Organic Cosmetics You Can Make At Home

Make 12 Organic Moisturizers

   Skin that's properly moisturized slows signs of aging.  You'll find some familiar ingredients in these recipes, including honey and citrus here at Organic Cosmetics You Can Make At Home.  Indulge yourself in soft, hydrated skin!  

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   Moisturizing, but it's actually good for your skin and your overall health.

   This vital step actually protects your skin. It acts as a barrier from wrinkles and dead skin cells.

   Your skin is an important part of any skin care regimen.  It's vital in maintaining a youthful appearance.

   No wonder that this specific skin care product (moisturizers) are one of the most common over-the-counter items sold -- not only in this country, but all over the world.

   There are several reasons for this explosive growth in sales.  I've already mentioned the role moisturizers play as a protective barrier.  But that's really only one of the reasons.

   Moisturizers also increase the water content of the dermis and epidermis layers of your skin.  Not only that, but they also help to reduce your skin's vulnerability to what is known as trans-epidermal water loss.  In effect, this means that you're less likely to lose water through your skin.

   But more than that, the moisturizer you use daily also helps to rebalance the skin composition of lipids (what most of us would call fats) both inside and outside your skin's cells.

   Finally, moisturizers also carry nutrients and other essential substances to the epidermis/dermis layers of your skin.  Finally, moisturizers also carry nutrients and other essential substances to the epidermis/dermis layers of your skin.

   Whew! Who knew?  You probably thought you were only keeping your skin soft and youthful looking.  It turns out using moisturizers actually feeds and waters your skin.

   It only makes sense that you try your hand at making your own natural moisturizing creams and lotions.  That way you'll know exactly what’s soaking into your skin!

Basic Moisturizing Recipe

The moisturizer you use daily also helps to rebalance the skin composition of lipids (what most of us would call fats) both inside and outside your skin's cells Grape Moisturizer

 Ingredients:

5 grapes
2 tsp lemon juice
1 Tbsp castor oil

 Instructions:

Combine all ingredients in a food processor.  Mix until smooth.

Apply to your skin for at least a half hour and up to several hours, if necessary.  Rinse your skin well with warm water.  Refrigerate any unused portion for no longer than a week.

Cucumber-Almond Moisturizing Lotion

 Ingredients:

1 small cucumber, peeled and seeded
Juice from one lime
2 Tbsp almond oil

Instructions:

Place all the ingredients in a food processor.  Mix until smooth.

Apply to your skin for at least 30 minutes and up to several hours, depending on the condition of your skin. Refrigerate any unused portion for no longer than 3 days.

Cocoa Butter Lotion

Ingredients:

½ cup cocoa butter
2 Tbsp beeswax, grated
2 tsp distilled water
3 Tbsp sesame oil
2 Tbsp coconut oil
1Tbsp olive oil

Instructions:

Combine the beeswax with the water.  Melt over low heat.  Once melted, add the cocoa butter.  Blend well.  Gradually add the coconut, sesame, and olive oil.

Pour the  mixture into a glass jar.  This will thicken as it cools. Apply to your skin.

Natural All-Purpose Moisturizer

This recipe is perfect no matter what your skin type!  If you can't find these ingredients at your local health food store or herbal shop, you can purchase them through the internet.

Ingredients:

 4 Tbsp vegetable oil
2 Tbsp lanolin
2 Tbsp glycerin
1 Tbsp beeswax
1 Tbsp emulsifying wax
¼ Tbsp Borax
3 Tbsp water

Instructions:

Melt oil, wax, and lanolin.  Then heat the water and borax. Stir in the glycerin.  Add the glycerin, borax, and water into the melted wax slowly.  Using a wooden spoon, stir continuously until the mixture is well blended.  Allow it to cool.

Cocoa Butter Moisturizer

Ingredients:

½ Tbsp cocoa butter
2 Tbsp beeswax
2 Tbsp distilled water
2 Tbsp sesame oil
2 Tbsp coconut oil
1 Tbsp olive oil

Instructions:

Over low heat, melt the beeswax.  Mix it with the water.  Add the cocoa butter to this and blend well.  Then add the coconut, sesame, and olive oils.  Stir well.  Pour this mixture into an airtight jar.  Allow it to cool.

Strawberry Lotion

2 Tbsp pureed strawberries
1 Tbsp of each:
Coconut oil

Vegetable oil
Olive oil
2 drops vitamin E oil

Instructions:

Puree strawberries.  Separately, mix vitamin and oils.  Stir well.  Place these oils with the strawberries.  Stir again.  Pour into an airtight jar.

 Jasmine Moisturizer

Ingredients:

2 Tbsp emulsifying wax
2 Tbsp sunflower oil
1 tsp lanolin
½ tsp borax
1 tsp witch hazel
1 ½ tsp glycerin
8 Tbsp water
4 drops jasmine oil

Instructions:

Melt wax, oil, and lanolin together.  Heat the water, glycerin, and borax separately, ensuring the borax is completely dissolved.  Add witch hazel to this.  Then add the water slowly to the oils, stirring constantly until the mixture cools.

 Elderflower Moisturizer

If you're not familiar with the herb elderflower, you're in for a real treat!  It's used in many skin washes.  Herbalists say elderflowers "refine the complexion” and relieve such skin conditions as acne, eczema, and psoriasis.  Even if you don't suffer from any of these skin problems, you'll love how this moisturizer feels on your face!  Enjoy!

Ingredients:

3 Tbsp almond oil
4 Tbsp elderflower blossom
1 Tbsp lanolin

Instructions:

Mix all the ingredients together in a double boiler.  Allow this to simmer for an hour. Strain the mixture.  Allow to cool.

Fresh Ginger Moisturizing Lotion

Ingredients:

Ginger, 2-inch piece, fresh
2 tsp light sesame oil
2 tsp apricot kernel oil
2 tsp vitamin E oil
½ cup cocoa butter

Instructions:

Preheat oven to lowest level possible. Finely grate fresh ginger. You should have about 1/8 tsp of juice when you squeeze the gratings.  Place ginger and rest of ingredients in glass container.  Heat until butter melts.

Cool the mixture in another, clean container.

 Aloe Vera Moisturizer

Ingredients:

1 tsp almond oil
1 tsp glycerin
½ cup dried rose petals
12 drops grapefruit seed extract
10 drops essential oil
Distilled water

Instructions:

Heat the distilled water.  Pour it into a jar, covering the rose petals.  Close the jar, allowing it to sit overnight.  The following morning, strain this water.  Mix all the other ingredients into container.  Shake well.

 Avocado Beauty Moisturizer

Ingredients:

3 tsp beeswax
3 tsp emulsifying wax
½ cup almond oil
½ cup avocado oil
2 Tbsp rose water

Instructions:

Melt waxes in a double boiler.  Add the avocado and almond oils to this.  Then add heated rosewater, slowly, one drop at a time.  Stir this continuously.

Remove from heat. Continue to stir until mixture is cool

 Carrot-Based Moisturizer

Ingredients:

1 carrot, cooked and mashed
1 avocado, mashed
½ Tbsp heavy cream
1 egg, beaten
2 Tbsp honey

Instructions:

Combine all ingredients in a bowl.  Stir until the mixture is smooth.  Apply to your face and neck, allowing to sit for 15 minutes.  Rinse with cool water.

This is an excellent variety of various moisturizing recipes to get you started using natural recipes.  It's here, in fact, that using natural ingredients, avoiding harsh additives, and pampering your skin is crucial. 

When you find the perfect moisturizer you love, give it as a gift or sell at local Farmer’s Markets

You will LOVE the natural, organic
products you can now make at home!.

 

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