60 Beauty Products You Should Make Yourself and Stop Buying✨💛

posted in Beauty on 10/12/2014

1. Coconut Oil Honey Hair Mask

Coconut oil and honey combine to make a mask that your hair won’t soon forget. The richness of the coconut oil, combined with the antibacterial nature of the honey give this a consistency that feels amazing while applying it, and leaves your hair feeling amazing.

COCONUT OIL & HONEY HAIR MASK 2 parts coconut oil, melted 2 parts honey 1 part apple cider vinegar Mix together and pour into a microwaveable jar. The hair mask will naturally separate in the jar, Re-melt and stir before each application. If you would like to include a printable card with the hair mask, I have created the following graphics that are free for use. Just right click on the image below, and save them to your computer, then print as desired!

2. Tea Tree and Lemon Scrub

This scrub will keep you feeling refreshed with the scent of lemon combined with the pine-like smell of tea tree oil. The lemon acts as an astringent for the skin, and the tea tree oil can help with acne and redness.

Ingredients: 2/3 c of brown sugar | Light exfoliant 1/2 – 2/3 c of turbinado (RAW) sugar | Hard exfoliant 1/2 c of baking soda | Light exfoliant plus redness reducer. 1/2 c of extra virgin olive oil. You can add more or less depending on the consistency you want for your scrub. (I’ve also used coconut oil, sweet almond oil, and avocado oil in this scrub as well. All were awesome so I suggest experimenting with them if you have them.) | Moisturizer and skin softener

1/3 c of honey | Antibacterial, moisturizer, full of antioxidants, and it opens up pores so you can unclog them. 10-15 drops of tea tree essential oil. (Find this at your local craft store or online.) | | Antibacterial, reduces redness, and helps treat acne 1/2 of a lemon, juiced. | Astringent Storage jars (with lids) for your finished scrub. Makes about 12oz of finished product. I divided them into 3 4oz jars.

Directions: Combine all of your sugars into a mixing bowl. Add in your oil and mix until all the sugar is coated in the oily goodness. This will help so that the honey and lemon juice doesn’t break down the sugars since the sugar is basically your exfoliant. Your sweet, sweet exfoliant. Add in your baking soda and mix thoroughly. Pour in the honey and tea tree essential oil. Lastly add in the lemon juice. It should foam and bubble a little bit, but that’s science for you.

Divide it into your storage jars. Store unused product in the fridge, lasts up to 2-3 weeks. Gift this to your friends and help promote super awesome skin! To use on the face: Scoop out 2-3 tablespoons worth of scrub and gently scrub over the entire face. Take a wash cloth and continue to exfoliate any areas that need a little more attention: nose, chin, etc… Let it sit for 3-5 minutes then rinse off. Continue with your favorite face wash. I recommend that you don’t use the exfoliant more than once or twice a week.

3. Thyme Pimple Cream

Stop buying expensive acne treatments and put Mother Nature to work on your breakouts. Thyme essential oil brings its healing properties to help blemishes go away more quickly and jojoba oil is soothing to the skin.

4. Summer Lotion

Keep your skin looking great all summer long with this lotion specifically designed for the warmer months. It contains a mix of ingredients like calendula and chamomile so that your skin feels great even when the temperature starts climbing.

DIY: SUMMER LOTION INGREDIENTS ½ tablespoon raw honey, ideally manuka ½ tablespoon aloe vera 3 tablespoons calendula oil 10 drops of Chamomile (or lavender) essential oil INSTRUCTIONS Pour all the ingredients into a very clean or sterile bottle and shake to combine. Test in a discrete spot to check for irritation. Wash the affected area, shake bottle to combine ingredients and gently apply the lotion (if treating sunburn, wait until the heat has cleared from the skin before using this lotion). Store in the fridge, as the cool temperature will help soothe, too.

5. Custom Color Nail Polish

Creating your own custom nail polish can save you from having to pay retail prices, and allows you to have control over the color that you just can’t get from pre-made polishes. A unique way of using clear polish mixed with eye shadow for just the right color you want.

you'll need a bottle of clear nail polish and some eyeshadow. I picked up this bright shadow set for 99p! decide what colour polish you want! I opted for blue, you can literally come up with any combination.. chop up your eyeshadow into a fine powder, beware this is fun! make a funnel (I used a rolled up page from a magazine) and pour in the powdered eyeshadow! doesn't it look pretty? now shake it baby!! (add a small ball-bearing to the polish to help mix the colour if you have one!) amazing! it's that simple, your own custom colours for a snip! I'm going to make a whole set!

