Natural Face Moisturizers

Your face is the window to your soul. And just like the windows of your home reflect your décor; your face reflects your internal health. However, it is not always an internal weakness that makes your skin rough. The everyday pollution and prolonged exposure to sun rays cause your skin to dehydrate unnaturally. This dehydration, if not checked, can cause an irreparable damage to the skin cells and cause untimely wrinkling and other ageing signs. But since staying indoors to safeguard skin is not an option in today’s fast-moving world, you tend to depend on highly marketed and over-hyped beauty products which not only dig holes in your pocket but also cause more harm to your skin in the long run. To minimize the side effects of such products, it is always better if you turn to homemade and natural skin-care products. These products can completely replace the cosmetic skin-care products and give you the best results possible without any side effects. So, why wait. Try out some of these recipes and get that million-dollar glow without actually spending that much.

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Homemade Moisturizer Recipes

Wheat Germ Moisturising Cream

Ingredients

3 tbsp wheat germ oil
3 tbsp honey
1 oz. witch hazel
1 oz. glycerin
½ oz. rose water

Method

Mix and blend all these ingredients till it becomes a cream.
Pour in a jar and store in refrigerator. Apply it on the body every day after shower.

Aloe Vera Moisturizer

Ingredients:

6 tbsp Aloe Vera
6 tbsp mineral Water

Method

Mix equal parts of Aloe Vera juice and mineral water.
Boil the mixture to form a creamy consistency.
Cool and store in a jar and apply before sleeping.

Almond Moisturizer

Ingredients

4tbsp mineral water
4 tbsp pure almond oil

Method

Take equal parts of almond oil and mineral water on your palm
Rub your hands to mix the ingredients.
Apply this mix on your face regularly before sleeping.

Almond And Glycerin Night Cream

Ingredients

1 tsp Almond oil
1 tsp Milk powder
2 tbsp Glycerin
1 tbsp Lemon juice

Method

Mix almond oil with milk powder, glycerin, and lemon juice.
Blend them well and use it as a night cream.

Peach-Cream Moisturiser

Ingredients

1 Ripe Peach, mashed to pulp.
1 tbsp Coconut oil
1 tsp Almond oil
¼ tsp Orange oil
¼ tsp Rose water

Method

Strain peach pulp through a sieve or muslin & extract all the juice.
Blend all the ingredients together and whip them until fluffy.
Use the cream as an all day cream and keep refrigerated.

Jojoba Facial Moisturiser

Ingredients

25ml Jojoba Oil
25ml Apricot Kernel Oil
2 tsp Evening Primrose Oil
15g Beeswax
2 cups plain Water
2 tsp Rosewater
1tsp Lemon juice
70ml bottled Water

Method

Mix plain water, beeswax, jojoba oil, and apricot kennel oil in a double boiler and heat till the wax melts completely.
Pour out the mixture and let it cool.
Pour bottled water, rosewater, lemon juice and primrose oil in the double boiler and heat till the mixture is warm.
Add the cool jojoba mixture to this warm concoction and stir till the mixture turns thick, opaque and creamy.
This cream lasts for about 2 months. Use it as a day cream.

Milk Moisturiser

Ingredients