From lip-gloss to foot soaks. We encourage you to turn your home into your own beauty spa and give these recipes a try. Not only is it much cheaper than purchasing products in the store or making an appointment at your local day spa, you also know exactly what ingredients you are putting on your skin.
The beauty products made with these recipes are made to order, as you need them. So they are always fresh and don’t contain any preservatives or other chemicals.
Make a little time for yourself this week and pamper yourself with one or more of these beauty recipes.
Basic Lip Balm Recipe* 1/2 ounce beeswax beads
* 4 ounces sweet almond oil
* 1 teaspoon colored jojoba beads
* 2 teaspoons essential oil
Put the 4 ounces of sweet almond oil in glass measuring cup, add beeswax beads and jojoba beads and melt in microwave. Stir with spoon. Let it cool for a few minutes, then add essential oil. Pour into lip balm jars.
Homemade Deodorant Recipe
4 ounces cornstarch
2 ounces baking soda
1 ounces liquid chlorophyll
1 ounces liquid chlorophyll
2 ounces vodka
2 ounces distilled water
8 ounces beeswax
10-15 drops of your favorite essential oil
Melt wax over very low heat in a double boiler. Mix cornstarch, baking soda, vodka, and distilled water well. Add to the melted beeswax and stir until well combined. Add chlorophyll and essential oils. Pour into mold and let it harden. Store in an airtight container.
Homemade Facial Cleanser Recipes
Buttermilk and Fennel Cleansing Milk (For Oily Skin)
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 Tbsp crushed fennel seeds
Heat the milk and fennel seeds in top of double boiler for 30 minutes. Turn off the heat and let the mixture steep for 2 hours. Strain, cool, pour into bottle and refrigerate. Keeps for 2 weeks.
Yogurt Cucumber Parsley Facial Mask
Homemade Spa recipe for a creamy facial mask that leaves your skin soft and refreshed.
Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp. plain yogurt
- 1 Tbsp. cucumber
- 1 Tbsp. parsley
Puree the cucumber and parsley finely and mix with the yogurt until smooth. Clean your face with a gentle Cleanser. Cover your face with this creamy mask. This will rejuvenate your skin as it moistens. Leave the mask on for approximately 15-20 minutes for best results. Rinse with water. Follow with your favorite Moisturizer.
2 Tbsp crushed fennel seeds
Heat the milk and fennel seeds in top of double boiler for 30 minutes. Turn off the heat and let the mixture steep for 2 hours. Strain, cool, pour into bottle and refrigerate. Keeps for 2 weeks.
Lemon Toner Recipe
Homemade recipe for an easy lemon toner you can use daily.
Ingredients
- 1/2 c. lemon juice
- 1 c. distilled water
- 2/3 c. witch hazel
Combine all the ingredients in a glass measuring cup and mix well. Pour into a clean bottle or container. Shake well before each use. Apply with a cotton ball or soft cloth.
Facial Cream with Ginger
2-inch piece of fresh ginger
2 tsp light sesame oil
2 tsp apricot kernel oil
2 tsp vitamin E oil
½ cup cocoa butter
Grate the ginger and squeeze it over a small glass bowl to get the juice out. Discard the ginger pulp. Add the remaining ingredients and heat in the microwave on its lowest settings in 15 sec intervals until the cocoa butter is melted. Stir the ingredients in between heating.
Transfer the mixture to a clean glass jar and store in a cool place.
Homemade Shampoo Recipe
Natural Shampoo
- 1 oz. Olive oil
- 1 egg
- 1 Tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar.
Combine all ingredients in a blender. Blend until well combined. Use like regular shampoo.
Discard any leftovers.
Discard any leftovers.
Homemade Hand Cream Recipes
Enjoy this Homemade beauty recipe for a hand cream with cocoa butter to keep your hands soft and smells wonderful.
Cocoa Butter Hand CreamIngredients
- 2 cups warm water
- 1 1/2 cup glycerin
- 1/2 ounce spirits of ammonia
- 1/2 ounce cocoa butter
- 1/2 teaspoon boric acid
- 1 cup stearic acid
Combine the cocoa butter, glycerin and stearic acid in a glass bowl. Melt over low heat in a pot of hot water. Remove the bowl and add ammonia. Stir until milky. Add boric acid to warm water. Add to first mixture. Mix with beater for 10 minutes at high speed. Perfume and color as desired. Age for 2 weeks before using.
Homemade Foot Soak Recipes
- 7 cups of water
- 2 cups of milk
Mix the water and milk and heat on stove top or in the microwave. You want the mixture to be as hot as your feet can take. Put the milk mixture in large bowl and soak your feet in it for at least 10 minutes.
Rinse with clear water and pat dry. Apply some lotion to your soft feet.
Homemade Foot Scrub Recipe
Treat your feet to a scrub with this simple sugar scrub for incredibly soft feet.
- 1/2 cup of sugar
- 2 tablespoons of lotion
Mix the sugar and lotion in a bowl.
Massage the sugar and lotion mixture in your feet to exfoliate.
Rinse with clear water and pat dry. Apply some additional lotion to your soft feet.
Homemade Recipes for Teeth Care
Mint and Rosemary Mouthwash2 1/2 cups distilled or mineral water
1 tsp fresh mint leaves
1tsp rosemary leaves
1 tsp anise seeds
Bring the water to a boil. Add herbs and seeds, infuse for 20 minutes. Cool, strain and use as a gargle/mouthwash.
Homemade Acne Masks
Egg Yolks contain Vitamin A which is good for scarring. To attempt this method of acne treatment, whip up an egg yolk, apply it to your skin for 20 minutes. Wash off.
There is some discussion as to whether or not you can catch salmonella from putting egg yolk on your skin. Do a little research before trying this one.
Acne Tonic with Basil
2 to 3 teaspoons dried basil leaves
1 C. boiling water
Steep basil leaves in water for 10 to 20 minutes. Cool, then apply to face with a white cotton ball.
Blackhead Remover Mask
1/2 cup fuller's earth
1 tsp. tincture of benzoin
distilled witch hazel Combine all ingredients and stir thoroughly. Apply the mask to your skin. Let mask dry and harden - about 30-40 minutes. Soak a small hand towel in warm water and lay it across your face.
When the mask starts to soften up, gently rub it with the towel in a circular motion. Rinse with plenty of warm water.
Sea Salt or Table Salt Mask
Swim in the ocean (or buy sea salt and make a mask). Or just gently wash with salt & water mixed.
Oatmeal Mask
Another kitchen remedy. Blend some oatmeal with water and gently spread it onto your skin. Leave it until it dries . This mask is gentle and safe.
Hope these acne masks will help clear your skin. Whether you have regular acne or acne rosacea, these homemade acne masks can help your skin look and feel better.
