How To Make Homemade Perfume

Being a Good Perfumer: Experimenting

The key to creating a great perfume is to experiment with the different oils and the amounts you use. Just by adding a single drop of one oil or another, can drastically change the smell of a homemade perfume. Also it is good to experiment with the recipes you’ll see below, as a perfume can smell differently on different people because of our skin.  So it best to have fun and use different oils to find a recipe and a formula that you like.

The Basics

• The 3 Parts To A Perfume

There are three main ingredients in a perfume:

1. A Carrier Base: Alcohol or Jojoba oil
2. The Fragrance: Fragrance or essential oils
3. Distilled water

• Perfume Carrier Bases: Alcohol and Alternatives

Essential or fragrance oils need to be diluted before they can be applied directly onto the skin. So the perfume carrier base, along with the water dilutes the oils. Alcohol is the most common carrier base in perfumes. In making a perfume for your own use, 100 proof Vodka is normally used because it is odorless. Avoid using rubbing alcohol as it has an odor and evaporates quickly. If you want to sell your perfumes you’ll need to find specialist perfumers alcohol, which is designed for the skin.

Some people who want to go down the organic route are using organic grain alcohol. Here are some brands of organic vodka: Rain Vodka Square One Kanon Vodka

Jojoba oil is an alternative to using alcohol. It won’t work as effectively, as the fragrance will evaporate faster, but the oil can be less harsh on certain skins than alcohol.

• The Fragrance

There are two types of oils that you can use to create the fragrances in a homemade perfume: essential oils and fragrance oils.

Essential oils: These are concentrated oils that are harvested directly from the plant, fruit, flowers, etc. Since they are pure extracts they are all natural perfume oils which produce better quality perfumes, making them slightly more expensive than fragrance oils.

Fragrance oils: Fragrance oils are usually a blend of ingredients, sometimes synthetic, and diluted to create the scent. This makes them cheaper, which is ideal for someone who is starting to make their own perfumes and needs to experiment with a range of different oils to find the right formula – before moving on to using the higher quality essential oils.

• Scents and Notes

There is such a wide choice of scents you can use to create your own perfume at home. These scents/oils are grouped into 3 notes: the base note, the middle note and the top note. It is good to know about these 3 groups, because to make a good perfume you will need to use at least one ingredient from each note.

Base Notes: The base notes are the scents that are active the longest in a perfume. This is the body of the perfume and will include oils made from roots, wood and resins that are heavy and dark in smell.

Examples: Sandalwood, cedarwood, patchouli, vetiver, frankincense, musk

Middle Notes: The middle notes consist of oils that link the base and top notes together – these are the flowery oils. These fragrances don’t last as long as base notes in a perfume, but last longer than the top notes.

Examples: Nutmeg, basil, rose germanium, ylang-ylang, jasmine, coriander, basil, lavender, lemon grass

Top Notes: The top notes are the light scented fragrances and oils. They are the citrus based, fresh and light smells you will notice first when smelling a perfume. At the same time these are the scents that disappear the fastest as they evaporate quickly.

Examples: Lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, mint, peppermint, spearmint, bergamot, neroli, passionfruit

Getting Started: The Process and Directions To Making Your Own Perfume

So there are three main ingredients to making a perfume: the alcohol or the jojoba oil, the aroma oils, and the distilled water. Here is the most common process, using alcohol, which you can experiment with. Afterwards we will go through specific recipes you can try out.

The Basic Process

1. When you start experimenting with different oils to create different fragrances, it is best to start simple. Begin experimenting with mixing 3 different oils first before moving on to include more oils.

2. Start with 10 drops of oil in total. Pick 1 oil from each note.  Choose one which you want to be the focus of the perfume and use that oil the most out of the 10 drops you use. So for example: 3 drops of sandalwood, 4 drops of rose and 3 drops of mint.

3. For 10 drops of oil, you will need ¼ cup of vodka.

4. When you add in the oils to the vodka, you start by adding the base note oil first, then the middle then the top oils.

