DIY Orange Peel Serum For Face

Face serums are just like moisturizers. They are oil-based and penetrate deep into the skin. This means that applying the right serum on your face can do wonders for your face.

In this post, we are going to take a look at how you can make your own face serums at home using orange peels. Yes, orange peels are a great source of vitamin C. Hence, they are very good for the skin.

Vitamin C has antioxidant properties and so it protects the skin cells. It also promotes the production of collagen which is responsible for the elasticity and stretchiness of the skin. This means that collagen helps to tighten and firm your skin, this helps to fade fine lines and wrinkles on the face.

Benefits of orange peel serum

• Orange peel serum boosts the production of collagen which makes your skin firm and gives you a younger-looking skin.
• It is an antioxidant that repairs skin cells by fighting free radicals.
• It is very effective in healing sunburns and other inflammations.
• It evens out skin tone and brightens your complexion
• It helps fade hyperpigmentation and under eye dark circles
• It is hydrating and moisturizing

How to make your own orange peel serum at home

There are two ways to make your own orange peel serum at home. You can boil the orange peels on fire and use it for your serum, or you can grind them into powder and use it for your serum. Both methods work great, so it is really about what you want or which one you can easily do. You can also try both ways and see which one you prefer.

There are other ingredients to use for your orange peel serum that also helps to achieve the desired results. These are aloe vera gel, glycerin, vitamin E oil, and sweet orange essential oil.

Ingredients

• Orange Peel Powder
•  Aloe Vera gel
• Pure Glycerin
• Vitamin E oil
• sweet orange essential oil

Aloe vera gel

Aloe Vera gel is great for the skin as it has anti-inflammatory properties. Its cooling effects help to soothe sunburns and other inflammations. It also hydrates the skin and helps fight acne.

Vitamin E oil

Vitamin E oil has moisturizing benefits that help it to fight the signs of aging skin. It helps to reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.

Glycerin

Glycerin helps the skin to retain moisture. This means that adding glycerin to your serum will help to seal in all the nutrients in your body to help you get glowing skin.

Sweet orange essential oil

Sweet orange essential oil contains vitamin C which helps to reduce dark spots, fight off free radicals, and promote collagen production. So it helps to give a youthful appearance and also fight acne.

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Diy orange peel serum

Start by grating the peels off your orange. Once this is done, you can either choose to boil it for your recipe or grind it into a powder for your recipe.

Orange peel serum by boiling

Measurements

• Fresh orange peels
• 1 tbsp Aloe Vera gel
• 1 tbsp Pure Glycerin
• 1 tbsp Vitamin E oil
• 5 drops sweet orange essential oil

Grate the peels off the orange and after that add some water to it and put it on fire. Two cups of water should be enough. Let it boil for about fifteen to twenty minutes. Let it cool down and strain the juice from it as the juice will now be infused with the vitamin c from the orange peels.

Now add 1 tbsp aloe vera gel to the juice and mix well. Proceed to add 1 tbsp vitamin E oil and glycerin. Then add a few drops of the sweet orange essential oil. Mix them well together and store them in a serum bottle.

Orange peel serum with powder

With this method, you can simply buy orange peel powder and use it for this recipe. or you can make your own orange peel powder at home. To do this, grate the peels from the orange and after that dry it in the sun. Once it is dry, put it in a grinder and grind it into fine powder. After that add the aloe vera gel and mix well. Then add the glycerin, the vitamin E oil, and a few drops of the sweet orange essential oil.

Also, since you wouldn’t be boiling this on fire, the measurements are different from the first method in order to get the serum in the right concentration.

I wouldn’t advise you to make a lot of this at once as it works best when it’s fresh. So unless you plan to share with your friends, make just a little that you can finish in a week or two, then you can prepare another fresh one.

How to use the orange peel serum

Just like any face serum, you can use this serum before applying your face moisturizer or you can use them together. You can also use it at night before going to bed to get faster results.