Rosemary is used in everything from mouthwash to hair tonic to skin lotions.
Reasons to make your own cosmetics and beauty products:
- Control your ingredient quality
- No preservatives! (homemade cosmetics don’t need shelf lives)
- Reduce packaging by reusing bottles and jars
- Reduce pollution
- Save money! Pick wild herbs, make them into tonics, and save!
- Cultural history! Your granny made many of her own cosmetics, it is a lost DIY art. Ask her about it!
Check out our Herbs Page for information about different herbs and flowers, and for more beauty and medicinal recipes you can make at home. Our herbs page includes information about calendula, comfrey, nettles, lavender, rosemary, and more!
Make Your Own Facials, Bath Salts, Lip Gloss, and Aloe Gel!
You can make your own spa ingredients, using kitchen ingredients. Homemade cosmetics, the old-fashioned kind your granny used to make, are fresher and healthier for your skin, than products with chemicals in them to expand their shelf lives. For instance, you can have a fabulous facial by combining in a bowl:
- 1 egg yolk
- 2 T. egg white
- 1 T. honey
- 1 t. rose water
Beat together and then apply to the face and neck. Leave on for about 10-15 minutes, then rinse off with warm water. You will be amazed how refreshed you feel.
After the facial, you can spritz your face with a toner made from:
- 1/2 c. distilled witchhazel
- 1/2 c. rose or lavendar water
- 3/4 t. vegtable glycerin.
Shake your toner before each use, and spray or pat on your face when it is feeling dry.
