Christmas is coming and are you still looking for something original to give to your loved ones ?
Here are 4 recipes to make natural and do-it-yourself cosmetics to give to friends, partners and children.
Chantilly vanilla body cream
A delicious, vanilla-scented cream that does not make you fat and makes your skin soft and moisturized: which friend wouldn't appreciate?
Ingredients
> 55 g of shea butter
> 20 g of vanilla oil
> 60 drops of vanilla oleoresin
Method
Work the shea butter in a bowl, using a spatula to soften it. Stir in the vanilla oleolite, stirring constantly by hand.
Work for a few minutes with the electric whisk to incorporate air and whip the butter. Add the vanilla food fragrance and knead for one last time for a few seconds.
Transfer to a glass jar with a lid to decorate as you prefer.
Spicy scent for him
A natural perfume and do-it-yourself to give to your partner, but also to your dad. Following the basic recipe, you can change the fragrance and personalize the scent for every man in the house.
Ingredients
> 25 g of food alcohol
> 16 g of water
> 5 g of glycerin
> 80 drops of bergamot essential oil
> 30 drops of essential oil of clary sage
> 20 drops of essential oil of pepper Malag From
> 10 drops of essential cinnamon oil
Method
Pour the alcohol into a glass, add the essential oils and stir. Add the glycerin, stir and finally add the water.
Pour the perfume in a bottle with spray dispenser and pack it according to your tastes.
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Transparent soap for children
Glycerine soap bars are easier and faster to prepare than traditional soap, so perfect for a last-minute gift.
If you use molds in the shape of animals or toy cars, they will be a very welcome gift for children and girls, but using different molds (rectangular or heart-shaped or star-shaped) will also fit for friends and adult relatives.
Before pouring the soap into the molds, you can insert inside them dried flowers, slices of loofa or cubes of soap those, coffee beans, which will remain trapped inside the transparent soap: give vent to your creativity!
Ingredients
> 96 g of base for transparent soap Melt and Pour
> 0.5 g of natural dye
> 15 drops of fragrance
> silicone molds
Method
Melt the Melt and Pour base in a bain-marie, then remove from the heat, add the rest of the ingredients, stir and pour into the silicone molds. Let stand for 24 hours before removing the soap from the molds.
To color the soap you can choose between the various micas and mineral oxides or spices like turmeric.
Glittered body oil
A sparkling and easy-to-make gift idea, designed for girls who love glitter but are also perfect for friends of any age.
Ingredients
> 83 g of sweet almond oil
> 5 g of micronized silica
> 10 g of vitamin E
> 0.5 g of golden or silver glitter
> 0.5 g of golden mica
> 30 drops of vanilla oleoresin
Method
Add vitamin E to almond oil; add the silica, stirring to form a gel. Combine the golden mica, glitter and fragrance, shake and transfer to a plastic jar with an airtight cap.
