I’ve been wanting to make the transition to homemade makeup. After one huge homemade mascara disaster, I took a little break from homemade makeup. However, I tried out this awesome foundation recipe from Sincerely, Kinsey and I am no longer discouraged! Makeup is especially notorious for containing chemicals that are potentially harmful for your health and the…
How to Make Homemade Facial Sunscreen (Acne Friendly and Good for your Skin)
Last week I posted How to Make Homemade Sunscreen. In that post, I mentioned that the recipe was not very acne-friendly. At least for me personally, coconut oil makes my face break out. It has a comedogenic rating of 4 out of 5, meaning it is very likely to clog your pores. So, the sunscreen…
Honey Cinnamon Face Exfoliator/ Scrub
As I’m writing this post I am enjoying the amazing smell of honey and cinnamon this face scrub has left on my face, and it makes me happy. Last weekend we had a picnic for my boyfriend’s brother’s birthday. It was a lovely time and the food was delicious. Lars’s mom is a great cook/baker…
Natural Homemade Anti-Inflammatory Aloe Vera Face Wash (Great for sensitive skin)
If you like this Aloe Face Wash- you should also check out my Aloe Vera Moisturizer. The inspiration of this post was two-fold. First of all, I really enjoyed the Aloe Vera face moisturizer I made last week. Secondly, my cousin posted a link to an awesome sounding face wash on my Facebook page and…
Homemade Aloe Vera Face Moisturizer
I love coconut oil. I think it’s amazing. It smells great and it has so many benefits for hair, skin, and health. I’ve been using it straight as a face moisturizer for the past few weeks, but I’ve also been breaking out a little the past few weeks. Well, I read a few days ago…
Homemade Coconut Lavender Moisturizing Face Exfoliator/ Scrub (Only 3 ingredients!)
If you haven’t already been convinced by my 13 ingredients to avoid in cosmetics to avoid toxic chemicals in your beauty products, you should still try this exfoliator for its luxuriousness. It is simple and smells like lavender and coconut. And it’s great for sensitive skin. Does it get better than that? Exfoliating on a…
3 Ingredient Homemade Honey Face Wash
If you’ve read my post on 13 harmful ingredients to avoid in cosmetics, you can understand why I am trying to make the switch over to making all my own cosmetics. I scared myself in my research about what cosmetics are made out of. Now that I know, I have a goal to know every…