Homemade Beauty Products

by Ruby Hawk, Dec 1, 2008

These are simple, natural beauty products you can make at home with ingredients you have in your own kitchen.

Ladies, do you sometimes wonder what all the chemicals in our beauty products are doing to our health and well being? I believe we can have better products, made at home with natural ingredients. If you agree you might want to try some of the following recipes. Please store any left-over natural products in the refrigerator.

Pumpkin facial

1. 1/2 cup pumpkin

2. 1 beaten egg

Method

Mix well and smooth on face neck and shoulders.

Leave on 10 minutes and rinse in lukewarm water.

Your face will feel smooth and soft.

Strawberry Cream

1. 1/2 ounce beeswax

2. 1 1/2 ounce coconut or almond oil, olive oil will do.

3. 3 ripe strawberries

Method

Mash strawberries and strain juice through cheese cloth.

Heat beeswax and oil until wax is melted.

Remove from heat and add strawberry juice.

Beat mixture until frothy.

Peach Smoother

1. 1 peach cooked and mashed smooth

2. 1 ounce yogurt

3. 2 T.coconut oil

Method

Make a smooth paste.

Smooth over face and neck and let rest 10 minutes.

Rinse with lukewarm water.

Complexion smoother

1. 2 T. honey

2. 3 drops vitamin E oil

3. 2 T. coconut or almond oil, olive oil will do.

Method

Mix ingredients together.

Smooth on face neck and shoulders.

Let rest 10 minutes.

Rinse with lukewarm water.

Coffee ground scrub

1. 3 T. coffee grounds from freshly brewed coffee

2. 1 T. salt

Method

Mix coffee grounds and salt.

Rub over entire body while in shower, rinse well.

Body Masque

1.1/4 cup yogurt

2. 3 T. honey

3. 6 T. pumpkin

Method

Mix all ingredients

Rub on body, get in warm bath.

Soak 20 minutes Rinse in shower.

Exfoliate

1. 2 T. granulated sugar

2. 2 T. olive oil

Method

Mix oil and sugar together.

Massage onto face and neck.

Rinse with lukewarm water.

Face will feel smooth and soft.

Honey milk bath

1.1 1/2 cup milk

2. 1/2 cup honey

3. Rose petals if you have them

Method

Mix all together.

Pour half in bath water.

You have enough for two baths.

Peach Lotion

1. 1 peach

2. 2 ounces coconut oil

3. 1 ounce orange water

(Soak peels in water overnight)

Method

Cook, mash, strain peach juice

through cheese cloth

Add other ingredients

Beat until fluffy

Elbow bleach

1. Lemon

Method

Cut lemon in half.

Rub elbows with lemon

Let dry and repeat several times.

Rinse in water.

For those of you who would like to know more about the dangerous chemicals used in makeup, check out this site: http://beyondjane.com/Beauty/Makeup/Cosmetic-Safety.173107

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#1 by

Debra Mann, Dec 1, 2008

These are some really useful information, Ruby. I've heard of some of these but I'm going to try a couple and see how that works. I love this kind of stuff. Great article.

#2 by

leannehume, Dec 1, 2008

Thankyou so much for this... I have such sensitve skin so I recon some of these will def do me a good turn. ta

#3 by

lanne, Dec 1, 2008

These all sound so good Ruby. Much better than snail slime and bull stuff. I am going to try a few of these.

#4 by

Christine Ramsay, Dec 1, 2008

Some really good remedies. I must try some.

Christine

#5 by

Anne Lyken Garner, Dec 1, 2008

Cheap and easy to source. That's more my cup of tea. Thanks for the tips, Ruby.

#6 by Bernadette Louise, Dec 1, 2008

Great ideas, thanks for sharing. I will be sure to try a few!

#7 by

valli, Dec 1, 2008

Homemade products are very good to use. Thanks for sharing.

#8 by

Karen Gross, Dec 1, 2008

I think that peach smoother recipe is almost the same as the one we eat! Here's a really easy and cheap cuticle smoother - mix about a tsp of salt with your regular hand lotion and rub your cuticles with it. Works way better than the store bought stuff.
Thanks Ruby!

#9 by goodselfme, Dec 1, 2008

Wonderful list

#10 by

R J Evans, Dec 1, 2008

As am man I would like to say.... can you eat the stuff after you're done? :-)

Thanks, Ruby. I will buy many of the ingredients and give them to my female relatives for Christmas! Then they can have fun making these products and using them! A new hobby and a beauty treatment!

(Ok, ok, not really!). I know my life is worth slightly less than that! :-)

#11 by

NA Staffieri, Dec 1, 2008

I will have my wife try some of these if she dares.
Thanks, Ruby.

#12 by

Eunice Tan, Dec 1, 2008

Thanks for sharing this Ruby, it will be useful.

#13 by

Ruby Hawk, Dec 1, 2008

Thank you one and all, these homemade treatments will not harm you, that's for sure. I love the sugar and olive oil for exfoliating. It realy works. I like the peach smoother and the milk and honey bath, too. Just be sure you refrigerate any leftovers.

Karan, I like you recipe for the cuticles. I will use that one.

RJ, better be careful with that bright idea. I'd hate to see the women gang up on you.

Thanks again to everyone for stopping by. Best wishes to you all. Ruby

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