Homemade beauty

[MidgetDogg]

JCM's post about dry winter skin reminded me of this site I found a couple years ago. I've found some really nice homemade beauty product recipes here and thought I'd share. I went from spending about $40 a month on face care products to about $10 a year and my skin looks better.

http://www.bathandbodyrecipes.com/

 

[jcm]

Glad you started this! I just returned from a trip to my local health store! After the grapeseed suggestion - which has been great - I've spent the last day researching oils etc. Now I'm experimenting - should have checked the forum sooner. I just mixed grapeseed oil w/ a bit of avacado oil, rosewater glycerin, and a few drops of German chammomile and geranium. I wanted to try sandalwood but it was a bit pricey at this point. Should be interesting!

Thanks for the link. Should provide hours of entertainment!

Jen

 

[MidgetDogg]

Oooooo.... sounds fun. I'm not sure if the recipe for the cinnamon and coffee body scrub is on that site, but I've used that a few times. Makes a heckuva mess in the shower, but smells wonderful and makes your skin feel really nice for a little while.

 

[cindi1]

I just made two batches of sugar scrub today with grapeseed/safflower oil, sugar (I use a mix of raw and organic evaporated cane juice which is more grain-y), almond extract in one and cocoa powder/cinnamon in the other.