5. Add 1 drop at a time to the vodka. Stir slowly. Smell the mixture before adding in another drop. Let each drop mix well before adding another.

6. After mixing together the formula that you want, cover the mixture and store it in a dark place for 2 days.

7. After storing the mixture for two days you can now add in the water. You will want to use distilled water, as it is clean from chemicals and impurities that disrupt the oils. For the formula used here, 10 drops of oils and ¼ cup of vodka, mix in 2 Tablespoons of water

8. For a better quality perfume you will need to let the completed mixture mature, so leave it covered in a dark place for 2 weeks.

9. After you have let it matured, put the perfume in a colored glass container/bottle, with a stopper.

For a light smelling perfume use more water and alcohol, and for a stronger perfume use more essential oils.

So that is the basic process to making your own fragrance. It can be easily experimented with, mixing and matching different oils and using different amounts of alcohol and water to find a fragrance and strength to your liking.

Simple and Elaborate Homemade Perfume Recipes

Floral Oriental Combination

• Jasmine, saffron and amber

Tropical Bliss Combination

• Musk, green tea, passion fruit,

Beach Smoothie Combination

• Top notes: mint, anise or passion fruit
• Middle note: rose
• Base notes: musk and sandalwood

Fresh Citrus Recipe

• 5 teaspoons vodka
• 2 drops lemon grass
• 6 drops lavender oil
• 5 drops lime oil
• ½ cup distilled water

Jasmine Flower Recipe

• ¼ cup vodka
• 2 drops patchouli oil
• 6 drops jasmine oil
• 2 drops bergamot oil
• 2 tablespoons of water

Orange Blossom Recipe

• ¼ cup vodka
• 2 drops vetiver oil
• 3 drops frankincense oil
• 4 drops of rose oil
• 4 drops of grapefruit oil
• 2 drops neroli oil
• ¼ cup orange blossom water (add this in after storing the oils and alcohol for 2 days)

The Wooden Cabin Recipe: How to Make Perfume at Home Using Jojoba Oil

• 5 teaspoons jojoba oil
• 3 drops musk oil
• 3 drops sandalwood oil
• 2 drops frankincense oil
• 2 tablespoons of water

Brand Name Perfume Recipes

If you have a favorite perfume that you’d like to make at home, have a look at this website that shows what oils and notes are used to make brand named perfumes: http://www.basenotes.net/fragrancedirectory/

How To Make Your Own Solid Perfume

A solid perfume is a waxy substance that you apply by rubbing it onto the skin, much like a moisturizer. The benefit of making this kind of perfume is that it does not require using alcohol.

Here is a quick overview on creating your own homemade solid perfume:

Ingredients:

• 1 tablespoon of beeswax
• 1 tablespoon of almond oil or jojoba oil
• 10 drops of a combination of aroma oils (see recipes and notes above)

Directions: You will first need to melt the beeswax along with the almond oil or jojoba oil. This can be done by putting a bowl of the homemade perfume ingredients into a saucepan of hot water, or microwaving it.

Once the beeswax has melted and mixed together with the almond or jojoba oil, take it off the heat and then mix in the drops of oils. Let it cool down and harden for 30 minutes to an hour. You should then be left with a wax like substance that you can rub onto your skin.

A Word of Caution

People who are pregnant, epileptic and people who have easily irritated skin need to be careful when applying essential and fragrance oils to their skins. Please consult a doctor first.

Shopping Time!

Here are some places where you can buy your homemade perfume oils and supplies:

http://www.mountainroseherbs.com/

http://www.gracefruit.com/

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Some Basic Organic Ingredients For Homemade Bath Products Recipes

Coconut Oil is a thick oil that is used to make body washes, and homemade hair products to make hair smooth and silky.

Aloe Vera is used to make homemade hair and skin recipes. When applied to the scalp it stimulates the hair foliates which helps in making thicker hair. It also provides the scalp or skin a calming and cooling sensation.  It is also used to make lotions for people who have irritated skin.

