one is the smallest size, and even these make several batches, so one order will keep you making this again and again.
- Jojoba Oil — 100ml, €8.20
- Sweet Almond Oil — 100ml, €3.30
- Argan Oil — 100ml, €16.30
- Vitamin E — 50ml, €15.38
The button adds one of each smallest size — just adjust the quantities in your basket if you'd like more.