5 Places to Make Your Own Cosmetics
There are a number of places on the Internet where you can get recipes for cosmetic products. We haven’t used all of these, but based on the information provided on the website & our vast knowledge about cosmetic chemistry (ok the Right & Left Brain’s knowledge), these are good places for budding young cosmetic chemists to start.
DIY Cosmetic sites
Creative Cosmetic Company – Former science, chemistry, and art teacher, Joan Brindle founded this company to introduce students to science and teach them to create unique bath and body products such as body butters, foaming soaps, lotions, bubble bars, glimmer sticks, etc.
Could make a fun event if you’re near Seattle, Washington but maybe if you’re not, maybe you can get her to travel.
Make Your Own Cosmetics – If you want to try making your own products at home, this site is a great place to start. It gives both the recipes and a place for you to order the needed raw materials.
This site has numerous formulas which are both good and bad. You have to experiment to find out which are which. Avoid formulas that require refrigeration or at least use them immediately and toss the rest.
Making Cosmetics – If you’re more serious about making the kind of products you could buy in a store, then this site is what you want. You can get surfactants, solvents, preservatives, and all the other ingredients that actual cosmetic chemists use.
The formulas page is a pretty good resource.
DIY Cosmetics – This site focuses on “green” cosmetic formulas, so your options of ingredients will be more limited than other sites. The formulas also won’t perform as well as things you can buy in the store. However, if you want to practice formulating while minimizing your exposure to the most harsh chemicals, this site might be for you.
E-Bottles – This is not a site for formulas but once you’re done with your formula, you’ll want somewhere to put it. Check out ebottles.com to find the packaging you need.
Should you make your own?
Routinely making your own cosmetics is not a good idea for most people. It will be more expensive, will likely not work as well, will take a long time and if you are not careful, you can easily create a contaminated products you shouldn’t use.
But if you’re curious and looking for a fun weekend project, then DIY Cosmetics is worth trying.
Are you a DIY Cosmetic maker? Leave a comment if you have any tips and suggestions.
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