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Homemade cosmetics recipes
This is a gallery of the homemade cosmetics recipes I have made, organized to categories according to the body part of usage.
Because many of you are searching for homemade cosmetics recipes without emulsifiers (or with very natural emulsifiers, such as beeswax or lecithin), I added information on the type of emulsifier needed.
Olivem 1000 is accepted as natural emulifier.
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For body
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Soft coeur – LUSH like massage bar recipe No emulsifier |
Solid body conditioner – King of the skin – LUSH-like recipe No emulsifier |
No emulsifier |
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Cinnamon-orange-vanille body massage candle No emulsifier |
How to make shower jelly (not only LUSH-like)(carrageenan gum) | Luxury chocolate whipped body butter
No emulsifier |
For bath
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Avobath LUSH bath bomb duplicate recipe No emulsifier |
No emulsifier |
Honey bee – LUSH like bath bomb No emulsifier |
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Cleopatra’s milk & rose bath + bath bomb with surprise No emulsifier |
Deodorants
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No emulsifier |
Natural cream deodorant that really works! Emulsifier Olivem |
For face
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Winter facial cream
Emulsifier:Lecithin and beeswax |
Winter cream with moisturizing complex Emulsifier: Sorbitan olivate |
Emulsifier: Cetearyl wheat straw glycosides (and) cetearyl alcohol |
For hands
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Marigold hand protection cream
Emulsifier: Lecithin and beeswax |
Orange blossom soothing hand cream
Emulsifier: Olive douc |
For hair
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Emulsifier: Olivem 1000
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Emulsifiers: Olivem or BTMS
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Emulsifiers: BTMS, Conditioner emulsifier
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Emulsifiers: BTMS, Conditioner emulsifier
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Shaving
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Emulsifier Xanthan Gum |
Cooling shaving gelXanthan gum |
Natural make-up
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Emulsifiers: Arabic gum, Emulsifier wax no.3, candelila wax |
Lip gloss: Testing 8 recipes |
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#4 written by Nanette 6 years ago
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#5 written by evik 5 years ago
Hi Nanette,
indeed, it is not, at least not in the classical definition way.
But you can still manage to make some kind of emulsions with it. Emulsions are not only created “chemically” (with emulsifier), but also mechanically – by mixing/stirring.
There has been a long discussion over whether beeswax can or cannot be classified as an emulsifier and it is also true than many compounds are unknown or their role is undefined. Despite this, beeswax alone is able to create cold creams and it was used for this purpose for long time.
Lecithin and beeswax is very good combination to create water in oil emulsions that are quite stable over time.
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#6 written by kate 5 years ago
I am excited to try some of the recipes and hope they aren’t too complicated and ingredients are easy to find…I get discouraged easily but last night I watch on Hulu a documentary..wwwlchemicalnation.com and man, that makes me want to throw out all my cleaning prod as well as personal hygiene items. Wish me luck and thanks for sharing.
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#9 written by jena mullins 5 years ago
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#12 written by Elie Hoffman 2 years ago
Hello, what natural preservatives for body creams can you recommend. What concentration should I use? I keep my home-made creams in the fridge and warm them before use, after one week one cream got spoiled 🤔. I base my cream recipes on the Winter facial cream from you site: 50g water 50g oil mixture, beeswax, lecithin and aromatic oils
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Hi,
I’ve really enjoyed reading about your and soap making adventures. You have inspired me and I’m going to try making some myself!