All Natural Homemade Personal Care Recipes

• 1T brown sugar
• 1t turmeric
• 1t grapeseed oil
• 1T honey

Gently rub all over face & neck.  I like to let it sit for at least 10-15 minutes. Rinse off like normal, then use a warm wet washcloth to wipe your face until there is no yellow tint left from the turmeric.

BTW, this is really good for “strawberry legs” too.

• 1T honey
• 1T baking soda

Gently rub on & rinse off like you would with any other exfoliator.

Named after my sugar cookie recipe. 🙂

• 1T sugar
• 1T brown sugar
• 1T oil (coconut, EVOO, or grapeseed are good choices)
• honey – just enough to make a paste

Gently rub on & rinse off like you would with any other exfoliator.

It’s supposed to pull out all the toxins.  I’ve tried it on my face & hair & I like it.  I actually like it a lot.  You just mix in enough water to make a paste and rub it all over your face (or all through your hair – NOT great for locs though).  Then rinse & pat dry.

BUT… it’s a little pricey & it’s not something that I would normally have around the house.

The easiest of all.  I just rub a quarter sized amount between my fingers to warm it up, rub it all over my face & let it sit there while I do other things.  Rinse & dry.

Calming, hydrating & helps reduce inflammation.  Helps with acne problems.  Plus it smells AMAZING & makes you feel like a queen!

Antibacterial (so much that I use it to clean with too), skin brightening. DO NOT use this if you are going to be out in the sun.  Save it for overnight & make sure to rinse in the morning.  You’ll also need a good moisturizer because it can be drying.

This 1 is old school – you’ve probably seen your mom or grandma using it at some point. It reduces swelling, inflammation & oiliness, helps repair broken skin, fights bacteria (bye bye acne), antioxidant.  It also usually has some % of alcohol in it, so check the ingredients & be aware.

Moisturizing & soothing.  Of we all know that it has healing power so use it to repair any broken skin and help treat acne & blemishes.  Did you know it’s also great for aging skin?  My skin loves it – my hair not as much.

This 1 is also good for acne & blemishes (are we seeing a trend here?). And it’s also good for aging skin. It’s antibacterial, antifungal, & antiviral.

This is the easiest to make & the 1 I almost always have – it’s just melt to combine & let it cool.  You don’t need any special equipment or anything extra.

Ingredients:

1T beeswax (1 part beeswax)
3T coconut oil (3 parts coconut oil)
3T liquid oil (i.e. avocado, grapeseed, olive, etc) (3 parts liquid oil)
5-10 drops of essential oil (optional)

You’ll also need:

Double boiler
Glass bowl or mason jar
Storage container
Spoon to stir (I use wooden popsicle/craft sticks)

The process:

• Combine the ingredients in a glass bowl or mason jar & sit it in a small pot of simmering water (a mock double boiler).
• Stir the ingredients until they are completely melted.
• Remove the bowl or jar from the pot & let it cool to room temperature.  I like to stir it a few times while it’s cooling down.
• If you’re adding essential oils, stir them in after the lotion cools down.  Otherwise, they will just “cook off”.
• If you used a mason jar to melt everything, you can add a pump top.  It’s just as good in a squeeze top bottle or a canister style container.

I really like this one because I have dry skin. The humectant is great if you live in a humid region, but can dry you out even more in dry climates or dry indoor air.  So be careful with that.

*Note: This is not a test batch. Because it has to be blended it’s easier to make a bigger batch.  If you end up not liking it, you can use it for a foot cream or hand cream – especially good after a long day in the garden, crafting, or DIY projects.

Ingredients:

½ cup shea butter
1 ½ tsp beeswax pastilles
2 tsp coconut oil
2 tsp vegetable glycerin
5-10 drops of essential oil (optional)

You’ll also need:

Double boiler
Emulsion (stick) mixer or blender
Glass bowl or mason jar
Storage container
Spoon to stir (I use wooden popsicle/craft sticks)

The process:

• Combine the shea butter, beeswax, & coconut oil in a glass bowl or mason jar & sit it in a small pot of simmering water (a mock double boiler).
• Stir until they are completely melted.
• Remove the bowl or jar from the pot & let it cool to room temperature.
• Add the glycerin & stir to combine.  Then use the mixer or blender to bring it to a creamy consistency.
• If you’re adding essential oils, stir them in after the lotion cools down.  Otherwise, they will just “cook off”.
• Transfer to a squeeze top bottle or a shallow canister style container (to be scooped out).

This is the lotion that our littlest likes. He has dry skin too but he doesn’t like any “oilyness”.  It’s lighter that the previous 2 but still very moisturizing.

Ingredients:

1 T beeswax pastilles
1 T vegetable glycerin
3 T coconut oil
5 T  grapeseed oil

You’ll also need:

Double boiler
Glass bowl or mason jar
Storage container

The process:

• Combine the beeswax & coconut oil in a glass bowl or mason jar & sit it in a small pot of simmering water (a mock double boiler).
• Stir until they are completely melted.
• Remove the bowl or jar from the pot & let it cool enough to handle but not to room temperature yet.
• Add the glycerin & grapeseed oil & stir to combine.  Now let the mixture cool to room temperature, stir it a few times while it’s cooling down.
• If you used a mason jar to melt everything, you can add a pump top.  It’s just as good in a squeeze top bottle.

