We're huge fans of DIY at Ideal Me and that includes skin care and beauty products. Why pay extravagant sums of money for skin care products that are overpriced and contain chemicals you've likely never even heard of before. Instead, get some quality ingredients and spend a short amount of time making your own skin care recipes.
Create your own at-home spa and take a little time to rejuvenate, soothe and soften your skin. Soon you'll have your esthetician asking for your beauty recipes.
Try one or all of these 20 DIY skin care recipes and prepare to look and feel amazing!
DIY Lemonade Lip Balm
Learn how to whip up a small batch of DIY Lemonade lip balm. This is a fabulous gift to make for a girlfriend or anyone who needs a little ray of sunshine.
All-Natural Makeup Remover
This simple all-natural homemade makeup remover can handle even the toughest mascara – and save you money, too.
Via Hello Glow
Rose Clay Face Mask
Rose clay has gentle oil-absorbing properties, making this mask suitable for both dry and oily skin types. Scented with rose oil, this face mask is luxurious and pampering.
Via Soap Queen
DIY Bath Bomb
Why not have some friends over for a make-your-own-bath-bombs party. Added bonus: It seriously makes your whole room smell amazing while you make these!
Via A Beautiful Mess
Infused Witch Hazel DIY Face Wipes
Witch hazel has so many skin benefits, including reducing inflammation and tightening pores. But my favorite is just how cooling it feels. It’s the perfect post-exercise pick me up.
Via Hello Glow
Oatmeal Honey Scrub
There are only 3 ingredients in this scrub and you may already have them: oatmeal, honey and almond oil (or coconut oil or olive oil). These ingredients also have wonderful healing qualities.
Uplifting Eye Cream
Learn how to make this nourishing and uplifting balm especially great for the eye area.
Tea Tree and Mint Homemade Foot Scrub
Besides its seductive looks, black lava salt has activated charcoal which is a detoxifier. And that's certainly something we need during the summer when we tend to spend a fair bit of time barefoot.
Via Salt and Ritual
Whipped Eucalyptus Shaving Cream
This easy homemade shaving cream gives you a nice smooth shave and moisturizes your skin like nobody’s business.
Honey Face Wash
This DIY homemade honey face wash is super easy to make and has resulted in happier and healthier looking skin.
Via Lives Simply
Green Tea Infused Homemade Sunscreen
This homemade sunscreen lotion combines green tea, zinc oxide, natural oils and butters to provide protection from both UVA and UVB rays.
Via Hello Glow
Cleansing Charcoal Facial Scrub
Leave your skin feeling smooth with this Charcoal and Clay Face Scrub. Made with a liquid soap base, it has a gentle lather.
Via Soap Queen
Moisturizing Lip Balm
This lip balm is ridiculously moisturizing and seems to stay on well too. These moisturizing lip balms also make great gifts or stocking stuffers.
Coffee Under Eye Cream for Puffy Eyes
Suffering from puffy eyes, dark circles or even fine lines? This DIY coffee under eye cream may be able to help!
Via Soap Deli News
Cooling Peppermint and Thyme Foot Scrub
In this tutorial, you'll learn how to make a cooling peppermint and thyme foot scrub using all natural ingredients. This simple recipe is so easy and fun.
Via Tuts+
Moisturizing Citrus Homemade Body Wash
Grab a pretty pump jar and these ingredients and you’ll have a fresh smelling citrus body wash that moisturizes as well as cleans.
Via Hello Glow
Back Pain Bath Salts
Make this restorative bath salt recipe to create a brilliant home remedy for back pain, cramping or tired, sore muscles.
Via Om Nom Ally
DIY Cuticle Cream
Keeping your cuticles soft and healthy is key to healthy nails and nail growth! This recipe for cuticle cream is nourishing to the cuticles and skin around them, plus the essential oil combination helps inhibit bacteria.
DIY Natural Deodorant
A simple DIY Natural Deodorant recipe that smells amazing and works too! Made with clean, all-natural ingredients and ready in under 10 minutes, this natural deodorant will quickly become a staple in your body routine.
Grapefruit Lemonade Lip Scrub
Having a regular skin care routine means all the difference in how your makeup applies and looks. And using a light lip scrub is the perfect way to moisturize, prep your lips for a flawless lipstick application, AND help remove liquid lipsticks at the end of the day!
Via A Beautiful Mess
We hope you've already enjoyed experimenting with these homemade skin care recipes.
