As you know, the dignity of any cosmetic means is the high content of natural ingredients. But not always the label corresponds to the content, which sooner or later affects the health of the skin. Irritations, rashes, premature aging - all this is the result of exposure to harmful substances, which in excess are present in almost every cosmetic preparation. Therefore, many women prefer to use folk remedies as cosmetics. And to make natural cosmetics with their own hands is quite possible, moreover, the occupation is interesting and fascinating.
How to make natural cosmetics with their own hands?
There are a lot of recipes for people's cosmetics, which are easy to make by themselves. But in order to get the desired result, you need to carefully select the funds, observe the reaction of the skin, as well as use quality ingredients. First of all, you need to collect the necessary inventory:
- Scales for the precise determination of the number of ingredients. The accuracy of measurements should be from 2-3 g.
- utensils for cooking home cosmetics should be small volume, used only for cosmetic purposes and kept clean.
- The bottles and bottles for storage of funds must be tightly closed, the glass container is best suited.
- you also need mortar and pestle, for grinding herbs and flowers.
With a certain experience of making traditional cosmetics with your own hands, recipes can be changed, adding the right ingredients, or replacing them with more suitable for your skin type.
Since natural cosmetics do not contain preservatives, you need to prepare small portions, mark the date of manufacture on the bottles, and not violate the storage conditions. When using, take care not to put bacteria and microbes in cosmetics. Do not use cosmetics after the expiration date.
When making home cosmetics by their own hands often use infusion oil, aromatic oil and oil extracts. Simply put, these are herbs, flowers, seeds or bark of medicinal plants infused with oil. These oils have healing and nutritional properties, as well as give cosmetics fragrance. Prepare the right oil extract also at home.
Picking up a recipe for making cosmetics by yourself, you need to familiarize yourself with the properties of all the ingredients listed in the recipe. They must match the type of skin, age requirements and have the necessary healing effect, depending on the skin condition. For example, when dry skin can not use drugs based on alcohol, with oily skin in the composition should include substances that normalize the work of the sebaceous glands.
Before making make-up, you need to prepare all the ingredients, boil the dishes, and, of course, tune in to a positive result.
Folk cosmetics for the face, means for washing are not only habitual masks and broths of herbs, but also lotions, tonics, scrub. There are also folk recipes for face cream, recipes for cooking soap and even deodorants. Here are some recipes for natural cosmetics that you can do yourself:
Folk Recipe for Face Cream
The cream is suitable for all skin types. Mix the beaten yolks with 30 g of warm juice (fruit or vegetable, most suitable for skin type). Intensively stirring add 15 g of beeswax and vegetable oil. Stir the mixture until smooth. Keep the finished cream no more than 14 days.
You can prepare a useful eye care cream. To do this, in 1 tablespoon of lanolin, melted in a water bath, add 3 teaspoons of almond oil. Remove the mixture from the water bath and gently pour 1 teaspoon of lecithin. Then slowly add 2 tablespoons of water one drop. Stir the cream with a wooden spatula and place in a storage container.
Coffee Scrub
Mix the coffee grounds (fine grinded coffee), whipped cream, orange and olive oil, capsule of vitamin A, E, if desired. Scrub cleanses, nourishes and moisturizes the skin.
Natural deodorant
Mix 60 g of cornstarch and soda. Add 15-20 drops of tea tree essential oil. Gently pour 2-4 tablespoons of coconut oil, until the desired consistency is obtained.
Lotion for aging skin from aloe
2-4 sheets of aloe wash, pour 1500 ml of cold water, insist 2 hours. Infuse bring to a boil and cook for 5 minutes over low heat. Allow the lotion to cool and pour into a container, store in a cool place.
The folk remedies of beauty have been tested for centuries, are safe and provide the skin with a full-fledged high-quality care. Having learned to make natural cosmetics with your own hands, you can keep youth, beauty, and most importantly, the health of your face and body for many years to come.