Secrets to Making Homemade Skin Cream Based on Lecithin

Today I’m going to share with you my secret for creating homemade skin cream based on lecithin with the help of the “cold” method. I love this method because you don’t need to heat the oils and water in order to mix them as in the traditional method, so it will save you time. You can simply add all of the ingredients to the bowl at once and mix, and there is no need to add them step by step, which makes it very simple. So now, here is a little about the benefits of lecithin, and later, I will reveal to you the secret recipe:

How does lecithin benefit the skin?

Lecithin is extracted for cosmetic purposes from the egg yolks of chicken, sunflower seeds, and soybeans. More widely available is soy lecithin, which is a mixture of 65% natural phospholipids, 30 to 35% soybean oil, a small amount of glycerol, ethanolamine, galactose, B vitamins, biotin, and choline.

In skin care products, lecithin is used as an active additive and an emulsifier. As an active additive in cosmetics, lecithin is used for softening, toning, and moisturizing, which will promote the restoration of the barrier function of the skin to prevent moisture loss from the deeper layers of the complexion. Lecithin is especially effective in combination with vitamins A, D, F, B1, B6, and PP.

Lecithin promotes the deeper penetration of fat and biologically active substances into the epidermis. It also reduces inflammation and irritation in the skin, stimulates cell regeneration, improves skin texture, and prevents the formation of wrinkles. The lecithin is an antioxidant, which also protects the skin from the negative effects of free radical damage.

Lecithin can be used for all skin types. As an active additive, it should be used in 0.5% to 3% concentrations, and as an emulsifier at 3% to 20%.

In skin creams, lecithin can be somewhat sticky and oily, but it absorbs well. Some do not find the smell of lecithin pleasing, but the smell will disappear after you add a few drops of essential oil.

So that’s it for the theory, let’s prepare our working space for the practice!

Here is the recipe on how to use lecithin for your beauty purposes:

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Step By Step Guide To Creating Facial Cream For Oily Skin

Today I had a huge craving for making my own homemade facial cream, since mine has finished yesterday. So I made up these cream for oily/combination prone to blemishes and acne skin. That just turned out to be amazing enough to share with you! So here we go!

Preparation time: about 20 minutes

Difficulty: 2 of 5

Ingredients:
* 10 grams of beeswax
* 1 tablespoon of shea butter (ignore, if you don’t have it)
* 2 tablespoons of rose water
* 2 tablespoons of almond oil
* 10 drops of tea tree oil
* 10 drops of lavender essential oil

Instructions:

Step 1.
Take two double boilers, mixing utensil, table spoons, mixer and cream container. Before you begin to make a homemade product, make sure that you thoroughly clean the area that you are working in, and wash your hands completely. Make sure to also wash and sterilize tools that you may use.

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Homemade Face Cream Recipes for Oily Skin

Fruit homemade cream

Ingredients:
* 2 tablespoons of fruit or berry pulp (any you like: banana, citrus fruits, strawberry etc.)
* 1 egg yolk
* 1 teaspoon of honey
* 1 tablespoon of camphor spirit

Instructions:
Thoroughly mix fruit or berry pulp with egg yolk and honey. Then add camphor spirit slowly.
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Homemade Facial Coffee Scrub Recipes

Why not to have a coffee break and make quick and easy facial scrub? These exfoliating scrubs revitalizes and rejuvenates your skin, tightens pores and acts as a natural toner for your face.

All listed coffee scrubs recipes should be made off natural coffee, soluble coffee doesn’t give desired effect.

Lets start from scrub for normal & mixed skin.

Ingredients:
* leftover coffee
* cottage cheese

Instructions:
Take leftover drank coffee and mix with cottage cheese in same proportions. Gently scrub you face in circular motions for 1 – 2 minutes. Leave for 10 minutes, then rinse off with warm water.
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Natural Homemade Tonics for Oily Skin

Grapefruit tonic

Ingredients:
* 1/2 glass of fresh grapefruit juice
* 1 tablespoon of lemon juice
* 1 tablespoon of vodka or spirit mixed with water (3/4 glass of spirit to 1/2 glass of water)

Instructions:
Mix all the ingredients pour to the bottle and close. Leave for 2 – 3 days. Then clean your face with the cotton wool in the morning and in the afternoon.
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