By Victoria Ries
This is just one base recipe for skin lotion. Try your own skin lotion recipes by adding special ingredients to the base lotion, such as the oil from vitamin E capsules or pure essential oils like lavender or tea tree. Experiment and see what type of lotion agrees with your skin. ...
By Shelly Mcrae
for this recipe. Peel and juice a quarter of a cucumber. If you do not have a juicer, place the peeled cucumber into a food processor or blender and reduce it to liquid. Add 2 tbsp. plain yogurt to the cucumber juice and mix thoroughly. Mix in 2 tbsp. of the cooked oatmeal. Apply the mixture to your face with fingertips or cotton balls. Scrub in circular motions and rinse thoroughly. Refrigerate ...
By Victoria Ries
Keep your skin stretch mark free with this homemade recipe. In order to keep your skin smooth, soft and supple, it needs a little help. Making your own stretch mark cream is easy and simple, using a few key ingredients. You will need ½ cup distilled water, ½ cup light olive oil and three lecithin softgels, which can be broken apart and the contents used as an emulsifier. An emulsifier ...
By Linda St.Cyr
Making a facial mask at home with an easy do-it-yourself recipe keeps the skin on your face healthy, vibrant and glowing. Bananas are the perfect ingredient in homemade facials because they are naturally acidic, which helps remove dead skin cells. Make a simple facial mask by mashing 1/4 of an overly ripe banana and mixing it with 1/2 cup of plain yogurt. Smooth the mixture over the face and ...
By Karen Yvonne Ellis
Making goat milk soap isn't simple, but here is a favorite recipe if you're up for the challenge. Gather these ingredients: 6 oz. sodium hydroxide (lye), 15½ oz. whole goat's milk, 60 oz. oil mixture (your choice), 2½ oz. lavender essential oil, 1 tablespoon almond oil. Suggestions for the oil mixture are almond, coconut, palm, olive or any other preferred oils. Supplies need to make ...
By Lisa Marie Mercer
Gather the ingredients you will need for your mineral makeup foundation. These include 3 tbsp. of micronized titanium dioxide, 2 1/2 tsp. of lo-micron zinc oxide, 1 1/2 tsp. of magnesium stearate, and 2 1/2 tsp. of iron oxide pigment in red, yellow and brown.
There will be some trial and error before you reach your desired shade, so start with small amounts of each color. Note that some mineral...
By Lisa Marie Mercer
In an age where everyone is trying to economize, you might want to consider making your own skin care products. In fact, making your own skin care products is a great way to assure you are getting the best ingredients for your skin type. Additionally, if you are allergic to specific ingredients, you can either leave them out or replace them. While many people use scales for weighing the...
By Elizabeth Arnold
Puree a peeled cucumber in a food processor or blender; set aside 1/2 cup to use in the recipe. Combine the cucumber with a few drops of mint essential oil and chopped mint leaves; mix with 1/4 cup of plain yogurt. Smooth onto your face for and let sit for 15 minutes. Rinse with warm water. Create a lemon thyme shampoo for healthy, shiny hair. Start with 100 ml of shampoo base. Slowly mix in ...
By Maggie Hira
Most of the recipes for natural makeup products are easy and require very simple ingredients that can be found around the house. Another benefit of making your own natural makeup is knowing exactly what ingredients go into each product. You will be creating organic makeup products that are actually good for your health as well as enhancing your beauty. Find some makeup recipes online. There are...
By BlueGaia
Making your own natural shampoo is a way to be environmentally friendly and to get healthy hair without harsh soaps. Many herbs make effective hair cleansers. Often, a quick kitchen inventory will yield the ingredients for homemade natural shampoo. Natural shampoos without soap have pleasant aromas. Some shampoos without soap do not lather, while other recipes make lather possible. Use staples...