carrier oils for scarring from sunburn?

[creermelems]

hi all im making a blend for a young guy ,dark skinned who burned in the sun and has dark mottled scarrinfg all over his chest area.i am thinking of rosehip but dont know whether to add another carrier or just use that for 1 month or so and see how he goes.He is also on holiday in a couple of weeks should he apply the carrier oil and then a sun lotion?It almost looks like vitiligo but dark patches......lcheers

 

[BroStaoeua]

Hi Jane

One of my aromatherapy tutors highly reccomends carrot seed oil as an excellent sun preparation treatment. You can either use carrot as as a base oil itself or use the essential oil with another carrier - rosehip or maybe Calendula or avocado which are both good for damaged skin. Safflower oil is also apparently a natural sun screen, so might be useful to prepare his skin.

 

[Y Y]

think im gonna go for a whole blend of rosehip and helychrysum.....50ml/10 drops.?

 

[divineintervener]

Hi Jane

Rosehip is def the best carrier for sun damaged skin. You could also add in some carrot, as mentioned before, with a small amount of wheatgerm (for the Vit E). With the helichrysum it will be fine while he is recovering from the sunburn in the UK, but may not be suitable if he's going to be back out in the sun again. Perhaps make him a balm or cream using the rosehip seed oil? I've made one before for a client and he found it so much more practical for travel and use, and he also said that it worked really well. I have a good base balm and cream recipe, if you want it just let me know.

R x