Avocados are rich in vitamin E making them great for hair and face washes. They make skin soft and help people who have dry hair.

How To Make Homemade Bath Products For Your Hair

How to Make Shampoo at Home

The main ingredient to making your own shampoo is Castile soap. You can find this in a solid or liquid form (using liquid is easier as you’ll have to melt down the solid kind). It is best to use an unscented Castile soap to make your shampoo. Made from olive oil it is an all natural and organic.

Homemade Shampoo Main Ingredients:

• ¼ cup of distilled water
• ¼ cup of liquid Castile soap
• 1 teaspoon of coconut or extra virgin olive oil

Choose one of the recipes below to add to the ingredients above:

Homemade Minty Shampoo Recipe

• 2 drops of peppermint oil
• 2 drops of green tea oil

Cooling Sensation For Thicker Hair

• 2 drops mint oil
• ¼ of fresh aloe vera juice

Smooth and Silky Shampoo Recipe

• 10 drops of vanilla oil
• 10 drops of coconut oil

Directions:

• Simply mix together all the ingredients, shake well and store in a cool, dry place.

Creating Your Own Hair Spa Treatments At Home

Making your own organic homemade shampoo is one way of revitalizing your hair. Another way is to do your own hair spa treatment. For treatments and instructions read here: The Wonders in Treating Yourself to a Hair Spa At Home | How To.

How To Make All Natural Bath Products: Bath Salts, Bubble Baths, and Spa Treatments

Make Your Own Natural Bath Salts

Epsom salt is the main ingredient in making homemade bath salts. A natural ingredient, Epsom salts help extract toxin from the body when you bath in it. This results in fresher looking skin and a rejuvenated body. Read more here: Recipes For Making Your Own Natural Homemade Bath Salts

Create Your Own Bubble Bath

It is easy to make your own fragrant bubble bath using a whole range of scents, from roses to passion fruit, depending on the smells you like. How To Make Homemade Bubble Bath: Fun and Simple Kitchen Recipes

Homemade Spa Bath Treatments

There are a number of spa treatments that you can create in your own bath. From the milk beauty treatment to an aromatherapy bath, have a look here on how to make your own bath products and spa treatments A Guide on Creating Your Own Relaxing Home Bath Spa

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]]> http://www.balihomeliving.com/how-to-make-your-own-all-natural-homemade-bath-products-recipes-and-directions/feed/ 0 http://www.balihomeliving.com/how-to-make-homemade-bubble-bath-fun-and-simple-kitchen-recipes/ http://www.balihomeliving.com/how-to-make-homemade-bubble-bath-fun-and-simple-kitchen-recipes/#comments Sat, 21 Apr 2012 13:36:49 +0000 Diyana http://www.balihomeliving.com/?p=162 A nice warm bath not only helps relax the mind, but it can help sooth tense muscles. Adding majestic fragrances to the bath makes it even more relaxing. Making your own bubble bath formula is easy to do, and allows you to add in ingredients that you like. There are a number of ways on how to make homemade bubble bath.

The Key Ingredients For a Natural Bubble Bath

The base ingredient to any homemade bubble bath recipe is a shampoo or a soap. If you choose to use a shampoo, try and find an unscented one. Or you can use castile soap to make your own bubble bath – it is an olive oil based soap, making it an organic ingredient.  Try and find one that is unscented.

Soothing ingredients include salt, oils, or milk. Epsom salt removes toxins from the body and is the key ingredient when making homemade bath salts. Oils such as almond, avocado and olive oils are full of vitamins and nutrients, and help soften and freshen skin. Milk is an anti-inflammatory substance, so it sheds away dead skin – it was the secret to Cleopatra’s beauty as she would regularly bathe in it.

