Want a natural, skin-friendly shower gel?
So why not do it yourself?
It's true, commercial shower gels are full of chemicals.
In addition, they are not given! Over the year, that's quite a budget for the whole family...
On the other hand, a homemade shower gel is natural and much more economical.
And it's very soft and moisturizing for the skin.
And you'll see, it's super easy to do and fast.
Here are 4 quick and easy homemade shower gel recipes . Watch:
- 16 cl liquid Castile soap
- 90 g of honey
- 2 teaspoons of vegetable oil (grapeseed oil, jojoba oil, sweet almond oil, sesame oil or olive oil)
- 1 teaspoon of vitamin E oil
- 50-60 drops of organic essential oil of your choice
1. Prepare and measure all the ingredients.
2. Pour the ingredients into a squeeze bottle, to easily dose the shower gel.
3. Shake the bottle vigorously to mix all the ingredients well.
Note: If you use a honey that is not very liquid, heat it a little before mixing it with the rest of the ingredients.
Discover the recipe here.
- 1 Aleppo soap of 200 g
- 1 liter of water
- 15 drops of lavender essential oil
1. Grate the soap.
2. Heat it gently in a saucepan with the water.
3. Add essential oil.
4. Leave to cool.
Discover the recipe here.
- 270 g of water
- 30 g of sodium cocoyl isethionate (SCI)
- 4 g of jojoba oil
- 15 drops of fragrance
- 45 drops of a cosgard type preservative
- a hint of mica, ocher or a colored spice such as turmeric (optional)
- precise balance
- kitchen thermometer
- bowl
- kettle
- whip
- 250 ml pump bottle
1. Start by disinfecting all the ingredients and the work surface with alcohol.
2. Boil the water.
3. Pour 270 g into the bowl.
4. Weigh the SCI and put it in the bowl of hot water. Allow to melt for a few minutes.
5. Mix gently to avoid foaming.
6. Wait until the temperature of the mixture drops below 25°C. To make it go faster, you can put your bowl in a bain-marie with cold water.
7. Add jojoba oil, fragrance and cosgard and mix.
8. Put your still liquid gel in the fridge for 30 min.
9. Take it out of the fridge and mix.
10. Pour your gel into the pump bottle.
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- leftover soap
1. Put the rest of the soap in an empty bottle of shower gel
2. Add a little hot water (not too much to avoid it being too liquid)
3. Shake and you're done.
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