Self-produced natural cosmetics. The most commonly used cosmetics and detergents can be easily prepared at home, using a few natural and well-selected ingredients, in order to obtain delicate, safe and truly effective preparations. The self-production of your own cosmetics allows you to save money, to know exactly which substances will be applied to the skin and to reduce the amount of useless bottles and packages that inevitably accumulate in the waste. Self-produced natural cosmetics are a panacea both for us and for the planet.
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Personal hygiene, here is a do-it-yourself kit not to buy more products at the supermarket. THE cosmetics and of will disclose most common use can be easily homemade, using a few natural ingredients and well selected, in order to obtain delicate, safe and really effective preparations.
THEself of their own cosmetics it allows you to save money, to know exactly which substances will be applied to the skin and to reduce the amount of useless bottles and packages that inevitably accumulate in the waste. THE self-produced natural cosmetics they are good for both us and the planet.
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Deodorant
It is possible to prepare a homemade fai-da-te deodorant really inexpensive powder by simply using del sodium bicarbonate pure, added with a few drops of lavender essential oil. You can also prepare a do-it-yourself deodorant stick al shea butter, for an liquid deodorant with distilled water and essential oils and a cream deodorant, to be made following the video-tutorial di Pocket Cosmetics.
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Shampoo
There are many natural alternatives to shampoo. Among them we find the chickpea flour and ghassoul, to be used to prepare a naturally cleansing cream to be used on the hair during washing. Another shampoo, in a dry and completely natural version, can be made with the angelica root in powder. You can also use self-produced mild solid soap or Marseille soap diluted liquid, with the foresight to rinse the hair with vinegar diluted in water to rebalance the Ph.
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Scrub
The body or face scrub is one of the simplest and cheapest cosmetics to prepare. Starting from a base of coarse salt or sugar, many variations can be made. You could prepare one, for example peppermint scrub, a coffee scrub or one oatmeal scrub. You can also easily make one anti-cellulite scrub with essential oils.
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Soap
La homemade soap preparation requires some precautions in handling caustic soda, which can be easily put into practice in order to obtain an ecological and non-polluting product, to be used above all for washing hands and body, as well as for the face, in the more delicate versions. The soap can be made at home with just three ingredients, one can be made vegan version and can be usedfrying oil.
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Aftershave and post-shave
As for aftershave and after-shave products, you can prepare a suitable tonic yourself, as well as a special shaving soap of the beard. Jojoba oil and aloe gel are just two of the possibilities natural post-shave remedies. With witch hazel it is also possible to prepare a do-it-yourself aftershave.
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Body cream
From shea butter and cocoa it is possible to prepare one nourishing body cream also suitable during pregnancy, during breastfeeding and for the skin of the newborn. Coconut oil, aloe gel e shea butter lightly warmed in your hands represent the quickest homemade alternatives to buying a commercial body cream.
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Face cream
Face cream can be replaced by plain shea butter to be applied in small quantities during the winter and as a gel aloe vera as regards the aesthetics and in the presence of redness or cracking. In case of dry skin, it is good to know the natural remedies and the do-it-yourself moisturizers to deal with the problem, so as to avoid resorting to often useless commercial creams.
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Cleansing
A perfect natural make-up remover to apply on the face with the help of a sponge is simple olive oil, which can otherwise be replaced by sweet almond oil or di jojoba. Do not cleanser for the face that works perfectly also as a make-up remover can be accomplished in a few minutes by following the video tutorials of Pocket Cosmetics.
Mouthwash
There are numerous alternatives for the home preparation of mouthwash, from the simple glass of water in which to add a pinch of bicarbonate or the 'apple cider vinegar, to the preparation of an infusion based on the leaves of mint or mallow flowers, to be used once cold for this purpose. Mallow can be combined with the use of cloves, with deodorant and disinfectant action.
Toothpaste
Un Fai-da-te toothpaste in cream it can be prepared by mixing aloe vera gel, kaolin and mint essential oil. You can take advantage of the disinfectant properties of tea tree essential oil by preparing a toothpaste powder. A further version of the toothpaste self-produced in powder form, it uses green clay and dried sage leaves.
Marta Albè
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