6. Hot Oil Hair Treatment

Giving your hair a regular hot oil treatment is a great way to keep it feeling soft and smooth, and this hot oil treatment works as well as the high-priced offerings of a salon, but with a DIY method that is quick and easy when you have the right oils assembled.

Homemade Hot Oil Hair Treatment: Makes: enough for 2 treatments (medium length hair) 2 tablespoons organic olive oil 2 tablespoons almond oil 1 tablespoon avocado oil 2 teaspoons jojoba oil 2 small bunches of fresh rosemary 6 to 8 drops of peppermint essential oil In a medium saucepan, heat a few inches of water on high until boiling. Then, reduce to low heat and keep water on a simmer. Place all ingredients (except the peppermint essential oil) in a heat proof bowl and place over the pot of simmering water. Let the oil heat up slowly and infuse for 30 minutes.

Check periodically to make sure there's enough water in the pot. After 30 minutes, remove oil from heat let it cool slightly until it's not too hot to handle but still very warm to the touch. Add the peppermint essential oil. Then, transfer half of the oil to a heat proof air tight container for another use. Leave the lid open until completely cooled. Store in a dark cool place for another use. Place the remaining hot oil in a small bowl. Cover your shoulder/cloth with a towel or wear a t-shirt that you don't care. It's hard to wash the oil stains out. Dip your fingertips into the oil

and gently massage the oil from scalp to end. When all the oil is used, cover the hair with a shower cap. At this point, you can also add a damp and hot towel over the shower cap for better result. Leave it on for 30 minutes. Then, shampoo your hair. I usually shampoo twice after this oil treatment. Repeat every 2 to 4 weeks. When ready to use the remaining oil treatment (after 2 to 4 weeks), simply sit the container over a bowl of hot water until the oil warms up. Repeat the application steps above.

7. Coffee Mud Mask

Coffee gets a new use with this mud mask, and combines well with bentonite clay to help pull toxins out of the skin and leave it feeling amazing once you remove the mask. We recommend using the apple cider vinegar instead of water for the best results.

Coffee Mud Mask Recipe: 4 tbsps. bentonite clay 2 tbsps. coffee grounds 2- 5 tbsps. apple cider vinegar (can be substituted for water) Recipe Directions: In a small bowl add clay, coffee grounds and mix until incorporated, add 1-2 tbsps. apple cider vinegar to mixture and mix, if the mixture is to thick and more vinegar until it thins out. Smear over face in a circular motion and let it set for 5-10 minutes or until the mask hardens. Rinse mud from face and add a light layer of lotion to face, to prevent drying.

8. Natural Homemade Foot Scrub

Treat your feet right with this all-natural foot scrub that you can make at home and save a bundle. It helps to exfoliate your feet, sloughing off some of the dead skin to reveal the fresh new skin underneath. They work hard, so give them a break!

Natural Exfoliating Foot Scrub Recipe Ingredients: 2.65 oz. fine sea salt .5 oz. walnut shell powder .5 oz. pumice powder .5 oz. shea butter .5 oz. cocoa butter .75 oz. argan oil .25 oz. sweet almond oil 10 drops peppermint essentail oil 5 drops tea tree oil Instructions: You’ll need a digital kitchen scale for this recipe as well as a transfer pipette or dropper if your essential oils don’t already have droppers.

Begin by weighing out the shea and cocoa butters, then melt them in either a double boiler or the microwave. Next weigh out the argan and sweet almond oils and stir into the melted butters. Add the essential oils, then weigh all remaining dry ingredients and stir into the butter and oil mixture. Allow to cool completely. If any of the oil and butter settles on the top, simply re-mix all of the ingredients with a fork to fully incorporate then spoon into a 4 oz. container of your choice.

