Most people want to know what ingredients are in their hair and body care products. However, with so many toxins, fillers, and foreign ingredients in beauty products, it’s hard to be sure. The only way out is to make them yourself!
Coconut oil is a natural product with many unique, diverse properties and ways of application. It can be used alone as a moisturizer, lip balm or hair treatment, but it can also be successfully mixed with other natural ingredients for the best effect.
Face cream based on coconut oil
Coconut oil is the perfect skin moisturizer.
Coconut oil alone can be greasy for some skin types, but this blend of ingredients makes the perfect lotion. The addition of vitamin E brightens the skin, and the aroma of lemon invigorates.
You will need:
4 tablespoons spoons of coconut oil
Juice of 2 lemons
2 drops of vitamin E oil (tocopherol)
- Mix all ingredients well until smooth.
- Apply to cleansed face and body skin once or twice a week. Wash if desired.
- Store in the refrigerator in a glass or ceramic container with a tight lid for no longer than 1 week.
Coconut oil in the composition of face cream as a prevention of symptoms of premature aging
Coconut oil has long been known to have numerous beneficial properties to support the health of the epidermis, such as: skin barrier repair, anti-inflammatory effects and can even help prevent wrinkles.
What you will need:
1 glass of cold-pressed coconut oil
10 drops of rose essential oil
10 drops of neroli essential oil
- Add the other ingredients to the coconut oil and beat the mixture well with a whisk or wooden spatula.
- The mixture works best as an evening cream when used once or twice a week.
- Store in the refrigerator in a glass or ceramic container with a tight lid for up to 6 months.
Coconut oil as a base for lip scrub with sugar
During the cold season, lips often need exfoliating products – this lip scrub works wonders. It is not only easy to prepare, but also pleasant to the taste?
You will need:
1 tablespoon of coconut oil
2 tablespoons of coconut or other brown sugar
1 tablespoon of honey – if desired.
- Mix all the ingredients together and transfer them to a small airtight container.
- Use if necessary (at least once a week), with gentle massaging movements, rubbing the mixture into the skin of the lips. Then wash and moisturize your lips simply with coconut oil.
- The scrub is also suitable as an exfoliating agent for the skin of the whole body – just prepare it in larger quantities.
- Store at room temperature in a glass or ceramic container with a tight lid for up to 2 months.
Face scrub with coconut and lavender oil
You will need:
1 tablespoon of coconut oil
1 tablespoon of baking soda
4 drops of lavender essential oil
- Mix the ingredients together in a small bowl.
- Wet your face with warm water and gently rub the scrub into your skin.
- Wash off to remove any remaining scrub. After that, if desired, you can apply a moisturizer to your face.
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