Are you one of those girls who don’t want to spend a lot of time on skincare and always choose the cheapest options? Check homemade cosmetics. Handmade products have become extremely popular recently! Are they effective, though?

Some cosmetics cost a lot. Sometimes even too much, especially when the ingredients needed to make similar products are at hand and are available at an affordable price.

Handmade cosmetics

Handmade means made by hand and with the use of natural ingredients. Such products are especially popular among people who love nature, those who choose only synthetic-free products. Their advantage is the composition, effects and safe use, but they also have one disadvantage – a short shelf life.

Such products should be used within a few weeks or even days. On the one hand, this can be a problem because we don’t always manage to use the whole product. One the other hand, however, we can be sure that it is composed of only natural ingredients. More often the manufacturers offer products in smaller packages.

What do handmade cosmetics contain?

It is easier to say what they do not contain – preservatives, parabens, artificial colours, flavours, SLS, SLES, alcohols, synthetic substances.

The right combination of ingredients can visibly improve the condition of your skin.  It is not only important what substances are included in such cosmetics but also the proportions in which they are added. We usually can find:

• natural, cold-pressed vegetable oils;
• herbal extracts, e.g. chamomile, nettle, horsetail;
• fruit extracts, e.g. raspberries, blueberries, mangoes;
• plant hydrosols, e.g. rose, witch hazel;
• minerals;
• various types of clay;
• ground fruit and vegetables seeds;
• and many others.

Handmade cosmetics. What are the advantages?

Natural cosmetics are frequently recommended. That is why they are becoming more and more popular. We start to trust handcrafted and completely natural products instead of those coming from mass production.

The advantages of handmade cosmetics include:

1. These cosmetics are completely natural, so we do not treat our skin with chemicals.
2. They are much better tolerated by the skin, even if it is sensitive.
3. They are carefully prepared, which affects the quality of the products.
4. It is easier to find a product suited to the needs of a specific person.
5. They are better absorbed and do not clog the pores.

Handmade cosmetics – ready-made vs homemade

Homemade cosmetic products can be divided into two categories – the produced ones that can be bought, for example, via the Internet, and those that we can do with the use of ingredients we have at home. In fact, both options have their pros and cons.

The products available in stores usually contain many ingredients that would be hard to use at home, they also have much better proportions. In general, we can be sure that natural products are well-composed, however, they may not be properly adapted to our own needs. The good news is that many manufactures offer personalized cosmetics.

Handmade cosmetics can also be made by yourself and (as the name suggests) by hand. A base is enough, which is usually vegetable oil, as well as additional ingredients such as honey, fruit, seeds, yogurt. Everything is possible!