Do you want to start making homemade cosmetics? You are quite right ! Some tips before you start to succeed at best.

Basic tips for making your home cosmetics

Do yourself organic cosmetics is also think environment and money savings: think recover!

Rule number five: think recover

Realizing natural cosmetics yourself can quickly turn out to be ruinous: buying raw materials in large quantities, equipment, flasks ... Think recover before buying expensive products. For bottles, you can recycle your pots, focusing on glass, easier to sterilize. For example, small jars of jam are perfect for putting your homemade creams

. Ditto for the oils: instead of buying some, check in your kitchen, and reuse the oils for other uses: in the kitchen, for the maintenance of the house ... The basics like the coconut oil will be useful for you !

Rule number six: do not overlook the precautions for use

Even though they are natural ingredients, they can be dangerous for your health. Essential oils are highly concentrated products that can be allergenic or irritating in high doses. Thus, always respect the doses prescribed in the recipes. Pregnant women or children can not use certain essential oils.

As a rule of thumb, always test the product on a small area (inside of the elbow or hand) before spreading it all over the body: you can thus check that you do not make an allergic reaction.

Rule number seven: label your preparations

At the risk of finding yourself with mountains of pots half used, without knowing what it is, and to throw half, scrupulously note your preparations: product name, ingredients, date of manufacture, type of use ... The opportunity to appeal to your artistic sense and make pretty labels: your homemade cosmetics will be great gift ideas for your loved ones!