Homemade Cleansing Creams

To have a refreshing and glowing skin, it must be cleaned frequently with a suitable cleansing cream. However, it depends upon the type of skin you have. It is more than adequate to cleanse a normal skin 2-3 times a day. But oily skin should be cleansed at least 4-5 times a day if it is exposed dirt and grime. On the other hand, frequent cleansing of dry skin makes it parched, especially if warm water is used. This type of skin requires a suitable oil-based cosmetic cleanser instead of soap.

Cleansing cream

Cleansing cream not only dissolves dirt but also removes make-up refreshing your face and providing it a comfort. Avoid stretching, dragging or pulling your skin while cleaning and apply the cleansing cream gently. Apply cleansing cream using fingers. The right way to use cleanser is gentle upwards and outwards movements of fingers on the face to prevent and delay the eventual loss of muscle tone and the resultant sagging of the skin. Wait for 2 minutes and then gently remove the cleanser using cotton wool or with tissue paper again using upward and outward movements. Again wipe the face with damp cotton wool ball and repeat the process to clean it completely. Finally wash off with water.

Here are some of the homemade cleansing creams that you can prepare at your home:

1. Almond cleansing cream

Ingredients:

White bee wax - 120 gm

Almond oil - 500 ml

Rose water - 1 cup

Borax powder - 1 teaspoon

Method: Melt the bee wax in a saucepan and add almond oil, borax powder and rose water. Stir the mixture till it cools and store it in a bottle under refrigeration. This is one of the effective method of natural skin care.

2. Cucumber cleansing cream

Ingredients:

Bee wax - 30 gm

Spermaceti - 30 gm

Olive oil - 500 ml

Cucumber juice - ½ cup

Sodium benzoate - 1 teaspoon

Method: Take spermaceti and bee wax in a bowl. Put this bowl in an open pot filled with boiling water. Remove the bowl from the pot when the mixture melts. Pour olive oil and cucumber juice to the mixture and stir it continuously. Then add sodium benzoate to the warm mixture. This is one of the effective homemade cleansing cream.

3. Oatmeal cleansing cream

Ingredients:

Buttermilk - ½ cup

Oatmeal - 60 gm

Sodium benzoate - 1 teaspoon

Method: First mix sodium benzoate in the buttermilk and then add oatmeal to the mixture. Prepare a fine paste of this mixture and use this cleansing cream on your face.

4. Chamomile cleansing cream

Ingredients:

Chamomile flowers - 50 gm

Distilled water - 500 ml

Lemon juice - 1 teaspoon

Sodium benzoate - ½ teaspoon

Method: Boil chamomile flowers in distilled water for at least fifteen minutes. Strain and let it cool. Then add lemon juice and sodium benzoate to it. Store it in a bottle under refrigeration. This is one of the useful home remedies for skin care.

5. Rose petal cleansing cream

Ingredients:

50 gm rose petals

500 ml distilled water

1 teaspoon lemon juice

½ teaspoon sodium benzoate

Method: Boil distilled water and pour it over the rose petals. Keep it on low flame for ten minutes. Strain and cool. Add the lemon juice and sodium benzoate to it and stir well. Store it in a bottle under refrigeration.

6. Lemon cleansing cream

Ingredients:

Jojoba oil - 3 tablespoon

Witch hazel - One tablespoon

Bee wax - 30 gm

Petroleum jelly – ½ tablespoon

Lemon juice – One tablespoon

Borax – 1/8 tablespoon

Method: Take petroleum jelly and beeswax and add warm jojoba oil to the mixture blending it. Then add lemon juice and witch hazel to the mixture. Now gradually add borax to it and beat it.

7. Glycerin cleansing cream: Mix equal quantity of lemon juice and glycerin and form a paste. Use this cream on face as a fresh and natural cleansing cream.

8. Buttermilk and Fennel cleansing cream: Mix two tablespoon crushed fennel seeds and half cup of buttermilk. Heat the mixture for thirty minutes. Then let the mixture cool for two hours. This cleansing cream can be store for two weeks.