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Homemade Natural Makeup Brush Cleaner

Posted on September 28, 2016 by alysyla Posted in Blog .

Making our own makeup has made for plenty of memories experimenting with different formulas. Of course every great invention couldn’t be made possible without many mistakes along the way. We wanted to share with you a homemade beauty recipe that has been very helpful in our makeup and weight loss journey.

Homemade Natural Makeup Brush Cleaner

A makeup brush cleaner should be an essential in every women’s makeup bag. Dirty makeup brushes lead to terrible things that can happen to your skin. ๐Ÿ˜ฏ

This homemade natural makeup brush cleaner will leave your makeup brushes free of gunk!

homemade natural makeup brush cleanerWhat you’ll need:

  • Your dirty makeup brushes
  • 1 cup hot water
  • 2 teaspoons distilled white vinegar

What you do:

  1. Boil water for about 5 minutes
  2. Pour into a glass jar or bowl
  3. Add distilled white vinegar into boiling water and stir
  4. Dip one brush at a time into the solution and swirl brush around gently against the bottom of the glass jar or bowl
  5. Rinse under running hot water
  6. Follow with a rinse of cold water
  7. Re-shape bristles if necessary
  8. Dry brushes flat on a paper towel or napkin

Although you are using smelly vinegar, it will come out after the rinses and drying process; usually within 20 minutes of drying. You may use more or less vinegar in this recipe if you desire, but we’ve found that two teaspoons have worked the best.

Another Homemade Natural Makeup Brush Cleaner

If you’re not a fan of vinegar (who is?) then this other homemade natural makeup brush cleaner might just be what you’re looking for. We’ve experimented with this one a lot and not to give away anything… it has a lot of the same properties our natural makeup brush cleaner has in our store, but we’re not giving away anything or anything. ๐Ÿ˜‰

What you’ll need:

  • Bottle or mason jar with cap/lid
  • 1/2 cup witch hazel
  • 2 teaspoons castile soap
  • 1 teaspoon nourishing oil, like olive oil, almond oil or jojoba oil (optional)
  • 1 cup distilled water

What you do:

  1. In preferred container, combine ingredients in order of their listing above
  2. Shake container

Viola! You have a homemade natural makeup brush cleaner at your finger tips. ๐Ÿ˜€ But now what!?

To use:

  1. Shake bottle before every use (of course, if you just made it there’s no need to shake it again)
  2. Pour some of the liquid into a bowl
  3. Place the tips of dirty brushes in cleaner and swirl around
  4. Rinse brushes with running water
  5. Re-shape bristles if necessary
  6. Dry brushes flat on a paper towel or napkin

The witch hazel and castile soap that this recipe calls for can be found at almost any retailer. We just included a link, so you know which ones we are talking about. Shop around for the needed products and if you’re thinking there’s no way you’ll use witch hazel again. Think again! There are many natural uses for witch hazel. We think every home should have it! ๐Ÿ˜Ž

homemade natural makeup brush cleanerMaking your own homemade natural makeup brush cleaner, and actually using it, will benefit your skin in so many ways. We had a customer come into our store that said she never used a makeup brush cleaner a day in her life and we told her the effects of dirty brushes. Once we got to the point of putting her skin at risk of getting more wrinkles, she told us that she has been trying every anti-aging and anti-wrinkle cream such as Revitol’s formula and Vivacious Skin.

That’s right – dirty makeup brushes expose the skin to oxidative stress from free radicals, which causes a break down of collagen. ๐Ÿ™

These homemade natural makeup brush cleaner recipes can be made in a batch and stored at room temperature. We recommend cleaning your makeup brushes at least once a week if you apply makeup everyday. Have you ever experienced anything bad from your makeup brushes when you didn’t clean them or do you have some tips on how to clean the brushes? Let us know in a comment below!alys signature

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What Harmful Chemicals Are In Beauty Products?

Posted on September 9, 2016 by alysyla Posted in Blog .

Now that we’ve got our blog up and runningย (yay!) we want to share with all of you why we started handcrafting our own beauty products and also some great weight lose tips! ๐Ÿ˜€ If you’ve swung by our about us page then you already have a little insight into how all of this began. If you haven’t swung by there yet we highly recommend it!

Why would you make your own beauty products?

There’s a few important reasons why you might want to make your own beauty products. Some of them include:harmful chemicals in beauty products

  • You know exactly what’s in it. Everything you put on your skin is absorbed into your bloodstream, so knowing there isn’t any harmful chemicals in beauty products you are making you can make sure you aren’t doing damage to your skin and health.
  • It costs a lot less than buying it at a store. Some of the all natural beauty products that are healthy for your skin can cost well over โ‚ฌ200. You can make a lot more beauty products for the same cost.
  • It’s fun! It allows you to show your creative side and there are tons of recipes available you can follow. Once you get the hang of it you can start experiment with different ingredients and find out what works best for your skin. It’s also a great go to gift idea for the ladies in your life! ๐Ÿ˜€
  • You’re being eco-friendly. Making your own beauty products allows you to take a stand on the excessive consumption of our planets natural resources. As long as companies who make harmful products are selling it they will continue to produce it.

What are harmful chemicals in beauty products?

The beauty product industry is highly unregulated, so a lot of beauty products contain harmful chemicals. Like we mentioned earlier, a majority of the chemicals are being absorbed into your body. Some of the main chemicals you should avoid include:

  • Phthalates. Used in products to increase the softness of plastics. Phthalates is mainly used in nail polishes, perfumes, and lotions.
  • Formaldehyde and parabens. Used to prevent bacteria growth. Common products it is found in are nail polish, shampoos, conditioners, cleansers, and eye shadows.
  • ย Proplyene glycol. Used as a skin-conditioning agent. It can be found in moisturizers, sunscreen, shampoos, conditioners and hair sprays.
  • Sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS). Used in foaming products. It’s commonly found in shampoos, face wash, and cleansers.

It’s almost impossible to avoid all harmful chemicals in beauty products, but you can be aware of them and help illuminate them from your body. Researching and knowing what to look for is the first step. Also be sure to check out the EWG’s Skin Deep Database to research the harmful chemicals in beauty products that you buy regularly.

harmful chemicals in beauty productsWe never thought we would have made our own products, but while we traveled the country in the summers our beauty products took up most of the room. Most of our beauty products didn’t come in travel sizes, so that option was first to be illuminated. We tried going without some of the products, but eventually our hair and skin became very upset with us as time went on. ๐Ÿ™

After returning home from our travels, we decided to do some research on how to make our own products. We spent the whole next year in trial and error mode. Eventually, we handcrafted and perfected a few of our favorite beauty products that are now available in our store.

Have you checked the harmful chemicals in beauty products you own? Have you considered making your own beauty products or already have? We would love to hear from you!alys signature

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