9. Homemade Deodorant

Perhaps you’re aware that most store bought deodorant is not very good for you and can actually be toxic. You can get around this by making your own deodorant and leaving out the ingredients that can harm you, while still getting a fresh scent and feeling from essential oils.

Homemade Coconut Oil Deodorant 1/3 Cup of Baking Soda 1/2 Cup of Arrow Root (I purchased some from Whole Foods, but I have seen it at smaller Health Food stores as well. It is much like cornstarch. If you don’t have arrow root accessible you can substitute with cornstarch. But I would only do that until I could get a hold of some 5 Tablespoons of Extra Virgin Coconut Oil. Five to Ten Drops of Essential Oils. My favorites so far Tea Tree and Lavender. But feel free to play with all the different essential oils

Once everything has been mixed and stirred together, you can add more coconut oil or more of the dry ingredients to reach a consistency you are happy with. I ended up mixing in more Arrow Root to my first batch, because it was a little too wet in my opinion, but then after using up my deodorant, I found that once I reached the bottom, it had become very dry. So I might just leave as is next time.

10. Whipped Shea Butter Lotion

Pamper yourself with this lotion that uses creamy shea butter combined with cocoa butter to help moisturize the skin. It has a quality to it that you’ve probably only seen in fancy spas or high-end shops, but you make it yourself and pocket the difference.

Shea Butter Lotion 1 cup raw, unrefined shea butter, 1 cup raw cocoa butter 1/2 cup raw, virgin coconut oil 1 Tbs orange dōTERRA essential oil -Melt the shea butter, cocoa butter and coconut oil in a double boiler. -Pour the mixture into a large glass bowl and refrigerate until the oil starts to set up again (it will look like wax cooling). -Remove from the fridge and add the essential oil. You may use any scent you like, I prefer orange. -Use electric beaters to whip to the desired consistency. -Store in a glass container at room temperature.

11. Avocado Hair Mask

You may be tempted to eat this, but it’s for your hair and will make it feel shiny and smooth. Coconut oil and honey join the party, and ensure that this is going to have a consistency that is easy to work with, and a finished product that is high quality.

12. Red Grapefruit Whipped Body Lotion

Grapefruit has some amazing properties to it, and you’ll feel it working when you use this body lotion made from red grapefruit. The smell is intoxicating and you’ll want to use it all the time. The more you use it, the better it makes your skin feel.

Red Grapefruit Whipped Body Lotion SUPPLIES: ½ cup virgin coconut oil, at room temperature 2 tablespoons raw shea butter, at room temperature 1/8 teaspoon pure almond extract or 2 drops almond oil Zest of 1 Paramount Citrus red grapefruit 2 teaspoons tapioca starch PREPARATION 1. Place the coconut oil, shea butter, almond extract and zest in the bowl of a mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Mix on medium for 30 seconds. 2. Turn to high and whip the lotion for about 4 minutes, until it is light and fluffy. Scrape the sides of the bowl as needed. Add the tapioca starch and mix for 30

more seconds. 3. Transfer to a jar with a lid and store at room temperature for up to a month.

13. Herbal Marshmallow Root Detangler

Have a problem with tangles? Use the power of herbs and extracts to make your hair easier to brush through. She includes recipe modifications so that you can tailor this to your specific hair type and color and get the best results.

Herbal Marshmallow Root Detangler 3 cups distilled water (purified will work in a pinch) 2 T marshmallow root 1 T horsetail 1 T oatstraw 1 c aloe vera juice (or so, read directions) 10-30 drops essential oil *optional 1. Make an herbal decoction with the marshmallow root and water - Boil water and add marshmallow root then turn down to simmer for 15-20 minutes. 2. Take off heat and remaining herbs. Let rest at least 15 more minutes. 3. Strain through cheesecloth-lined sieve into bottle when cool.

4. Add aloe vera juice (if the infusion results in less than one cup, I just use equal parts aloe vera juice so its half infusion and half aloe). 5. Spritz on comb or hair and get to work!

14. Shower Jellies

Make your shower even more relaxing with these jellies that add a bit of color to the mix and suds up real nice to make bathtime fun. A great scent also helps, and these are something you’ll find yourself making again and again if you make them just once.

