December 15, 2013

Homemade Make-Up Remover, Shampoo, and Conditioner

12/15/2013

I tried some more homemade stuff tonight, even though I wasn't planning to until next weekend.  I guess I'm just a little bit excited about these thrifty, nifty, healthy new ways of doing things!  Probably because I never even knew this world existed.  I'm so glad my eyes have been opened!

Make-Up Remover: organic coconut oil.  Since I had only removed the remnants of my mascara with coconut oil a couple of days ago, I decided to try and remove all of it.  I slapped some coconut oil on a cotton ball and slathered it all over my eyes.  For the most part it worked (I had to work some of the oil into my lashes with my fingers, and pull gently with my nails to remove the mascara closest to my eyelid).  However, I believe I got some oil in my eyes because my vision has been slightly blurry ever since.  So I think I will continue to rinse off as much mascara as I can in the shower, and use the oil to remove whatever is left.  I've also heard that olive oil is a great make-up remover, so I think I'll try that eventually too.

Shampoo: water, pure baking soda, Young Living Essential Oils (I used Stress Away because I like the smell).  Mix 1 cup of water, 1 tablespoon of pure baking soda (I added an extra 1/2 tablespoon because the recipe I found mentioned adding more for thick/curly hair), and 2 drops of Young Living Essential Oils.  Stir together and pour into container.  Shake and you're ready to go.  This shampoo does not lather, so you basically get your hair wet, and squeeze small amounts all over your scalp.  Then rub into your scalp, and you can include the rest of your hair if you want, but it doesn't need to be saturated with the shampoo.  Leave in for a couple of minutes and rinse.  Easy!  I thought it would leave my hair dry and tangled after rinsing, but I think the coconut oil I already had in my hair for the anti-frizz cream helped keep it moist and manageable.  I could run my fingers through it right away.

Conditioner: water, apple cider vinegar.  Mix 1 cup of water and 1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar (when this stuff is gone I'm going to get some organic stuff).  Stir together and pour into container.  Shake and you're ready to go.  After using the shampoo above, apply conditioner the same way, dropping small amounts over your scalp.  Rub in and run fingers through hair to cover, especially at the ends if your hair is dry like mine.  Supposedly if you tend to have an oily scalp, you can only apply this to the ends of your hair.  Mine is super dry so I loaded it up (but still hardly used any!).  Leave in for a couple of minutes and rinse.  Again, easy!

Enjoy, and if anyone has any other recipes they love, please feel free to share!

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