Thursday, December 1, 2011

Easy homemade face moisturizers


Which kitchen cabinet ingredients are good to use as a natural homemade face moisturizer?
There are a few ingredients you can use when making a natural face moisturizer. These are specifically focused on the job
Besides the recipes below, you can carefully experiment with these specific ingredients and design your own signature homemade face moisturizer
  • Almond oil
  • Aloe Vera
  • Apricot & Apricot oil
  • Avocado & Avocado oil
  • Banana
  • Chamomile
  • Cream Cheese
  • Coconut oil
  • Cornmeal
  • Cucumber
  • Egg yolk
  • Ginkgo Biloba
  • Honey
  • Jojoba oil
  • Macadamia Nut Oil
  • Oats or Oatmeal
  • Olive oil
  • Peanut oil oil
  • Sesame oil
  • Shea butter
  • Sunflower oil
  • More Natural Vegetable Oils like: Apricot Kernel oil, Peach Kernel oil, Soy Bean oil, Safflower oil, Wheat Germ oil
As you can see, some or most of these you will probably already have in your kitchen cabinets or fridge. No need to buy expensive facial moisturizers with designer labels to hydrate your facial skin; it is possible to do-it-yourself
It's that easy! You can apply one alone, or mix two or a few of them. After that you can also add whatever ingredient you think will satisfy your needs; 

Homemade face moisturizer

This homemade facial moisturizer also makes your face glow
What do you need:
  • 1 fresh Lime (juice)
  • 1/4 cup boiled whole Milk
  • 2 tablespoons extra virgin Olive oil
How to do it:
Mix the ingredients well; you can keep this for a few days in the fridge

Homemade face moisturizer


What do you need:
  • 1 fresh ripe Peach
  • Heavy cream
How to do it:
Peel the peach and take out the pit, mash it to a pulp. Strain this through a sieve to extract all the juice. Mix the peach juice with an equal quantity of heavy cream. You can keep this refrigerated for a few days.

A homemade facial moisturizer that will leave your skin feeling silky soft and smooth. Honey is a natural humectant which means it attracts moisture and keeps it where it belongs: under your skin
What do you need:
  • 1 teaspoon dark organic Honey
  • 1 tablespoon Coconut oil
  • 1 teaspoon fresh Lemon juice
How to do it:
Mix the ingredients to a smooth cream; you can keep this in the fridge for a few days

Homemade face moisturizer 
A super hydrating homemade facial moisturizer
What do you need:
  • 1/4 cup cooked Oatmeal
  • 1 tablespoon Aloe vera gel
  • 2 tablespoons dark organic Honey
How to do it:
Mix the ingredients to a smooth cream; you can keep this in the fridge for a few days



Homemade face moisturizer 


A protein rich homemade facial moisturizer that will also soothe and nourish your skin
What do you need:
  • 1 Egg yolk
  • 1/4 cup whole Milk
  • 1 tablespoon Grape seed oil
How to do it:
Mix the ingredients to a smooth cream; you can keep this in the fridge for a few days

Homemade face moisturizer 

Glycerin is also a very powerful humectant that attracts water and feeds it to your skin
What do you need:
  • Rose water
  • Glycerin
How to do it:
Mix 2 parts rose water and 1 part glycerin and make a lotion. Apply it nightly and let it work into your skin

Homemade face moisturizer 
 


This sounds like a very old fashioned natural moisturizer, and it probably is. But we heard from many sides that it is a surprisingly effective way to moisturize your skin
What do you need:
  • Natural Margarine
How to do it:
You can buy natural margarine in your health food store. Not the one you buy in the supermarket. Smooth this on your skin and it will gratefully absorb the natural oils, you'll be surprised. Will not leave any residue on your skin

Homemade face moisturizer 
A homemade facial moisturizer especially for dry skin
What do you need:
  • 1 fresh ripe Peach
  • 1 tablespoon Coconut oil
  • 1 teaspoon Almond oil
  • 1/4 teaspoon Orange oil
  • 1/4 teaspoon Rose water
How to do it:
Peel the peach and take out the pit, mash it to a pulp. Strain through a sieve or muslin and add the rest of the ingredients. Whip this until it becomes fluffy. You can keep this in the fridge for a few days

Some words of caution: Because you can never be too careful when it comes to your skin, always do a patch test on a small piece of skin (e.g. behind the ear) to see how your skin reacts to separate ingredients.