how to make natural moisturizers, face creams, and masks ...

how to make natural moisturizers

Why learn how to make natural moisturizers?...

Well ... in spite of there being so many beauty products on the market, there's nothing more satisfying, affordable, and money-saving than making your own creams.

So let's take a look at the basics of making your own natural creams, along with affordable, easy-to-come-across ingredients you may care to use ...

And you'll find links to other easy and effective home beauty recipes at the end of the page ...

Recommended resource:

In Yulia Berry's e-book, Aloe, Your Miracle Doctor, you'll find over 150 aloe home and beauty remedies you can easily make in your own kitchen.

how to make natural moisturizers - essential oils

Who's not heard of essential oils?

For those of you who are unsure what they are, an essential oil is a liquid that's distilled from different elements of a plant - leaves, stems, bark, flowers, and roots.

In spite of their name, essential oils are not oily at all, but clear liquids, though some may look yellow or amber.

These oils contain the very essence of the plant they come from.

Essential oils will be of tremendous benefit to your physiological system.

They're known to help cell regeneration, act as an antiseptic, and have anti-inflammatory and other healing effects.

For all these reasons, they've become more and more popular in natural skin care, each one having its own particular forte.

Tea tree oil, for example, is renowned for its antiseptic and anti-fungal properties. Pour a few drops into a foot bath to aid toe nails problems ... use to treat uneven skin pigmentation ... as an aid to acne or oily skin.

Gentle rose oil is suitable for treating different types of eczema, and will benefit mature skins.

how to make natural moisturizers - aloe vera

Aloe vera is often present in skin care products as it's a wonderfully gentle healer, and improves such conditions as dry skin, eczema, sunburn ...

Commercially, you'll find it in many shampoos, conditioners and body lotions, as well as products that can be taken internally in drink form.

If you live in a warm climate such as Spain, like me, aloe vera plants are easily obtainable and extremely easy to grow.

Just cut off one of its leaves, slice open, and rub the gel direct onto your skin.

Or, scrape the gooey gel out, and mix together in your food processor with other ingrediants to make a cream, cleanser or mask suitable for your skin type.

how to make natural moisturizers - products in your kitchen

One of the most important things you can do in order to enjoy beautiful hair and skin is to eat a healthy and varied diet.

So, you're bound to have an abundance of healthy food in your kitchen, aren't you?!

These products are wonderful for you when taken internally ... but they will also benefit skin and complexion if applied externally.

For example ...

Honey works as a wound healer, and masks based on it are very good for dry skin.
Yoghurt and avocado pears also work wonders in masks for mature or dry skins.
Cucumber and lemon are more astringent, and better in recipes for younger or more oily complexions.
Cucumber slices are excellent placed on your eyes, as are slices of potatoes.
Fruit slices can be applied to the face for an invigorating effect after a hectic day at work, but fruit juice and pulp can also be combined with other natural ingredients to prepare face and body creams and moisturizers.
Extra virgin olive oil is an absolute "must"!...

Mix half-a-cup together with either a couple of spoons of sugar or sea-salt for a wonderfully gentle and effective exfoliant.

Or, just rub extra virgin olive oil into dry or mature skins ... its moisturizing effects are superb!

...And those are just a few examples of natural products you can experiment with at home.

how to make natural moisturizers - storing

The only disadvantage to home-made products is you must store them with extra care, for they don't last as long as commercially-prepared ones, which contain preservatives.

For this reason, don't prepare large amounts and keep any left-overs in the fridge.