Fragrances: There is a wide range of aromatherapy oils that can be added to homemade bubble bath recipes. The fragrances will relax or stimulate you as you bathe in the warm bath. Rose or chamomile oils are great for relaxing, while peppermint, lemon or rosemary are more stimulating.

Homemade Bubble Bath Recipes

 Basic Unscented Shampoo Recipe

• ½ cup of unscented shampoo
• ¾ cup of water
• ½ teaspoon of salt
• 1 tablespoon of olive, almond, avocado or coconut oil
• 10 drops of a fragrance oil

Basic Castile Soap Recipe

• ½  cup of liquid castile soap (you can always melt down a grated solid castile soap bar)
• ¼ cup of hot water
• ½ teaspoon of salt
• 1 tablespoon of olive, almond, avocado or coconut oil
• 10 drops of a fragrance oil

Directions

• Poor the shampoo or the castile soap into a bowl and then mix it with the water. Then add in the salt and stir well. Then add in the fragrant oils.

You can also add in a cup of Epsom salt to the recipes above if you want to create bath salts.

The best way on how to make your own bubble bath is to experiment with the different types of ingredients, and the amounts. Some people like their bubble baths to be more fragrant, while others enjoy the health benefits of bathing in different oils. It will take a few tries using different recipes and testing them out in warm relaxing baths to find the right homemade bubble bath recipe.

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]]> http://www.balihomeliving.com/how-to-make-homemade-bubble-bath-fun-and-simple-kitchen-recipes/feed/ 0 http://www.balihomeliving.com/how-to-make-your-own-natural-homemade-lip-balm-recipe-guide/ http://www.balihomeliving.com/how-to-make-your-own-natural-homemade-lip-balm-recipe-guide/#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2012 19:18:54 +0000 Diyana http://www.balihomeliving.com/?p=153 It is only takes a few ingredients to simply make your own lip balm. Below are homemade lip balm recipes that use honey or avocados, both having different nutritious properties and benefits.

A basic lip balm recipe will contain 1 carrier oil, beeswax, flavoring and vitamin E. A carrier oil helps dilute the other oils in the recipe.

Carrier Oils:

• Sunflower oil
• Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• Coconut Oil
• Almond Oil
• Castor Oil

Beeswax gives the mixture that waxy feeling needed to apply it on the lips. Vitamin E is added to help preserve the homemade beeswax lip balm.

Basic Natural Lip Balm Recipe

• 3 tablespoon of a carrier oil of your choice
• 1 tablespoon beeswax
• 1 teaspoon of flavoring: peppermint, vanilla, etc. extract oil.
• 1 Vitamin E capsule

To melt the ingredients you are going to need to make a hot water bath. Place the beeswax, the carrier oil and the flavoring oil in a bowl. Grab a saucepan and fill it with hot water. Place the bowl in the hot water to melt the contents, mix well. Afterwards take the bowl out of the water and break open the Vitamin E capsule and add the oil to the mixture, stir well.

Homemade Honey Lip Balm Recipe

Honey is a great ingredient to use to make an all natural lip balm. This is because honey helps retain moisture, which is why it is used a lot in our post:  Create a Natural Face Moisturizer At Home With Honey, Avocados, or Aloe Vera.

Here is how to make homemade lip balm using honey:

• 3 tablespoons of a carrier oil (almond oil works best, followed by olive oil)
• 1 tablespoon of beeswax
• 1 tablespoon of honey
• 1 Vitamin E capsule

Heat the carrier oil and beeswax in a hot water bath (put the ingredients in a bowl and palce the bowl in a saucepan of hot water). Stir well while the beeswax is melting. After it has melted and mixed, take the mixture off of the heat then add in and mix together the honey and break open the Vitamin E capsule to add in the oil.

Homemade Avocado Lip Balm

Avocados are great to use in homemade skin products because of their high levels of Vitamin E.

• 3 tablespoons of a carrier oil
• 1 tablespoon of beeswax
• 1 tablespoon of avocado oil
• ½ tablespoon of mango butter

Create the water bath just like in the recipes above. Melt the beeswax and mix in the carrier oil and the avocado oil.

