Homemade Sunscreen Thank you for visiting Little House in the Suburbs. Please subscribe and you'll get great simple living tips and how-to articles delivered to your inbox, for free! Just in time for winter! Sunscreen recipe! My timing might not be particularly awesome. On the other hand, the sun does shine year round. This recipe makes a sunscreen that contains emollient ingredients as well as zinc oxide. 6 T. avocado oil 3 T. shea butter 1 T. beeswax 1 tsp. soy lecithin 1 capsule vitamin E 1 T. aloe vera gel 2 T. zinc oxide 3-5 drops essential oil (optional) Melt the shea butter and beeswax in a double boiler. Wisk in the avocado oil, lecithin, aloe vera gel, zinc oxide, and essential oil. (I like to whir it in the food processing container of my immersion blender.) This sunscreen leaves a white sheen on skin from the zinc oxide, but it is not opaque. I get my zinc oxide from a company called Essential Wholesale, but it is available from other soaping/cosmetics type suppliers as well.
Home Made Herbal Shampoo We have two great recipes here that show you how to make home made herbal shampoo. We also have instructions on labelling, materials and everything else you may need to sell them. What you need Distilled Springwater Liquid Soap Assorted Herbs Instructions Especially when you’re in a hurry to find someone that perfect’ gift, keep in mind that you can make a bottle of organic, home-made shampoo. In fact, by making your own brand of shampoo you’ll be able to help others who might have a similar hair type and are still using those fake commercial shampoos. Most commercial cosmetic companies want to sell you a product that’s falsely labelled as natural.’ This is a synthetic foaming agent that admittedly does its job in the lathering department, but has also been known to cause cataract-forming protein, along with a host of skin allergies, dandruff, and hair loss! The perfumes’ and fragrances’ you see listed on the bottles of shampoo don’t give you a clue as to WHAT type they are.
16 Homemade Sunscreen Recipes With the temperatures starting to warm up and the strength of the sun starting to increase, it’s important to keep yours and your families skin protected. Many commercial sunscreens contain toxic chemicals so making your own is the best solution. Take a look through all 16 of these homemade recipes and you’ll soon realize that it’s easier, cheaper and safer to do it yourself! How To Make Your Own SPF30 Sunscreen Lotion – This homemade non-toxic recipe for making your own sunscreen at home will protect your skin without any of the harmful chemicals. Make Your Own Bug Repellent Sunscreen - Two of the biggest problems that arrive with the summer sun are annoying little bugs and sunburn! DIY Sunscreen With Sunflower Oil – Using just four ingredients, this sunscreen recipe takes only a matter of moments to whip together. How To Make A Sesame Sunscreen - Don’t be fooled into thinking that homemade sunscreen is difficult to achieve, this helpful video will guide you through the whole process!
Homemade Sunscreen Recipe- Sun Protection without the chemicals Most sunscreens contain toxic ingredients or endocrine disrupting chemicals that in many cases may actually promote skin cancer growth and free radical production in the body. In fact, in the years since sunscreen use began, skin cancer rates have actually risen, and a 2007 document from the FDA stated that: “ The FDA is not aware of data demonstrating that sunscreen use alone helps prevent skin cancer ” In fact, many reports show that most sunscreens actually raise skin cancer risk . Even natural commercially available sunscreens often have toxic ingredients! Check out your brand here ! Considering many people these days are actually Vitamin D deficient , I consider lack of sun exposure to be a much bigger problem than too much exposure. Vitamin D deficiency has been linked to many types of cancers including the most deadly types of breast cancer . As a society, we’ve literally cut off our nose to spite our face when it comes to sun exposure. Natural Homemade Sunscreen Ingredients:
A Recipe for Homemade Herbal Detangler Spray With three girls at home — all with long hair — I needed an easy solution for combing through the tangles. And you know me, I don’t want to spend extra time, money, and resources for things I can simply do myself. We used to buy commercially-prepared conditioners and detangler sprays, but those products that are chemically acceptable and affordable are far and few between. For a while we just fought through the brushing and skipped buying the detangler spray altogether. That was until…I discovered the amazing properties of Marshmallow root! Marshmallow root is great for the hair because it: contains many mucilaginous compounds.has a very slippery texture when made into an infusion.softens the hair naturally.promotes hair growth (due to it’s high content of plant proteins).provides natural shine to dull hair follicles.soothes dry scalp.reduces itchy scalp. The Recipe Ingredients -1 1/4 cup distilled water -1/4 cup dried marshmallow root -1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar Method 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Homemade Non-Toxic Coconut Oil Sunscreen Recipe Recently, my recipe for non-toxic coconut oil sunscreen was featured on Health Impact News and CoconutOil.com. I wanted to also share it with you guys over here too! When it comes to sun protection, would you be shocked if I said that I don’t use sunscreen? I haven’t for years. The main reason for stopping use of commercial sunscreen was because I was deficient in Vitamin D and was striving to get more sun on my skin in order to help boost my levels. Vitamin D deficiency has been proven to create a host of health problems, including increased risk of cancer. UVA versus UVB Rays Too much sun exposure can damage the skin, and frequent burns can increase the risk of skin cancer, premature aging, wrinkles, and more. There are many different types of rays that the sun produces, but the two main rays that we are concerned with are the Ultraviolet A (UVA) and Ultraviolet B (UVB) rays. UVB rays are at their peak around noon, and they are more easily filtered in overcast and cloudy weather. 1.
