Piper White - DIY Organic Lotions and Scrubs: Quick and Easy DIY Beauty Products to Create a Spa in Your Own Home

DIY Organic Lotions and Scrubs

Quick and Easy DIY Beauty Products to Create a Spa in Your Own Home

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T hese days many of us live lives that feel on the verge of too bust. We balance our work-life and our home-life, and we do the best we can but unfortunately sometimes it doesn't leave a whole lot of time for ourselves.

That is a shame because it is incredibly important that we take care of ourselves. It not only helps us to do a better job with our daily responsibilities, but it helps to improve our overall quality of life. One simple way we can do that is to take care of our physical bodies, including our skin.

Our skin is one of the first places we see evidence of the lifestyle we are leading. If your diet isn't quite what it should be, or you haven't been getting your eight hours every night, your skin is where that shows. While it would be ideal to bat a thousand on those things every day, taking care of your skin with products is the next best thing. The question is, do you have to spend a ton of money on designer products to do that? And what about the products you want just to pamper yourself, to create that home spa feel that nourishes your soul as well as your body? Does that have to cost you an arm and a leg?

No! No, it does not. You don't have to shell out designer money to get bath products that do what you want them to and make you feel delicious. You can take matters into your own hands and make the products yourself.

That's where this book comes in. In this book, you will learn why it makes sense to create your own bath products, what you need to do it, and how to make lotions, scrubs, and alluring scents. This information can help you achieve that luxurious spa-like feeling without having to leave your home. Read on and let the relaxation begin!

I n this chapter, you will learn:

The importance of your skin and how to take care of it

Some of the benefits of making your own bath supplies

Y our skin is something that is easy to take for granted. Sometimes its almost as if we forget that its even there to do a real job. Sometimes we use sunscreen but a lot of us forget to do it every day. We forget to drink enough water, to get enough sleep, and while we know those things are important we dont always think about the way our skin is affected and how important our skin is to our body.

Protector

The skin has several functions for our bodies, not to mention the fact that it is the first place that our health and our age show. The skin is something that helps to protect our bodies. It keeps out potentially harmful environmental agents. Those include everything from germs and bacteria to the UV rays from the sun. Its important to make sure our skin clean and moisturized so that it can do its job in keeping us safe.

Umbrella

Although our body is made up of a large amount of water, and it is important to keep our skin hydrated, one of the important functions our skin performs is the ability to keep water at bay. Our skin acts as a kind of barrier because it is just as fond of oil as it is of water. That allows our cells to provide a bit of waterproofing so that the water in our cells stays where it is instead of evaporating (in which case the cells would die). The incredible importance of water is part of why it is vital to apply oil or moisturizer to our skin after we cleanse it. It allows the skin to recover from the moisture-stripping effect of the soaps we use.

Machine

One of the other major functions of your skin is repair damage and regenerate cells. Your skin is constantly working for you, the first line of defense against the damaging elements you are exposed to and the less than perfect things you put into your body. It even helps us with our daily vitamin intake, doing things like changing the sunlight it soaks into vitamin D. This is why it's important to know the ingredients that go into your skin products. Knowing the ingredients helps you to make sure that your bath products are working to help your skin.

S o now you know some of the reasons that your skin is so incredibly important. That being said, why might you want to make your bath products yourself as opposed to buying them from high-end stores?

Money

One reason is the cost. A lot of the skin care products you find in the stores are dramatically overpriced and can make the idea of buying them at all seem like a bad one. When you make your lotions and potions, you have control over how much you spend. You can also be sure that the money you are spending is worth it. There is no nagging voice in the back of your head wondering if you just paid a bunch of money for the name alone.

Make It Your Own

One of the other great things about making your own bath products is that you can make them however you like them. A lot of the ingredients you need are not exorbitantly expensive and can be used to make more than one item. That allows you to customize your products to have your favorite scents and function for specific things. It also means that if there is something about the product you almost love but dont quite, you can tweak your own recipe until it fits you perfectly.

Present Time

Making your own gifts is an excellent way to save money. Not only that, but it also makes people feel as if you thought of them and wanted to give them something they truly loved. Making your own bath products and using them as gifts can also save you a lot of time because, once you learn how to make the things you love, you can do so quickly without spending hours wandering around shopping malls.

I n this chapter, you will learn:

Key ingredients and supplies to buy

N ow that you've decided to explore making your own bath products let's discuss what sort of ingredients and supplies you are going to need. For almost every lotion, there are five basic ingredients that you will need. Yes, you can add more components to your liking, but these five are pretty much the staples. Once you get these, you are free to run wild with whatever lotions strike your fancy. Just keep in mind that with these five ingredients it is important that you don't tamper with the proportions. Having the right amount of each ingredient is what gives the lotion its consistency. Changing the proportions is what takes a lotion from a cream (which may be exactly what you are looking for).

Ingredients and Proportions

The five foundational ingredients are:

Oil

Distilled Water

Thickener

Emulsifier

Preservative

And the proportions are: