“Organic Beauty Recipes By Eve – The Complete Guide To DIY Natural Beauty” is my long-awaited book, with a treasure trove of effective and easy to follow recipes with 100% natural ingredients.
You can order the ebook now on amazon for only $4.99 or get the paperback edition for $19.99 (USD).
I also launched my own small business offering all-natural raw shea Butter! Every time you purchase my Shea butter, you are supporting the Ghana women coop which employs 95 women and buys shea nuts from more than 5,000 women in 44 communities.
Lastly, check out my favorite shopping lists on Amazon . I will receive a small commission from the affiliate program Amazon if you order something and this is at no additional cost to you.
Thank you for your support!
My DIY face cream has the rich goodness of shea butter, is vegan and you’ll only need 3 ingredients: st john wort oil, jojoba oil and of course shea butter. You don’t even need beeswax for it!
In a time where you can DIY literally everything, why not save some cha-ching and make your own DIY face cream? Your bank account will thank me, I guarantee it! A custom-made face cream will surely suit your skin type, whether you’ve got sensitive, dry or oily skin. I’ve got plenty of options and substitutions of carrier oils below for all type of skins.
The consistency of this DIY face cream will depend on the kind of butter and oil you use. In my face cream recipe below, the cream is like soft butter, fondant, and melting on the contact of your skin. If it warm in your room, it will stay as a cream, too hot and it will be liquid but still usable on your face.
Ingredients of DIY Face Cream For Sensitive Skin And Anti-Wrinkles
Here’s what you’re going to need for your homemade face cream, and how each will benefit your skin:
-
St john wort oil
Not only does it have a refreshing pink tint to it, but it is also a natural healer that reduces wrinkles, blemishes, and hyperpigmentation. It also relieves and soothes aches. It has a beautiful pink color!
-
Jojoba Oil
A soothing agent with anti-inflammatory properties as well as rich nutrients and antioxidants.
-
Shea butter
Provides long-lasting hydration and supple-looking skin.
-
Lavender Essential Oil
Along with it’s luscious calming scent, it also offers anti-septic properties and gently soothes and nourishes the skin.
-
German Chamomile Essential Oil
It penetrates deep in your skin and calms down irritated skin and evens out your skin tone.
Why make your own face cream?
Many years ago, I got tired of paying outrageous amounts for face creams that are full of chemicals whose names I literally can’t even pronounce. Then I switch to organic face cream but could not stand to spend so much money each month. And don’t get fooled by the model advertising and that’s holding the product – her face is full of makeup on. Trust me, there’s nothing better than making your own face cream with the richness that 100% natural ingredients.
Do I need to add a preservative?
No, because there’s no water content in this face cream. Preservatives are only needed for products containing water, as they kill water-borne bacteria and prevent spoilage.
Just make sure you clean your hands or apply the cream with a clean spoon.
How to make the DIY face cream less greasy
You have to make sure that the oils you’re using in your DIY face cream are fast-absorbing. The faster it will penetrate your skin, the lesser the chance of it leaving your skin greasy. And remember, less is more. You don’t have to slather it on your face to reap the benefits.
How to thicken your DIY face cream
If you’re not satisfied with the consistency and would like to thicken it, you can always add more shea butter to your face cream. You can also add beeswax, but it tends to leave a film on your face, which isn’t the most comfortable feeling.
Tutorial – How to make DIY face cream
The entire procedure is quite simple! You just need to mix the right oils in the right quantities with a hand mixer and you’re good to go! But remember, you have to be very careful in your selection of oils – as some can clog your pores!
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons shea butter
- 7 tablespoons jojoba oil
- 1 teaspoon st john wort
- 3 drops lavender essential oil
- 4 drops German Chamomile Essential Oil
Instructions
- Add all the ingredients in a glass or aluminum bowl container.
- Mix well with a hand immersion blender until smooth.
- Add the essential oils if you wish.
- Put the bowl in the freezer for 10 to 15 min to cool it down but not long enough to completely freeze it.
- Take the bowl out of the freezer and start whipping with an electric whipper until the cream turns into a soft butter for 2 minutes.
- Pour into a cream jars containers. This can keep up to a year depending on the shelf life of the oil and butter you use.
- Voila, you have made your DIY Face cream!
Substitution, which oils are good to put on your face?
Like I mentioned, you need to make sure that the oil you’re opting for is 1) fast-absorbing 2) does not leave a greasy after-effect on your face, and most importantly 3) suits your skin type.
Here’s a list of oils that are rich in skin-nourishing properties:
- grapeseed oil
- apricot kernel oil
- camellia seed oil
- safflower oil
- rosehip oil
- babassu oil
- baobab oil
- hempseed oil
- jojoba oil
- moringa oil
- perilla seed oil
What does Comedogenic Rating mean?
Before you go for any oil, just check for its comedogenic rating, which ranks oils and butters based on their likelihood to clog pores. It’s best if the comedogenic rating is between 0-2 maximum. The lower the rating, the lesser the chance it’ll clog your pores.
Which oil should you use in the DIY face cream based on your skin condition?
The best thing about a DIY face cream is that you can choose to put in the oil that is most suited to your skin type. I’ve listed below a few oils based on different skin types.
For dry skin: avocado oil, evening primrose oil
Avocado oil and Evening primrose oil offer nutrients that nourish, heal and moisturize the skin as well as reduce redness caused by dryness.
For oily skin: grapeseed oil , jojoba oil
Jojoba oil mimics sebum (oil secretion in our skin) and encourages the skin to produce less of it. Grapeseed oil reduces clogged pores, which can help reduce your natural oil content, leaving your skin looking smooth and fresh.
