There any number of reasons why you should consider making your own Beauty Products. The expense is one. Some beauty products can cost way too much money when you have the Homemade version at a fraction of the cost.

Another reason to consider homemade beauty items is to be able to control the ingredients. Many of the unpronounceable chemicals the stuff into the products we use every day, can cause skin irritations, allergies, rashes, they can be a nightmare. Using Natural Ingredients will reduce the chances of a bad reaction.

Easy to make

Oddly enough, a number of the products we use every day are not too hard to make yourself.

If you want to save yourself some money and control what you’re putting on your body, try some of these alternatives.

Deodorant is one of the items we have to use every day. If you read the fine print it tells you right on the container that it could cause some nasty side effects. Many people also don’t like the idea of putting things like aluminum and other additives on their bodies.

Natural ingredients

Natural deodorants are an excellent option if you want to control the contents. Wellness Mama has come up with two homemade recipes which have been tested and work very well.

If you have dry skin or need moisturizer on a regular basis to keep your skin from being dry, then the whipped body butter recipe from the Perry Homestead could do the trick for you.

It uses natural ingredients scented with your favorite essential oil. It looks so delicious that you might be tempted to eat it but it doesn’t taste very good even though it isn’t toxic. It will, however, make an awesome gift if you make extra and put it in a decorative Mason jar.

Dental hygiene is extremely important to protect your teeth.

A lot of commercial toothpaste includes unpronounceable chemicals which you may not want to ingest. Luckily there are a lot of options for homemade toothpaste with natural ingredients.

In the winter especially, a lot of people have chapped lips. This can be very uncomfortable and easily solved with homemade lip balm. You can even find tins and tubes so it is easily portable or to give it away as gifts.

The cost of the spa waxing treatment can be extremely expensive. Sugar waxing is a new version of the traditional waxing, which gives a much more comfortable result in sensitive areas. Homemade sugaring wax can be made from a few simple ingredients you probably already have in your pantry.

Try some homemade recipes to make yourself look and feel gorgeous.