There is a lot of room to experiment. For example, you can use more than one carrier oil – just have a ratio of 3 units of carrier oil to 1 unit beeswax. If your homemade lip balm is too soft for your liking, you can always place it into another water bath to melt it down and add in more beeswax to make it harder, while adding in more carrier oil will make it softer.

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]]> http://www.balihomeliving.com/how-to-make-your-own-natural-homemade-lip-balm-recipe-guide/feed/ 0 http://www.balihomeliving.com/how-to-make-a-homemade-sugar-scrub-recipes-and-directions-for-a-sweet-face/ http://www.balihomeliving.com/how-to-make-a-homemade-sugar-scrub-recipes-and-directions-for-a-sweet-face/#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 19:42:53 +0000 Diyana http://www.balihomeliving.com/?p=156 Sugar is a great ingredient to include in making a homemade scrub. Sugar produces glycolic acid which naturally and organically exfoliates the skin. Another base ingredient needed in homemade sugar scrub recipes is an oil. Olive, avocado or almond oils are great choices. Olive oil is rich in proteins and vitamins and is easily absorbed by the skin. Avocado also has high vitamin content. Almond is rich in vitamins and proteins and helps in softening skin, and nourishes irritated skin.

Sugar, Honey, and Olive Oil Scrub

In our Natural Face Cleanser post we outlined a homemade sugar scrub recipe that is ideal for dry skin and acne.  For this recipe you will need extra virgin olive oil (avocado or almond oil works as well), honey or aloe vera juice and granulated sugar. Take 2 tablespoons of honey or aloe vera juice, 3 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil, half a cup of granulated sugar, and mix well. If you wash your face with warm water before applying the scrub, you will boost the circulation in the face and open up the pores, increasing the absorption of nutrients. After washing you face apply the homemade sugar face scrub, massaging it in, and leave it on the skin for up to 2 minutes before washing it off with warm water.

White and Brown Organic Sugar Scrub

For this homemade brown sugar scrub recipe you will need to mix equal parts of white sugar and brown sugar (how much you use depends on how much you want to make). Mix well.  Slowly add in the olive oil or other base oil (avocado or almond). You can also add in essential oils such as vanilla, rose or orange.

Alternative: The Plain Honey and Oats Scrub Recipe

An alternative to using sugar would be to just use honey. Honey is great as it nourishes and moisturizes the skin. Oats are great for homemade scrubs as they are rich in iron, calcium and protein, and exfoliate without feeling to rough on the skin.

• Ingredients: runny honey, a lime, and finely ground oatmeal.

• Mix together the juice from the lime, with the honey and oatmeal.

• Wash your face first with warm water, then massage the scrub onto the face and leave it on the skin for 15 minutes, before washing it off with warm water.

For other alternatives to homemade sugar scrubs, using ingredients such as oats and almonds have a look at our article here: Create Your Own Organic and Natural Face Cleanser, Wash, and Scrubs.

Or why not try Cleopatra’s beauty secret and use milk to get rid of dead skin: Create a Natural Face Moisturizer At Home With Honey, Avocados, or Aloe Vera

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]]> http://www.balihomeliving.com/how-to-make-a-homemade-sugar-scrub-recipes-and-directions-for-a-sweet-face/feed/ 0 http://www.balihomeliving.com/home-spa-ideas-recipes-and-treatments-for-creating-your-own-spa-at-home/ http://www.balihomeliving.com/home-spa-ideas-recipes-and-treatments-for-creating-your-own-spa-at-home/#comments Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:36:34 +0000 Diyana http://www.balihomeliving.com/?p=190 There is no better place to rest, relax and rejuvenate than in the comfort of your own home. Here is an overall guide on the different home spa ideas that are easy and simple to do, from bath to hair and face treatments. Before we talk about the different treatments, recipes and homemade spa products you can make at home, let’s go over quickly how you can make your home feel more like a spa through the décor, the air quality and simple to make drinks .

