Home Made cosmetics

Are you satisfied with your ordinary cosmetics? Do you think these are safe for your skin? What if we make our own daily cosmetics in home? Sounds interesting, isn't it??!! So........Let’s try!! 

For Lips 

Beet Red Lip Gloss 

Ingredients: 

¼ cup beeswax 

¼ cup castor oil 

2 tablespoons sesame oil 

Beet juice 

Instructions: 

Melt beeswax, remove from heat and add oils. Add as much beet juice as desired for color. Store in jar.  

Lip Balm 

Ingredients: 

3 tablespoons grated unbleached beeswax 

5 teaspoons carrier oil (sunflower, castor or jojoba) 

6 or 7 drops essential oil (such as lime, lemon, tangerine, grapefruit or peppermint) 

1 teaspoon honey, for flavor 

Instructions: 

Melt the beeswax and carrier oil together in the top of a double boiler, stirring to combine. Remove from heat; add honey and essential oil. Mix thoroughly so the honey does not clump. To add a little color, stir in a tiny dab of lipstick with a coffee stirrer. Pour the mixture into containers; let sit 20 minutes before covering or moving. For glossier lip balm, use 2 teaspoons wax and 8 teaspoons carrier oil.

Hair Care

Shampoo

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 egg

1 tablespoon lemon juice

1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar

Instructions:

Combine all ingredients in a blender. Blend until well combined. Use like regular shampoo. Discard any leftovers.

Conditioner

Ingredients:

1 egg yolk

1/2 teaspoon olive oil

3/4 cup lukewarm water

Instructions:

Beat the egg yolk until it's thick and white. Add the oil and mix well. Then add the water into the egg mixture and mix well.  Massage into clean, damp hair. Rinse with plenty of warm water after about 10 minutes.

Cucumber Eye Gel 

Ingredients: 

1/4 large cucumber 

1 ounce aloe vera gel 

Instructions: 

-Puree the cucumber in a blender (Ieave a little pulp), then strain the mixture into a glass bowl until you have at least 2 ounces. Spoon in just a tad of the pulp from the strainer. Add the aloe vera to the cucumber puree in the bowl and mix lightly. Pour into a clean, sterilized container. 

- After cleansing face, stir mixture gently and apply with a cotton ball to under eye area. Avoid the eyeball. The shelf life of this product is very limited by the fresh cucumber. It should be used within a few days, and kept refrigerated between uses. Source: Spa Index

**Note: how to make aloe vera gel in home - First wash your hands and then cut off some leaves from the aloe vera plant. Then leave the leaves in upright position for a few minutes to let the darker resin drain out. After the resin has drained, wash the leaves and start peeling off the thick skin with a knife, leaving you with the transparent gel.

 Source: http://safecosmetics.org