Hi beauties! Do you spend lots of money of makeup removing wipes? Or maybe not a lot of money, but those packages only have about 30 wipes in them so every month or so you have to buy another one... Well now you can make your own for much less & with all natural ingredients!
Makeup Remover Pads:
2 TBSP coconut oil
2 cups of filtered water
2 pumps of tear free baby wash
a dash of tea tree oil (optional)
Check out my video tutorial on how to make this!
Coconut Oil:
Coconut oil is known to do WONDERS for your body. Today we'll talk on how it is amazing specifically for your skin. Since it is a saturated fat, when applied topically, it helps to lock in moisture leaving the skin soft and moisturized. Coconut oil also contains fatty acids that act as a disinfectant and contain antimicrobial properties which protects the skin from microbial infections. Coconut oil is also rich in proteins that help keep the skin healthy and rejuvenated by contributing to cellular health and tissue repair. Another added benefit is it contains anti-aging properties. Basically all these fancy words mean coconut oil has many benefits because of its healing, antibacterial and cleansing properties! On top of all that it can gently remove your makeup! What more can you ask for?
Tea Tree Oil:
Tea tree oil is great for your skin, especially acne-prone skin. It helps acne because it contains disinfecting and soothing properties. It works to disinfect the pores while also drying out whiteheads and blackheads. It penetrates the blockage between your skin and sebaceous glands. Make sure to dilute it properly or it could really dry out your skin. But a dash of this to my DIY makeup remover pads is perfect to remove makeup and help fight acne without drying out your skin!
Eye Makeup Remover:
4 TBSP of olive oil
4 TBSP of witch hazel
Check out my video on how I made this!
Olive Oil:
Olive oil contains antioxidants such as vitamin E, polyphenols and phytosterols which help to protect the skin from premature aging. It helps to restore skin smoothness and protects against UV light. It also helps to prevent free radical damage to the skin. Olive oil (against what you might think) actually doesn't clog your pores. It penetrates deep into the skin providing moisture and cleansing the skin. Basically it is the best way to gently remove your eye makeup while also moisturizing and providing anti-aging properties to the sensitive skin around your eyes!
Witch Hazel:
Witch hazel is amazing for your skin but today we'll stick to why it's good for around your eyes. Witch hazel has the ability to tighten skin and reduce inflammation which makes it ideal for your eye region to prevent premature aging and reduce puffiness that can occur around the eyes. It is also a natural astringent and can help to treat discoloration (dark circles) under the eyes. It is an ideal ingredient to add to your eye makeup remover.
If you haven't already be sure to check out my video on how to make these awesome DIYs!
XOXO,
Linds
Check out my DIY Banana Mask for glowing clear skin on my youtube channel! Here's the down low on all the detes on why this mask is amazing for your skin!
Bananas:
Bananas are great for the skin, not only for eating but also as a topical treatment! Bananas help fight free radicals, therefore slowing down the aging process of our skin. Bananas contain Vitamin A which helps to even out rough skin and get rid of dark spots and blemishes. They also contain Vitamin B which helps to delay aging, moisturizes and lightens the skin to give it a beautiful glow. The Vitamin E in bananas helps to combat free radical damage and prevents the formation of wrinkles. Potassium in bananas helps to moisturize skin cells leaving the skin feeling supple and healthy! As you can see bananas rock.
Honey:
Now onto honey. Honey is crazy good for your skin. It is a natural antibiotic which helps to fight existing acne. It contains anti-inflammatory properties which helps to reduce redness and inflammation that acne causes. It is chalk full of antioxidants and essential vitamins and minerals. And on top of it all it is a great moisturizer and nourishes your skin. These are just to name a few, but I think you probably get it - honey rocks!!
Lemons:
Lemon juice is a citric acid which acts to exfoliate the skin. As we all know our skin is made up of layers so by lightly exfoliating you are essentially buffing away the dead skin cells on your face, and little by little buffing away those acne scars. Lemon juice, as you probably already know, is also a natural bleaching agent which helps to fade those acne scars. Lemon juice is a natural astringent which will help to dry out existing acne and helps to kill the bacteria on your face causing existing acne. Lemon juice also sends signals to the immune system stop inflammation. Basically lemons are great for your skin. HOWEVER please be careful when applying lemon juice to your face and DO NOT apply it directly to your skin. Make sure to dilute it in some way, for example this scrub is perfect ;)
What you need:
1/4 of a ripe banana
1 tbsp of honey: https://amzn.to/37GMJ6w
1/4 tsp of lemon juice: https://amzn.to/2wpTk8l
Instructions:
It's pretty self explanatory, but you basically just mash up the banana and mix in the honey and lemon juice and apply to your freshly washed face and leave it on for 20-30 minutes and rinse off! Use this at 1-2 times a week for at least a month for best results. This mask doesn't preserve well so it's best to make small batches fresh every time. Since it's so simple and quick it's no biggie :)
Check out my video to see how it's done :)
XOXO,
Linds
Hi beauties!
If you are here I'm assuming you got here because you know me from my youtube channel so hi :)
If you are new I'm Lindsey and I like to make beauty, fashion & lifestyle videos on youtube!
HINT: Be sure to check out my channel!
I decided I wanted to make a blog to go along with my videos to give more in depth descriptions of things that I don't go into detail in my videos. I also want you guys to know a little bit about my life so I'll be posting a few blogs here and there about that too!
LOVE YOU GUYS!
XOXO,
Linds
