10 Beauty Products You Can Make in Your Own Kitchen

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Did you know that you can make some of your favorite beauty products yourself? You can, and for pennies on what you’d pay for them at the store. Most of the ingredients are probably already in your pantry and/or garden—items like sugar, salt, oils, citrus, and herbs. Besides being budget-friendly, making beauty products at home means you control what goes in, so you know exactly what goes on your skin.

Now who’s ready to whip up lip balm, salt and sugar scrubs, face masks, and more? Here are a few recipes to get you started:

1. Cucumber Mint Sugar Scrub: Refreshing and cool. The perfect at-home spa treatment to get your skin glowing.

2. Homemade Lip Balm: This is definitely something you want to make. Along with this recipe, you’ll find cute printable labels and where to find your own tubes and tins as well.

3. Lemon and Thyme Salt Scrub: This scrub will have your skin ready for date night in no time at all. Added bonus that you’ll smell luscious and lemony.

4. Ginger and Coconut Oil Sugar Body Scrub: Scrub a dub dub, you’re going to love this biweekly scrub. It’s like having a facial at home.

5. Moisturizing Orange Face Mask: This mask is great for adding moisture and radiance to your face. And if some accidentally gets on your lips, it’s okay to lick them. Truth.

6. Rosemary Mint Shaving Cream: Throw away those cans, ladies (and gentlemen). This shaving cream is great for sensitive skin and smells like glorious herbs.

7. Homemade Lip Gloss: This recipe uses inexpensive ingredients that are easy to find. Slightly sweet and candy-flavored kisses, anyone?

8. Homemade Body Butter: This decadent body butter is made with both pure and essential oils. Your skin will thank you.

9. Brown Sugar Lip Scrub: Hey, sugar sugar. Two ingredients are all you need to be on your way to luscious lips.

10. Homemade Sugaring Wax: Wax on. Wax off. If you’re not a fan of going in for waxing, you might consider this at home version.