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7 Simple DIY Beauty Products to Make at Home

Katie WellsMay 2, 2018Updated: Jul 30, 2019
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  • Best DIY Beauty Products + Recipes for Beginners
  • 1. Deodorant
  • 2. Makeup
  • 3. Lotion
  • 4. Sea Salt Hair Spray
  • 5. Dry Shampoo
  • 6. Body Scrubs
  • 7. Face Wash/Cleansing

Many conventional beauty products contain hidden (or not so hidden) harmful ingredients and many are also super expensive. I started making DIY beauty products at home years ago for these reasons, and now… I’m addicted!

But the extra work/time/money you say? It doesn’t take as much time as you’d think, and it certainly costs much less. Many of the ingredients you probably already have in your own kitchen, and you can make most of these products at a fraction of the cost of store-bought.

Plus, it’s just really fun! Pick a recipe, stock up on the ingredients, and make it as a rainy day project with the kids.

Best DIY Beauty Products + Recipes for Beginners

While I’m thankful there are more companies today making safer beauty products, the price tag that comes with them isn’t easy to swallow. I have a few natural store-bought beauty products I can’t do without now that I’ve found them (this one for example), but it helps to save money on other products by making them myself at home.

If the thought of making your own makeup or lotion is overwhelming, just start the way I did… one recipe at a time. The 7 recipes below are really quite simple and quick to make. In fact, if you have just 7 common DIY beauty ingredients in your cupboard, you can make over 20 DIY beauty products!

If you aren’t already, consider making these DIY beauty products instead of buying them:

1. Deodorant

homemade deodorant bar recipeI’ll admit… I didn’t think homemade deodorant could possibly work. I’d tried natural versions and they weren’t effective so I didn’t have high hopes. Still, if you want to avoid applying aluminum and other additives linked to cancer to your armpits (not to mention blocking the natural function of sweating), switching to a natural deodorant is an important health step to take.

To my surprise, this recipe works incredibly well and is very inexpensive and simple to make.

With just coconut oil, baking soda, and optional arrowroot and shea butter, you can make a deodorant that works for your body type.

Here are two recipes to try for smooth deodorants, and you can also make deodorant bars with the same ingredients.

Sensitive to baking soda or tried this before and got a rash? Try applying a simple magnesium oil spray as a deodorant… it works!

2. Makeup

homemade makeup recipes naturalThere are a lot of chemicals in makeup and a lot of women put that on their faces every. single. day. Changing your diet will help improve your skin so makeup isn’t as needed, but it is also possible to make natural makeup with ingredients you have in your kitchen that are non-toxic and even edible!

Here are the recipes for homemade makeup that I use. They include foundation, bronzer/blush, eye liner and eye shadow, and even mascara!

3. Lotion

how to make homemade lotion bars recipeThere are a lot of recipes for homemade lotion online and you can definitely find one that works for you. Personally, I prefer lotions or lotion bars that don’t have liquid since they last indefinitely and are incredibly moisturizing.

With simple ingredients like coconut oil, shea butter, cocoa butter, and beeswax, you can make endless variations on homemade lotion products. Here are a few of my favorites:

  • Homemade Lotion Bars
  • Simple Lotion Recipe
  • DIY Sunscreen Lotion Bars
  • Pain Relief Lotion Bars
  • Perfect Silk Lotion Bars
  • Bug-Off Lotion Bars
  • Bronzing Lotion Bars

As you can see, once you learn to make them there are so many uses for lotion bars! These make great thoughtful gifts as well.

4. Sea Salt Hair Spray

DIY Beach Waves Sea Salt Spray Recipe-Cheap and works greatI have fine, thin hair that is difficult to do much with. I loved the way my hair always felt at the beach with more texture and volume, and this simple spray was my solution to getting the beach look at home.

It isn’t a hair spray in that it holds a hairstyle in place (this natural recipe works for that) but when spritzed and scrunched into hair, it gives great volume and texture and makes hair feel much thicker.

This sea salt spray is also completely natural and incredibly inexpensive to make. Here is the recipe.

5. Dry Shampoo

how to make natural dry shampoo for light or dark hairBack to the fine hair problem! Fine hair also shows oil more quickly than coarse or thick hair. If I don’t want to shampoo my hair every day (which isn’t good for it), I had to find a solution to tone down any oiliness.

This simple dry shampoo works better than store-bought (in my opinion) and doesn’t have the aerosol or chemicals. It is a powder instead of a spray, and I find it is best applied with a make-up brush to the roots. Have dark hair? There is a solution for dark hair dry shampoo so it doesn’t look like you are wearing a grey wig! 🙂

If you have arrowroot or cornstarch around, you can make this recipe! Here are the steps to make it.