Ask Crunchy Betty: Homemade Sunblock and Skin Protection Ask away, crunchies ... You have questions. In fact, I have an entire folder full of emailed questions from you. I receive several a week. Sometimes several a day. It scares me. You scare me. (Not really. Anyway, after the one I received today, a lightning bolt of DUH hit me. For the record, for the last few weeks, I haven’t even answered them privately, I’ve been so overwhelmed. So, new policy: I will most likely NOT answer questions privately, unless the questions are accompanied by witty one-liners I can steal and use elsewhere to make me seem smart. I will, however, choose questions from the list in my mailbox to answer here. Please, though, use my email to send me any questions. leslie@crunchybetty.com – mark it, remember it, use it, tattoo it on your lower back. So to kick things off, here’s a question I received this weekend. Horses, like the sun, are magical. Any ideas? Also, I’ve searched the site for sunscreen ideas, but cant seem to find any. From Love to Know. From Wabi Sabi Baby.
Four Homemade Cleaners This was easier than I thought it would be. One of Betsy’s goals for the year was to ditch some of our standard cleaners that we use around the house and make them! Honestly, I was a bit skeptical about this project mainly because I wasn’t sure that homemade cleaners would really get the job done. And my lovely wife is a bit of a neat freak so there’s no way she would use something that didn’t perform well. So a couple of weekends ago she went out and bought a few staple ingredients and some empty spray bottles and we spent a few minutes mixing up four different homemade cleaners that have since replaced 90% of the cleaners we use around the house. For the last few weeks we’ve been using them now and I’ve been so impressed by how well they are working, I thought I’d share them all with you in case any of you are interested in ditching the chemicals. The Cost of Cleaning. Basic stuff. Really Clean Cleaning. The Basics. - Homemade: How to Make 100′s of Everyday Products Mixing the Solutions.
How To Make Sunscreen Using Coconut Oil, Carrot Seed Oil, and Raspberry Seed Oil Hybrid Rasta Mama I have a few posts up on my site that generate a lot of email questions. It seems like everyone wants to get their hands on my secret recipe for sun protection! I guess my “I use this and this and this” isn’t quite cutting it. You kind readers want and deserve specifics! Before I get to my secret recipe, you need to do a little catch up reading otherwise you might be confused about why I choose to use the ingredients that I do. After you have digested that info, head over Natural Oils for Sun Protection. I see you are back! About this recipe… I started making my own sun protection years ago. But hindsight is 20/20 and I am thrilled to have found a combination of ingredients that works for my entire family! Disclaimer – I am not making any health claims here. How To Make Sunscreen Using Coconut Oil, Carrot Seed Oil, and Raspberry Seed Oil Ingredients Instructions 1. Hybrid Rasta Mama And there you have it.
How To Make Homemade Sunblock & Homemade Sunblock Recipe | FashioniHub.com Sun blocks are vital part of skin care regimen since to prevent the skin from tanning and age signs. Plus it does the protection from UV rays as well which can cause some serious skin problems and allergies. So if you wish to make your own sun block that can suit your skin type and demands, then here are some ideas. The best thing about these is that these are herbal which is why they are a side effect free. So to avoid the skin from sun burning, the first remedy to make your own sun screen lotion is here. Take 2 chopped cucumbers, ½ cup of rose water, and equal quantity of glycerin and 5 drops of lemon extract. Take the cucumber in squeezer and mix it up with all the rose water and glycerin. In this you require to have 2 tsp of jojoba oil, walnut or almond oil, cocoa butter, and beeswax of all same quantities, 3 tsp of rose water, 4 tsp sesame oil and finally 25 drops of carrot seed essential oil. Then take Luke warm water with aloe vera gel and some rose water and dissolve them well.
Lexie Naturals: Homemade Natural Sunscreen (and Diaper Cream) Note: We currently sell this SunLotion in our online store. It is a seasonal item so we do not restock once summer is over. Visit our store to see what's available and purchase.Our family has a history of skin cancer, so we are pretty adamant about wearing sunscreen when we will be in full sun for a long period of time (for more information about sun screen vs. sun exposure check out this post). But have you read the ingredients list on your sunscreen lately? I did for the first time this summer, and I was not pleased. They are full of toxins, chemicals, and parabens. The ingredients are linked to online stores where they can be purchased. What you'll do: 1. 2. 3.
Homemade Sunscreen Lotion Bar Recipe I’ve had fun lately creating a lot of different varieties of lotion bars . I started with the basic recipe and realized that the options were truly endless for variations. Another of my favorites so far is the sunscreen bar! It’s basically a bar version of my homemade sunscreen, and it avoids all the chemicals and potential carcinogens in regular sunscreen . It’s also easier to apply, since it is in a bar (use it almost like soap) and easier for kids to do themselves. I would recommend keeping it in the cooler if you take it to the beach, because it will start to get soft when the temperature hits the high 80s, but it will store well at room temperature. I’d also encourage experimenting with how much coverage you want based on how much Zinc Oxide you add to the recipe, as this will be a smoother and thinner (and more waterproof) coverage than the basic sunscreen recipe . Sunscreen Bar Ingredients: How to Make: Turn the burner on and bring water to a boil. Do you use sunscreen?