Green Living Means Organic Cosmetics

By now everyone knows about environmentally friendly ways to live. This means thinking of ways to save energy and to make sure that you’re not using too much non-renewable resources on unnecessary things. Even the concept of green shopping is related to helping minimize pollution by not expending too much gas to purchase groceries.

One other aspect of green living means not contributing to the production of plastic, by not buying too much cosmetics in plastic bottles. But, we ask, how can we live without our usual beauty products? The answer of course is, go homemade!

Homemade Hair Conditioner

Many people pay a lot of money for a conditioner that actually makes your hair look and feel good. Here’s a great natural recipe to save you money and help your hair. Just mix an egg yolk with a tablespoon of castor oil and apply to hair. Let sit for about ten minutes and rinse out. You can use this every so often as a conditioning treatment for healthy shiny hair. If you like being experimental, you can try mixing other kitchen items, herbs, and natural items with eggs for healthy, shiny hair.

Hand and Foot Cream

A quick face mask will help make you look great in not a lot of time, but hands and feet require extra care. Use ½ cup of olive oil mixed with natural sea salt and massage into your hands and feet. Leave a few minutes to soak and then rinse off with warm water.

When it comes to natural beauty products, these recipes are just the start. You can find hundreds of different combinations in natural beauty books, magazines, and on the internet. Or you can go to your kitchen cabinet and make your own special creations.