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Making Your Own Beauty Products at Home: DIY, Worth a Try!

My buddy Maman Butt & I have decided to slowly replace all of our mass-manufactured body care products and household cleaning items with our own, homemade versions.

Why?

A) We are hipster housewives.

B) We’re stay-at-home Moms trying to save money.

C) We want to KNOW what we’re putting on our bodies and our babies’ bodies and on the surfaces we touch.

D) We’re a bit crazy.

E) All of the above.

We have quite a To-Do List for Operation 2014 Beauty Product DIY:

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Bye bye store-bought, hello homemade!

Item Store-bought Brand Used Replacement Recipe(s) Blog Post
Acne spot treatment Burt’s Bees Witch hazel, directly applied on a cotton swab. Love it, doesn’t need an entire blog post.
Antiperspirant Dove 1 part coconut oil, 1 part baking soda, 1 part arrowroot powder( from a fellow Hipster Housewife) Currently testing, noticing no big difference from reg. antipersperant so far!
Baby Bum Balm Angel Baby Bottom BalmSisi Started It Keep Calm and Do it Yourself’s Baby Butt Balm Texture is a bit hard, playing with different ingredients!
Baby Bum Spray Momma Goose Zany Zebra’s Cloth Wipe Solution Recipes Make Your Own Butt Spray!
Bar Soap Soap Works Basil and Mint Essential Oil Soap Not yet tested
Body Scrub Live Clean Wellness Mama’s Luxurious Sugar Scrub Recipe If I Could Turn Back Time
Body Wash Alaffia Everyday Shea Whole New Mom’s Homemade Body Wash Love it!
Conditioner TRESemme Homemade Coconut Lavender Conditioner Too oily, now using it as a post-shower body oil.
Dry shampoo TRESemme Wellness Mama’s Dry Shampoo An absolute MUST for a ‘no poo routine
Face moisturizer Green Beaver Say Not Sweet Anne’s DIY Facial Moisturizer Not yet tested
Face wash Green Beaver Currently testing “washing” with straight jojoba oil Currently testing, and liking!
Facial scrub Snap Oatmeal-Lavender Facial Scrub Not yet tested
Hand & Body Moisturizer Weleda Sea Buckthorn Lotion Wellness Mama’s How To Make Lotion Bars Make Your Own Moisturizing Lotion Bars!
Lip Balm Burt’s Bees Martha Stewart’s Homemade Lip Balm Not yet tested
Liquid hand soap Attitude Thank Your Body’s Liquid Hand Soap #1 Excellent and a big $ saver
Shampoo TRESemme Wellness Mama’s Natural Shampoo Recipe Mountain Rose Blog’s Herbal Shampoo Currently Testing
Shaving cream Kiss My Face Will try using the homemade conditioner listed above. Currently testing
Toothpaste Green Beaver Wellness Mama’s Homemade Toothpaste Not yet tested

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Online Suppliers for Making Your Own Beauty Products:

Brick & Mortar Stores in Montreal for Making Your Own Beauty Products:

If you have recipes or suppliers to recommend, PLEASE share in the comments!

Comments

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    Ploy says

    For deodorant, I use 1/2 cup each of baking soda, cornstarch, and melted coconut oil, and 10 or so drops of my favourite EO. Works like a charm.

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