Posted by Les Mauvaises Herbes
When you discover the world of DIY, you can feel a little lost: so many options are available to us!
I present to you my personal top 5 of simple, accessible, and affordable cosmetic care recipes to get off to a great start.
Are you ready? Get ready to never look back. I promise!
– Marie xxx
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You can see Audrey's top 5 here, and Mariane's here!
Cornflower and orange blossom bi-phase cleanser (let's make it fancy!)
This makeup remover can be used for more than just removing makeup: you can use this treatment to cleanse your face. Yes, really! Did you know that you can actually cleanse your face with a vegetable oil, quite simply? That olive oil on the counter right there, that's it.
This makeup remover is an optimized version of the principle!
Recette · Beginner
Bi-phase cleanser and make-up remover with cornflower and orange blossom
Of all cosmetics, the easiest to make at home is undoubtedly the bi-phase cleanser/makeup remover. Even your cat could do it! A bi-phase cleanser is simply an aqueous phase combined with an oily phase, which essentially translates into a mixture of hydrosol and vegetable oil.
Préparation5 min
Conservation6 months
Rendement100 ml
Magnesium milk deodorant
So simple and so effective. Yes, it really is magnesium milk from the pharmacy!
Recette · Beginner
Milk of Magnesia Deodorant
Here's a recipe for a milk of magnesia deodorant, without baking soda, and frankly astonishing in its effectiveness! Like baking soda, milk of magnesia is alkaline. However, even though it's composed of insoluble molecules (hence its milky appearance), it's not abrasive and is suitable for sensitive underarms.
Préparation3 min
Conservation6 months
Rendement50 ml
Dry shampoo in no time
Basically, it's starch. Yes, yes, starch! It works incredibly well and changed Mariane's life.
Recette · Beginner
Quick and easy dry shampoo
Dry shampoo literally changed my life.
A slave to daily shampooing since adolescence, I discovered dry shampoo when I was painfully trying to skip a day or two between washes. No more enduring greasy hair or succumbing to the call of shampoo. It can be made in a jiffy with ingredients from the pantry. It's true, I swear!
- Mariane
Préparation10 min
Conservationforever
Rendement60 ml
Face serum for mature skin
Now, stay with me! I know that the word "serum" makes it seem complicated and all. It's simply a mixture of vegetable oils and essential oils. That's it! A very simple and so effective principle that will cost you peanuts, for a luxury product for your face.
Recette · Beginner
Face serum for mature skin
Here's a great serum recipe to support the health of mature skin, as well as skin with imperfections. It contains rosehip oil, an oil with incomparable healing and repairing properties.
Préparation2 min
Conservation6-12 months
Rendement50 ml
THE super balm
First, our reputation is somewhat based on this recipe. No joke. Second, it will be your best friend. Your substitute for petroleum jelly. For antibiotic ointment. It can even serve as a lip balm, a cheek salve for winter, a remedy for nursing nipples. Everything. Seriously, I'm almost putting it on my toast 😅
It's the most "complex" recipe in this guide because it involves melting oils and wax together, but seriously, it's really simple. If you can boil water, you can make THE super balm.
Recette · Intermediate
Super balm to the rescue for (almost) everything!
This is undoubtedly one of the most versatile DIY recipes. That's why I officially call it the SUPER BALM (insert echo effect here)! If you're as obsessed as I am with products that can be used in all sorts of ways, you'll be thrilled.
- Marie
Préparation10 min
Conservation12 months +
Rendement100 ml
