As a holistic wellness crunchy, I’m really careful about what I put on my skin. Chemicals that are put on your skin can be absorbed into your blood stream within the first 26 seconds of application. Thus making products like natural face wash, toner, and moisturizer important for limiting our chemical exposure. For years I searched for natural products that didn’t have filler ingredients I couldn’t pronounce, but also didn’t cost as much as my mortgage. Finally about a year ago I started making my own face wash, toner, and moisturizer. I love the control it gives me over the exact ingredients and how I can customize it to the needs of my skin.
These are the recipes I use to make my own DIY natural face wash, toner, moisturizer, and spot treatment
Supplies:
These are the supplies I use and recommend. If you make substitutes some things to keep in mind:
- Pump bottles are easier to use for face wash and atomizer (spray/mister) bottles are easier to use for toner and moisturizer.
- You’ll tend to go through the face wash about twice as the toner and moisturizer thus the 8 oz and 4 oz differences.
- Any brand or scent of castile soap will work, but the liquid soap is easier to work with and rose is soothing to the skin.
- Any brand or scent witch hazel will work, but be sure to get alcohol-free so it doesn’t dry out your skin.
- Be sure you get aloe vera juice, not gel. The juice is much more watery and absorbs into your skin faster.
- Any carrier oil is fine, but hemp seed is my carrier of choice for how it nourishes the skin.
Essential Oil Cap Remover Tool
Dr. Bronner’s Rose Castile Soap (or any other scent)
Thayer’s Alcohol-Free Rose Witch Hazel (or any other scent)
Water Proof Labels (optional but helpful)
Purified water
Paper Towels
I get my essential oils from Edens Garden, learn more about why here.
Recipes
Some of the measurements are in ml and some are in oz, this is because the small amounts of essential oil are easier to measure in ml with the pipettes and the larger amounts of other ingredients are easier to measure in oz with the measuring cup.
Face Wash 8 oz Pump Bottle
1.25ml Amyris essential oil
2 ml Tea Tree essential oil
1.25 ml Lavender essential oil
1.25 ml Geranium essential oil
.75 ml Basil essential oil
3.75 oz Dr Bronner’s Rose Castile Soap
3.75 oz Purified Water
Add the essential oils to the pump bottle using a different ml pipette for each oil
Mix the Castile soap and purified water in the glass measuring cup till fully blended
Add blended mixture to pump bottle using mini funnel
Shake bottle to mix contents
Wet face with warm water and apply 1 pump of face wash massaging thoroughly into skin, avoiding eyes
Rinse with warm water and pat dry
Toner 4 oz Atomizer Bottle
.5 ml Amyris essential oil
1 ml Tea Tree essential oil
.5 ml Lavender essential oil
3.75 oz Thayer’s Alcohol-Free Rose Witch Hazel
Add the essential oils to the atomizer bottle using a different ml pipette for each oil
Add the witch hazel to the atomizer bottle using mini funnel
Shake bottle to mix contents
After washing face, spray four pumps into your hands and rub all over face, avoiding eyes
Allow toner to dry on face
Moisturizer 4 oz Atomizer Bottle
1 ml Geranium essential oil
1 ml Lavender essential oil
.5 ml Frankincense essential oil
.5 ml Ylang Ylang essential oil
3 oz Aloe Juice
1 oz Hemp Seed carrier oil
Add the essential oils to the atomizer bottle using a different ml pipette for each oil
Mix the aloe juice and hemp seed carrier oil in the glass measuring cup till fully blended
Add blended mixture to atomizer bottle using mini funnel
Shake bottle to mix contents
After allowing toner to dry, spray four pumps into your hands and massage all over face, avoiding eyes
Allow moisturizer to absorb into your skin
Spot Treatment 10 ml Roller Bottle
6 drops Tea Tree
5 drops Lavender
4 drops Frankincense
3 drops Amyris
Top off with Hemp Seed carrier oil
Add drops of essential oil to roller bottle
Top off with carrier oil
Apply to acute trouble spots, such as acne or pimples after washing, toning, and moisturizing
Get these recipes and more variations of them for other skin types in this free ebook.