20+ Homemade Beauty Products
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Want to make your own Homemade Beauty Products, but don’t know where to start? This list of DIY Beauty and Personal Care Products is just what you need.
Save money, be more sustainable, and reduce your exposure to chemicals.
Have you read the labels on store-bought personal care products lately?
I’m very concerned about the ingredients in the food that my family eats, but when you start really looking at personal care products, the ingredients on those labels can be even more disconcerting.
Do you really want to be slathering, rinsing, shampooing, moisturizing, and brushing with the following:
- BHA and BHT: (chemicals that have been linked to cancer and are banned in Europe)
- Plasticizers
- Artificial Fragrances: linked to all kinds of health issues.
- Triclosan: Used in antibacterial soaps and deodorants, it’s a suspected endocrine disrupter and may result in antibiotic resistance.
And there are so many more to be concerned about.
Many people think that “a little bit here and there” is not a big deal, but you’re likely exposed to way more toxic chemicals than you think.
To help us all reduce our toxic load, I’ve pulled together some great personal care recipes. I hope you can find a new idea or two to add to your repertoire.
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20+ Homemade Beauty Products
Alcohol-Free Hair Spray
This DIY Hairspray is a great non-toxic alternative to chemical-filled hairsprays.
Homemade Shea Butter Lotion
This DIY Shea Butter Lotion is so easy to make and non-greasy too!
Homemade Essential Oil Body Spray
An easy refreshing spray you can use as a body mist or several other ways too.
Homemade Chest Rub (like “Vapo-Rub”)
We’ve found this works well for cold and sinus issues.
DIY Facial Cleansing Oil
Using oil to clean your skin might sound completely counter-intuitive, but it works amazingly well.
Homemade Tooth Powder
Non-Petroleum Jelly
Homemade Body Wash
Ditch the Body Shoppe products with their toxic scents and make this luxurious DIY Body Wash instead.
Eye Makeup Remover
Nourishing Hand and Body Cream
This homemade body cream is a cross between a hard lotion bar and a liquid lotion. In the winter it’s pretty solid (if your home is chilly like mine) but it’s very smooth come spring.
Homemade Bath Salts
These Homemade Bath Salts will make your bath a lovely and truly therapeutic experience.
Coconut Milk Shampoo and Body Wash
A super clean alternative that helps you avoid toxic ingredients in shampoo.
Hand and Body Scrub
Homemade Belly Butter
Whether you are pregnant or just suffering from dry skin, this might be just the thing you need.
Nourishing Lip Scrub
Easiest Homemade Deodorant
A great effective and easy-to-make deodorant recipe.
DIY Foaming Soap
This Moisturizing DIY Foaming Soap is a great way to save money. Due to a special added ingredient, it’s moisturizing too.
Homemade Toothpaste
Healthy Apple Cider Vinegar Hair Rinse
DIY Herbal Steam
This DIY Herbal Steam works amazingly well for respiratory issues, but it’s great for skin and hair health too!
Are you ready to try your hand at some of these ideas? Every little bit you can remove from your life makes a difference.
Do you already make your own personal care products? If so, what?
Thanks so much for impacting us with your knowledge and time you spend to do research we appreciate.
You are so welcome. I really need to redo this post!
You’re looking for a DIY shampoo? Here you go:
1T baking soda : 1C water
Mix and pour into spray bottle.
Wet hair, spray on enough to cover your hair (4 or 5 pumps), work through, rinse and repeat.
I’ve begun using it as my face wash, too. My skin is clear and the Rosea has diminished.
For conditioner:
I use 1T vinegar : 1C water.
Just a few sprays and rinse through. (It’s also my face astringent!)
Cost – minimal!
I have very fine, thin, poker straight hair. This combo has changed my hair from limp lifeless fluff to fun to style hair.
(Fyi – it takes your hair a few days to acclimate and stop producing the natural oils it’s made for
years because of commercial shampoo’s stripping properties. Hang in there – this will work!)
Thanks! I would try this but I have heard so much from blogger friends who said this (or something very similar) harmed their hair so I wonder how long you have been using it. I am using a very nice natural shampoo now but am trying a new brand soon. Thanks!
Awesome….. I just purchased all the things for the citrus body scrub at a natural food store and I can’t wait to try it. Is it safe on babies? Im changing everything to natural and would love to know if I can use it on an infant.
I don’t see why an infant would need a scrub to remove dead skin – do you have a reason for wanting to do it? Is there a skin issue going on? I think it would be too harsh.
Im sorry I meant the citrus body wash. I made the scrub for myself and loved it. And I made the citrus wash with lime and lemon instead. I was just wondering if it will be safe use on my baby or would I have to take somethings out.
I don’t see any issues. Some are concerned about sun sensitivity of the oils but Mr. Dean said you need more of it to be an issue.
Do you have a suggestion as a replacement for “flushable” wipes? Is see there are a few products out there to add to toilet paper. I’m guessing they’re made of products accessible to most of us. Any ideas?
Hmmm…would paper towels clog the toilet? I’m reading that some folks do that but I am not sure it’s a great idea.
You’ve laid out a great list of simple ways to go green. Heads up on trying them, specially the cough remedy.
Thanks so much for including my deodorant in this post. I marked this post so I can come back and try some of these. What a great list! 🙂
Of course! I hope to try your stuff soon!
I found you on Pennywise Platter Thursdays! So glad you shared these wonderful tips/recipes. I have made my own products for a while now and there is always room for change, I’ll be trying some of your recipes 🙂
I would like to add here that I make deodorant using coconut oil (*2 T.), baking soda (*1 T.), tea tree (I like it) (*1/8 tsp.), and bees wax or palm shorting (*2 tsp.) as a solidifier and while the mixture is liquid I pour it into old deodorant tubes, and voila – feels like the old days 🙂
*The measurements are approximation, I never really measure.
Thanks for this!
Love this! But you forgot about our feet!
Here is my favorite homemade foot scrub:
Combine ½ cup of Hawaiian sea salt (or any sea salt will do), Teaspoon of honey, and 3 Tablespoons of coconut oil. Massage onto your feet. Massage hands as well. Yummmm.
That sounds great….but there is my great Hand and Body Scrub. Maybe you missed it :)!
Great list of reciped for healthy “toiletries”! I am no poo, make my own toothpaste, etc! Please consider sharing your windchimes with us at Eco-Kids Tuesday! Hope to see you there!
Thank you so much for including my hand sanitizer recipe! This is such an awesome list I had to pin so I can revisit these recipes!
Brilliant list and one I have now saved to evernote so I can come back to it and try them out. Glad I found you on the Frugal Days Sustainable Ways blog hop this week. Let me know if you would ever like to guest-blog for Mumtopia. Thanks for the inspiration.
Welcome!!!