Natural cosmetics have gained ground, it remains an accessible revolution. Why buy creams full of unknown chemicals when you can make them yourself? These 15 simple and economical formulas allow you to control what you put on your skin, from moisturizers to deodorants, with pure ingredients. Here they are, updated for you to transform your routine today.
1. Moisturizer: Healing Body Butter
Ingredients: 1 tbsp pure honey, 1 tbsp shea butter, 3 tbsp olive oil, 3 tbsp beeswax, 40-50 drops propolis.
How to Make: Melt shea, oil, and wax in a double boiler, add propolis and honey, mix, and cool in a glass jar.
Benefit: Hydrates, softens, and heals acne or eczema.
2. Foundation and Concealer: Perfect Tone
Ingredients: ¾ tbsp cocoa butter, ¾ tbsp shea butter, ⅜ tbsp candelilla wax, 2½ tbsp zinc oxide, mineral pigments (yellow, brown, red).
How to Make: Melt butters and wax, add zinc oxide and pigments until you match your tone, cool.
Benefit: Evens skin and covers imperfections.
3. Blush: Radiant Cheeks
Ingredients: 1½ tbsp cornstarch, 3 pinches red iron oxide, coffee, and lilac.
How to Make: Sift all 5-10 times until an even tone, store in a jar.
Benefit: Natural color without excess—use a light brush.
4. Liquid Highlighter: Subtle Glow
Ingredients: 5 ml aloe vera gel, 20 ml witch hazel water, 3 pinches xanthan gum, 3 pinches mica (gold, copper, silver), 1 ml Cosgard preservative.
How to Make: Mix aloe and witch hazel in a dropper, add mica and xanthan gum, finish with preservative.
Benefit: Enhances your glow with a homemade touch.
5. Eyebrow Powder and Setting Wax: Defined Look
Ingredients: 1⅓ tbsp candelilla wax, 2 tbsp cocoa butter, cocoa and charcoal powder.
How to Make: Melt wax and butter, separate for setting; mix cocoa and charcoal for powder.
Benefit: Perfect eyebrows with natural hold.
6. Mascara: Impactful Eyes
Ingredients: 1 tbsp cocoa butter, ½ tbsp candelilla wax, ½ tbsp activated charcoal.
How to Make: Melt butter and wax, add charcoal, cool, and apply with a clean brush.
Benefit: Lengthens and volumizes without chemicals.
7. Lip Moisturizer: Pure Softness
Ingredients: 2 g beeswax, 8 g almond oil, 4 g cocoa butter.
How to Make: Melt everything in a double boiler, mix, and cool in a tube or jar.
Benefit: Soft and repaired lips.
8. Lip Tint: Long-Lasting Color
Ingredients: 3 ml alcohol, 0.5 ml vegetable glycerin, red and brown pigments, 1 g xanthan gum, 20 ml water, 0.5 ml Cosgard.
How to Make: Mix alcohol, glycerin, and pigments, add xanthan gum, water, and preservative.
Benefit: Vibrant lips with easy application.
9. Makeup Remover: Gentle Cleaning
Ingredients: 400 ml almond oil, 50-70 drops vitamin E oil.
How to Make: Mix both in a jar and shake well.
Benefit: Removes waterproof makeup without irritation.
10. Solid Perfume: Unique Scent
Ingredients: 1½ tbsp cocoa butter, 1½ tbsp shea butter, 2 tbsp candelilla wax, 15 drops lavender essential oil.
How to Make: Melt everything, add lavender, mold, and cool.
Benefit: Personal fragrance without expensive alcohol.
11. Solid Shampoo: Clean Hair without Plastic
Ingredients: 11 ml witch hazel water, 35 g SCI, 10 g BTMS-50, 20 g olive oil, 0.5 g salt, 3 ml glycerin, 6 g oatmeal flour, 3 g clay, 10-15 drops essential oil.
How to Make: Melt SCI with witch hazel, add the rest in a double boiler, mold, and cool.
Benefit: Eco-friendly and nourishing cleaning.
12. Dry Shampoo: Instant Freshness
Ingredients: Cocoa powder, cornstarch.
How to Make: Mix both until it matches your hair tone, store in a jar.
Benefit: Controls oil without washing.
13. Deodorant: Natural Protection
Ingredients: 1 tbsp baking soda, 4 tbsp arrowroot powder, 2 tbsp coconut oil, 5-10 drops lavender oil.
How to Make: Melt coconut, mix with dry ingredients and lavender, store in the fridge.
Benefit: No stains or irritation.
14. Toothpaste: Healthy Teeth
Ingredients: 4 tbsp bentonite clay, 2 tbsp baking soda, 2 tbsp coconut oil, 2 tbsp xylitol, 2 tbsp Himalayan salt, 5-10 drops peppermint, water.
How to Make: Dissolve salt and xylitol, mix everything until paste, store in a jar.
Benefit: Pure cleaning without chemicals.
15. Natural Expectorant: Respiratory Relief
Ingredients: ¼ cup coconut oil, ¼ cup shea butter, 2 tbsp beeswax, 20 drops eucalyptus, 5 drops mint, tea tree, lavender, and lemon oils.
How to Make: Melt coconut, shea, and wax, add oils, cool in a jar.
Benefit: Clears respiratory passages naturally.
