Homemade Skincare
Homemade natural skin care products have become incredibly popular for their many benefits, such as being cost-effective, customization options, and using natural ingredients. Because of this, you may have dabbled with the idea of creating your own.
However, creating your own skincare products at home isn’t as simple as it might seem, and there are a few things you should know before starting. This article will cover everything you need to know about creating your own homemade skincare products.
Benefits of Homemade Skincare Products
Creating your own skincare products can have disastrous consequences if done incorrectly, but there are many benefits too. Some of the reasons why this trend has become popular are:
- Customization: You can choose the ingredients that are used, which means you can tailor the products to suit your skin type. As leading natural skincare brand Misumi Skincare points out, there are many moisturizer recipes you can use, for example.
- It’s cheaper: Buying high-quality store-bought skincare products is very expensive. Creating your own on the other hand, is significantly more cost-effective, mostly due to the fact that you are buying ingredients in bulk.
- You control ingredients: As mentioned, you control the ingredients used. This allows you to avoid using products that may contain allergens or harmful chemicals. If done correctly, it can be significantly less detrimental to your skin.
There are still many precautions that you should take and a lot of research to do before jumping into creating your own products.
Considerations and Risks
Much like anything that has benefits, there are also considerations and risks that you should know about when creating your own skincare products. These are some of the most important:
- Stability: Skincare products that are found in stores contain preservatives that extend their shelf life. The natural ingredients that are used in homemade natural skincare products lack these preservatives, which leads to their degrading quickly and an increased risk of bacterial growth.
- Sensitivities: Many people make the mistake of assuming that natural ingredients won’t have adverse effects on the skin. Many natural ingredients can cause irritation and allergic reactions.
- Incorrect formulation: In the same vein, if you formulate the product incorrectly, this can have harmful or ineffective results.
There are a few more considerations and risks, such as consistency and a lack of testing. You should always follow recipes and do research if you don’t have a lot of experience creating your own products.
Measurements Need to be Precise
The next thing you should know is that your measurements need to be precise. One of the biggest challenges when creating homemade skincare products is reproducing the exact same product more than once. This commonly occurs when the ingredients used aren’t in the same quantity as the previous batch.
The best way to measure your ingredients is to use a scale, for both liquids and solids. You might be tempted to measure liquids using drops, but that will make it difficult to reproduce a batch on a larger scale. Instead, when measuring ingredients, write the formula down using percentages.
Make Smaller Amounts
If you are creating homemade skincare products for yourself, then it’s advised to produce them in smaller amounts. As mentioned, the ingredients used in natural skincare products often degrade very quickly. This means it’s difficult to determine when your products will expire.
This is an even bigger challenge with any water-based product due to the rate of microbe growth. Produce smaller quantities that you will actually finish before they expire. This also allows you to create a new batch faster, adjusting it based on previous results.
Use Natural Preservatives
To avoid your homemade skincare products from expiring too soon, you should use a natural preservative to extend their shelf life. When creating products that don’t contain water, you can use something like Rosemary CO2 or Vitamin E extract. These antioxidants will slow the degradation of your product.
For water-based products, you can try adding organic alcohol. Just ensure that these water-based products don’t contain a lot of fat, since fat and alcohol don’t mix very well. You should also ensure that the water you are using is free of contaminants by boiling it or using distilled water.
