A book of natural beauty recipes available from one of the famous online retailers (to remain nameless) gets mediocre reviews. Some people felt it was actually a waste of money. What they were looking for was advice about mixing fruits, vegetables and plants to use as cleansers, shampoos and moisturizers.

What they got was a list of organic items to buy from various retailers and advice about how to mix them together. Here you will learn about what you can make at home and what you should buy from a professional manufacturer.

You can make your own cleansers at home. Oatmeal combined with baking soda makes a good facial cleanser and body wash. Only use standard oatmeal, not the “cooks in a minute” version. Use twice as many oats as baking soda. Add enough water to make a paste. Massage your face or body using the paste and rinse.

If your tap water is publicly treated, you should invest in a water purifier. The chemicals in publicly treated tap water are as bad as anything you will find in commercial soaps and other cosmetics.

Scientific research has shown that tap water causes skin dryness. The researchers did not reveal if it was the water or the chemicals in the water. Either way, using a moisturizer after every bath or shower is always a good idea.

Moisturizers are among the simplest natural beauty recipes. All that you really need is vegetable oil. Some vegetable oils are more compatible with human skin than others. The ones that are not compatible will cause your skin to look shiny and greasy. Corn and canola oils are not compatible.

Olive oil is close. Women have used it for centuries. Extra virgin olive oil is the only type that is expressed without the use of chemicals. Of course, it is also the most expensive.

Grape seed oil is even closer to the oils produced by the human body. It can be found in some grocery stores. But, you may have to go to a gourmet food shop to find it.

The ingredients used in natural beauty recipes for anti-aging can be very expensive. In some cases, there is no way to do-it-yourself.

For example, one of the most effective anti-aging ingredients is coenzyme Q10. COQ10 dietary supplements are relatively expensive, but even those are not beneficial for use on the skin. The molecules are too large to penetrate.

Companies that specialize in natural beauty recipes have been able to reduce the size of COQ10 particles so that they can penetrate. This is not an ingredient available to us homemakers. Wholesale suppliers will only sell it to manufacturers of anti-aging skincare creams and lotions.

If you don’t care about preventing or reversing the visible signs of age, then you don’t have to worry about COQ10. Personally, I care.

It seems silly not to take advantage of the latest technology and the best anti-aging natural beauty recipes. Those can only be purchased from the better skincare product manufacturers.

Author Bio: Valerie Rosenbaum has spent years searching for the best natural skin care products. The products she discovered use a proprietary blend of natural ingredients like Functional Keratin root to even out skin pigmentation. To learn more visit her anti wrinkle creams site.

Category: Womens Interest
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