Homemade Shampoo
This shampoo is great for normal hair, or as a base to add your own scents.
Basic Shampoo Ingredients:
- 1/4cup distilled water
- 1/4cup liquid Castile Soap – unscented or scented
- 1/2teaspoon jojoba, grapeseed, or other light vegetable oil
- Flip Cap Bottles or Foaming Bottles to dispense
Mix together all the ingredients. Store in a bottle. Shake before use.
This mixture isn’t as thick as commercial shampoos – you’ll need to just tilt the bottle over your head to get it out.
I am really impressed with how much lather I get from it though!
Source: www.instructables.com
Homemade Face Mask with Oatmeal
If you’re looking for a quick pick-me-up that will leave you feeling and looking better, give yourself an oatmeal facial.
Combine 1/2 a cup hot – not boiling – water and a 1/3 cup oatmeal. After the water and oatmeal have settled for two or three minutes, mix in two tablespoons plain yoghurt, two tablespoons honey, and one small egg white.
Apply a thin layer of the mask to your face, and let it sit for 10 to 15 minutes. Then rinse with warm water. (Be sure to place a metal or plastic strainer in your sink to avoid clogging the drain with the granules.)
Homemade Lotion Recipe
Make smooth, luxurious lotion at home with almond oil, coconut oil, beeswax, and optional essential oils.
Ingredients
- ½cup almond oil (or jojoba oil, or any other liquid oil)
- ¼cup coconut oil
- ¼cup beeswax
- 1tsp vitamin E oil (optional)
- 2TBSP shea butter (or cocoa butter, optional)
- Essential oils(optional)
- Vanilla extract(optional)
Instructions
Combine the almond oil, coconut oil, beeswax, and shea or cocoa butter if using, in a double boiler or a glass bowl on top of a simmering pan of water.
Stir occasionally as the ingredients melt.
When all ingredients are completely melted, add the vitamin E oil and any essential oils or scents like vanilla.
Pour into a glass jar or tin for storage. Small mason jars work perfectly for this. Note: This will not pump well in a lotion pump!
Use as you would regular lotion. This lotion is ultra-moisturising and more oily than water-based lotions so you won’t need to use as much. It also has a longer shelf life than some homemade lotion recipes since all ingredients are already shelf stable and no water is added. Use within six months for best moisturising benefits.
A little goes a long way! This lotion is incredibly nourishing and is also great for diaper rash on baby, for eczema, and for preventing stretch marks.
Source: www.wellnessmama.com.
DIY Glow Sugar Scrub
Sugar body scrubs are non-toxic, eco-friendly and edible! Learn how to make your very own homemade body scrub with sugar and oil, it’s so easy and makes great gifts too!
Get ready for beautifully soft, glowing skin! This edible DIY Sugar Body Scrub is so easy to make and will leave your skin incredibly soft and supple!
Ingredients
Base
- 1 cup sugar of choice (organic pure cane, brown pure cane, turbinado, etc.)
- 3 tablespoons, give or take, of sweet almond oil, jojoba or extra virgin olive oil
Optional ingredients:
- 1 tsp vanilla extract without alcohol
- A few drops of vitamin E oil
- Juice of half a small lemon
- A few drops of your favourite essential oil such as spearmint, lavender or grapefruit.
Instructions
Mix: Place sugar in small/medium size container and add the oil, one tablespoon at a time, mixing in between. You want the consistency to be sandy, not soupy. If the mix is too soupy the sugars will dissolve in a day or two and not slough the skin as well, but you will still get added moister from the oil.
To Use: At the end of showering, it’s best to pat the skin dry a bit and then rub in circular motions all over the body and rinse well. I find it works best after soaking in the tub for at least 20 minutes. This will really loosen the skin making the scrub work at its best, leaving your skin soft and supple!
Can be used 2 – 4 times a week (depending on the sugar type).
Source: www.simple-veganista.com