Shower Jellies Recipe: 5 envelopes unflavored gelatin 1 cup castile soap ½ tbsp. glycerin 3 cups boiling water Molds or Jars Food coloring (I used gel) Step 1: In a measuring cup add liquid soap and gelatin; set the mixture aside so it can thicken up (this should take about a minute) Step 2: In a large bowl or pot add glycerin to hot water stirring for a few seconds. Once the glycerin has been added stir in the soap mixture; stirring until the mixture has dissolved into the boiling water (make sure there are no lumps).

Step 3: If you’re adding the mixture to molds add coloring to the bowl and pour into the molds. If you’re using jars add mixture to a few bowls, and place two drops of food coloring whisking until the color has been blended. Step 4: Cover with saran wrap and place in the fridge until the mixture is firm. Step 5: Layer your jars and give away as gifts.

15. Lotion Bars

It’s the effectiveness of a lotion in bar form, and you can get smoother skin when you use these lotion bars made from shea butter and beeswax. You also get to use your choice of a few different essential oils, making these really special bars indeed.

ITEMS NEEDED: Equal Parts of the following: Shea Butter Beeswax * I like the pellets because they melt quicker and no cutting! Almond, Olive or Avocado Oil Mold * I love silicon molds because it makes it easier to get the lotion bars out. DIRECTIONS: You have two options here, the double boiler or microwave option. Both are the same process, but I find the microwave is easier.

Give the beesewax a head start in the melting process because it does take the longest. Melt beeswax in a microwave safe bowl in 20 second bursts, stirring in between each burst. If using a double boiler, allow the beeswax to start to melt before adding in shea butter and oil. After the second burst, add in the shea butter and oil. Continue to melt in 20 second bursts until completely melted. Pour into a mold of choice, you can use silicon, old deodorant container, or even an Altoids box. Allow to cool for 1 hour or until completely opaque and hard.

16. Eye Makeup Remover

Give your eyes the attention they deserve by properly removing your eye makeup at the end of the day. This remover not only effectively takes the makeup off, but helps your eyes recover with a soothing oil and revives them with Vitamin E.

17. Exfoliating Oatmeal Body Scrub

This scrub is specifically designed to exfoliate the skin, and help keep it calm at the same time with oatmeal. Four simple ingredients go into this recipe, and out comes a body scrub that doesn’t include any harmful ingredients that actually work against you.

18. Mango Body Butter

Shea butter and mango butter are combined here to make a body butter that will blow you away. You’ll be amazed that you didn’t have to buy this in stores, and it’s provides the kind of skin you’ve always wanted, but just can’t seem to get from store bought stuff.

19. Pre-Shave Oil

When it’s time to shave your legs it’s all about getting them ready first, and this pre-shave oil does just that. This is basically a mix of different essential oils with olive oil as the carrier, helping to create a better shaving experience with less irritation.

20. Natural Lip Scrub

Make sure your lips are kissably smooth with this natural lip scrub. It is made with honey, brown sugar, and just a few more ingredients, none of which you’d have any qualms with putting onto your lips. This can’t be said for some of the best-selling lip products out there.

21. Strawberry Bath Soak

Make bath time as relaxing as possible with the use of strawberry extracts in this soak recipe. The smell is sure to transport you to a new place, and the additional ingredients all help to relax you while you’re in the bath.

22. Gardeners Hand Scrub

Turn those gardening hands back to regular hands with this hand scrub specifically for those long weed-pulling sessions. Get rid of the dirt and smooth out the roughness all at once and with a natural product. She recommends moisturizing afterward to seal the deal.

23. Grapefruit Mint Poppyseed Soap

The poppyseeds work great here because they’re a natural exfoliator. Ever wonder what the beads are in that store bought exfoliator? Probably something synthetic, so do yourself a favor and exfoliate with something a little more natural and a lot cheaper.

24. Sweet Grape Body Scrub

The most fun you’ve ever had with a Kool-Aid packet since you were a kid! This body scrub uses a classic to bring the sweet smell of grape flavor to your body scrub, all while keeping it ridiculously easy to make.

25. Dry Shampoo

Here’s a way to wash your hair without having to get it wet. It works best for when you want to keep your roots clean without necessarily getting the rest of your hair involved. A great recipe to keep on hand that can save you a bundle on fancy shampoos.

