DIY cosmetics: recipes, useful recommendations

Despite the list of manufacturers of care products expanding every year, do-it-yourself cosmetics remain as popular as ever. Besides making home remedies a great hobby, it allows you to get the most suitable product for a particular person with a natural composition.

The easiest way to make cosmetics with your own hands is in the kitchen. As a rule, most of the inventory in this case is already available, which is especially important for novice craftsmen who only want to make the first attempt and are not ready to purchase new devices. Typically, the process involves a variety of containers, measuring spoons, measuring cups, a pestle in a mortar, grater, blender or mixer, and a variety of shapes.

Although recipes for making handmade cosmetics require a combination of a variety of ingredients, a number of them are basic and are almost always used. Many folk recipes are based on using vegetable oilsfor example jojoba, olives, avocados or grape seeds. They provide nourishment, hydration and rejuvenation of the skin and are indispensable for skin care. Often base oils are used to make masks, creams, scrubs, soaps and even massage tiles.

Natural cosmetics often include and essential oils that are added to give the product a pleasant aroma... However, many of them also have an additional healing function - for example, lemon essential oil serves as an antiseptic, lavender soothes, and tea tree oil successfully fights inflammation.

Cosmetic waxes are used to create creams, lip balms or even perfume. The usual beeswax is selected, as well as floral or oily.

Emulsifiers and thickeners are useful for making cream... Suitable for natural cosmetics agar-agar, glycerin, lecithin and other similar components... Of course, cosmetic products also require the use of herbal extracts. Oils, herbal preparations and esters, as a rule, are sold in regular pharmacies, but the rest of the components will have to be bought in specialized stores for creativity.

A large number of recipes for both mini-cosmetics, the small size of which is determined by a short shelf life, and full-size products allow you to provide full-fledged natural care for both the face and body.

In order to prepare a body cream, you will need 30 ml of black cumin oil, 5 drops of essential oil of verbena, as well as 7 ml of chamomile extract. In addition, it will be necessary to prepare 60 ml green tea and 2 ml stearic acid. Green tea is brewed in the usual way and left in a water bath. At this time, the oil in another water bath is brought to a temperature of 60 degrees and combines with stearic acid. The contents of both containers are combined and put into a bowl of cold water.

When the cream cools down to 35-40 degrees, you will need to introduce chamomile extract and essential oil into the substance, stir everything well. The finished cream is cooled naturally, transferred to a container with a lid and put into the refrigerator. It can only be stored for 14 days.

One simple recipe will do to create a base cream for all skin types. using beeswax. Cooking begins with the fact that three egg yolks are separated from the whites, after which they are beaten well. Further, fruit or vegetable juice is added to them in an amount of 30 g, and its choice depends on the condition of the skin. For example, it can be apple juice or cucumber juice. At the next stage, 15 g of high quality bee juice is added to the mixture.

After mixing all the components, add a few drops of vegetable oil, ideally olive oil, to them, and achieve a homogeneous substance. Cosmetic product, due to the presence of natural preservatives, will be valid for 14 days, but provided it is stored in a refrigerator. It is recommended to use it twice a day, morning and evening... The cream is applied to cleansed skin, left on for 15 minutes, and then washed off.

Natural cosmetics will also help to care for the skin around the eyes. A simple master class on its creation implies use of lanolin, vegetable oil and lecithin. First of all, 15 g of lanolin is melted in a water bath, after which they are mixed with 3 teaspoons of oil. Almond in this case is universal, but it is also not forbidden to select a component in accordance with the type of skin. Next, a teaspoon of lecithin is added to the substance, as well as a couple of tablespoons of warm water, injected drop by drop.

The cream is mixed again with a wooden spoon, and then put into the refrigerator. It is allowed to store it for two weeks. The cream is applied twice a day, in the morning and in the evening.

Another effective anti-wrinkle cream is from several oils and aloe vera. First of all, grape seed oil of the first extraction and coconut oil are taken, and only one part of the second should be used for 4 parts of the first. A teaspoon of lanolin and a couple of tablespoons of vegetable wax, for example, beeswax, are added to the oil mixture.

