If you are tired of trying and failing to find the right skin care products for your skin or just love to create things on your own here are some easy "recipes" for skin care products. All these products use readily available materials and involve very little time commitment. Have fun making your own lip or body scrub or bath products.
DIY Lip Scrub
DIY Lip Scrub
During the winter our lips need extra TLC since they easily get dry and chapped. Besides for regularly moisturizing your lips you can keep them looking and feeling soft and smooth by exfoliating them. This recipe uses easy to find ingredients to make a great lip scrub.
Brown Sugar Lip Scrub
Brown Sugar Lip Scrub
- 2 Tablespoons of brown sugar
- 1 Tablespoon of almond oil
- A splash of honey
Mix all the ingredients together. Divide into small containers.
Recipe can easily be doubled as needed.
Cocoa Sugar Body Scrub
Body scrubs are also a winter essential. When we regularly exfoliate our bodies we get rid of dead skin cells that cause our skin to look dull and not function at its best. When we exfoliate the body lotion we apply afterwards can penetrate and work better in order to keep our skin soft during the cold winter.
The recipe below also uses easy to find ingredients and products that you already have around the house.
Cocoa Sugar Body Scrub
The recipe below also uses easy to find ingredients and products that you already have around the house.
Cocoa Sugar Body Scrub
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 3 Tablespoons cocoa powder
- 1/8 cup melted cocoa butter
- 1/4 cup almond oil
- a drop or two of essential oil such as orange - optional
After melting cocoa butter over a low heat mix all the ingredients together. Store in tightly closed jars.
Instead of cocoa you could substitute coffee grounds. The possibilities are endless for customization of this recipe.
Bath Salts
Who doesn't love to relax in the bath from time to time? The scent of these bath salts can be customized any way you like just by changing up the essential oils you use. Have fun with your essential oil combinations.
Bath Salts
Bath Salts
- 1 cup epsom salts
- 1/2 cup sea salts
- 20 -30 drops of the essential oil of your choice
- 2 to 3 Tablespoons of dried flowers or herbs such as rosemary or lavender - optional
- Mix together.
Be sure to store in an air tight container. You can use about half a cup at a time when taking a bath. This is also great for a relaxing foot soak.
Body Spray
Body Spray
Body sprays are a wonderful way to refresh your skin and smell great after showering. Once again get out your essential oils and have fun combining different scents in order to reach the perfect fragrance combination for you.
Body Spray
Body Spray
- 1 cup distilled water
- 1 1/2 Tablespoons witch hazel
- 7 drops of the essential oils of your choice
Pour into a spray bottle. Gentle shake. Be sure to shake before each use.
Whipped Body Lotion
Body lotions are a another winter skin essential in order to stop dry skin. Whipped body lotions have a wonderful feel to them and are a treat to rub on the skin.
Whipped Body Lotion
Whipped Body Lotion
- 1/2 cup shea butter
- 1/2 cup cocoa butter
- 1/2 cup coconut oil
- 1/2 cup almond oil
- 10 -30 drops of the essential oil of your choice
Heat all the ingredients except the essential oil in a double boiler . Stir until all the ingredients are melted.
Remove from heat and allow to start to cool. Move to refrigerator and cool for another hour until ingredients start to harden but are not completely stiff. Remove from refrigerator and add essential oils. Mix with a hand mixer (whatever mixer is available to you) for 10 minutes. Return to refrigerator for 10 to 15 minutes to set. Place into air tight glass containers.
By Hanah Tetro