This is my husband’s favorite – he has oily skin & like that this lotion just melts right in pretty much immediately.  It has lots of “slip” & there’s no “after-feel” beyond just super soft smooth skin.

It also looks & feels the most like a commercial lotion but without any chemicals or preservatives.  It will last a good long while because there’s no liquid in it & each of the ingredients have a long shelf life.

1T beeswax
1T glycerin
½ T coconut oil
1T liquid oil (i.e. avocado, grapeseed, olive, etc)
4T aloe vera gel

You’ll also need:

Double boiler
Glass bowl or mason jar
Storage container

The process:

• Combine the beeswax & coconut oil in a glass bowl or mason jar & sit it in a small pot of simmering water (a mock double boiler).
• Stir until they are completely melted.
• Add the grapeseed oil & aloe, stir to combine.  It will start to thicken from the aloe & turn the white or yellowish (depending what kind of beeswax you use).  Add the glycerin last.
• Remove the bowl or jar from the pot & let it cool to room temperature.  Stir it a few times while it’s cooling down so the aloe won’t separate.
• It may look a little “chunky” from the aloe vera gel, but stirring with get rid of that.  Or you could use a stick blender to smooth things out.  I don’t really bother with it too much.
• If you used a mason jar to melt everything, you can add a pump top.  It’s just as good in a squeeze top bottle but it will take a little time & a funnel to get it into the bottle.

*Tip:  If you transfer the lotion to a squeeze bottle, do it before it cools down completely.  That way it will pour easier & then you can shake the bottle instead of stirring.  My husband prefers a squeeze bottle & this is the method I use.

According to humblebee & me, it should be 1 part beeswax & 3 parts oil.  And the ratio cheat sheet recommends at least an 80:20% ratio of oil to wax (part solid, part liquid).  Neither of those were hard enough to withstand the Houston heat & humidity.

I basically used 1 part beeswax, 2 parts oil.  I used ½ solid oil (shea butter or coconut oil) & ½ liquid oil

½ t beeswax
½ t shea butter
½ t avocado oil

You’ll also need:

Double boiler
Glass bowl
Small tins or lip balm tubes

The process:

• Combine the beeswax & coconut oil in a glass bowl & sit it in a small pot of simmering water (a mock double boiler).
• Stir until they are completely melted.
• Remove the bowl or jar from the pot & let it cool enough to handle but not to room temperature yet.
• Add the liquid oil stir to combine.  DO NOT let this cool to room temp.  It will get too hard to pour into the tins or tubes.
• Transfer the mixture to tins or tubes, DO NOT CAP, & let it cool completely.
• Now you can put the top on & use it like normal.

1. 1. Ingredients are meant to be played with & tweaked.  At 1^st I tried so hard to stick to ratios & recipes I found on other sites.  They never worked out “perfectly” for everyone.  I might like 1, but my guys hated it & vice versa.  So other than the ratios of hard to soft & beeswax to oil, I had to play around with how much of each item to use to get the consistency we all want.
   2. Along the lines of #1, make small batches to start. That way you can test it on your (clean) skin, see if you like it, tweak it if needed, then make more.  Just make you you write down what you tweak so you can recreate it on a large scale.
   3. Beeswax is beeswax. It’s always going to be white or some form of yellow – from light to gold to almost brown.  Which you use is a matter of preference because it will only affect the color of your lotion. I buy & use both.
   4. Transferring thick lotion & balms can be time consuming.  I mentioned this above so don’t say I didn’t warn you.  I use a funnel to transfer them before they completely cool & thicken.  On the off chance that I don’t, I still use a funnel but to force it down the funnel into the bottle by tapping the bottle on a hard surface – the counter
   5. Lip balm is easier to transfer to tins but tins aren’t as convenient as tubes.  If by chance the balm get too cool, just reheat it a little then transfer to the tube as soon as you can handle it.  Or use the same method as #4 but using a craft stick instead of a funnel.
      1. turn the dial of the tube all the way to the top position & start adding the balm
      2. each time you add a little, turn the dial down & tap the tube on the counter.  You’ll see it make more space at the top.
      3. keep doing this until the dial is all the way back to the bottom & the tube is full.
      4. use the craft stick to level off/flatten the top.  Leave it alone to continue to harden.  Sounds like a lot of work but it’s such a small amount that it doesn’t take much time or effort BUT I wouldn’t suggest if you’re making multiples.
   6. Aloe vera gel from the store vs from the garden.  I’ve used both – the only difference I’ve noticed is how you get to the gel & the shelf life.
      • In my opinion it doesn’t take any longer to harvest the gel from a plant – after you cut the aloe, just slice it open & squeeze or scrape out the gel – than to get it out of the bottle (with all the tapping to get it to come out of the top).
      • The shelf life is much shorter with raw aloe – store bought aloe almost always has some form(s) of preservative(s).  When I use it for lotion, I make smaller batches, put it in the fridge, add vitamin E oil, and/or mix with store bought.
   7. Always add essential oils last – same when making soap.  If you’re adding essential oils, stir them in after the lotion cools down.  Otherwise, they will just “cook off”.  I personally leave them out so everyone can use the same lotions & because we like perfumes & body sprays around here.