Homemade organic facial cleanser and hair conditioner

Depending on your age and skin type, there are some excellent organic beauty products on the market today. It’s generally a matter of trying a few until you discover one that you feel comfortable with. In the meantime, it doesn’t hurt to experiment with some traditional recipes. I’m talking about the ones you make at home using natural organic ingredients of course.

Facial Cleanser

Let’s start with a basic cleanser that is suitable for normal to oily skin types. This one needs to be made fresh each morning. Perhaps you can include it as part of your daily routine or a decadent Sunday treat if you’re too busy during the rest of the week.

Take a small mixing bowl and fill it with a handful of fresh or dried chamomile flowers. Fresh from an organic garden would be ideal but dried ones from a good quality tea will be fine. Fill your bowl to its halfway point with boiling water and allow this to stand for approximately twenty minutes. Strain to remove the spent flowers. To the golden chamomile extract, add two large tablespoons of organic yoghurt. Gently mix the yoghurt into the chamomile extract then add a tablespoon of wheatgerm oil. The oil will not mix properly with the other ingredients but a gentle agitation will be sufficient to create an effective blend. Along with finding ways to preserve their natural ingredients, it is the blending processes which challenge many companies seeking to manufacture quality natural products.

Try this facial cleanser with a natural sponge in a warm shower or bath. Conclude with an invigorating cold water rinse and your skin will feel thoroughly clean, fresh, and alive.

Hair Conditioner

How often do you come across women and, occasionally, men who are blessed with those flowing tresses of healthy hair. While most of us struggle along with our everyday routines, there’s no reason to avoid spoiling ourselves once in a while. A little self-pampering, others call it luxury. Okay we have some choices here. We can purchase an organically certified shampoo and conditioner. Now take a deep breath because this is not always as easy as it sounds. I’m not trying to be negative here. Once you’ve discovered the right products for you, there’s probably no turning back. All I’m saying is that you will possibly need to sample quite a few before this happens. In the meantime, here’s my super quick recipe for an organic conditioner made from basic ingredients at home.

Start by creating a fresh infusion of lavender and jasmine flowers. I prefer fresh infusions rather than essential oil extracts of these plants. Fill the mixing bowl to approximately one quarter of its height with boiling water then strain to remove the spent flowers after twenty minutes. You will need to allow this mixture to cool properly. The next step is to add approximately four tablespoons of organic oat milk and a single tablespoon of almond oil to the herbal infusion. Both these ingredients can be obtained at health food shops or whole food markets. Agitate this mixture gently then apply to wet hair with a natural sponge. This is an extremely gentle preparation that can be left in the hair for at least twenty minutes for optimum results. I like to rinse it out with cold water.

Good luck with both of these beauty tips. The benefits will be subtle rather than dramatic but remember that real beauty always comes from within and should never be brash or overpowering. I’ll be sharing more organic beauty treats in the weeks ahead.