• Fans of homemade products appreciate the value for money and especially the fact of having products based on ingredients of natural origin.
  • Be careful, some products require a great technique and can not be made at home for safety reasons.
  • To start in homemade cosmetics, it is best to follow safe recipes verified by specialists.

DIY (do-it-yourself) to do it yourself! The phenomenon of homemade cosmetics is not new, but it is becoming more widespread since the Covid-19 pandemic where it was necessary to be resourceful.

Homemade is practical

Among the advantages, first of all that of the price. Seven out of ten people say they save money by making their own products. According to the study of the start-up Beauty Mix, the cream has become the most popular homemade product. So much so that Nelly and her brother Mathieu, founders of the same brand, decided to develop the Thermomix of cosmetics to make the mixture of ingredients much faster. More time less dishes and a good value for money as a bonus, who says better?

Isabelle Jondo, doctor of pharmacy also adds that there is the "pleasure of making your cream" but also to "know the composition" and to be able to adapt them to your own needs and desires. Indeed, no need after that to search the FAQ box of the site to learn about the traceability of ingredients when it comes from home and the ingredients are natural.

Security in question

Yes, but there is always a "but"... Homemade cosmetics are often associated with natural products and therefore necessarily safe. This logic is false as Sophie Strobel, cosmetologist biologist, reminds 20 Minutes. "As much for products that can be used directly, homemade can be practical, some formulations require the eye of specialists," she warns. Sunscreens are an example of this. Sunscreens cannot be properly mixed at home. We must also be careful not to make amalgams. Products made from synthetic ingredients are not systematically bad for the skin even if they are not categorized green. Vitamin C, for example, will need to be synthesized more to be stable in products and therefore effective. Some vegetable oils also degrade more difficult in nature than silicone, hence the choice to go through synthetic ingredients. On the other hand, ingredients such as Bakuchiol or azelaic acid can have the same effectiveness whether they are synthetic or not. »

Ideal as a complement

In short, to be sure of its composition and not to do damage to its skin (especially when it is sensitive), it is best to follow recipes checked beforehand. Like those from Aroma zone that are tested and validated by their research laboratory, or Beauty Mix recipes that are controlled their recipes by expert formulators in biocosmetology.

Finally, nothing prevents you from making certain products at home and buying others. The important thing will always be to check that the composition is safe and especially that it suits your skin type.

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