Make Your Home Look Like A Spa

You can make your home look and feel like a spa by using a few Balinese interior design tips. The number one principle to tropical décor is to bring the outdoors indoors. So in many topical homes and in high end spas you will see the place decorated with natural materials such as wood, stone and plants. Indoor plants are great as they provide a green backdrop and clean air. Try and use wooden or stone ornaments, and bamboo shades to infuse more natural materials into your home. In the bathroom use stone bowls and a wooden bath mat. See if you can include a water feature somewhere in the house such as a simple plug in bamboo fountain. All these décor pieces help bring a more tropical, relaxed and natural feel into a home.

A Home That Smells Like A Spa

A home that has clean and fresh air will make you feel like you’re in spa. Ways to keep the air clean include using indoor plants or an air purifier with an inbuilt ionizer. Then there are a number of aromatherapy oils that can be used to provide a tropical fragrance. Different fragrances provide different moods, so you can choose between relaxing aromas or more stimulating ones. For more on having fresh and fragrant air, have a look at our article here: How To Make Your Home Smell Like a Spa.

Homemade Spa Drinks

Having a glass of chilled water infused with the nutrients and vitamins of vegetables, fruits and herbs, is a great way of creating that spa like experience at home. For different spa water recipes have a look at our post: The Spa Water Recipe Guide: 3 Relaxing Flavored Water Drinks To Make At Home. Or for creating your own herbal teas have a look here:How To Make Homemade Iced Tea Using Organic Herbs: The Benefits and Recipes.

Ideas for Home Spa Treatments

Hair DIY Spa Treatments

Our hair can become worn out from the weather, pollution and using harsh store bought shampoos. There are a number of home spa recipes and treatments you can do to rejuvenate the hair using organic ingredients such as coconut oil, avocados, aloe vera or mint. You can find treatments, recipes and instructions here The Wonders in Treating Yourself to a Hair Spa At Home | How To.

The Foot Spa

Our feet can take a beating during the week. A relaxing foot spa not only helps sooth sore feet, but will also help relax the whole body. Creating your home foot spa can be done quickly, with a few materials and ingredients. Have a look here for directions and different foot treatments: Treatments and Ideas for Doing Your Own Foot Spa at Home.

The Bath Spa

A warm bath not only relaxes the mind, but will also relieve sore muscles and rejuvenate the body. There is the relaxing aromatherapy bath, Cleopatra’s milk beauty bath, or the detoxing Epsom salt bath. Have a look here for directions: A Guide on Creating Your Own Relaxing Home Bath Spa.

At Home Spa Treatments For A More Youthful You

Other great at home spa ideas to do would be to use organic ingredients to create anti aging treatments. Bananas, candlenuts, and lemon are natural ingredients that help soften and tighten skin. To find out why, and for recipes and directions have a look here: 3 Anti Aging Spa Treatments and Remedies To Do At Home

Recipes For Creating Your Own Products For Your Homemade Spa Treatments

Other than doing spa treatments at home, you can also find simple recipes to make all sorts of organic and natural spa and beauty products.

For The Bath

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How To Make Your Own All Natural Homemade Bath Products: Recipes and Directions

For The Face

How To Make a Homemade Sugar Scrub: Recipes and Directions for a Sweet Face

Create a Natural Face Moisturizer At Home With Honey, Avocados, or Aloe Vera

Create Your Own Organic and Natural Face Cleanser, Wash, and Scrubs

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Organic Beauty Ingredients

Here is a range of different organic beauty ingredients and how they are beneficial.

Exfoliators

These natural exfoliators will clean and leave skin glowing.

• Oats: are rich in iron, protein and calcium. They are used for homemade facial scrubs, as it helps exfoliate skin but in a softer way than most scrubs.

• Caddlenut: is also a great exfoliator as well as an organic soap. When used to create your own homemade facial scrub, the mixture will turn dark as it draws out the toxins from your skin.

