Luminous skin can be yours, even in dry climates and cold Minnesota winters. One of the keys is to use essential oils and base oils like jojoba and rose hip seed that add moisture and hydrate your skin at the same time. Your skin will look years younger, feel soft and smooth and look radiant!

Carrot seed is one of the best oils for skin and hair care because of its cell regenerating qualities. It is excellent for dry, chapped, cracked skin and is widely used for mature, wrinkled and sun-damaged skin. Excellent for acne, burns, rashes, eczema, dermatitis and psoriasis. Helps tone skin and increase firmness and elasticity.

Frankincense has been used for thousands of years in religious ceremonies and comes from small knotty branched trees grown in North Africa and the Middle East. They emit a crystal-like substance that can only be harvested at certain times of the year. Frankincense is also a good healer for skin, especially scars, and is used in treatments for mature skin and wrinkles. One additional benefit of Frankincense is that it can actually slow the breath, encouraging meditation and spiritual pursuits.

Lavender is the best known of all the essential oils. It seems no medicine kit is complete without a bottle of Lavender. This is most likely due to the number of conditions that Lavender can assist, along with being an oil that is safe to use on children, adults and the elderly alike. It is known to be relaxing as its main quality, however it is the balancing nature of Lavender that makes it perfect for skin care. It helps with any skin type and is also a cell regenerator. Lavender is particularly beneficial for all skin types and conditions including acne, eczema, psoriasis, scars, wounds, cuts, abrasions, burns and allergies.

Rose is grown in The Valley of Roses…the only place in the world where roses are nourished with underground rivers. The rose then gets all the wonderful humidity from morning till night. That is what makes the Bulgarian rose the most lipid and perfect for skin and body care, the humidity gives it so much more inherent moisture and hydrating properties that are so prized for skin care. Rose is one of the most precious plant substances in the world. It takes 1000 hand picked pounds of rose petals to make one pound of rose absolute. It is regarded as most precious for perfumery and skin and body care and prized for its skin rejuvenating abilities, scar healing and help with female concerns.

The use of Sandalwood dates back at least 4,000 years and is one of the best ingredients to be used in perfumery and skin care. It is extremely lipid and adds intense moisture to any skin type, yet its balancing properties help control acne and decrease inflammation. It is a sensual oil that is reputed to ignite the senses and give a renewed sense of sexual energy. It also helps with depression, stress and tension.

Kris will be a featured speaker and present a post conference workshop on natural perfumery at the Alliance of International Aromatherapists International Aromatherapy Conference and Wellness Expo. This will be held from September 29th to October 3, 2011 at the Minneapolis Marriot Southwest in Minnetonka. For more information about the Conference and the Wellness Expo please visit their website or call 1-877-531-6377.

Call Kris Wrede of Kismet Potions at 505-275-6508 for more information. Visit our website or email at info@kismetpotions.com.