home cosmetics

The desire to make homemade cosmetics, most often, is caused by distrust of the composition of industrially produced cosmetics. This is understandable: the consumer has finally begun to understand that in some supposedly miraculous creams, the amount of harmful additives sometimes rolls over. Among them are preservatives, fragrances and other components that can provoke allergic reactions, accumulate in the body, be addictive, etc.

But, on the other hand, not every woman can understand the composition of store creams, but we are all much more likely to talk about the fact that natural cosmetics are the most useful. But are homemade creams really that good?

Cons of home cosmetics

It will take a lot of time to cook it, what to hide, and you will have to cook often. Not everyone can afford it, especially when you consider what else needs to be done sometime

face masks

, do not forget

about strengthening hair with oils

or other compounds. In general, everything together will take an hour or two, or even more per week. If you are ready to spend so much time for yourself, no one is against it.

Home cosmetics expire quickly. Unfortunately, for only three hours, products (vegetables, grated fruits) still retain their properties, and then all sorts of microorganisms begin to appear in them. After that, it is impossible to smear manually made compositions on the face.

Another important point. Everything that grows in the garden today does not contain as many vitamins as many years ago. So whether the effect of fruit and vegetable masks will be as beneficial as we think is the question. In the laboratories of manufacturers of various kinds of creams, the optimal concentration of active substances is calculated through long tests, and this is a serious argument in favor of store cosmetics. But the choice is yours.

Homemade beauty recipes

To create a makeup base, you will need a mineral base. They are different in color, so to make a powder or foundation, you need to choose a slightly lighter tone than the color of your skin. Mother-of-pearl is usually added to lipstick and blush, as well as floral wax.

Tools. When kneading creams, glass sticks are used. To accurately measure the weight of cosmetic components, measuring instruments are needed that distinguish weight from 1 gram. And also for making creams, a mini-mixer will not hurt. Alcohol is for sterilization. Jars - for ready-made contents and for mixing ingredients.

Powder making . Powder is obtained by mixing rice powder and mineral pigment in equal volumes. You determine the color yourself.

Based on the prepared powder, you can get foundation . To do this, take a baby cream without fragrances one part, and one and a half parts of powder (the standard unit of measure is a tablespoon). All this is mixed with a mini-mixer. A drop of aromatic oil is suitable for giving a pleasant light smell.

Making lipstick . Beeswax (half a teaspoon), jojoba oil, shea, cocoa, liquid vitamin E, the desired pigment - 1 tsp each. Solid oils are placed in a container and melted in a water bath. The remaining ingredients are added to the melted mass. The resulting mixture is poured into the desired shape and cleaned in a cold place. The expiration date is short, so be careful.