• Sugar: is used in homemade scrubs because it produces glycolic acid which organically exfoliates the skin.

Natural Oils

Using natural oils will keep skin soft, and they don’t strip away the natural oils in the skin. Many store based products such as facial cleansers and scrubs will strip away the natural oils from the skin, making it dry and needing moisturizers to compensate.

The 4 oils below are also carrier oils which means they are used to dilute down essential oils which are too strong to be applied directly to the skin.

• Coconut oil: helps make smooth and silky hear, and can be mixed into homemade body washes.

• Castor oil: helps clean and heal skin. It is ideal for homemade products for people who have oily skin.

• Extra virgin olive oil: is easily absorbed by the skin and is rich in vitamins and proteins. It is an ideal ingredient for homemade beauty products for people with dry skin.

• Almond Oil: helps soften and nourish skin as it is rich in proteins and vitamins.

Natural Organic Ingredients

• Honey: is a natural humecant which means it helps moisturizes and nourish the skin.

• Cucumber: is a great skin food. It helps revitalize and moisturize the skin, cooling it and tightening it. It really helps for those with oily skin.

• Aloe Vera:  when applied to the body it provides a cooling and calming sensation. It works well for irritated skin. It is also great to use in homemade hair products or hair spa treatments as it will stimulate the hair follicles creating thicker hair.

• Avocados: High in vitamin E, avocados are great for homemade hair and face washes. You can make your skin feel soft by mashing up the insides of an avocado and massaging it onto the skin. It is good for hair treatments for people who have dry hair.

• Lime: is high in vitamin C and when applied to the skin will act as a toner, tightening the skin.

• Bananas: Being rich in vitamins A, B and C, potassium and magnesium, bananas are great skin food. They help energize and firm skin, so they are used in making anti aging beauty treatments at home.

• Milk: Being an anti-inflammatory, milk will help calm irritated skin. Because of the lactic acid, milk also helps dissolve and shed away dead skin. This is a homemade beauty tip that goes back to Egyptian times – it was the secret to Cleopatra’s beauty as she would regularly bath in milk.

• Epsom Salt: Bathing in your own homemade Epsom bath salts is a beauty treatment that extracts toxins from the body. As it detoxifies the body, it will rejuvenate the skin, leaving it looking fresh. Bathing in Epsom salts also reduces muscle swelling and tension.

Simple Homemade Beauty Treatments To Do

Creating Your Own Hair Spa

Our hair can get damaged from pollution, the weather, our diet, and using harsh shampoos. Creating your own home hair spa, using organic ingredients will help revitalize the hair follicles. For treatments such as Aloe Vera for Thicker Hair  and The Simple Hair Spa Treatment: Coconut Oil and a Warm Towel have a look here The Wonders in Treating Yourself to a Hair Spa At Home | How To.

Making Your Own Organic Homemade Face Cleansers, Scrubs, and Moisturizers

Using the natural ingredients and oils listed above, you can easily create your own organic face cleansers, scrubs, and moisturizers. For recipes and directions have a look at these posts:

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Bathing Beauty

A relaxing warm bath not only calms the mind, but will revitalize and reenergize your skin and the muscles in your body. For homemade spa treatments like the aromatherapy bath or the milk beauty bath have a look here A Guide on Creating Your Own Relaxing Home Bath Spa. For creating your own detoxifying Epsom bath salts, you can find the recipes and directions here Recipes For Making Your Own Natural Homemade Bath Salts.

Miscellaneous Homemade Beauty Tips

These two tips will make at home beauty treatments more effective:

• If you are want to treat your hair to organic ingredients and treatments, first massage the scalp. This will boost circulation, making the hair follicles absorb more nutrients

• If you want to apply organic and natural homemade treatments to your face, first wash the face with warm water or take a hot steamy shower. The warm water increases circulation in the face and opens up the pores, allowing the skin to absorb more nutrients.

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