6. Body Scrubs

Soothing Magnesium Foot Scrub Recipe - so relaxing and leaves skin silkyBody scrubs like salt and sugar scrubs can cost $20 or more in stores, which is crazy when you can make them for less than a dollar! These make great gifts and leave skin incredibly soft.

There are endless variations for body scrubs but these are my two favorites:

  • DIY Sugar Scrub
  • Homemade Magnesium Body Scrub

Once you master those, experiment with some fun variations and scents like Vanilla Latte Sugar Scrub or these adorable Sugar Scrub Cubes.

7. Face Wash/Cleansing

Oil Cleansing- the most effective way to naturally cleanse and nourish skinFace cleansing and moisturizing products are some of the most expensive products on the market and this is one area where natural alternatives are not just comparable, they are better!

Switching to the natural oil cleansing method my skin has completely changed for the better. No more acne, no more dry skin, and the softest skin I’ve ever had. The basic concept is to use oil to remove impurities instead of harsh soaps. This avoids stripping the natural oils in the face and leaves skin much more nourished.

Here is the oil cleansing method and how to incorporate it in to a natural skin care routine.

Learn more about why you want to use sustainable ingredients in this podcast interview with Emily Blain on What’s Wrong With Your Personal Care Products and Creating Sustainable and Ethical Ones.

What are your favorite homemade beauty products? Share below!

7 DIY Beauty Products

Many conventional beauty products contain harmful chemicals, but these DIY beauty products work just as well and are healthy for your skin!

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About Katie Wells

Katie Wells, CTNC, MCHC, Founder of Wellness Mama and Wellnesse, has a background in research, journalism, and nutrition. As a wife and mom of six, she turned to research and took health into her own hands to find answers to her health problems. WellnessMama.com is the culmination of her thousands of hours of research and all posts are medically reviewed and verified by the Wellness Mama research team. Katie is also the author of the bestselling books The Wellness Mama Cookbook and The Wellness Mama 5-Step Lifestyle Detox.

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Discussion (243 Comments)

  1. mang

    July 26, 2012 at 1:42 PM

    Honestly, I need to replace everything! Starting with face lotion and shampoo would be a good place though. 

    Reply
  2. Pamela

    July 26, 2012 at 1:41 PM

    I’m getting rid of mosquito spray,deodorant, & lotion bars.  I’m trying my hand at anti-itch bars as well.  I already make homemade iced tea, homemade bread, homemade laundry detergent….and probably a few more things that I don’t remember because it’s a normal thing now :).  Thanks for doing such a neat give-away!

    Reply
  3. Norma

    July 26, 2012 at 1:40 PM

    Cleanser and moisturizer

    Reply
  4. Heather Patel

    July 26, 2012 at 1:40 PM

    I’m planning on trying out your homemade lotion recipe as a first step, then adding the rest of your natural beauty “recipes”! 

    Reply
  5. Elizabeth

    July 26, 2012 at 1:40 PM

    I would love to ditch lotion! I have already ditched face lotion. I also want to use natural soaps instead of body wash/ hand soap

    Reply
  6. Chris

    July 26, 2012 at 1:39 PM

    I am ditching everything!!!  I am still looking for a D.O that works that does not irritate my skin, and a shampoo that works for dry fine hair.

    Reply
    • kyrie

      July 27, 2012 at 10:05 AM

      Find a recipe with no corn starch or baking soda, which can irritate the skin.  Try replacing the baking soda with arrowroot in homemade deodorant recipes, or swiping some vegetable glycerin under your arms before applying your current deodorant as a skin protectant.  🙂

      Reply
  7. Jamie Gairo

    July 26, 2012 at 1:39 PM

    I have made sugar scrub and body oils as gifts this month!  I also just made lip balm and a natural first aid antiseptic! 

    Reply
  8. Tabitha Davidson

    July 26, 2012 at 1:39 PM

    I need to replace my chemical-laden deoderant with a natural alternative.

    Reply
  9. Sonja

    July 26, 2012 at 1:39 PM

    I will FINALLY ditch my mascara!!

    Reply
  10. Patricia R.

    July 26, 2012 at 1:36 PM

    I already have ditched my face and body moisturizers and use coconut oil. I’d like to make my own lotions but haven’t gotten around to it yet. I’d also like to make my own face wash, shampoo and conditioner. 

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