26. Mint Sugar Scrub

Sugar is a popular ingredient for body scrubs, and here they’re using that combined with peppermint extract to give it a minty scent. You can give it a green color with food coloring, or leave it natural and it will just be white.

27. Peppermint Bark Whipped Body Butter

A mixture of cocoa butter and shea butter with a little bit of peppermint extract and you’ve got an amazing body butter with a refreshing scent. This goes great for the holiday season, or anytime of year you want to feel your best all over.

28. Make Your Own Rosewater

You can use rosewater in a number of different applications, and it can be really pricey in stores. Making your own is hands down the best way to control the quality and save some money in the process. This recipe makes it so there’s no distilling required.

29. Natural Moisturizer and Exfoliator

You won’t believe how easy it is to make this, and chances are you have the two main ingredients in your house right now. It uses the time tested moisturizing properties of olive oil combined with the exfoliating ability of sugar granules.

30. Homemade Skin Cream

Skin cream can be expensive, and when the list of ingredients includes things that are hard to pronounce, you know it can’t be good for your skin. Solve all that with this natural, homemade skin cream that you can use daily and that costs far less than commercial brands.

31. Soothing Lavender Face Mask

This face mask uses lavender and its natural soothing power to leave your skin feeling fantastic. A combination of yogurt, honey, and lavender oil are the three main ingredients of this face mask, so you know you’re not putting chemicals on your face.

32. Homemade Lotion

You’ll love this lotion because of the simplicity and purity of the ingredients that go into it. You’d be hard pressed to find any other lotion like this at the store. In just a few minutes you’ll have plenty of lotion that will last a long time.

33. Grapefruit Lip Balm

The tart flavor of grapefruit comes through on this lip balm, and its nutrients help your lips feel better and repair themselves. Whether you print up the labels is up to you, and if you want to make it look prettier or give it as a gift, it’s a great way to go.

34. Pumpkin Spice Coffee Body Scrub

This body scrub smells amazing, and may be one of the best things to whip up during the fall months, when pumpkin makes the most sense. It’s almost as if you’re making a dessert, but this is something that you’ll be putting on your body for fantastic feeling skin

35. Exfoliating Chai Tea Soap

Chai tea is not just something you can get at the coffee shop, it’s also a food item that can help you clean up. The exfoliating effect comes from adding in chai tea pieces to the top of the soap so it helps slough off your top layer of skin and impurities.

36. Strawberry Mask for Age Spots

This strawberry mask works well on reducing the appearance of age spots. The best part about this page is that there are multiple recipes all on one page, all designed to help reduce the signs of aging.

37. Chocolate Rose Hand and Body Cream

Don’t worry, no actual chocolate is harmed by the making of this body cream. You’ll be using a cocoa oil for that part, which will provide you with the aroma of chocolate, and probably end up making you crave some chocolate in the process of smoothing out your

38. Honey Body Wash

This honey body wash is going to replace anything you’d buy at the store, which is great because you’ll be able to make it whenever you want, and it’s using natural ingredients like coconut oil and Dr. Bronner’s castile soap.

39. Peppermint and Thyme Foot Scrub

Refresh your feet with this foot scrub whenever you feel like you’ve put them through some real abuse. They’ll feel like new thanks to the combination of peppermint, which cools them, and thyme which naturally calms down the skin.

40. Coconut Almond Body Wash

This is a really simple recipe that is the simple combination of two ingredients. But that’s what’s special about it, it helps to stretch out the almond oil soap, and dilutes it a bit since it’s pretty strong when it’s used directly.

41. Lavender Lotion Bars

Whenever you’re feeling stressed out and want the effect of aromatherapy while at the same time improving the condition of your skin, reach for these. They use the time-tested scent of lavender to make you calm down, and shea butter to make your skin feel great.

42. Vanilla Bean Latte Soap

Perhaps you ordered your last vanilla bean latte from a coffee shop, but this time you’ll be using it to get squeaky clean. You’ll end up with the amazing smells of a vanilla latte while at the same time you’ll be avoiding harsh soaps that can dry your skin out.