Further in a separate container is mixed about half a glass of filtered water, half a glass of aloe vera juice, and 10 crushed ascorbic acid tablets. If you want to add a certain aroma to the cream, then you should drip a small amount of your favorite essential oil. Both substances are mixed until homogeneous. It is necessary to store the resulting cream in a resealable container and mandatory at low temperatures. You need to use it 2 times a day.

The following cream is suitable for facial skin care after 50 years. To prepare it, you will need to mix a tablespoon of base oil, for example, avocado or grape seed, one yolk and a teaspoon of honey. Next, lemon juice and a teaspoon of glycerin are added to the resulting mixture. Having mixed the future cream, it will be necessary to add more 5 to 7 drops of camphor alcohol.

A great face scrub comes from just two ingredients - honey and almonds. Nuts are pounded to a powdery state, and then mixed with such an amount of honey, which makes it possible to get a gruel. The resulting mixture gently scrubbed the skin of the face, it is suitable for the body. It is even easier to create a scrub from honey and sea salt, with a mixture of which 1 part of salt is taken for 2 parts of honey.

For deep facial cleansing and a herbal mixture called ubtan. She is preparing from 1 part herbs, 2 parts flour, and oils, the amount of which varies from a few drops to a teaspoon. All components are selected depending on the type of skin. Before washing, the mixture is poured with boiling water and used as soon as a pasty substance is formed from it and cools down. For dry skin, experts recommend using oat flour, chamomile or linden, as well as almond or olive oil.

The number of options for masks that can be made from natural ingredients is huge. For example, An excellent remedy for dry skin can be created from rose petals. To do this, a teaspoon of crushed petals is mixed with the yolk of one egg and a teaspoon of sour cream. It is necessary to use the mask for a quarter of an hour, then gently rinse with warm water. Problem skin also requires the use of masks, for example, from eggs. To do this, you first need to separate the yolk from the protein, then beat the latter until it is foamy.

The mask is added 4 drops of tea tree essential oil and poured with starch until a creamy substance is formed. The mask is applied to the face for about 15 minutes, then rinsed off thoroughly. For oily skin, a mask is suitable, prepared from 2 tablespoons of Kalanchoe juice, a teaspoon of honey and a teaspoon of oatmeal crushed to a state of flour. It is applied for a quarter of an hour and then washed off with warm water.

Universal mask, giving the face a fresh look, prepared from ingredients that are always at hand. It is about three tablespoons of peas, the same amount of wheat flour and oatmeal, a teaspoon of turmeric, and a tablespoon of any vegetable oil. Those ingredients that need to be ground are ground in a coffee grinder to a flour condition. Further, all dry components are combined with vegetable oil until uniformity and the absence of lumps are obtained. The finished mask is stored in the refrigerator.

Easy to prepare cucumber lotion promotes high-quality skin hydration... To prepare it fresh cucumber must be peeled and grated on a fine grater. One glass of water is brought to a boil, after which it is combined with 3 tablespoons of vegetable juice. When the lotion has cooled, it must be filtered and poured into a container for permanent storage.

For instructions on how to make cucumber face lotion, see below.

An excellent moisturizing balm will turn out when using shea butter... In addition to two tablespoons of shea butter, the same amount is required. beeswax, a tablespoon of cocoa butter, a couple of tablespoons of peach essential oil, and a tablespoon of liquid vitamin E. A water bath is installed on the stove, after which the beeswax is heated in it until it reaches a soft consistency.

Next, cocoa butter and shea butter are added to the mixture, everything is stirred until smooth. After removing the container from the heat, its contents must be continued to stir until the balm cools down to room temperature. Finally, vitamin E and peach oil are added to the mixture.

When working with herbal ingredients, it is important to remember that some of them cannot be frozen or high temperature, as they can lose all their beneficial properties. The use of natural ingredients also determines the storage mode - as a rule, they do not last long. Many handmade masks should be used immediately after production, creams and lotions will last only a few weeks, and then under proper storage conditions, and cosmetic bombs and soap bars will last for several months.