For sensitive skin : jojoba oil
Isn’t jojoba oil the answer to all our skin prayers? It’s gentle and non-allergenic nature makes it suitable for sensitive skin and helps reduce flare-ups.
For normal skin – almond, sunflower oil
While almond oil is rich in Vitamin A and sunflower oil in Vitamin E, both are rich in antioxidants and improve complexion and skin tone.
For acne-prone skin : jojoba oil, tamanu oil
Both oils have anti-inflammatory properties and are great at combating skincare issues like acne. Tamanu oil is especially known to heal the skin.
For mature skin: rosehip oil, argan oil
Argan oil is used for its anti-aging and regenerating effects, and rosehip oil can help fight age spots and wrinkles. Both of these oils help hydrate the skin and boost collagen levels.
I hope you have enjoyed my recipe, please share the love and rate ***** in the comments below!
I’m Eve, a DIY organic skincare recipe creator since 2010 that loves to make a big mess in the kitchen!
I’ve embarked on a journey to empower women to ditch all the chemical-filled commercial beauty products and to share how to make your own organic beauty recipes at home towards a healthier lifestyle.
Homemade face & body creams, body butter, lips balms, face masks, shampoos, and all-natural perfume will have no more secret for you!
I am self-taught, read many books, and spend many hours in the kitchen creating brand new homemade beauty recipes. All my recipes are unique and are tested on humans!
In 2016, I studied Aromatherapy and became certified by the School of Natural Health Sciences.
Love the Face Cream recipe. Is it possible to add Ascorbic Acid for a little pick me up of Vitamin C? Thank you for your knowledge and willingness to share.
I haven’t tried this recipe yet. Does the St John Wort need to be an oil or can you use a power form? The recipe doesn’t state form but I see in your messages you used oil. There are tinctures but they seen to be alcohol based or glycerin based. If you answer is yes to St John Wort in powder form do I need to mix it with oil first or just put it in.
Thanks you. I am excited about trying these recipes.
Thank you for sharing Wonderful recipes ,do you have any Face Cream/moisturizer recipe that uses Glycerite?as I have just made my first Rose petals glycerite and would luv to use it in Face Care n Lip Care now as it’s a lovely Pink Color
Author
Hi manisha, sorry I have not used glycerite yet but it’s on my radar!
My take is that it should be used as a tincture so for the face not more than 0.50% of the total amount of the face cream for example. It’s pretty powerful so less is more!
Hi Eva,
I just started following you and I am already in love with your blog. Looking forward i will be trying many recipes from your collection and will let u know the results too
I wanted to try this face cream recipe but I don’t have st John wort oil and the chamomile essential oil. Can i skip these 2 oils and still make this recipe? Also i have tried rose hip seed oil and jojoba oil on my skin and they suit me. So can I use them in place of John wort oil?
Please excuse my ignorance as I am very new to this diy world..
Thanks again,stay blessed.
Author
Hi Lizzy, Thanks for your kind words!
its best to keep the same ratio oil/butter as explained on the recipe. So you can use rose hip oil or jojoba oil instead of the st john wort oil. As for essential oils, you can skip them, they are always optional!
Hi Eve,
Where can you find the container that you used in this DIY Face Cream photo? It is so pretty!
Author
very pretty indeed but sorry I bought this ages ago and cannot remember where!
however, there is some other very pretty face cream containers on amazon, take a look: https://amzn.to/3bou9n8
Hi, it’s me again, my face tend to get oily as the day progresses, which is the best oil for my skin type. I was thinking Jojoba. Also, any wrinkle reducing recipe.? for the neck/throat area.
Thanks again, Loida
Hi Eve, thank you for all the recipes, I am working on developing my own line of organic cosmetics, but for now just trying face cream and lotion. What can be added to the recipe for sun blocking.? can I add zinc oxide as a sunscreen to the recipe, and if not, what can I add.
thanks, Loida
adios
Author
you can add raspberry seed oil that has a natural SFP!
What are the amounts of oil to be added for mature skin and what oils do you leave out?
So no german chamomile in the actual recipe? The tutorial lists this oil but not the rose oil and helychrisum which is in the actual recipe which I printed out to try…looking forward to using this face cream.
Author
I updated the recipe! Enjoy…
Hi, I love your products. I’m hoping to make this face cream soon but could I use different essential oils? If so, could you recommend any? I am struggling to find a vegan rose absolute at a reasonable price.
Author
essential oil are optional and you could use just lavender essential oil!
Hi Eve:
I just finished (well, not really. It’s back in the freezer) making this recipe. Because I have mature skin, I added the rosehip oil and Argan oil. This is where I might have made my mistake; was I supposed to have used the jojoba oil also? Because I did! That might be why it’s back in the freezer. The cream looked like cake batter. I was thinking about adding xanthan gum to thicken it up. I would love to hear your thoughts. 🙂
Author
Hi Brenda, yes its most likely because you did not put the recipient in the freezer for long enough. As long as you have used the same ratio shea butter and oil, it should whip and work as per my recipe.
Hello Eve,
What other oil may be used instead of St. John’s Wort oil… I do not have any and because of Covid. I am
Unable to get some at this time.
Thank you for your home recipes. I enjoy them immensely.
Author
Hi cathy, you can simply replace it by jojoba oil or another carrier oil, I only used 1 tsp of st john wort oil.
Hi
Can I use arrow root powder to thicken it up please ?
Thank you for this. Please recommend other oils instead of St Johns Wort. I would love to try this.
Author
you can simply replace it by jojoba oil or another carrier oil, I only used 1 tsp of st john wort oil.