43. Calendula and Greek Yogurt Mask

A yogurt mask helps to make the skin feel cool and can reduce redness. When you add in calendula you’re getting healing properties that you just won’t find in most face masks. This can be used weekly or whenever you feel like you need it.

44. Oatmeal Honey Face Scrub

Oatmeal and honey might seem more like a breakfast menu item, but it can lend some nourishment to your face as well. The oatmeal provides the scrubbing effect, and the honey has natural enzymes that can work wonders on tired skin.

45. Citrus Coconut Soap

Coconut and citrus are a unique combination because the citrus gives it an acidic astringent feel, while the coconut provides a smooth scent and feeling on the skin. The contrast is definitely something you’ll feel when you use this.

46. Cocoa Butter Body Bar

Replace your moisturizer with this body bar and you’ll never look back. It’s going to provide you with all the moisturizing your skin needs, and provide a pleasant scent at the same time. You’ll smell it hours later and feel good all day.

47. Cooling Mint Soap-on-a-Rope

Soap on a rope is a convenient way to keep it right where you need it, and makes it so it lasts longer. The best part is that you’re getting a peppermint scent and tingling from peppermint extract mixed with a soap made from goat’s milk.

48. Pumpkin-Sugar Body Scrub

Pumpkin and sugar make a great way to get clean and feel refreshed, and this recipe uses organic pumpkin puree so you’re getting the real thing here, and not some artificial pumpkin scent. A bit of almond oil really helps round things out.

49. Pampering Spa Facial Mask

When you want a spa treatment but just can’t float it this is one way to get the same sort of relaxation without the high cost. Avocados and bananas are the simple ingredients that make up the bulk of this mask, and are sure to work their magic on the stress we hold in

50. Chocolate Almond Soap

Make a block of this almond soap and you’ll have a good supply of great smelling soap that leaves your skin feeling clean and smooth at the same time. There are plenty of different oils used in this soap, but it’s worth the time to assemble them all.

51. Vanilla Lip Balm

Here’s a way to have a lip balm that will not only leave a pleasant taste on your lips, but is made in a way that lets you have quality control over what you’re putting on your body. Your lips will love that this uses shea butter!

52. Pumpkin Spice Lip Scrub

Scrub your lips before using the vanilla lip balm shown above and you’ll really be setting the foundation for the most luscious lips possible. If you do use them together, think about how great pumpkin and vanilla go together.

53. Coconut Oil Scalp Treatment

This scalp treatment is the perfect remedy if you’ve gone a long time using store bought shampoos and conditioners. It will give your scalp a fresh start and removes some of the toxic build up of chemicals and additives found in these products.

54. Solid Lotion Bars

You’ll be glad you made these lotion bars when your skin is exceptionally dry. Perhaps the best time to make them is in the fall, before winter arrives so you’ll have a good supply of them and be able to combat the dryness that it brings.

55. Gingerbread Scrub

You’ll definitely recognize the gingerbread aroma if you’ve ever made gingerbread cookies, a gingerbread house, or a gingerbread man. It does a great job of getting the body clean with no residue left behind.

56. Natural Coffee Under Eye Cream

Leave your eyes feeling refreshed, and help fight the dark circles under your eye with this eye cream that uses coffee. When you’re putting a product under your eye do you really want to trust your safety with a big cosmetic company?

57. Cocoa Butter Milk Bath You’ll love that you just throw all of the ingredients in this recipe in a bowl and mix them up. Add it to your bath and now you have a milk bath. They show a clip of the witch from Snow White and the Huntsman when she submerges herself in a milk bath, and now you can do the same!

58. Stinky Feet Scrub

Turn stinky feet around with this scrub that goes to work at combating foot odor and making your feet smell good again. A great way to take your feet from gross to fabulous, and made on the cheap.

59. Activated Charcoal Mask

This is an amazing mask made with activated charcoal and rosewater. You don’t have to buy the rosewater for it, as you can find a rosewater recipe further up on this page. Use this mask to revitalize your skin without having to pay an arm and a leg for a pre-made kind.

60. Coconut Coffee Scrub

What we like most about these coconut coffee scrubbers is the little sizes them come in so you don’t have to use a big bar and can take them with you easily when you travel. You just can’t beat the combination of coconut and coffee for feeling good in the shower or bath.