Make your own beauty products!

Great tips here!!!

any suggestions for bags for under your eyes?

Wikihow is another research winner…

Using raw sugar as a body exfoliant if you run out of the real thing.

What a great idea! I always have that on hand! Thanks!

Just wanted to bump this thread again because i`ve made a list of all the things that i`m going to make and planned what ingredients I need to buy. I`m excited to make them all! Also I ordered the Carla Oates book on a whim so i`m waiting on that now.

Some of the things i`m planning on making:
<“Simple 3 ingredient face oil””:http://www.crunchybetty.com/simple-homemade-3-ingredient-facial-oil-moisturizer-customize-it-for-your-own-gorgeous-skin > that you can customise for your skin. I`m making one for my face and one for my neck/decolletage.
<“Shaving Cream””:http://www.onegoodthingbyjillee.com/2013/06/make-your-own-shaving-cream-or-shaving-gel.html > to replace my store bought one by Avalon Organics.
<“Whipped Body Butter””:http://www.rawmazing.com/homemade-body-butter-recipe >
<“Charcoal Face Mask””:http://bodyunburdened.com/diy-all-natural-blackhead-busting-blackout-mask > but I might try it with Kaolin Clay instead of Bentonite.
<“Scented Dry Shampoo””:http://wellnessmama.com/5047/diy-dry-shampoo >

Now all I need to do is place an order with iHerb & New Directions for my ingredients. It`s exciting being able to make all of this stuff for myself and all of the recipes i`ve picked are nice & simple.

Carla Oates has been popping up a lot, must try to read her books. Might help me with my blemishes. 🙂

I got into making my own skin care in a big way. There are a couple of really great books.

1. Feeding Your Skin by Carla Oates
2. DIY Pure Plant Skin Care by Carolyn Stubbin

both Austalians. SEOC (Sydney Essential Oil Co) put out a series of 4 books that my brother gave me as a present they are really good and a website called http://www.auroma.com.au has a great reciple for an anti-wrinkle serum. It can be a little costly to set up with ingredients etc but well worth it if you want really natural skin care.

Carla Oates used to write a column in the Telegraph quite a while ago and then she stopped that and wrote a column for Well Being Magazine she now as a beauty supplement available on TVSN.

In Carla Oates book she has a recipe for a cleanser that is her version of the Eve Lom cult cleanser and its beautiful full of natural ingredients. I can post the recipes if I`m allowed to I`m only new to the BeautyHeaven forum so not sure about that.

I also make my own soap I used to make quite a bit of it but I have quite a stock so only make when we run out my favourite is the Goats Milk Soap very different to many that is out there and available at some markets.

I keep hearing great things about that Carla Oates book. I actually have the Wellbeing Beauty book that she co-wrote and edited, it`s full of great info and recipes too. I`m really tempted to buy her book! I`ll check out all of the books that you`ve mentioned, thanks!

I got into making my own skin care in a big way. There are a couple of really great books.

1. Feeding Your Skin by Carla Oates
2. DIY Pure Plant Skin Care by Carolyn Stubbin

both Austalians. SEOC (Sydney Essential Oil Co) put out a series of 4 books that my brother gave me as a present they are really good and a website called http://www.auroma.com.au has a great reciple for an anti-wrinkle serum. It can be a little costly to set up with ingredients etc but well worth it if you want really natural skin care.

Carla Oates used to write a column in the Telegraph quite a while ago and then she stopped that and wrote a column for Well Being Magazine she now as a beauty supplement available on TVSN.

In Carla Oates book she has a recipe for a cleanser that is her version of the Eve Lom cult cleanser and its beautiful full of natural ingredients. I can post the recipes if I`m allowed to I`m only new to the BeautyHeaven forum so not sure about that.

I also make my own soap I used to make quite a bit of it but I have quite a stock so only make when we run out my favourite is the Goats Milk Soap very different to many that is out there and available at some markets.

Haha, thanks Coco and Missteaaddict, glad I`m not the only one 🙂

Hi all, there are heaps of great beauty recipes on these websites;

http://www.spaindex.com/HomeSpa/HomeSpa/htm
http://www.familycrafts.about.com/od/recipecollections/
http://www.heirloombodycare.com.au/recipes-t-126.htm

Does anyone have any family beauty recipes? I`d love to hear them.

Thanks for the info goldilox! I love experimenting with natural ingredients. Especially lemon juice, honey and witch hazel.