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Pine Essential Oil

Pine essential oil is a fresh, woody-scented ingredient distilled from the needles and twigs of pine trees. In UK skincare and haircare it is valued for its cleansing and invigorating properties, often used in cleansers, toners, bath products and scalp treatments to refresh and purify.

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How it works in skincare

In cosmetics pine essential oil works as a natural astringent and antiseptic, helping to balance oil production while imparting a clean, forest-fresh aroma. Its lightweight volatile compounds evaporate quickly, making it ideal for use in facial steam blends, clarifying toners and scalp serums where it supports a healthy-looking scalp and hair without leaving residue.

Key benefits

  • Helps cleanse and purify the skin
  • Imparts a refreshing woody aroma
  • Supports a healthy-looking scalp
  • Helps balance excess oil
  • Provides an invigorating sensory experience
  • Works as a natural deodoriser in formulations

Best for

oily skin, combination skin, acne-prone skin, normal skin

Where it comes from

Pine essential oil is steam-distilled from the needles, twigs and sometimes cones of various pine species, most commonly Pinus sylvestris (Scots pine). It is a purely plant-derived aromatic extract.

Products with Pine Essential Oil

Not every product on UK Lips lists a full ingredient breakdown — so there may be many more formulas that contain Pine Essential Oil than we can show here. These are the comparisons where we’ve confirmed it in the listed ingredients.

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