Recipes for Homemade Moisturizers
Moisturizing Oils:
Olive Oil
Soybean Oil
Sesame Oil
Coconut Oil
Castor Oil
Almond Oil
Grapeseed Oil
Lightly apply to warm, moist skin.
Healthy Glow Moisturizer
Juice of 1 lime
1/4 cup milk, boiled
2 tablespoons good quality olive oil
Mix well and refrigerate after use
Super Soft Moisturizer
1 teaspoon honey
1 tablespoon coconut oil
1 teaspoon lemon juice
Mix together well
Refrigerate any unused mixture for several days.
Dark Circle Night Creme
1/4 cup peeled potato
1 tablespoon green tea leaves
1 teaspoon sesame oil
Process until smooth in food processor
Apply thin layer under eyes before bed. Refrigerate unused mixture.
Wrinkle Eradicator
5 grapes
2 teaspoons citrus juice; lemon, lime or orange
1 tablespoon castor oil
Combine until smooth in food processor. Refrigerate any leftover mixture for up to one week.
Anti-Aging Moisturizer
1 small cucumber, peeled and seeded
Juice from 1 lime
2 tablespoons almond or olive oil
Combine ingredients in food processor until very smooth. Refrigerate unused mixture for up to 3 days.
Balancing Moisturizer
1/2 cup of yogurt- homemade is best
1 tablespoon orange juice
1 tablespoon lemon juice Mix together thoroughly
Hydrating Moisturizer
1/4 cup cooked oatmeal
2 tablespoons of honey
1 tablespoon aloe vera gel expressed from one large leaf
Mix well
Softening Face Cream
1/4 cup dried nonfat milk
2 tablespoons of olive oil
1 tablespoon rose petals
Mix well together in food processor
Soothing Lotion
1 overly ripe peach, peeled and mashed
1/4 cup cream
1 tablespoon cornstarch
Mix well then strain through a sieve
Rich Protein Moisturizer
egg yolk
1/4 cup milk
1 tablespoon grapeseed oil
Mix thoroughly
Dry Skin Mask :
tablespoon of buttermilk. or yogurt
1 egg yolk
1/8 cup finely diced rose petals
1/4 cup cooked oatmeal
Mix together thoroughly.The buttermilk or yogurt gently exfoliates and cleanses while the egg yolk, honey and oatmeal moisturizes and re-hydrates the skin.