Homemade Organic Beauty Products

Making your own organic beauty products is an easy project for home.

Making your own organic beauty products can be quick and easy, even for people who haven't done it before. By making your own products, you'll know exactly what ingredients are contained in them, and you can eliminate preservatives, artificial ingredients and synthetic fragrances. Additionally, you'll be able to adjust the formulas to meet your specific needs instead of using a one-size-fits-all, over-the-counter product. For this article, we'll explore how to make lip balm and a body scrub.

Things You'll Need

• ¼ oz. organic beeswax
• 5 tsp. organic jojoba or almond oil
• 2 drops organic essential oil
• Double boiler
• Lip balm container
• Small funnel
• Mixing bowl
• 6 cups sea salt
• 2 cups organic light olive oil or jojoba oil
• ¼ cup organic honey
• Essential oils
• Glass jar or other container

Instructions

Lip Balm Instructions

1. Melt the wax. Place the beeswax and the jojoba or almond oil in the double boiler on high heat. Stir continuously to combine until all wax has melted. Remove the mixture from the heat.

2. Add the drops of essential oil to the wax mixture as soon as you remove it from the heat. Stir to combine. Peppermint oil is frequently used to flavor lip balms.

3. As soon as the essential oil is mixed in, pour the mixture into containers. Let the balm cool for at least 30 minutes before moving it or putting the cap on.

Body Scrub Instructions

1. Mix the salt and oil. Measure the salt into the mixing bowl and add the oil slowly, stirring to create an even texture. If the salt begins to dissolve too much, add more. If the mixture is too grainy, add more oil.

2. Once the oil and salt mixture is combined, add the honey to help bind the ingredients. At this point, other things may be added. The site Freebeautytips suggests dried white tea leaves for a pleasant fragrance.

3. Add essential oils as per your preferences for fragrance. Essential oils can be strong, so be cautious with the amount that you add. Between five and 10 drops should be sufficient for the amount of salt and oil in this recipe.

4. Transfer the mixture to a jar. The mixture can be stored in a jar immediately after completion. Make sure the container's lid is air tight to keep the oils fresh.

References

• "Absolute Beauty"; Pratima Raichur with Marian Cohn; 1999
• Whole Living: Homemade Lip Balm
• Homemade Salt and Sugar Natural Body Scrub Recipes