How to Make Your Own Beauty Products

How to Make Your Own Beauty Products


Did you know that grapes can soothe and cleanse your skin? That bananas soften and smooth your skin and honey cleanses, tones and hydrates? You can use these and other ingredients to create your own beauty products. Not only do they cost a fraction of the price of beauty products at stores, but they are also healthy and free of many harmful chemicals. **Allow all facials and moisturizers to sit 10-15 minutes before rinsing with warm water.

Steps

1.
Make a perfect facial scrub from grapes. Mash a handful of grapes. Strain them to separate the pulp from the juice. Remove the skins and mash the pulp and juice with 1 tablespoon of almond flour.
2.
Make a facial mask with honey and bananas. Make sure the bananas are not overripe. Mash 1 banana with 3 tbs. honey.

3.
For a skin softening bath, add 1/4 cup honey and 1 cup of milk to the water.
4. Honey also makes a moisturizing face mask, as well as a hair rinse for silky strands. For the mask, rub honey on your face and let sit for 15 minutes. For the hair rinse, mix 1 tbs. into 2 liters of warm water and pour over your hair. Don't rinse out- style as usual.
5.
Apples and pears are mild astringents. Make a quick mask by grating a large apple or pear and mixing it with 1 tbs. of honey.
6. Use whole milk yogurt as a face mask to calm redness from the wind, sun, or harsh products. Put whole-milk yogurt on face and let sit for 15 minutes.
7.
Use Aloe Vera gel as an astringent for oily skin. Aloe Vera gel is also great for thickening hair. Massage it into your scalp then leave it for 15 minutes before rinsing. Mix it with glitter for a softening body gel.
8. Add a tsp. of baking soda to your shampoo. It helps remove hair-product buildup. Baking soda can also loosen blackheads. Combine equal parts soda and water and rub the mixture into your skin, let sit until dry, then rinse.
9.
Mix 1 tbs. sugar with a few drops of olive oil for a sweet facial exfoliant. This can be mixed in larger quantities for full body exfoliation.
10. Use eggs to give you strong, shiny hair. Mix two eggs with 1/4 cup vegetable oil and coat your hair with the mixture. Wrap hair in plastic and leave on over night. In the morning, make sure to wash it out very well, or else you'll smell like eggs for the rest of the day!
11. Mix 2 tbs sugar with 1 tsp. milk for a face scrub.
12. For softer and silkier skin, apply wet tea leaves to your face, and let them lie on your face, for 15 minutes of longer. Apply moisturise to your face afterwards.

Tips

• add a few drops of athesum sex oil to some of the products above.
• Mix and match some of the above ingredients to create your own natural beauty products.
• Search online for more pantry spa natural beauty recipes and tips.

Warnings

• If you are allergic to bee pollen, you may be allergic to honey. Do not use any of the above containing honey if you are at risk for allergic reaction.
• Never use any of the above products if they contain an ingredient you are allergic to.
• Always read the instructions for use of essential oils very carefully as some may react with others and most should be used in very specific quantities only. Test for allergic reactions first (or ask the pharmacist for more information) and if pregnant, a child or immuno-suppressed, only use oils with a physician's agreement.
• If you choose to wash your hair with egg, be sure not to use too hot of water, or you'll end up with scrambled eggs in your hair-- literally!