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Kosimetik DIY, aṣa ẹwa ti n gbamu!
Cleanse, moisturize, nourish your skin or hair … Most of the basics of hygiene and care for the face, body and hair are easy to do since there are neutral bases (to customize, but you can also use them pure) and turnkey kits.
Shampoos, shower gels, make-up removers, micellar waters, face or body creams and scrubs, lip balms, face or hair masks, hand and foot creams… to customize as you wish (active ingredients, perfumes, textures…).
As for the kits, they allow you to be a little more “the craftsman of one’s beauty” by offering all the equipment necessary for the preparation of your treatment : essential oils, vegetable oils, packaging, graduated pipette, to make a product that will last six months. You can also test the finished product (most DIY brands offer it) before investing in the kit.
Products that are more complex to produce (as a general rule, those which require at least two phases and a cooking time) require patience and rigor, in particular concerning the rules of hygiene and conservation. You can’t improvise yourself as a formulator so easily! But ultimately, you will obtain at little cost a product adapted to your needs, to the season and to your desires, the composition of which you will have rigorously controlled. Plus, the pleasure of having made it yourself.
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Recipe 1: prepare a wax for oriental hair removal
O nilo:
- organic lemon juice
- 4 tbsp. gaari lulú
- 2 tbsp. tablespoons of organic acacia honey
- 2 tbsp ti omi
Mix the ingredients in a small saucepan. Heat over low heat until a smooth paste is obtained. Let cool for a few moments. Place on a flat surface, then knead the dough et make balls.
Make sure the mixture has cooled. Roll them in the direction of the hair (up and down) in continuous movements over the area to be depilated, pulling the skin well. Quickly remove and precise, against the grain.
Recipe 2: a DIY anti-stretch mark balm with shea
For 100 ml of anti-stretch mark balm:
- 6 tbsp. tablespoon of shea butter
- 1 tsp. avocado vegetable oil
- 1 tsp. wheat germ vegetable oil
- 1 tsp. rosehip vegetable oil
Crush the shea butter with all the vegetable oils in a mortar, then transfer the mixture in a jar.
This balm can be kept for six months.
Recipe taken from the “Great Guide to Aromatherapy and Natural Beauty Care”, by Aude Maillard for Aroma-Zone, ed. I read.
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Homemade beauty products: precautions to take
- Ṣe ojurere fun wọn food grade ingredients, most of the time, they are also good for the skin. Use them quickly.
- If this is your first time, realize a small amount for single use.
- Ṣọra pẹlu awọn ibaraẹnisọrọ epo(some are prohibited pregnant) photosensitizing (those of citrus fruits often). Keep them out of the reach of children and never apply them pure to the skin or mucous membranes.
- Label your packaging with the date of manufacture, the name of the recipe and the list of ingredients used in the composition.
- Watch out for the slightest change in appearance or smell and do not hesitate, in case of doubt, to discard the preparation.
- Ṣe ọwọ fun essential oil dilution rules : the maximum recommended dosage for a facial treatment is 0,5% of the total weight of your preparation and for a body treatment, you can go up to 1%.
Recipe 3: a scrub to wake up the radiance of the face
O nilo:
- 1 tsp. liquid honey
- 1 spoon. XNUMX teaspoon of organic almond powder
Mix the ingredients in a small container. On clean skin, apply starting with the T-zone (forehead, nose, chin) and spreading out to the sides. Honey forms a sticky film. Work it with your fingertips, to stimulate microcirculation, suck toxins and loosen dead cells. Perform quick “suction” pressures, as if the skin was burning, with the pads of the fingers, for 5 minutes if your skin is thin, 10 minutes if it is thick. fi omi ṣan p waterlú omi tútù.
Do not practice if your skin is delicate or has redness.